Montilar Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 Marty on Zeron Flemister: ''He looks like Ozzie Newsome, catching everything high and low,'' Schottenheimer said, referring to the Hall of Famer he coached in Cleveland. " Atta Boy!!!!! That's one stepping it up......... ". . . Second-year corner Lloyd Harrison continues to slide. He was beaten on three straight pass plays in the morning workout. " ..........and one falling into the bottomless pit. It was nice hoping you would pull you head out of your @** and make us proud of you. See ya - come on Central McClellion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 I actually expected this post to be about Darrell and Fred. Great to hear Zeron is doing well. I think that many have ritten Lloyd off at this point.We're so deep a corner, it hard not to blow him off. Unless I'm deaf,dumb, and blind,I haven't caught much on Greer. He has just as much to do with Lloyds status, as Lloyd does. Our receiving corps may be in better shape then I thought. Of course that is still depending on Westbrook, but the youth movement is welcome. With some talk of two TE sets, Zerons progress is a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickalino Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 It's like Marty said about Smoot - he's got instincts, something you can't teach a kid. If he's got instincts, he'll learn twice as fast. But Lloyd, on the other hand, might have speed, but he apparently lacks instincts...which may be his undoing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 Too bad. I had high hopes for him after watching him some at NC State. I thought with his raw physical skills and the opportunity to study under Darryl and Champ that he might have a chance. Oh well. How fortunate were we that someone fired up that joint at the party Smoot was at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
indyskinsfan Posted August 7, 2001 Share Posted August 7, 2001 See. That stuff has it's good points doesn't it? Ok I have nothting further, so don't nobody assume nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyDave Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 Flem gets his chance to sow off his skills sunday hopefully we have a great backup to push Alexander.The Washington times shows the depth chart after Champ Bailey is L Harrison. ------------------ Take a sip of the Marty Kool Aid and Believe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jrredskin Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 Nice nickname...."Flem". A great reason to keep him on the team so that none of us forget that sticky green stuff that gets stuck in our throat. Seriously the man looked like flypaper yesterday.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 To me Harrison is as good as gone. He will end up on another team as a backup I am sure. That 4.4 speed will entice some just as it did the Redskins for drafting him. The truth is, as mentioned above, that Harrison is another one of those picks made because he is a good athlete and not necessarily a good instinctual football player. Give me the good football player every time. While size on the lines may not be be negotiable these days, speed is a factor that is often overrated. You can list backs, receivers and db's that run a sub 4.5 that are drafted or signed even though their skills are unrefined or even wholely absent. Meanwhile players with all the intangibles such as Emmitt Smith and Jerry Rice keep on piling on those Hall of Fame numbers. It is very difficult to take an athlete and make a football player out of him. At least once they get past the college stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brave Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 ND - The Washington Times might as well be a Dallas newpaper where the Redskins are concerned. Incorrect or unfavorable info from there is no surprise. They're probably still sore at Danny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braves On Warpath Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 It may be difficult to teach football skills but it is Impossibleto teach speed! ------------------ Fight for Old D.C.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Die Hard Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 BOW - There seems to be a general consensus here that you can't teach speed. You most certainly can. There are a variety of leg exercises any athlete can perform to increase leg strength and agility. Proper technique can be taught as well. In fact, if one was so inclined to improve their speed... it is very possible for a conditioned athlete to shave a full second off a 40 time - at the very least a half a second. ------------------ <IMG SRC="http://members1.chello.nl/~irmbouwman/gamestarter/sexy20.gif" border=0> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bulldog Posted August 8, 2001 Share Posted August 8, 2001 The reason why the Redskins have the chance to be a successful team in the next couple of years despite the near financial suicide dive taken last year, is because in the draft we have looked for and found good athletes that are also outstanding football players. Champ Bailey, Chris Samuels, LaVar Arrington and Stephen Alexander to name a few. The trick is in drafting or trading for players that are simply good athletes and projecting them to be NFL football players. The Rams made that mistake with Eddie Kennison, a 4.3 receiver that can't catch the football. The Bucs made that mistake with Jacquez Green, another speedster, that runs poor routes and has questionable hands. There are many examples of this type of player that has crashed and burned in the NFL. My point in the post above was not to dissuade the Redskins from taking a flier on athletes who have some upside promise as NFL players, merely that when teams take that kind of risk early in the draft and/or with significant dollars attached to them, that becomes an unacceptable risk in the age of the salary cap. The Jets drafting of Johnny Lam Jones in the 1980's is the perfect example of a high #1 pick that was chosen based on speed and leaping ability. Unfortunately, Jones was a raw talent and lacked the instincts to play receiver in the NFL. Another example of this type of drafting was the selection of Andre Ware by the Lions in 1989. Ware, despite his college heroics, did not project as a franchise quarterback in the NFL. He was too short and lacked accuracy on his deep ball. Yet he was taken in the top half of the first round. He rarely played in the league although he bounced around to a number of teams, the last of which the Cowboys tried to make him into a wide receiver. There are lessons to be learned in those cases where personnel directors have ignored the suitability of the player to the position he is being projected to in the NFL. 42" vertical leaps and 4.3 40's aside, it seems the ability of teams to get the Emmitt Smith or Zach Thomas, who does not stand out on the measurables, is actually the key to putting together an NFL team that competes and has the will to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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