John Galt
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Just got back from attending the first open practice tonight. Attendance was pretty good and I appreciated that they even added some bleachers for the fans to sit on. Here are some observations:
1. Rhoda seemed to get more snaps with the 1's than Croft. Neither one jumped out to me, but Croft had a few bad throws and Rhoda was consistent. Seth Green ad Morgan also looked solid and I don't think there is that much separation between the 4 of them. Based on what I saw tonight, I think Rhoda is the starter at Buffalo.
2. Starting o-line appeared to be Greene, Olson, Weyler, Calhoun and Connelly. 2nd team was Schleuter, Oseland, Dovich, don't remember the RG, and Andries.
3. Brooks broke off some really nice runs. I love what Smith did last year, but I think Shannon is naturally more gifted. McCrary will also get some touches, he looks huge and showed some really good power. Femi-Cole also impressed. We're stacked at RB.
4. Top 2 WR's were Still and Johnson. I think Tyler will be really good at getting YAC. Carter appeared to be the current #3. Chris Bell and Demetrius Douglas showed some flashes and I bet both play this year.
5. No big surprises on the d-line. Winston D will be the right DE and Coughlin was playing on the left side in a stand up role. OJ Smith was dressed but I didn't see him participating. Richardson, Jackson and Stelter all played with the 1s.
6. Celestin looked really fast and bigger than he has in the past to me. Martin and Barber played a lot with the 1s. Cashman was dressed but I don't think he played.
7. Safeties were Duke McGhee, Jacob Huff and AWjr. Ken Handy-Holly played a lot with the 2nd team.
8. Corner looked okay, but it's going to be a step below what we have been used to the last few years. Shenault and Thomas appear to be the starters but both looked shaky at times.
When we arrived at practice, the music was blaring and PJ was miked up and constantly running around, encouraging players, and calling out when it was time to move to the next drill. After about an hour, they shut the music off and players got together with their position groups, took a knee, and were given popsicles and PowerAde. It was basically a 5 minute recovery break during practice. It caught me off guard as I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Overall, the players had a lot of energy and appear to have completely bought in to the new staff.
1. Rhoda seemed to get more snaps with the 1's than Croft. Neither one jumped out to me, but Croft had a few bad throws and Rhoda was consistent. Seth Green ad Morgan also looked solid and I don't think there is that much separation between the 4 of them. Based on what I saw tonight, I think Rhoda is the starter at Buffalo.
2. Starting o-line appeared to be Greene, Olson, Weyler, Calhoun and Connelly. 2nd team was Schleuter, Oseland, Dovich, don't remember the RG, and Andries.
3. Brooks broke off some really nice runs. I love what Smith did last year, but I think Shannon is naturally more gifted. McCrary will also get some touches, he looks huge and showed some really good power. Femi-Cole also impressed. We're stacked at RB.
4. Top 2 WR's were Still and Johnson. I think Tyler will be really good at getting YAC. Carter appeared to be the current #3. Chris Bell and Demetrius Douglas showed some flashes and I bet both play this year.
5. No big surprises on the d-line. Winston D will be the right DE and Coughlin was playing on the left side in a stand up role. OJ Smith was dressed but I didn't see him participating. Richardson, Jackson and Stelter all played with the 1s.
6. Celestin looked really fast and bigger than he has in the past to me. Martin and Barber played a lot with the 1s. Cashman was dressed but I don't think he played.
7. Safeties were Duke McGhee, Jacob Huff and AWjr. Ken Handy-Holly played a lot with the 2nd team.
8. Corner looked okay, but it's going to be a step below what we have been used to the last few years. Shenault and Thomas appear to be the starters but both looked shaky at times.
When we arrived at practice, the music was blaring and PJ was miked up and constantly running around, encouraging players, and calling out when it was time to move to the next drill. After about an hour, they shut the music off and players got together with their position groups, took a knee, and were given popsicles and PowerAde. It was basically a 5 minute recovery break during practice. It caught me off guard as I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Overall, the players had a lot of energy and appear to have completely bought in to the new staff.