Rookie Report

[Uncle Rico]

Greg Gabriel does this weekly, watching a game and reporting on the rookies involved. This week he reports on the Patriots; some of it is nothing new, but still good to get some perspective. Here are some excerpts:

Week 4 rookie report card, part 2 | National Football Post

McCourty:

He is very aggressive in run support; he reacts quickly and is a consistent tackler. ... should become a top corner in the AFC for years to come.

Cunningham:

He is a consistent run defender.... At this point of his career I would say he is an average pass rusher. .. he has shown steady improvement.

Spikes:

As a tackler he hits and wraps and seldom misses. He shows excellent lateral agility and moves through trash easily.

Hernandez:

he can look more like a wide receiver than a tight end with the ball in his hands. The weak part of his game is blocking.

Gronk:

He is developing into a much better blocker than I thought he would

 

[sbpatfan]

Not to be an ass but was that written by a middle schooler? Geez.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Not to be an ass but was that written by a middle schooler? Geez.

It was written by this guy:

Greg Gabriel is a veteran of 29 NFL seasons. He started as a part time scout with the Buffalo Bills in 1981. In 1984 he became an area scout for National Football Scouting and then was hired by the New York Giants in January of 1985. Gabriel was with the Giants for 16 seasons and worked with some all time great NFL coaches and personnel people including George Young, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Dan Reeves, Tom Coughlin and Ernie Accorsi. While in New York, the Giants won three NFC Championships and two Super Bowls (XXI and XXI)....

 

[reflexblue]

Not to be an ass but was that written by a middle schooler? Geez.

I know what you mean it was hard to read

 

[bucky]

Not to be an ass but was that written by a middle schooler? Geez.

Well, if you drop out of middle school, you can always become an NFL scout.