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Miami — Three Performances of Note
Checking In With the Rookies
Let’s face it, for many people preseason is the first real chance to see their rookies in action and may be the only reason to tune in to a game before the real action starts. Right tackle Ja’Wuan James played 31 snaps (compared to the rest of the starters who began to fade out of the lineup after 10) and had a mixed day. He was actually perfect in pass protection, keeping a clean sheet from 16 pass-blocking snaps, though a cynic might point to the opposition as a big factor in that. His run blocking grade of -1.8 wasn’t great and left him with an overall mark of -0.7.
Second-rounder Jarvis Landry was only targeted twice, catching one pass – a quick screen – and getting dropped immediately for a loss, but did look dangerous as a return man.
Second Team D Upstages the 1′s
It wasn’t a great day for the Miami starters on defense with only really Randy Starks (typically) showing well and even he could only flash rather than dominate in his limited snaps. By contrast, the second team had several very positive performances with Jason Trusnik (+2.4), Jordan Tripp (+2.4), Will Davis (+3.1) and Terrence Fede (+4.1), in particular, impressing. Fede, a seventh-round rookie, graded well against both the run and the pass and though he couldn’t get the quarterback to the ground, he notched four hurries, more than anybody else on the team. The performance of these guys with the second unit was a large reason the Falcons could only manage 2.6 yards per carry on offense and suffered several plays that were blown up for big losses.
Backup QB
With Ryan Tannehill sitting after 10 snaps we got to see an extended performance from Seth Lobato as Matt Moore and Pat Devlin sat out the game. It wasn’t a great performance from the undrafted rookie who threw for 124 yards on his 14 completions. There were some bright spots, and he did have the team driving in the shadow of the Falcons’ goal line before dropping a shotgun snap and compounding the error by failing to fall on the ball and recover it. That turnover gave Atlanta the ball back with time winding down and effectively sealed the game. Lobato completed just one pass over 10 yards in the air from eight attempts. The long shot to make the roster may have just seen his odds become even longer.
Seems like they pretty much saw what everyone else did.
Checking In With the Rookies
Let’s face it, for many people preseason is the first real chance to see their rookies in action and may be the only reason to tune in to a game before the real action starts. Right tackle Ja’Wuan James played 31 snaps (compared to the rest of the starters who began to fade out of the lineup after 10) and had a mixed day. He was actually perfect in pass protection, keeping a clean sheet from 16 pass-blocking snaps, though a cynic might point to the opposition as a big factor in that. His run blocking grade of -1.8 wasn’t great and left him with an overall mark of -0.7.
Second-rounder Jarvis Landry was only targeted twice, catching one pass – a quick screen – and getting dropped immediately for a loss, but did look dangerous as a return man.
Second Team D Upstages the 1′s
It wasn’t a great day for the Miami starters on defense with only really Randy Starks (typically) showing well and even he could only flash rather than dominate in his limited snaps. By contrast, the second team had several very positive performances with Jason Trusnik (+2.4), Jordan Tripp (+2.4), Will Davis (+3.1) and Terrence Fede (+4.1), in particular, impressing. Fede, a seventh-round rookie, graded well against both the run and the pass and though he couldn’t get the quarterback to the ground, he notched four hurries, more than anybody else on the team. The performance of these guys with the second unit was a large reason the Falcons could only manage 2.6 yards per carry on offense and suffered several plays that were blown up for big losses.
Backup QB
With Ryan Tannehill sitting after 10 snaps we got to see an extended performance from Seth Lobato as Matt Moore and Pat Devlin sat out the game. It wasn’t a great performance from the undrafted rookie who threw for 124 yards on his 14 completions. There were some bright spots, and he did have the team driving in the shadow of the Falcons’ goal line before dropping a shotgun snap and compounding the error by failing to fall on the ball and recover it. That turnover gave Atlanta the ball back with time winding down and effectively sealed the game. Lobato completed just one pass over 10 yards in the air from eight attempts. The long shot to make the roster may have just seen his odds become even longer.
Seems like they pretty much saw what everyone else did.
