Just watched the whole game… my off the cuff recap.
The first team looked good but there can be improvements.
The O-Line was solid outside of Ben Brown getting turnstiled. Marcus Bryant looks like a starter at RT not a backup. Campbell and the rest had a clean game, opened some running lanes and pass blocked well. The second unit featured Strange at LG, Wilson at center (clearly not injured) and Sow at RG… all of these guys are making the team over Brown in a competition based grading system. The center in the second half of the game was Alex Lindstrom and he looked good, granted against the backend of their roster. Brown should be faded, Lindstrom deserves a better look.
Weapons… Henderson is a force, really fast, strong for his size, pass blocking is great. Efton Chism made the 53 today, if there was any doubt. Guy was a slot machine. Gibson ran well in the power role. Dobbs threw a duck and got Kyle Williams concussed, he might miss some time. Baker was up and down but he wasn’t helped by Dobbs, he was open and could have made more plays. He made a crucial tough third down catch later with Wooldridge. Hollins was starting with Diggs out.. he is clearly making the team.
Defensively they looked great, the Vikes starters were stuffed almost the whole game. Jennings had three sacks, there’s no reason he shouldn’t make this team. Chaisson is fast off the edge. Alex Austin is still a liability, he had back to back penalties. But the second half Miles Battle looked great, very first play was a tackle at or behind the line of scrimmage, he defended well, caught up to a return man who was taking a kickoff to the house to prevent a TD, also made a good punt coverage pinning them down inside the five. Battle deserves a look with the ones and twos. Austin needs fading.
Our punter is All Pro caliber, Borregales missed a long one by a lot but hit a chip shot later. The third preseason game should feature the back end of roster guys and determine some final roster spots.
