10-07-2022, 12:48 PM
(10-06-2022, 12:04 PM)Speedy Thomas Wrote: A while back I was listening to a former coach talking about preparing for an athletic QB. He said that you can tell your players about freakish athleticism, they can see it for themselves on tape, but who do you have on your squad who can replicate someone like Lamar in practice? Ideally it would be a former HS or college QB. It got me thinking about who we could use. I thought maybe Kwame Lassiter or one of the Trents but wasn't sure if they had any QB experience. Well, we got our answer. From Bengals web site:
Just like you can't stop Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, you can only hope to contain him, you can't replicate Jackson in practice. You can only hope to give the defense a glance. By all accounts it sounds like rookie cornerback Cam Taylor-Britt did more than that as he had the defensive vets buzzing about his big arm as they came off the field Wednesday.
It was the second-round pick's first practice since undergoing core surgery about six weeks ago during training camp. Welcome back, kid. Taylor-Britt, named first-team All-State quarterbacking Park Crossing High School in Montgomery, Ala., rung up 1,466 yards and 16 touchdowns passing while running for 1,030 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior and apparently on Wednesday he was flinging it deep.
"Nobody can emulate No. 8," said defensive coordinator Lou Anarumo after Wednesday's practice. "Cam Taylor-Britt is giving his best effort. He did a good job."
Asked about what he's seeking from Taylor-Britt now that he's back, Anarumo said it's going to take him time to ease back in.
"I want him to be a great Lamar Jackson," Anarumo said. "He's done nothing football wise. One day at a time. Just keep getting better. Learn how to be a DB again.
I remember seeing CTB throw a ball in the Offseason like 65+ yards and going WTF? Makes sense he was a great HS QB.
This is a good move using a dynamic dude like this to prepare our Defense. Need to slow down Lamar and the running
game with Dobbs to win this game, I think it will be a high scoring game and we lose if we don't slow them down.
