Mad Mike Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Great write up and lot's of good info. Thanks! Which makes my one criticism hard to say, but could you use a little more punctuation? Some of those long sentences were a little hard to read. A few more comas and periods would help break things up. I don't mean to sound picky because you write well. I really got a feel for what you saw. It's just that with that one little improvement, your writing would be even better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LetThePointsSoar Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 A few more comas and periods would help break things up. I don't think we need ANY more comas around here. Just sayin. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfan4128 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Banks looks like a bobblehead version of a full-size player... :hysterical: Thanks for this, Hitman. The mental image you planted engineered a blast of coffee through the nose. I should know better than to read stuff on here and drink at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLSkins Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Good job and thanks, really loved hearing this,, OL- I know theres been talk about the OL and if they are that bad or its the DL being that good well I dont really think its the OL being bad. Brown and Williams both had very good days today handling pass rushers and I'm telling you all right now there is a nice little chemistry developing between Chris Chester and Jamaal Brown and it'll be fun to watch this year. Will Montgomery had a solid day at C as did Kory at LG. Overall this is an improved OL to watch and the depth is still raw in some ways, but is getting better no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chachie Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Rough 1st guess top 6 would be this1. Moss 2. Gaffney 3. Armstrong 4. Hankerson 5. Paul 6. Stallworth That would be the top 6 not including a guy like Banks, will be a good competition to watch though I'm hoping Stallworth gets back into his groove (last year he was stunted by the early season surgery) and cracks the top 5. I'm all about the youth movement but for this season alone, I think he's someone who can provide legit WR talent/experience and make us more of a threat than the young guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 I gotta say, from our time in the draft thread to this, you are one hell of a hype man D & S. And I know you can't help it, you just see the best in things, and thats what I love about you. Personally I am a little disappointed from Hank thus far. From everything i've heard I'm just not impressed. I'm much more impressed from Niles and Aldrick. But, I guess thats just me. Hank reminds me of a Hicks/Dez type specimen except he isn't catching the ball like he should be. I can't figure out why considering his hand size. I think its part mental and part coaching. If a guy can make 1 handed catches that easy then it shouldn't be that hard to make routine catches. Teach the kid to catch with one hand regularly and secure with his other. 1 then 2. Maybe thats just me. But anyways, D&S you are the ****, good looks on the tweets and write up. This board owes you alot. Feel free to throw your weight around brother, you have earned it. Even though you never will. Its just not your style. Yet... So what you are saying is i'm like the Flavor Flav of ES? haha I dont like to call myself a hype man because trust me I can be one of the most critical, but yesterday there wasn't a ton of negatives I could fine Mad Mike- Yes I know my punctuation needs improvement at times. You aren't the only one who has said that And trust me everyone yes I'm an optimist, I've been that way because of how I view life, but dont worry you'll see me get real critical real fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Banks looks like a bobblehead version of a full-size player... That's what I was saying last year.: ols: Good write up J. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dukes and Skins Posted August 11, 2011 Author Share Posted August 11, 2011 thanks TK. I need to send you a text actually thank you for reminding me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 Nice work there D&S. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doghouse4x4 Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 After being asked to do one here you all go, first off for those who have read my draft profiles I tend to keep it pretty positive but also am critical when needing to be.So lets get to it! QB- Today I was definitely surprised a bit by Beck, not because he's been saying all the right things, but he was showing good zip on his passes and had nice accuracy. Rex was Rex he makes plays and while he makes some questionable decisions he also will then come back on the next play and wow you. The one person that really was on my bad list today was Kellen Clemens though. At first of the day he started out okay but he really just seemed to be off accuracy wise. Now the RB's and WR's made adjustments and saved him, but still it was more of the fact that they couldn't get the pass and take off up field, they had to adjust then re gear up in a sense to make a play. Didn't really get to see much of Verica and Chappell RB's- I mentioned this a couple of times on Twitter today but I really like what Roy Helu is going to bring to this team. During position work, Roy was making his cuts with ease and had the look of a pure 1 cut ZBS runner. Also was happy watching Tim Hightower have a consistent day today and didnt have any fumbles that I can recall. I'll go ahead and lump the FB's in the bunch as well and I'll admit it I have a bit of a man crush on Darrel Young I think he's going to be something for us at FB in the future. Him and Keiland seem to be a good pass/blocking combination. WR's- Todays guy I was really impressed with on offense was Niles Paul. Let me put it this way it wouldn't surprise me in the least bit if Niles is the late round guy that slips for random reasons that has a big rookie year. He made tough catches in position work and had a few nice catches in 11 v 11 work as well. Hankerson was more solid today and only had 1 drop that I can recall could have had more but only saw one with my own eyes. Yes he has drop issues but I'm not worried with him moving forward being a big time guy for us. I dont really need to explain a lot for Moss and Armstrong they both were good today, but definitely the catch of the day goes to Terrence Austin who in some goal line/ red zone work made a great leaping catch over the middle and held on for possession. He'll be fighting for one of the final roster spots and it'll be interesting watching him this pre season. Brandon Banks is his own entity first off I'm taller than him and it really showed today was impressed with Brandon making a nice catch today on a deep ball from Grossman and was also working on punt return and kick return. Aldrick Robinson did the same as well and think he'll be a PS guy this year but could be something to watch in 2012 with a year of seasoning(think Devone Bess). TE's- this one will be pretty short because only really Paulsen and Davis saw action with Cooley on the side lines and both were very good today, I think Paulsen is going to become a Mike Sellers type on offense in the redzone aka being a touchdown machine from 3 yards in haha OL- I know theres been talk about the OL and if they are that bad or its the DL being that good well I dont really think its the OL being bad. Brown and Williams both had very good days today handling pass rushers and I'm telling you all right now there is a nice little chemistry developing between Chris Chester and Jamaal Brown and it'll be fun to watch this year. Will Montgomery had a solid day at C as did Kory at LG. Overall this is an improved OL to watch and the depth is still raw in some ways, but is getting better no doubt. DL- The DL stole the show for me today without a doubt. First off the starting DL of Bowen, Cofield and Carriker is going to be fun to watch. i've never seen as hard a bull rush before than I did today from Bowen. I mean it was so loud we could hear the crack of the hit as clear as day. Cofield is a non stop machine at NT and Carriker is almost technician like at DE and will clog up all the lanes and make plays. Also Jarvis Jenkins man once he refines the technique a little more he could be a star 3-4 DE he has a non stop motor and yes there are questions about his strength from the combine numbers, but out on that field he looks a lot stronger than those numbers indicate. Another guy who caught my eye was Doug Worthington, he had a quiet but solid day as did Darion Scott both seem to be good 3-4 DE fits IMO and will provide nice depth LB's- First off I will say I'll be shocked if Ryan Kerrigan isn't the starting OLB opposite of Orakpo week 1. Today the 1st team LB's were pretty cool to watch and one person who did show up today was Rocky McIntosh. There has been the debate of his return and all, but just an FYI he looked pretty comfortable in the scheme today and was showing solid coverage. Liked what I saw out of the 2nd LB's in Fox, Riley and my underrated star of the day Rob Jackson( 3rd down pass rushing stud) Overall its fun to watch the LB's now because of the speed they are adding and the pressure they are going to cause this year CB's/S CB work was kinda interesting because you had Hall with another good day which is pretty much expected and Wilson was good from what I saw, but Kevin Barnes today was making some really nice plays including a nice breakup on a 11 v 11 pass that had me nodding my head. People have said Reggie Jones was looking good, but I can honestly say I didnt really catch a ton of him on the field but I wish I did. I think week one the starters will be Hall and Wilson with Barnes being the nickel back. S's was different today because again no Landry Moore or Atogwe(coolest guy i've met). Doughty had another solid day and will be back on the team no question in my mind. Horton had an okay day nothing really stood out to me. I did like what I saw out of DeJon Gomes I dont know if he'll make the final 53 at first but I feel that if you work with him and develop then you have the chance to see a good backup SS/FS type Finally ST work. Sav Rocca is going to finally be the punter we've been wanting and secondly Gano isn't losing his job that is all Hope this is a good enough write up for you all D&S Awesome write up D&S, thanks for going the extra mile for all us schlepping away in offices! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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