- Sam Williams
- He has many signs of a future superstar.
- Maybe the strongest 4.4 forty player ever.
- I thought one of their LTs was TE the way SW pushed him around.
- The speed also shows up.
- He made multiple tackles out near the sideline even on plays where his initial move was inside.
- Bland
- He can play as the Nickel CB now if needed.
- He needs more work as an outside CB.
- Mukuamu
- A tall safety that can play up near the line but coverage like a CB is a big asset.
- Less LB traits than Kearse, but much more CB traits than Kearse.
- Bell
- A notch closer to LB than Mukuamu.
- I think Mukuamu is slightly ahead, but Bell might be more of an option to play the Kearse hybrid LB role in 3 Safety sets.
- Harper
- Might be caught in a numbers crunch, but I can see him developing into a coverage type LB.
- The role that Neal played in 2021.
- Malik Jefferson
- He won't make the 53, at least not initially, but his size/athleticism jumps off the screen.
- They can keep up to 6 veterans on the practice squad.
- His physical ability is miles ahead of last years bottom of the roster LB Francis Bernard.
- Storey Jackson
- Had an INT. Looks like a big safety.
- Often looked lost, but did flash.
- Tyler Coyle
- He flashed some good skills in coverage with the ability to run step for step with receivers.
- He was in man coverage in the endzone and IIRC the receiver did catch it for a TD.
- However, Coyle did force it to be a contested catch. I need to re-watch that one.
- Juanyeh Thomas
- Looked lost at times but often flashed good athletic ability.
- Mika Tafua
- He knows how to play football, but just doesn't appear to be big enough or fast enough.
- Big Kat Bryant
- He has flashed good ability several times.
- He's a power/leverage type DE. Strong with long arms.
- I could see him become a rotation DE after a couple of years on the practice squad.
- Bohanna
- One of the most improved 2nd year players.
- Ridgeway
- Fans are down on him, but he does one thing really well.
- His hands are very strong to shed blocks at the last second to get to the RB.
- He gets pushed back which fans hate, but when the RB arrives he often get to him.
- Occasionally his push-pull-rip-shed move is too early and the RB will go to the opposite side of the block.
- In my opinion, he is ahead of where Bohanna was at this point last year.
- It often looks ugly, but the results are often good (i.e. pushed around but ends up get the RB anyway).
- Fans are down on him, but he does one thing really well.
- Josiah Bronson
- In previous games he flashed, however, he struggled on many snaps vs the Seahawks.
- – I think he flashed previously due to being a 2nd year player playing in the 3rd/4th quarter vs scrubs.
- Golston
- – He's going to be one of those players that some fans hate.
- – He does not appear to have lost quickness despite a 20 pound weight gain.
- – Obviously he was never a speed rushing type DE anyway.
- – He has an above average "feel" for playing from end to sideline.
- – i.e. He knows when to rush, stay put vs the run or get out towards the sideline to cover action there.
- – QB rollouts, RBs running routes in the flat, etc.
- – We saw other defenders struggle with those types of edge issues later in the game.
- Isaac Taylor-Stuart
- – Has the required size & athleticism but is often lost.
- – Maybe a couple of years on the practice squad and he could eventually make a roster.
- Luke Gifford
- – I didn't focus on him, but he seems to be in the right place at the right time on the majority of snaps.
- Nahshon Wright
- His issues remind me of Awuzie.
- Unfortunately, iit didn't really click for Awuzie until his 5th NFL season and 1st with another team.
- It's easy to see that Wright is not ready.
- However, it's also obvious why they're intrigued with him.
- He is generally the the right place but his timing and point-of-ball-arrival skills are just a little off.
- With enough reps I can see him it just suddenly "clicking" for him at some point.
- However, I don't know if practice reps will ever be enough & and they can't play him right now.
- His issues remind me of Awuzie.
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