BLITZKRIEG
~LACUNA LEGIONS~
For starters, I was focused mostly on the passing game today, and there was lot's of it going on which made it more exciting to watch. Cameron is obviously making a strong impact thus far in regards to making our passing game more respectable. There's clearly rust, and I didn't walk away overly impressed with any one Qb that participated today, but that's to be expected at this stage.....
Qb Cleo Lemon was clearly the most comfortable, and when the defensive front isn't in his face, he can be accurate enough to make most short / medium throws. Today during the no rush drills he was solid, but once he lined up during the 11 / 11 drills, he was under a lot of pressure, and wasn't able to make any plays from what I saw. The timing is clearly a work in progress on offense for Lemon when facing our defense. The rush is making it very difficult at this stage....
Qb Gibran Hamdan, who is currently stated as the #2 Qb, looked average today in my opinion. He's a tall guy, and has some decent accuracy during drills, but I didn't see much that really made me excited. His days could be numbered once Green is signed / delivered. He, like Lemon struggled today when facing the defense in the 11/11 drills....
Qb John Beck was the guy I was mostly looking forward to watching, and to be honest with everyone, not to put too much into it, he looked like a rookie Qb out there for the most part. He wasn't impressive, but there's hope for him in my opinion....
He does have nice accuracy on the shorter routes, and from what I saw today, the rumors of him not being able to throw it deep should end. He can go deep, just how accurate his deep ball can be remains to be seen. I like Beck, but let's not push him too fast, he needs time to develope in my opinion. Maybe he'll be ready in 2008, at least let's hope so....
Once again, when Beck faced a real defensive front, he struggled to do anything. He may have hit an underneith route here or there, but I saw the pocket collapse on him once{sack}, and then he took a drop in the pocket that was too deep, and he was forced to hold the ball ending the play, basically taking another sack. He took off running with the ball one time as well, and it was a good play. Seeing that, I think he should be a semi-illusive Qb when he takes off with the ball. Cool....
Overall, this offense has a loooooooong way to go in order to catch this defense. But hey, that's what the off-season is for. Let's face it, it's extremely early in the game right now, and there's still plenty of time to make the corrections we need. I will say this, it would be a huge bonus at this stage to get Qb Trent Green into camp, working with the guys and building a comfort level....
A couple of stand outs were...
FB Reagan Mauia - He's got pretty soft hands for a big guy. He's also a hustler, and looked very ready to practice today. I liked what I saw in him for most of the day during the drills....
The OL drills - It's obvious that Houck is wasting no time in working this group of guys to death. They were fun to watch during drills today, and although they weren't particularly great when the 11/11 drills started, they were worked hard today no doubt. Effort was the key here today on the OL, and that's what I like to see right now. Even though it's a major work in progress, there's competition all over the place....
It was a well organized, and very pass happy session today. The defense dominated the 11/11 drills, but that's the way it goes when everything is still new and coming together. I look forward to seeing them again tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed it....
PHINZ RULE!!!!
Qb Cleo Lemon was clearly the most comfortable, and when the defensive front isn't in his face, he can be accurate enough to make most short / medium throws. Today during the no rush drills he was solid, but once he lined up during the 11 / 11 drills, he was under a lot of pressure, and wasn't able to make any plays from what I saw. The timing is clearly a work in progress on offense for Lemon when facing our defense. The rush is making it very difficult at this stage....
Qb Gibran Hamdan, who is currently stated as the #2 Qb, looked average today in my opinion. He's a tall guy, and has some decent accuracy during drills, but I didn't see much that really made me excited. His days could be numbered once Green is signed / delivered. He, like Lemon struggled today when facing the defense in the 11/11 drills....
Qb John Beck was the guy I was mostly looking forward to watching, and to be honest with everyone, not to put too much into it, he looked like a rookie Qb out there for the most part. He wasn't impressive, but there's hope for him in my opinion....
He does have nice accuracy on the shorter routes, and from what I saw today, the rumors of him not being able to throw it deep should end. He can go deep, just how accurate his deep ball can be remains to be seen. I like Beck, but let's not push him too fast, he needs time to develope in my opinion. Maybe he'll be ready in 2008, at least let's hope so....
Once again, when Beck faced a real defensive front, he struggled to do anything. He may have hit an underneith route here or there, but I saw the pocket collapse on him once{sack}, and then he took a drop in the pocket that was too deep, and he was forced to hold the ball ending the play, basically taking another sack. He took off running with the ball one time as well, and it was a good play. Seeing that, I think he should be a semi-illusive Qb when he takes off with the ball. Cool....
Overall, this offense has a loooooooong way to go in order to catch this defense. But hey, that's what the off-season is for. Let's face it, it's extremely early in the game right now, and there's still plenty of time to make the corrections we need. I will say this, it would be a huge bonus at this stage to get Qb Trent Green into camp, working with the guys and building a comfort level....
A couple of stand outs were...
FB Reagan Mauia - He's got pretty soft hands for a big guy. He's also a hustler, and looked very ready to practice today. I liked what I saw in him for most of the day during the drills....
The OL drills - It's obvious that Houck is wasting no time in working this group of guys to death. They were fun to watch during drills today, and although they weren't particularly great when the 11/11 drills started, they were worked hard today no doubt. Effort was the key here today on the OL, and that's what I like to see right now. Even though it's a major work in progress, there's competition all over the place....
It was a well organized, and very pass happy session today. The defense dominated the 11/11 drills, but that's the way it goes when everything is still new and coming together. I look forward to seeing them again tomorrow. Hope you enjoyed it....
PHINZ RULE!!!!
