Scottemojo
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That move Von Miller put on Britt was pretty much identical to the one he put on Carpenter when Pete was experimenting with Carp at RT. Bull rush turned speed rush. Same result.
On a play to play basis, Irvin is bad more than good. gets caught in the trash, gets caught watching things unfold. Too much standing around for a player of his athleticism.
Bailey might be the best pass blocking prospect at LG we have. That ain't good. He got worked, with Okung actually blocking two guys, Bailey still whiffed.
Sweezy got worked over pretty good on a run Turbin took to the 3, got pissed and dove at a guy's legs, almost took out Okung's legs instead. Which was too bad, Jean-Pierre had the play blocked perfectly.
(one thing I will say in defense of the line, what looked like Bronco's running loose was usually one blown assignment, not all 5 guys sucking simultaneously)
The 3rd and goal sack absolutely was on Russ. He held the ball and didn't climb a pocket. Okung ends up looking terrible, but he blocked the play correctly.
Frank Clark plays with core strength that is rare even in the NFL. Pad level is a word used for Running backs all the time, but Frank uses pad level and strength, with quickness, to go where the O-line never planned on him being. I expect teams to seek out Irvin in the run game, going at Clark will be suicide. He has the awareness of what is happening around him in the trash that Irvin lacks.
Keavon Milton came in at LG and was immediately beaten. Poor TJ must have had flashbacks to the 2011 preseason. But TJ is not without fault, he too failed to climb a pocket that was clean in front of him on third and long and held the ball too long. Sack.
At this point of the game, the starters are all pretty much out, and the game gets a bit disjointed. Osweiler looks good, but vs who? A DT combo of Smith and McGill? A secondary I hope doesn't play much, if at all, this year?
Cody Latimer might be a good FF pickup this year.
I don't know if Chris Matthews fits the Hawks offense. He is amazing at snagging a ball while draped. But Russ, unlike TJ, doesn't have much track record of throwing a ball to a guy who looks covered, and Mathews simply doesn't get a lot of separation.
I see why they are high on Nowak. I think he may be the starting center soon.
C-mike...Aw, geez. But Gilliam whiffed a block on that play, so it isn't all just C-mike being a fumbler.
Hillman looks like another good FF get.
Clark, first series of the 2nd half, stops the run twice in a row, then chases down a screen from behind. 3 plays, 3 impacts.
Lockett rope a dopes the Denver punt team.
Watching Glowinski, Nowak, Gilliam, I can see the athleticism. They all have the nasty. Fundamentals, though...Just based on pad level I can see Aaron Donald stealing Nowak's lunch.
4th an 1. Naked boot. Gross, Bevel.
Sokoli gets Archer wrecked. He lunges at a defender in pass pro like he is rushing the passer. Ugly stuff. Next play he can't get his feet under him, looks bad again, this time run blocking an inside zone read.
Denver is learning. Clark gets a triple team. His stuff of the 4th down run attempt was pure awareness. I think I am in love.
In game coaching. Sokoli has been playing way too high, and getting worked as a result, but on the final series he looks slow off the snap, but stays over his feet and plays with good pad level. Night and day difference when the guard can get under the DT.
Over all, more highlights than I remembered last night. I don't know how good Rawls and Smith are at pass block, but first impressions are that both are fundamentally better football players than C-Mike, and both are better runners than Turbin.
I think the pass pro issues will improve a lot. It is simply a young group. When the grizzled old vet is still on his first contract, well...
On a play to play basis, Irvin is bad more than good. gets caught in the trash, gets caught watching things unfold. Too much standing around for a player of his athleticism.
Bailey might be the best pass blocking prospect at LG we have. That ain't good. He got worked, with Okung actually blocking two guys, Bailey still whiffed.
Sweezy got worked over pretty good on a run Turbin took to the 3, got pissed and dove at a guy's legs, almost took out Okung's legs instead. Which was too bad, Jean-Pierre had the play blocked perfectly.
(one thing I will say in defense of the line, what looked like Bronco's running loose was usually one blown assignment, not all 5 guys sucking simultaneously)
The 3rd and goal sack absolutely was on Russ. He held the ball and didn't climb a pocket. Okung ends up looking terrible, but he blocked the play correctly.
Frank Clark plays with core strength that is rare even in the NFL. Pad level is a word used for Running backs all the time, but Frank uses pad level and strength, with quickness, to go where the O-line never planned on him being. I expect teams to seek out Irvin in the run game, going at Clark will be suicide. He has the awareness of what is happening around him in the trash that Irvin lacks.
Keavon Milton came in at LG and was immediately beaten. Poor TJ must have had flashbacks to the 2011 preseason. But TJ is not without fault, he too failed to climb a pocket that was clean in front of him on third and long and held the ball too long. Sack.
At this point of the game, the starters are all pretty much out, and the game gets a bit disjointed. Osweiler looks good, but vs who? A DT combo of Smith and McGill? A secondary I hope doesn't play much, if at all, this year?
Cody Latimer might be a good FF pickup this year.
I don't know if Chris Matthews fits the Hawks offense. He is amazing at snagging a ball while draped. But Russ, unlike TJ, doesn't have much track record of throwing a ball to a guy who looks covered, and Mathews simply doesn't get a lot of separation.
I see why they are high on Nowak. I think he may be the starting center soon.
C-mike...Aw, geez. But Gilliam whiffed a block on that play, so it isn't all just C-mike being a fumbler.
Hillman looks like another good FF get.
Clark, first series of the 2nd half, stops the run twice in a row, then chases down a screen from behind. 3 plays, 3 impacts.
Lockett rope a dopes the Denver punt team.
Watching Glowinski, Nowak, Gilliam, I can see the athleticism. They all have the nasty. Fundamentals, though...Just based on pad level I can see Aaron Donald stealing Nowak's lunch.
4th an 1. Naked boot. Gross, Bevel.
Sokoli gets Archer wrecked. He lunges at a defender in pass pro like he is rushing the passer. Ugly stuff. Next play he can't get his feet under him, looks bad again, this time run blocking an inside zone read.
Denver is learning. Clark gets a triple team. His stuff of the 4th down run attempt was pure awareness. I think I am in love.
In game coaching. Sokoli has been playing way too high, and getting worked as a result, but on the final series he looks slow off the snap, but stays over his feet and plays with good pad level. Night and day difference when the guard can get under the DT.
Over all, more highlights than I remembered last night. I don't know how good Rawls and Smith are at pass block, but first impressions are that both are fundamentally better football players than C-Mike, and both are better runners than Turbin.
I think the pass pro issues will improve a lot. It is simply a young group. When the grizzled old vet is still on his first contract, well...