The QB race:
I thought Higgins had a better scrimmage than Driskel but Driskel still seems like the better qb to me. The reason I say that is because Higgins had both Taylor and Henderson on his team. Nobody could cover Taylor yesterday, and if he was covered, just throw the ball in his direction and he made the catch in traffic. Childress sort of reminds you of Taylor but he isn't quite as quick and his hands aren't as good yet.
Henderson was owning the db's until they switched Abraham onto him. Bryson covered him up--even beating him for a jump ball on a fade route. On the Blue squad (Driskel), Watts was torching them early until they switched Barnes onto him. Neither Watts or Seay could do anything against Barnes.
The DB's:
I apologize to any friends or family members (of players) for what might sound offensive... Our starting defensive backfield looks good in pass coverage and tackling, very good. I don't think Brice is a great pass defender (saw him beaten once yesterday) but he makes up for it in his tackling. Thus our first 4--Woods, Brice, Barnes, and Abraham look great. After them, it was UGLY...
Even though Dunn got some quality pt last year, he didn't have a good scrimmage. At least he was in position to make a play, the other corners were dominated. At back-up safety, I do remember Cooper getting a pick. Watts abused Jacobs so badly it didn't look fair. Seay torched Cobb, it wasn't close. Then, if Barnes was on Seay, he couldn't get open. Tony Griffin was equally ineffective. Ineptitude wasn't limited to the White team, McCullough also struggled. Made me wonder how good guys like Oliver and Childress and McAlindon really are. I mean, if the same player can burn our back-ups but can't get open against our starters, what about the guys that were never covered by our starters?
OL/DL:
I'm admittedly bad at evaluating interior line play. I see a pile of big dudes and don't know how they fall whatever way. That said, I KNOW Ferguson played well at end. He got consistent pressure and blew up a run or 2. I also thought 47 (Blue team) looked good on multiple plays. The roster said it was Anderson, but this guys was a DE and bigger than Anderson's dimensions. I also noticed Canty getting pressure on for the White. I didn't see Dora do much yesterday. The offensive line got the best of the DL in pass protection, but I thought the d'lines were better in run defense.
LB:
For the most part, I thought the linebackers struggled in pass coverage (not surprisingly). The underneath stuff was open. Mims made alot of tackles. I thought Moore was aggressive and athletic. Farris sticks his nose in there as does Hogan. Seems like Fitte might be the most versatile. Durmon didn't impress me but he's still green.
RB:
Craft has emerged imo. He's the second best back without question, he seems to be playing faster and less tentative.
There were other highlights and players who contributed. But these are some things that struck me while watching.
Oh yeah, the punting was atrocious.
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