Official Redskins Off-Season News & Rumors-Part Trois

[EARTHQUAKE2689]

Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

People didn't mention this already, but Chris Russell of ESPN980 was watching practice and said/tweeted:

#Redskins observations from OTA's : Niles Paul blew past rookie safety Phillip Thomas on what looked to be a wheel route for a long gain/TD.

#Redskins observations from OTA's : Glimpse of the (near?) future - Several times, saw Amerson at RCB, Thomas/Rambo at S, R. Crawford @ LCB.

#Redskins observations from OTA's : A few times saw #Redskins use this alignment in nickel. DHall at LCB, Crawford at RCB w/ EJ Biggers-slot

#Redskins observations from OTA's - Rookies David Amerson and Bacarri Rambo each had a INT against Rex Grossman. Rambo was at FS for his.

#Redskins observations from OTA's : After throwing two straight picks, Rex dialed up a long ball to Aldrick Robinson beating Amerson/Gomes.

#Redskins observations from OTA's - RB Jawan Jamison had a nice "2nd level wiggle" on 1 run (@John_Keim) & did nice job in pass pro mirror.
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So what I gather from that (of course its way to early to start coming to conclusions)

- Amerson is looking just like he did in college: great coverage one play, beat the next.

- Phillip Thomas is getting burned by Niles Paul. Not helping his case with me saying he doesn't have the speed to play in the NFL.

- Rambo looking like a good/great pick (as a lot of us had thought and hoped)

- Skins are using Biggers at the Slot, although I read (I think in PFF) that he is a lot better outside than in the slot. Interesting.

- Jawan Jamison getting attention already. I can think back to this time last year and Chris Russell was saying noticeable things about a guy named Alfred Morris.. I could easily see him & Thompson both on the roster and Royster and Helu gone.

Even though Niles Paul runs a 4.5. Yeah one play in practice isn't gonna tell me that he doesn't have the "speed" to play in the NFL.

[CultBrennan59]

Originally Posted by EARTHQUAKE2689

Even though Niles Paul runs a 4.5. Yeah one play in practice isn't gonna tell me that he doesn't have the "speed" to play in the NFL.

Like I said its just something to keep note of/see how he does during training camp. And a lot of the scouting reports said that he is good at covering the slot, so Niles running a 4.5 is a moot point, being that Phillip is supposed/expected to cover guys just as fast, if not faster.

Hopefully I can look back at this in a month and say "Yeah he really improved" and not "well, kind of saw this coming"

[skinsfaninok]

Let's wait until the real games begin. Then we'll see

[CRedskinsRule]

I think the first hand twitter observations were cool. thanks for posting those. I doubt you can draw any conclusions or speculations though, because this early on coaches are going to be shuffling combinations just to have tape to review, and being that the rookies are hardly out of college it would be odd to me if there college strengths and weaknesses weren't highlighted so coaches can show and coach these guys. its not like just putting on an nfl uniform suddenly makes players change there tendencies.

[Skinzman]

To the Niles Paul blowing past Philip Thomas statement. Sounds more like Thomas misread the play. Paul runs a 4.5, Thomas runs in the 4.6-4.7 range. Sounds like he expected a short pattern and planted his feet. If it happens all the time, I see the point. But once in OTA's isnt exactly the end of his career.

Troy Polamalu does not have very good top end speed. He just understands angles and has the instincts to be moving in the right direction before he should be. The best safeties arent necessarily the fastest ones, its the ones who have the best instincts. Even Troy and Ed Reed have been burned before.

[ethat001]

Originally Posted by Skinzman

The best safeties arent necessarily the fastest ones, its the ones who have the best instincts. Even Troy and Ed Reed have been burned before.

Agreed. The safety can be 15-20 yards back from scrimmage. The 4.5 receiver runs 20 yards forward, and safety runs 5-10-15 to meet the receiver (with good angles). They still need speed, but they're not starting from the same point on the field -- so angles / instincts are more important.

[donofriose]

Must be the offseason if people are making a big deal over some one getting burned by a wheel route during practice, which getting burned by a wheel route has nothing to do with speed.

[budw38]

Any word on (ILB ) K. Robinson , Helu , (SS ) Bernstien ? Has the team or coaches said anything regarding C. Minnifield doing any running ect .? HAIL SKINS 2013 !

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by budw38

Any word on (ILB ) K. Robinson , Helu , (SS ) Bernstien ? Has the team or coaches said anything regarding C. Minnifield doing any running ect .? HAIL SKINS 2013 !

I believe Bernstien and Robinson are out until camp rehabing. Helu was at least stretching and running with the team on some of the video. No clue about Minnifield.

[T.O.Killa]

Originally Posted by budw38

Any word on (ILB ) K. Robinson , Helu , (SS ) Bernstien ? Has the team or coaches said anything regarding C. Minnifield doing any running ect .? HAIL SKINS 2013 !

I heard Minnifield was out there with the rehab guys on the side, so was Robinson. I think they said the only players not on the field were Carricker and Bernstien. It made me wonder whats going on with Minnifield, its basically been about a year since the injury and he still cant practice. Not good.

[budw38]

Originally Posted by T.O.Killa

I heard Minnifield was out there with the rehab guys on the side, so was Robinson. I think they said the only players not on the field were Carricker and Bernstien. It made me wonder whats going on with Minnifield, its basically been about a year since the injury and he still cant practice. Not good.

I would like to see Chase healthy , maybe IR / PS this year ? Looks like J. Wilson played most of last year with a shoulder that required surgery . Some notes / stories here .... Rich Tandler's Real Redskins.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by budw38

Any word on (ILB ) K. Robinson , Helu , (SS ) Bernstien ? Has the team or coaches said anything regarding C. Minnifield doing any running ect .? HAIL SKINS 2013 !

Robinson was spotted carrying Dez Bryant's jock strap around Cowboys stadium last week

[Chico23231]

Originally Posted by The Goat

Robinson was spotted carrying Dez Bryant's jock strap around Cowboys stadium last week

lol. cant let it go. I think Jabar was seen carrying Garcon's.

[JoeRedskin]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

lol. cant let it go. I think Jabar was seen carrying Garcon's.

Did you expect anything different?

Besides, so many rookie ILB's stuck to Bryant like glue last year, why shouldn't we expect the same of Robinson. Fourth round pick? Didn't he see Morris? No excuses short of instant stardom Robinson! Cut his ass.

[The Goat]

Originally Posted by Chico23231

lol. cant let it go. I think Jabar was seen carrying Garcon's.

Isn't he in jail?

...was seen carrying the soap two-handed