Day 1 of Rookie Practice As 2016 Season Starts

[BengalChris]

(05-07-2016, 05:06 PM)kevin Wrote: Bengals.com says Coach Lewis often critical of rookies early, but said, " That's probably the best opening day we've had. It show's they've been doing things to get ready to get in here and that's good. " . Coach liked the tempo, saying he tried to impress that upon them coming in, and they must have listened to his warnings.

It mentions players who stood out on Day 1.......CB, William Jackson and LB, Nick Vigil looked like 5 year veterans......DT , Andrew Billings looked good......G, Chris Westerman played some center. .....At WR, Tyler Boyd excelled at WR and also worked on punt and kick returns.  Core did well until he got a leg cramp. Alonzo Russell caught the ball smoothly. ....Slot candidates Alex Erickson and Antwane Grant didn't look out of position.  About every ball was caught, which shows the QBs in camp were on target also, such as Matt Johnson.

I wanted to post this because a lot of people are still looking at their draft magazines and questioning picks. Let it be known that the picks are in camp and had a great first day, including Vigil....The 2016 season just started, the road to the Super Bowl begins in practice. 

I don't know anyone questioning the quality of the players selected by the Bengals. What makes my heart warm and fussy all over are the highlighted points above.

Westerman getting some work at Center just puts a smile on my face!

Boyd getting work in the return game adds that warm feeling! Hopefully he's smart enough to know when and when not to come out of the endzone. Sounds like a simple choice, and it is, but not everyone in an NFL uniform can make that decision correctly in a game.

Jackson and Vigil looking like vets means we're going to be seeing them in games sooner rather than later.