Heading into Training Camp

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(07-22-2022, 02:02 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: Dang, still a lot of time to get in shape for Shelvin though. Maybe he is saving it up for the season?

We will see, I liked Shelvin a lot when we drafted him, reminds me of Vince Wilfork.


Thanks Ocho for the numbers on Lassiter. The thing about numbers is they can jade your opinion of a player similar to
Tisdale's numbers that were great for a man his size. In the end it is about football IQ to go along with athleticism cause
everyone is athletic in the NFL.


We will see no doubt. All I know is I saw Lassiter catching at least a couple balls from Burrow in Mandatories.



Could happen with Adomitis replacing Clark Harris. He could be the next great Long Snapper. Clark is probably the best in 
the NFL right now though, it is kind of a balancing act. Don't want to put the next great on the Practice Squad cause he might
get plucked off and don't want to cut your great aging player cause it could hurt you a couple times in the season.

I know nothing about Chrisman still, all I know was he was on Ohio State and was thought highly of.

I think the coaches like him otherwise we would of drafted Ariza or one of the other great punters in this class. Huber is falling
off even though he was the best Punter we have ever had. Need to keep our ST's top of the NFL. We have the Kicker...


The thing about Trey Hill is he has the best anchor you will see, you cannot move him.

The problem is he can't move too well either lol

Shelvin strikes me as the guy that has massive ability, but not the work ethic.  Some of the plays he made in big games at LSU were jaw-dropping, but he always lacked consistency.  He has the perfect atmosphere here with guys like Reader, Hill, Hubbard, and Hendrickson.  If he can't reach his potential with this team, he likely never will. 

Lassiter seems to have exceeded expectations thus far as a WR, because I believe his main asset was as a kick returner.  The testing numbers and his size are just blah, but there are a few things to consider:  Who was his QB?  Was he the only weapon?  Does he come from a background that didn't send him to a high dollar "combine camp", where they train non-stop like track athletes, and work on all the specific testing drills?

I won't kill a guy for an average combine.  Tee was very average (but a much more imposing athlete) testing and I think that actually HELPED his NFL career because instead of doing all the combine prep work, he rested from the long college season so he would be ready for the NFL.  Some of these rookies play a 12 game season, in to the playoff, then go right to a camp, then the combine, then the draft, then OTAs and a grueling NFL season with very little down time in between.  

I don't mean to imply that is the case with Lassiter, but it is worth considering in looking at the prospect as a whole.  

Personally, I think Trenton Irwin is the most capable of the depth WRs.  I like Trent Taylor as a backup slot WR and punt returner and Chris Evans as our KR.  Could there be a better WR than both shake free before camp?  Absolutely.  Still, I like Irwin, Taylor, and Morgan behind our big three.  Not the biggest Mike Thomas fan, but I guess he is experienced at the very least.  

Pooka could push Irwin out if he has shown improved route running and ball tracking.  His special teams play could be...well, special.