Uche couldn’t even move him… and Uche is no slouch… We may have something here… look at how low he starts in his stance.. That’s textbook run-stuffing position… Very encouraging.

-Collin

I agree about Knighton, he keeps his base. I also like the scrappy nature that I saw in Ellison and the effort from young players like Miller and and Julius Williams.

how about Julius williams almost going thorugh Pashos’ legs… haha… he’s definitely a DPR as of now… he’ll need development and weight to ever be a regular.

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The same thing we do every night Pinky…

Try to win the division!

You can see Pashos fighting for his job. Harvey looked real good! and I guess those guys I am not too familiar with Allen and Shaw, I will not be familiar with on game day. Knighton not too bad…

Football is in the air! Love it!

… buut Knighton, Ellison and Harvey looked pretty good to me. The D-line looked more promising than I expected, although the co-ordination of the entire line is obviously more important than 1 on 1.

Miller… he may still have a lot to learn about the TE position, but he seems plenty strong and not afraid of contact.

did you make that vid silencecs?

Is #86, angulo? He looked good blocking.

but looking at the different running backs Montell Owens looks the best. Washington was a close second, with nice burst and deception. Bolen had a nice pad level and ran with some conviction. Jennings came in 4th, imo. He runs kind of high. He wasn’t patient, running into his blocker one time; enough so that he stopped feet momentarily(Which is very bad). He wasn’t deceptive. And he didn’t look like he had the initial burst the other guys did.
Granted the exercise was made for the linemen, but Jennings looked underwhelming in comparison to what I’ve been hearing/reading.
I hate saying all that written above, because I really like the guy and I really still hope he proves all his doubters wrong; but I just don’t see it, not in his highlights, not in the senior bowl, and not right now.
Is anyone else seeing what I’m seeing?

the most consistent. He kind of runs like Peyton Hillis with a slightly better pad level even, but slightly tighter hips. I wonder what kind of hands he has. If MJD ever goes down (knock on wood that he doesn’t) and we want a 2 back set, he may be the guy running behind Greg Jones.

As for Jennings though, I don’t like his feet. A narrow base means dead legs on contact (:37). It’s similar to McFadden’s style of running. He also has a long stride, which means it’s hard for him to stop and start again.(:55) A long stride is ok if you’re a WR, or if your 20 yards down field already and your just trying to outrun everyone; but it’s not the same at the line of scrimmage.

Washington gets his knees high. He also has quick feet and a short stride while getting through the hole.
A wide base when trying to be patient allows for a better change of direction. Just watch Adrian Peterson’s wide base when waiting up the middle.

Jennings runs tentatively….he doesn’t seem prepared to run through some one…i didn’t write second down but its at the end and he runs to the right of the screen. it is obvious

i see what you mean about the narrow base.

Bolen was just all around solid, all you can ask more is for straight line speed. Once he would get around, he never seemed fast. Two reasons this doesn’t matter 1) the drill didn’t require that he run farther and 2) he’s a FB
He also never quit, ever

Washington has the most speed and seemed to be very aware. I remember a spin move and a pause step behind the line

Vic has kind of hyped the guy up a little too much. He likes big backs and that’s what Rashad is. He likes size and speed from big schools. Keep in mind last year he had rated Gholston and Darren McFadden as his top picks. He also had Wells as his 3rd best player in last years draft.

While his ball security hasn’t been as issue it’s clear he still runs a little to high and now we see that he can indecisive at the LOS. You can see why Jack Del Rio continues to promote Greg Jones as MJD’s main relief.