A few thoughts on the training camp practice, Monday, 8th August
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Kid has potential. Lets hope he can develope.
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Appreciate the nice write-up Cal!
Good to hear Danny Shelton trimmed up. It should really help him get his pad height down easier this year without the extra belly cargo.
Sounds like Pryor is consistently impressing people. Both you and Tia had good things to say about Higgins on your visits to camp.
Hard to believe we'll be watching them play this Friday already.
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Cal,
That was a great write up!
To address a few items you mentioned....
-Camp energy & Coaching...Off the charts compared to what we have seen in the past.
-Danny Shelton is carrying a good bit of weight but faster & looks MUCH thinner. I've always heard muscle outweighs fat. Wonder what his % of body fat is "then & now".
-Pryor red zone play...Pryor lined up at QB, RG3 split wide right. Pryor took a step or 2 back & ran up the gut for the TD.
-Louis...This pick had me wondering too as he has great physical/speed tools but seems to be a "dropper". To me, he just drops too many balls, then he'll make a brilliant catch. ??? Guess time will tell.
I have a great deal of confidence in this Coaching Staff & finally able to trust a Browns' Staff in player evaluation. It will be very interesting to see how it all pans out.
Mike
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Cal,
That was a great write up!
To address a few items you mentioned....
-Camp energy & Coaching...Off the charts compared to what we have seen in the past.
-Danny Shelton is carrying a good bit of weight but faster & looks MUCH thinner. I've always heard muscle outweighs fat. Wonder what his % of body fat is "then & now".
-Pryor red zone play...Pryor lined up at QB, RG3 split wide right. Pryor took a step or 2 back & ran up the gut for the TD.
-Louis...This pick had me wondering too as he has great physical/speed tools but seems to be a "dropper". To me, he just drops too many balls, then he'll make a brilliant catch. ??? Guess time will tell.
I have a great deal of confidence in this Coaching Staff & finally able to trust a Browns' Staff in player evaluation. It will be very interesting to see how it all pans out.
Mike
Cal,
That was a great write up!
To address a few items you mentioned....
-Camp energy & Coaching...Off the charts compared to what we have seen in the past.
-Danny Shelton is carrying a good bit of weight but faster & looks MUCH thinner. I've always heard muscle outweighs fat. Wonder what his % of body fat is "then & now".
-Pryor red zone play...Pryor lined up at QB, RG3 split wide right. Pryor took a step or 2 back & ran up the gut for the TD.
-Louis...This pick had me wondering too as he has great physical/speed tools but seems to be a "dropper". To me, he just drops too many balls, then he'll make a brilliant catch. ??? Guess time will tell.
I have a great deal of confidence in this Coaching Staff & finally able to trust a Browns' Staff in player evaluation. It will be very interesting to see how it all pans out.
Mike
Interesting Mike! My guess is Louis is a punt coverage team gunner this year if he makes the roster.
It's just refreshing to see a coaching staff on the same page with the front office after last year's drama. That turned into a War of the Roses caliber divorce between Farmer and Pettine that became such a distraction - it spilled over to the field in 2015.
1 thing not to lose sight of is this team won 7 games in 2014...
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Cal,
That was a great write up!
To address a few items you mentioned....
-Camp energy & Coaching...Off the charts compared to what we have seen in the past.
-Danny Shelton is carrying a good bit of weight but faster & looks MUCH thinner. I've always heard muscle outweighs fat. Wonder what his % of body fat is "then & now".
-Pryor red zone play...Pryor lined up at QB, RG3 split wide right. Pryor took a step or 2 back & ran up the gut for the TD.
-Louis...This pick had me wondering too as he has great physical/speed tools but seems to be a "dropper". To me, he just drops too many balls, then he'll make a brilliant catch. ??? Guess time will tell.
I have a great deal of confidence in this Coaching Staff & finally able to trust a Browns' Staff in player evaluation. It will be very interesting to see how it all pans out.
Mike
Interesting Mike! My guess is Louis is a punt coverage team gunner this year if he makes the roster.
It's just refreshing to see a coaching staff on the same page with the front office after last year's drama. That turned into a War of the Roses caliber divorce between Farmer and Pettine that became such a distraction - it spilled over to the field in 2015.
1 thing not to lose sight of is this team won 7 games in 2014...
1 thing not to lose sight of is this team won 7 games in 2014...
How many starters from 2014?
Offense: 4... Hawk, JT, Bito, Greco
Defense: 3... Kirksey, Kruger, Haden(?)
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cle/2014_roster.htm
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K'Waun
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thanks for the info fellas.
as far as Louis being a head scratcher in the 4th round...Martavis Bryant was projected by most as a 4th or 5th rounder project and the Puke took them with their first pick in the 1st rd (!).
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and coaches draft according to system and scheme. i have faith these guys have a pretty good idea what they are looking at, and what kind of players they want on their team. maybe Louis can have Johnson Bademosi's roster spot this year...
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thanks for the info fellas.
as far as Louis being a head scratcher in the 4th round...Martavis Bryant was projected by most as a 4th or 5th rounder project and the Puke took them with their first pick in the 1st rd (!).
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and coaches draft according to system and scheme. i have faith these guys have a pretty good idea what they are looking at, and what kind of players they want on their team. maybe Louis can have Johnson Bademosi's roster spot this year...
thanks for the info fellas.
as far as Louis being a head scratcher in the 4th round...Martavis Bryant was projected by most as a 4th or 5th rounder project and the Puke took them with their first pick in the 1st rd (!).
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and coaches draft according to system and scheme. i have faith these guys have a pretty good idea what they are looking at, and what kind of players they want on their team. maybe Louis can have Johnson Bademosi's roster spot this year...
Bryant was a fourth round pick.......drafted where he was projected.....
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"Starter"?
Yes. Starting nickel back. He probably plays the first defensive play in close to 50% of games.
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thanks for the info fellas.
as far as Louis being a head scratcher in the 4th round...Martavis Bryant was projected by most as a 4th or 5th rounder project and the Puke took them with their first pick in the 1st rd (!).
beauty is in the eye of the beholder and coaches draft according to system and scheme. i have faith these guys have a pretty good idea what they are looking at, and what kind of players they want on their team. maybe Louis can have Johnson Bademosi's roster spot this year...
Bryant was a fourth round pick.......drafted where he was projected.....
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Yes. Starting nickel back. He probably plays the first defensive play in close to 50% of games.
Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
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Yes. Starting nickel back. He probably plays the first defensive play in close to 50% of games.
Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
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Guess who is back at practice today?!!
JOSH GORDON BABY!
Yes, yes...I know I shouldn't expect all that much from him right away, but I can't help it. I had so much watching Gordon that one year, that I can't help but wonder what our offense can look like with him running down the field. If Josh returns to just 75% of what he used to be, I can't imagine how a team will match up in the secondary. Josh is the obvious #1, but everything I've read is Andrew Hawkins is actually the most difficult guy to cover, and let's not forget about this rookie we have...Mr. Coleman. Those are three pretty difficult guys to cover.
Also, Corey Coleman is back practicing and might actually play Thursday, as well as TE Seth Devalve.
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Add Pryor to the mix, and offenses will not be laughing about the Browns'
limitations anymore.
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Yes. Starting nickel back. He probably plays the first defensive play in close to 50% of games.
Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
I must disagree with this. We play nickel than anything and to me, if you walk out on the field for the first offensive or defensive snap (barring extreme situations, injuries, etc) then you're a starter for that game.Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
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Yes. Starting nickel back. He probably plays the first defensive play in close to 50% of games.
Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
Ah.... wasn't aware that we are lining up in "the nickel" as our base defense.... good to know...
You didn't specify base defense. He's still the top guy at his position and that position is on the field a ton....oftentimes for the first play.
And in the spirit of the discussion, he was an instrumental part of our 2014 defense.
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