08-29-2016, 11:53 AM
(08-29-2016, 08:48 AM)SHRacerX Wrote: Agree with most of your assessments regarding offense and defense, and I will add that special teams units look very good, but had a few missed tackles this evening.
I'm a little surprised to see you say that about Chykie Brown, though. I thought he got a raw deal on the PI call (Herms altered his route and created a bit of contact because he was right with him, but the ball wasn't catchable) and he defened something like three passes the rest of the night. And, if memory serves, two of them were against Bortles and Jax starters. When was the last time you saw one of our CBs bat down three passes in a single game?
I think with some more coaching, this kid could prove to be a steal. It's like Collinsworth said: (paraphrasing) "He just finds a way to make plays on the ball". All three of his batted passes went in the air and could have been INTs if they bounced differently or there was a safety nearby.
Vigil's strength is clearly in coverage (space) and not at the point of attack. I think he will be an asset in nickel and will likely add the strength and size to hold up better at the point of attack over the next few seasons. He is great in coverage, though. And some of the issues he is facing was the lack of our top talent on the defensive line that would help keep those linemen off of him. I remember Ray Lewis (NOT saying Vigil is Ray Lewis) complaining about one season where they didn't have enough beef on the front line to "keep him clean and let him make plays".
I thought Uzomah got great separation on his target against the Jax #1s but Andy overthrew him. It will take more reps to get their timing down, but I still like this guy's athleticism.
I might have to go rewatch the game, and ya the PI call was bad, Bortles way overthrew the ball. I must have been treating him like how some people treat Kirkpatrick around here... I saw a lot of him so he must stink
Speaking of Kirkpatrick, he had a nice breakup in the endzone there... thought he had another solid outing WITH Adam not out there too.
