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What's up guys. I have never posted here but DMoney is a family friend and good friend of my cousin and asked me to share my thoughts. Here are some of my observations from practice today
SPECIAL TEAMS
Dorsett seems to be the first option at punt return. He was getting most of the reps there with Duke backing him up.
Finnie and Larry Hope were the gunners on punt team.
We were running various audibles with the field goal team with Botts lining up at QB and throwing the ball to Dye and Asante.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Seantrel participated in some soft contact drills (the players were only wearing helmets and soft shells). After some drills that he participated in, the team came together for a team stretch and Seantrel was riding the bike for the majority of the rest of the practice.
Taylor Gadbois got really heated with a coach (one of the strength trainers I believe) while running sprints after practice. Taylor was the slowest by far and the coach was in his face the entire sprint.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
McGee and Howard both were in black jerseys.
Gunter is the best CB on the team right now IMO. He had great coverage and always seemed to be in position to make a play on the ball (breakup). He has good size and runs really well in coverage. Looks very natural.
Howard is much more physical than I anticipated. His hands are very active in coverage. He was all over Jontavious Carter on one play and JC swung at Tracy. Tracy was swinging right back and the coaches and players had to break them up. JC was heated.
Vernon Davis jumped a route out into the flats for an Int.
Antonio Crawford was impressive in coverage as well. I think him and Davis look great for our future.
Brandon McGee actually had some good coverage but the kid cant make a play on the ball for his life. He dropped an Int that hit him right in the chest and than goes celebrating like he made some play.
McGee was playing in the nickel spot with Howard and Gunter out wide.
Vaughn Telemaque has def put on some bulk and finally looks like a full safety out there. He dropped an Int as well.
Kacy Rodgers looks the part and is always in the right position. He just needs to get some gametime experience so he can get over the hump and starting making some plays, but he looks promising right now IMO.
Rayshawn Jenkins and Deon Bush both could step in a play. Both are physically impressive. Bush is crazy athletic.
AJ Highsmith just didnt catch my eye today. Dude looks small and got burned by Dorsett (hard not too) on one play.
IMO its Kacy and VT at safety. VT was very vocal. Kacy is way ahead of AJ.
Ladarius Gunter was the most impressive DB out there today.
WIDE RECEIVER
Dorsett got a lot of deep looks but was overthrown most of the time.
Expect Robert Lockhart and Malcolm Lewis to contribute immediately. Both are ready to contribute right away IMO. Lockhart is a smooth route runner as well as Waters.
Malcolm Lewis has great ball skills and makes some very acrobatic efforts. He puts himself in great postion to catch the ball.
Lockhart was faster than I thought he would be and caught some balls out there.
Allen Hurns runs great routes and showed reliable hands.
Kendal Thompkins dropped three passes right in the hands. He came around for a reverse on one play.
TIGHT END
Asante is our guy. Catches the ball, runs smooth, and is a big body.
Clive Walford dropped some passes as well as Dye.
LINE BACKERS
Denzel is a monster. PERIOD. Dude is a bull
Tyrone Cornelius lined up in the middle for the nickel package and would drop back into coverage with DP to his side filling the middle and RB lined up off the edge.
Gionni Paul was in a red no contact jersey and was limping really bad. I would assume that he will be out for a little bit longer then Golden said in his last interview (Golden said he would be back hopefully by tuesday). GP wasnt putting any weight on it at all. Walking with a big limp.
Gabe Terry was getting some burn and looked good. I think he is still getting a hang of the scheme.
Tyriq McCord would line up off the end and drop back playing some standing LB
RB dropped an Int on an athletic play.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Olsen Pierre is a large dude. Looks like he will contribute.
Shayon Green is a warrior. Looks the part and seems to be very physical.
The DL looks big and strong. Couldnt do too much evaluation bc they werent in pads.
RUNNING BACKS
Duke will contribute this year and will not be limited IMO. He got the ball more than any of the other RB's today in various ways (he caught several passes out of the backfield). He has put on solid size.
Dallas showed some burst and caught some passes as well. I think he may contribute more than we think
Clements looked solid as well as Mike James but neither stood out as much to me as Duke and Dallas.
Didnt see Danny Dillard too much
QUARTER BACK
The QB's couldnt hit the deep ball all day. They were overthrowing everything.
Morris looked sharp throwing to the short routes and across the middle. Also made some nice throws on some corner routes.
Ryan Williams didn't participate in practice bc he was a player coach today.
Gray Crow got the majority of the second team reps and actually impressed me with his arm. Made some bad decisions throwing in the middle of the field but had some nice passes.
Overall the defense outplayed the offense most of the day making plays on the ball and getting some pass breakups. The DB's had solid coverage forcing the QB's out of the pocket with the DL closing in. There wasn't a moment wasted in practice going from ST to position drills, back to 11v11 then to 1v1's and back to skeleton (7v7). Coach Ono was intense and getting a lot of guys in the mix.
SPECIAL TEAMS
Dorsett seems to be the first option at punt return. He was getting most of the reps there with Duke backing him up.
Finnie and Larry Hope were the gunners on punt team.
We were running various audibles with the field goal team with Botts lining up at QB and throwing the ball to Dye and Asante.
OFFENSIVE LINE
Seantrel participated in some soft contact drills (the players were only wearing helmets and soft shells). After some drills that he participated in, the team came together for a team stretch and Seantrel was riding the bike for the majority of the rest of the practice.
Taylor Gadbois got really heated with a coach (one of the strength trainers I believe) while running sprints after practice. Taylor was the slowest by far and the coach was in his face the entire sprint.
DEFENSIVE BACKS
McGee and Howard both were in black jerseys.
Gunter is the best CB on the team right now IMO. He had great coverage and always seemed to be in position to make a play on the ball (breakup). He has good size and runs really well in coverage. Looks very natural.
Howard is much more physical than I anticipated. His hands are very active in coverage. He was all over Jontavious Carter on one play and JC swung at Tracy. Tracy was swinging right back and the coaches and players had to break them up. JC was heated.
Vernon Davis jumped a route out into the flats for an Int.
Antonio Crawford was impressive in coverage as well. I think him and Davis look great for our future.
Brandon McGee actually had some good coverage but the kid cant make a play on the ball for his life. He dropped an Int that hit him right in the chest and than goes celebrating like he made some play.
McGee was playing in the nickel spot with Howard and Gunter out wide.
Vaughn Telemaque has def put on some bulk and finally looks like a full safety out there. He dropped an Int as well.
Kacy Rodgers looks the part and is always in the right position. He just needs to get some gametime experience so he can get over the hump and starting making some plays, but he looks promising right now IMO.
Rayshawn Jenkins and Deon Bush both could step in a play. Both are physically impressive. Bush is crazy athletic.
AJ Highsmith just didnt catch my eye today. Dude looks small and got burned by Dorsett (hard not too) on one play.
IMO its Kacy and VT at safety. VT was very vocal. Kacy is way ahead of AJ.
Ladarius Gunter was the most impressive DB out there today.
WIDE RECEIVER
Dorsett got a lot of deep looks but was overthrown most of the time.
Expect Robert Lockhart and Malcolm Lewis to contribute immediately. Both are ready to contribute right away IMO. Lockhart is a smooth route runner as well as Waters.
Malcolm Lewis has great ball skills and makes some very acrobatic efforts. He puts himself in great postion to catch the ball.
Lockhart was faster than I thought he would be and caught some balls out there.
Allen Hurns runs great routes and showed reliable hands.
Kendal Thompkins dropped three passes right in the hands. He came around for a reverse on one play.
TIGHT END
Asante is our guy. Catches the ball, runs smooth, and is a big body.
Clive Walford dropped some passes as well as Dye.
LINE BACKERS
Denzel is a monster. PERIOD. Dude is a bull
Tyrone Cornelius lined up in the middle for the nickel package and would drop back into coverage with DP to his side filling the middle and RB lined up off the edge.
Gionni Paul was in a red no contact jersey and was limping really bad. I would assume that he will be out for a little bit longer then Golden said in his last interview (Golden said he would be back hopefully by tuesday). GP wasnt putting any weight on it at all. Walking with a big limp.
Gabe Terry was getting some burn and looked good. I think he is still getting a hang of the scheme.
Tyriq McCord would line up off the end and drop back playing some standing LB
RB dropped an Int on an athletic play.
DEFENSIVE LINE
Olsen Pierre is a large dude. Looks like he will contribute.
Shayon Green is a warrior. Looks the part and seems to be very physical.
The DL looks big and strong. Couldnt do too much evaluation bc they werent in pads.
RUNNING BACKS
Duke will contribute this year and will not be limited IMO. He got the ball more than any of the other RB's today in various ways (he caught several passes out of the backfield). He has put on solid size.
Dallas showed some burst and caught some passes as well. I think he may contribute more than we think
Clements looked solid as well as Mike James but neither stood out as much to me as Duke and Dallas.
Didnt see Danny Dillard too much
QUARTER BACK
The QB's couldnt hit the deep ball all day. They were overthrowing everything.
Morris looked sharp throwing to the short routes and across the middle. Also made some nice throws on some corner routes.
Ryan Williams didn't participate in practice bc he was a player coach today.
Gray Crow got the majority of the second team reps and actually impressed me with his arm. Made some bad decisions throwing in the middle of the field but had some nice passes.
Overall the defense outplayed the offense most of the day making plays on the ball and getting some pass breakups. The DB's had solid coverage forcing the QB's out of the pocket with the DL closing in. There wasn't a moment wasted in practice going from ST to position drills, back to 11v11 then to 1v1's and back to skeleton (7v7). Coach Ono was intense and getting a lot of guys in the mix.
