Morrison's who's up and down

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Since we have to rely on the media to inform us of camp performances more than ever this year...here is The Athletic's Jay Morrison's take on week 1. It does include a few players of major interest

up

1) WR Trent Taylor
2) DE Khalid Kareem
3} OG Xavier Su'a Filo- right now looks to be game 1 starter
4) Markus Bailey
5) Trey Hopkins

down

1} OG Jackson Carman

Quote:Cue the Tom Petty track. The Bengals said they expected Carman to compete for a starting spot at guard when they picked him in the second round, and they ran him out there with the starters for OTAs. Whether it was the way he played or prepared or retained or whatever, they saw enough that they didn’t like that Carman has been taking third-team snaps (and second) early in camp. Sometimes teams can take that approach to send a message, but this feels like a lot more than that. The Bengals have seen enough to believe entrusting Carman with protecting Burrow isn’t in their best interest just yet. The rookie has a steep climb ahead.

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2} WR Auden Tate
in perspective, just not the camp MVP...has had a few drops

3} DT Larry Ogunjobi
' hasn't seen the field

4} Austin Siebert
again perspective, has made 13 of 15 kicks one of the misses being a 60 yard. McPherson has made 14 of 15 missing only that 60 yarder (had enough length though}. Siebert is doing enough to be signed to another team. Of course, we still have to see them in a game

5] RB/WR Pooka Williams

Quote:Williams’ inclusion here is the yang to Trent Taylor’s yin. The undrafted rookie has made some impressive plays in his switch to wide receiver, most notably a tough recovery for a reception after a tipped pass in Friday’s practice. But he’s falling behind Taylor as a receiving option and especially as a punt returner. Williams hasn’t put the ball on the ground, but his inexperience shows as he looks unsure and unsteady as he tracks balls in the air. He’ll have a huge opportunity to gain ground in the preseason games just as Alex Erickson did in winning the job as an undrafted rookie in 2016. But through one week, Williams is losing ground in a bid to make the roster.

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