dcfanatic;2908959 said:
So Scandrick is out there to 'lose' every time out then.
In your scenario the ball is being thrown for the WR to catch. They have those drills and there are no DB's playing defense.
Who is coaching DB's to stand around and watch WR's catch footballs while they are two feet away from them?
No. It's knowing the
context of the practice (
no pads;
no contact) and how to dial it back some. Scandrick has to know how valuable that particular WR is to the team. The Giants, Commanders, and Eagles don't have a guy like that on the outside. The Giants' guys are inexperienced. If you lose him, your screwed. You lose your competitive advantage in that area.
Patrick Crayton sure didn't look too happy with Scandrick.
Scandrick never reached for the ball, either. In fact, he didn't even get close to intercepting it or knocking it down. He played it like a game or too close to a game. He did what he had to do to break it up, and Roy paid the price in a non-contact practice, no pads and helmets and shorts. However, this wasn't a game or contact practice.
Scandrick turned his body sideways and slammed into Williams and broke up the play.
The contact appeared to be given in order to prevent the play (without regard to the other player's safety; a guy on your own team); furthermore, Scandrick didn't attempt to touch the ball with his hands, and he couldn't get there in time to catch it or knock it down. That is why he had to make contact with Wiliams. He couldn't get there in time to make a play with his hands.
If he couldn't get there in time to catch it, why hit the WR in that situation? That's what I saw, anyway. I've seen
Terence Newman allow guys to catch inside passes in practice. I've seen Newman not go full speed on those types of plays, not even close to full speed.
Scandrick got too aggressive right there.
Why couldn't he just let him catch that inside slant instead of slamming into him like that. What did it accomplish? The only thing it could have accomplished is helping the Bucs, Giants, Panthers, Broncos, Chiefs, ect.... Save it for S.F. There wasn't any need to stick your nose in there like that in a non-contact practice. The ball is coming inside and short. Just let it go. Creep up there and let him go.
In the process of a non-contact practice, he had our $40++ million dollar WR (the best in the division) on the ground hurt (for the 3rd time by the way).
I wonder what the reaction would be if
Mike Jenkins popped Williams like this.
I like Scandrick, but I hate the bias against Jenkins in the local Dallas media.
The "Golden Child" can do no wrong.
We'll he made a mistake here. He has to learn form this mistake, because the next time, someone may get seriously hurt if he's going to
contest a ball like that in helmets in shorts.