kmd24
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1. Dan Bailey has a good shot to be the next kicker. His kickoffs were fine. In fact, I might prefer the depth on his kicks to Buehler booming them through the endzone. Would have liked to see the rookie attempt a FG. I'm not big on first year kickers, but if the knock on this guy is his kickoffs, I didn't see a problem last night.
2. Dan Arkin played pretty well. He seemed technically sound but was overmatched by 99 a few times. He moves well, got out to the second level a couple of times and made blocks. He doesn't give up. He's just a hard nosed fighter with a mean streak. I thought Costa did OK as well, so I'm feeling better about the interior line right now.
3. If I had to pick between Josh Thomas and Alan Ball right now, I'd keep Thomas. Another gritty player. Pretty decent in coverage and not afraid of contact. +10 points for slapping Tebow around.
4. They gave Radway every chance to make it through the first cut with his extensive playing time. I'm not sure he did enough, but he's certainly intriguing.
5. Harris is a lock to make the team as the fourth receiver.
6. Felix Jones is going to put up some eye-popping stats this year if he can stay healthy. I'd like to see Murray and Choice back in the lineup, because, frankly, neither Lonyae Miller nor Phillip Tanner look ready to assume a major role in the offense.
7. Tyron Smith was unbelievably good for a rookie. I'm particularly impressed with his ability to recover from a misstep. Really great footwork. He made a couple of mistakes, but for a 20-year old rookie with only two years of significant playing time at USC, he played way beyond my expectations.
8. McGee struggled early, then got a little bit of a rhythm late. I can't understand how he handles the pass rush. Sometimes he seems to flush from the pocket before he has to, other times it's like he doesn't know it's coming. I was hoping for more progress from him, but I'm not totally displeased.
9. Chapas isn't beating Gronk out unless he gets a lot better. Too unsure of himself at this point and not athletic enough in the passing game. I'd rather keep Rucker as a 4th TE than either of them, though.
10. Among the bottom of the OL depth chart, I was surprised to see Parnell taking second team reps at left tackle. He didn't make any glaring errors, but he plays a little too high in his stance for my liking. I'm not sure if the order of the rotation means that Parnell is ahead of Young or if they just wanted to take a longer look at Parnell. Nothing else really stood out to me. Letuli was mediocre, and I thought Kowalski got pushed around a little in his limited playing time. I didn't watch Nagy very closely.
2. Dan Arkin played pretty well. He seemed technically sound but was overmatched by 99 a few times. He moves well, got out to the second level a couple of times and made blocks. He doesn't give up. He's just a hard nosed fighter with a mean streak. I thought Costa did OK as well, so I'm feeling better about the interior line right now.
3. If I had to pick between Josh Thomas and Alan Ball right now, I'd keep Thomas. Another gritty player. Pretty decent in coverage and not afraid of contact. +10 points for slapping Tebow around.
4. They gave Radway every chance to make it through the first cut with his extensive playing time. I'm not sure he did enough, but he's certainly intriguing.
5. Harris is a lock to make the team as the fourth receiver.
6. Felix Jones is going to put up some eye-popping stats this year if he can stay healthy. I'd like to see Murray and Choice back in the lineup, because, frankly, neither Lonyae Miller nor Phillip Tanner look ready to assume a major role in the offense.
7. Tyron Smith was unbelievably good for a rookie. I'm particularly impressed with his ability to recover from a misstep. Really great footwork. He made a couple of mistakes, but for a 20-year old rookie with only two years of significant playing time at USC, he played way beyond my expectations.
8. McGee struggled early, then got a little bit of a rhythm late. I can't understand how he handles the pass rush. Sometimes he seems to flush from the pocket before he has to, other times it's like he doesn't know it's coming. I was hoping for more progress from him, but I'm not totally displeased.
9. Chapas isn't beating Gronk out unless he gets a lot better. Too unsure of himself at this point and not athletic enough in the passing game. I'd rather keep Rucker as a 4th TE than either of them, though.
10. Among the bottom of the OL depth chart, I was surprised to see Parnell taking second team reps at left tackle. He didn't make any glaring errors, but he plays a little too high in his stance for my liking. I'm not sure if the order of the rotation means that Parnell is ahead of Young or if they just wanted to take a longer look at Parnell. Nothing else really stood out to me. Letuli was mediocre, and I thought Kowalski got pushed around a little in his limited playing time. I didn't watch Nagy very closely.
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