KRL Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 The final practice with no pads and the first with a crowd (season ticket holders) let's take a look at what happened: General Notes - Players in shorts & shells - Practice ran for 2 hours and 40 minutes - Brant Boyer (STC) "held class" as he went over the new KO rules that will be implemented this year: * No wedges * No running start for players in coverage * Balanced formations (5 players on either side of the K) - The penalties were reduced for the majority of practice but increased dramatically in the final 30 minutes. Players were tired, but coaches got on them to fight through because penalties at the end of games "get you beat" - The defense had a better day as they improved against the run and zone blocking Player Notes - An absolutely "beastly" performance by Nathan Shepherd as he was unblockable. He had at minimum 5 TFL's and pressed the pocket with bull rushes & swim moves. In 1 on 1 drills he put a devastating swim move on James Carpenter which had him grasping at air. It was an "anti-Wilkerson" performance it'll be interesting to see him in pads - Darron Lee had a good day with a near INT on a slant in a red zone period (dropped). Good pressure up the middle on blitzes and improved coverage in space during 7 on 7's - Derrick Jones the converted CB, impressed with two INT's. Both were against Josh McCown, one was a diving pick during red zone and the other was during 7 on 7 where he jumped a route over the middle of the field - I watched Antonio Garcia the LT we picked up from NE, he has a frame similar to Brick when he first broke in. He needs to improve his strength but he showed good awareness in picking up delayed blitzes - Chris Herndon had the offensive play of the day with a diving one handed TD from McCown during red zone - OLinemen who impressed during 1 on 1 drills were Dakota Dozier and Brandon Shell who were stoning people. Spencer Long continued to impress with his ability to re-anchor his feet and regain his balance if a DLineman gets underneath him. He's not Mangold but if he stays healthy he'll be a tremendous upgrade over Wesley Johnson - Foley Fatukasi showed up in run defense as he generated at least two TFL's. He's not as advanced in rushing the QB but let's see how he develops - Leonard Williams flashed in 1 on 1 drills and got a "sack" during 11 on 11's QB - Josh McCown threw two INT's as I mentioned before but he was his normal self with a lot of completions and plays that kept the offense moving - Teddy Bridgewater was much sharper in his ball placement and accuracy today and the one big difference was he wore his trademark gloves. On Friday he went barehanded and after seeing his performance today he shouldn't do that anymore Keep An Eye On - Obum Gwachum an OLB, he had a "sack" on Friday and continued to bring edge pressure today with another "sack". Let's see what he does when the pads come on, he has a long/lean frame similar to Jason Taylor - Shaneil Jenkins the DE we picked up today. In his first practice he had a couple of TFL's in run support and showed some pass rushing promise in 1 on 1 drills Concerns - Let's see the running game by the offense bounce back on Sunday. On Friday they got what they wanted but today the defense responded - The Darnold contract nonsense Standouts - Nathan Shepherd - Derrick Jones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixhead Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the report. Been waiting. Manish or Cimini don't come close to your detail. Sounds like Shepherd is gonna be a beast. Wish we also had a beast at linebacker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memore Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Appreciate the report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Long and shepherd could make this team legit competitive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patriot Killa Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 KRL, back at it again with the great reporting. You and Glenn do such a great job! Much love and appreciation to y’all.‼️ I think this draft class is going to be good for a change, guys. I love how Nathan Shepherd plays and I also really admire his demonor and how he presents himself. Respectful and humble off the field, violent and relentless on the field. Lots of people hated this pick and felt he needed to be good immediately to get back anything for spending a 3rd round pick on him...ladies I think he’s gonna do just that! Parry Nickerson is a blazing ball hawk with great instincts and how he will develop is going to be huge. Herndon has flashed in minicamp and now training camp. I love what he brings to the table. Good blocker, solid hands, solid route runner and he’ll only get better. Foley looks to be a factor in the run game and we’ll just have to see how he develops but for two 6th round picks, Parry/Foley look really good. I don’t remember seeing our 6th round picks show this music promise so early. Aside from the rookies, Hansen looks good, Donahue, our young corners and so on. It’s encourging that the stand out players are guys from the last two drafts. Lots to be excited about. Can’t wait until tomorrow. Pads are on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Mart Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Thanks for the report! Obum Gwachum has been my under the radar guy for a designated pass rusher. Big, athletic guy. Still learning the position. Was initially a WR at Oregon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradis Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 Starting to heat up. quick thoughts-- I really hope this year is different; we've long been sold the "holy hell! this DLINE looks nasty".... never translates in-season Derrick Jones is the forgotten man here after spending last year on IR(?)... i love his size. Hoping he displaces Burris, who's had his chance Are any of these OLBs gonna stand up and stake a claim? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maury77 Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I was at practice today, but I only got to see them practice for about 10 minutes due to my lack of tolerance of the blazing heat and my 5 year old constantly reminding me of how boring he found the practice to be. The only thing that really stood out to me was the play of Derrick Jones (I saw him pick off McCown in the end zone) and how large Jeremy Clark looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinamite Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Thanks for the detailed report. It is encouraging to see that A. Garcia is playing. Seems like this could be a red shirt year for him to get up to speed and maybe we have a potential player for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljr Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 2 hours ago, maury77 said: I was at practice today, but I only got to see them practice for about 10 minutes due to my lack of tolerance of the blazing heat and my 5 year old constantly reminding me of how boring he found the practice to be. The only thing that really stood out to me was the play of Derrick Jones (I saw him pick off McCown in the end zone) and how large Jeremy Clark looks. Quitter!!!!! excited about the pads being on tomorrow ... & finding out if the promising candidates so far ... Continue to shine! thx KRL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDL_JET Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 This defense still needs an edge rusher to step up. A 3rd down guy at the least. After a while you can just double Shepherd or Williams and not worry about anyone on the edge. Been the same problem. Unless Shepherd turns into some sort of Kris Jenkins and tosses people no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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