I attended camp this evening and would like to offer a more detailed positional report.
Linebacker: With all due respect Mr. Reiss, the dominant pass rusher at tonight's session during the two minute drill was Rookie Crable. He would have sacked Brady twice , once outside with a speed move, and the other inside with a juke to the outside and a power move inside. His length and stride are sights to behold. He is noticeably taller than other player listed at 6'5" including Woods, Warren and O'Connell. Interestingly, in long yardage and two minute sets Crable was rushing from the outside and Adalius was jumping around on the inside-rushing, and in coverage. I suspect Mr. Reiss may have confused 96 and 98. Tedy showed surprising quickness during one on one RB/TE coverage drills and unlike last year when he was replaced on 3rd down, he was playing on passing downs. Mr. Reiss missed the key point in the Watson seam drop in the endzone. Rookie Mayo after giving Watson a full step off the line showed amazing catch up speed and forced the customary Watson drop. Woods showed no push or edge ability against second tier tackles Britt and O'Callahan. Guyton is this year's clear winner of UDFA of the year award (aka the Alexander/ Gay/Wright/ Woods/Guitierrez trophy). Good size, quickness, positional flexibility and a special team starter on kick and punt coverage teams. He played inside and out and displayed quickness at both, set the edge on two sweeps, will likely start on kick and punt coverage. Ruud and Redd both MIA. Adalius is playing all snaps and is my candidate (not Bruschi) for the green dot helmet. I would guess tthat Vrabel will back-up the Green Dot. Hobson has no coverage ability or quickness. He will lose his spot to Guyton. Izzo is of course not a linebacker but in punt team practice Aiken , not Izzo, played a number of snaps at signal caller/ safety blocker. To me, that suggests Izzo is at risk as Aiken ascends, bigger, stronger and a red zone back-up receiver. The reader may think a comparison of Aiken and Izzo inapposite, but as prime special team candidates they are absolutely competing for a ST slot in the mind of BB.
Respectfully submitted, The Dookfish
Next Position:Corner
Linebacker: With all due respect Mr. Reiss, the dominant pass rusher at tonight's session during the two minute drill was Rookie Crable. He would have sacked Brady twice , once outside with a speed move, and the other inside with a juke to the outside and a power move inside. His length and stride are sights to behold. He is noticeably taller than other player listed at 6'5" including Woods, Warren and O'Connell. Interestingly, in long yardage and two minute sets Crable was rushing from the outside and Adalius was jumping around on the inside-rushing, and in coverage. I suspect Mr. Reiss may have confused 96 and 98. Tedy showed surprising quickness during one on one RB/TE coverage drills and unlike last year when he was replaced on 3rd down, he was playing on passing downs. Mr. Reiss missed the key point in the Watson seam drop in the endzone. Rookie Mayo after giving Watson a full step off the line showed amazing catch up speed and forced the customary Watson drop. Woods showed no push or edge ability against second tier tackles Britt and O'Callahan. Guyton is this year's clear winner of UDFA of the year award (aka the Alexander/ Gay/Wright/ Woods/Guitierrez trophy). Good size, quickness, positional flexibility and a special team starter on kick and punt coverage teams. He played inside and out and displayed quickness at both, set the edge on two sweeps, will likely start on kick and punt coverage. Ruud and Redd both MIA. Adalius is playing all snaps and is my candidate (not Bruschi) for the green dot helmet. I would guess tthat Vrabel will back-up the Green Dot. Hobson has no coverage ability or quickness. He will lose his spot to Guyton. Izzo is of course not a linebacker but in punt team practice Aiken , not Izzo, played a number of snaps at signal caller/ safety blocker. To me, that suggests Izzo is at risk as Aiken ascends, bigger, stronger and a red zone back-up receiver. The reader may think a comparison of Aiken and Izzo inapposite, but as prime special team candidates they are absolutely competing for a ST slot in the mind of BB.
Respectfully submitted, The Dookfish
Next Position:Corner