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[SunsetBengal]

(03-24-2019, 11:10 AM)McC Wrote: Brown claims he will play at 240 or less this year.  Maybe that helps in the speed department.  In the very first game he played in as a Bengal, he intercepted a pass.  If he can play on two legs this year, maybe he won't be a big liability.

(03-24-2019, 12:04 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: To hold up in coverage Brown will have to play lighter.  Over his career he has graded out below average against the pass, and ran mid-4.8’s at the Combine.  No matter what he does he’s still going to be somewhat of a liability in the passing game.

http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/preston-brown?id=2543814

Dropping some weight likely won't make him "faster", but might help his agility and overall athleticism.  In what action he was full-go last season, he looked decent in coverage.  But, that could just be because the rest of what we had looked so bad..