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4 hours ago, CPsinceDay1 said:

This....

That's exactly it.

Everything else is excuses...

 

 

PJ must have started making accounts on here.

He went 6/10 with two drops.

Walker went 10/21 with 2s on the O-Line and Marshall, Moore, and Tremble.

His touchdown was literally on accident. 
 

Calm down on the Will Grier hate, PJ,

4 hours ago, SBBlue said:

Our run blocking looked bad.  We were bad at it last year.  We ran more with Will.  Partially because we need to figure out our run game, and partially because we don't trust Greir.  When he got his shot on 2nd and 3rd downs, many times the ball was uncatchable.  Those passes have to be spot on, even with some pressure.

Probably because Martez Ivey was his LT and our DT was his Center. 
 

He went 6/10 and there were 2 drops. 

1 minute ago, hepcat said:

Hope it isn’t serious

I hope he’s okay but like the post said he may have gotten lucky by getting on IR if it’s serious enough. The staff really likes Keith Taylor and Oliver doesn’t look that bad this year either. 

27 minutes ago, CPsinceDay1 said:

While we at it...let PJ get a crack with the ones, give Sam some more time to.... whatever he needed this week. 

The 3rd preseason game, a whole half of Darnold...

But that line needs to be addressed now, starting 5 should be ready by next week or have a better ideal of who and where

I’m not opposed to that. Let them all get a crack with the 1s,2s,3s. I’m not against anyone of them. I just don’t want people to come to conclusion of the guys future with Martez Ivey at LT and Giovanni Ricci catching the ball.

28 minutes ago, glitchh8 said:

Was he throwing from a clean pocket? Do you know? 

Let's face it honestly, most here have hated him since he was a rookie so don't consider that he was playing with 3rd, 4th, 5th stringers today. No Marshall, no Hubbard etc., so comparing the two QB from today's game is classic apples and oranges comparison. People here should seriously start thinking, instead of just reacting from thoughtless emotions. 

Exactly. If he gets reps with the same personnel PJ did today next week and sucks I’ll eat my words on here. But if he does well 90% of the folks on here will disappear.

4 hours ago, Zod said:

I can't see how they justify keeping Grier around at this point. They will need him for the third preseason game, and PERHAPS put him on the practice squad to run the scout team. Other than that, I think PJ showed today he is light years ahead of Grier. 

I don’t think so. PJ took his reps with the 2s while Grier had to take his reps with the 3s.

Grier had somebody in his face every play. Ivey was is LT and Monteiro was his RT.

Giovanni Ricci was also his only receiver getting open. PJ had Marshall and Moore.

Brady also ran the ball 7 times and passed it 21 when PJ was in. He only threw the ball 10 times and ran it 12 times with Grier.

Let Grier take his reps with the 2s next week and see if we have the same opinion.

2 hours ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

Beating the Jets would defiantly set a better tone for the season, than losing to them. Especially if all 3 phases play well.

I think we start 4-0 tbh. It’s the later part of the season that’s going to be the problem.

He will be a guard when we get more depth at tackle. My guess is we will fill the left or right side tackle spot (depending on how Moton does) in FA or R1 in the draft and they will move Christensen inside.

Erving will be 1 and done here. I’m slightly more optimistic about Eiflen

He’s the new Brentin Bersin

1 hour ago, Catsfan69 said:

The old ones were psl owners only I think.

But no they go way back. 

Ah I gotcha

19 hours ago, Catsfan69 said:

Lol a non contact fan fest.

Can it get any worse. 

I remember watching Fred Lane absolutely truck guys at Fan Fest.

I thought the first fan fest was in 04ish.

11 hours ago, Zod said:

On the one hand Darnold needs as many reps as possible in a new system.

 

On the other hand his offensive line isn't good and the season is over if Darnold is hurt.

 

What to do?

Game 1:

1Q Darnold

2Q Grier

3Q Grier 

4Q Walker

Game 2:

1Q Darnold

2Q Darnold

3Q Grier

4Q Walker

Game 3:

1Q Grier

2Q Grier

3Q Walker

4Q Walker

16 hours ago, AggieLean said:

Wake me when we come out with new uniforms. A rebrand. Our sh*t getting a lil stale 

Nothing is wrong with our uniforms, a lot of teams have had the same uniforms 50+ years. We just need to calm down on all of our combinations and stop being extra. White on black looks ridiculous and we’ve been getting killed since we went to black on black so much. 
 

Go back to black/silver at home except night games, white/white on the road and save the blue/silver and blue/white for the early home games we don’t wear white and away games we can’t wear white. 
 

It looks like we spin the random wheel every week.

11 hours ago, BurnNChinn said:

Are they going to put them back? I will be pissed if they don’t come back. I thought it was because of covid why they decided not to paint them last year.

 

They should but who knows. It will be easier to manage with the new turf. 
 

We have been terrible since we dropped the NFL logo at mid field and started wearing black pants more. I personally like the black/silver combo.

Also hate the blue eyes.

Also hate the new luxury boxes.

Call me old fashioned but, meh.

2 hours ago, firstdayfan said:

Just wanted to put a few thoughts and observations from my view of fan fest tonight. I am no scout or expert, just been a fan since the beginning and have been lurking around here for quite a while (12 years) and I also know people crave any kind of content this time a year so here you go.

I was in section 107 right near the corner of the end zone where the players entered and exited the field, I had good view of Defensive Line Drills, 1v1's and the 7 on 7's but the 11 on 11 went the opposite direction and most of the offensive line stuff was on the opposite side as well.

It didn't really matter a ton because the practice wasn't in pads (as has been mentioned) and it was a really light practice. The first team offense only had a handful of plays during 11 on 11. I think that was because of what McCaffrey said about the field, and speaking of which, despite all the gripes during the offseason I had forgot about the field until I was driving home and saw his quote. It looks really good and isn't noticeable at all, what IS noticeable are the new luxury boxes in the opposite endzone from the panther eyes. I feel like several players will end up there throughout the season, I believe Trenton Cannon almost went over the wall at one point. 

Ok, now to practice.

So again, it was a light practice so there wasn't a ton to take away but I'll start with the defense. Just based on drills it seems that the starting defensive linemen (if we are in a base 4-3 set) would be Burns, Brown, Jones, and Fox. Fox is a veteran and seemed to fit in nicely with the other players. Gross-Matos ran with the 2's along with Marquis Haynes. It was interesting to see Reddick do drills with both linebackers as well as defensive linemen, you can tell they are going to have him all over the place. 

In the 1v1's, Jaycee Horn was like a blanket on the receivers, just smothering them (which could be an issue with flags down the road). But considering 1v1's favor the Wide Receivers heavily, this was really impressive to see.

That's kind of it for defense, again, there was no hitting and it was almost like everyone was going kind of 3/4 speed (again, the turf).

I do have several thoughts about the offense, and I will start with the guy I was most impressed with. Terrace Marshall Jr.

Despite all the good things I've read about him from Jeremy and other guys that have been at camp, I was still really blown away by his size, athleticism, and how he just plucks the ball out of the air so effortlessly. But that's not all, he is so smooth in his routes and so fluid in his motion its just amazing for a guy his size. Here is a quick clip of him just absolutely abusing a corner right off the ball, unfortunately I missed the first part but he juked the corner nearly out of his shoes.

 

Another winner in my opinion at the Wide Receiver spot was Shi Smith who beat Troy Pride in 1v1's on just an absolute dime by Darnold. It happened right in front of me and it was awesome to watch (more on Sam later). Smith also has some smoothness to his game, but you can just tell he is not on the same level as Marshall. Still though, I was impressed with Smith and Omar Bayless as well, who was a favorite target throughout practice and seems to be a very polished receiver. Given how much attention he has received, I'd be extremely disappointed if Bayless didn't lead us in receiving during the preseason. 

Another thing I noticed is the fact that Trenton Cannon has been running with the Wide Receivers, something that has been discussed throughout camp. I think I heard it first on the PNP podcast and Rashad said it best, Cannon will probably make the team based on his versatility, he was also the first man up on kick returns when they did some special teams work (Hubbard was second). It will be interesting as to who's spot he takes, depth at WR and RB is crazy right now.

Sticking with the offense, I want to talk about the tight ends for a sec. I came away very impressed with Tommy Tremble. I never saw him drop a pass and while most of his routes were very short I thought he was extremely fluid and caught the ball well. Ian Thomas on the other hand was pretty much what we've seen for the last couple seasons, he flashes and then he dashes. I saw him drop a few easy balls but he also came back in 11 on 11's and bailed out Sam. I really don't know what to make of Thomas but I do feel like Tremble will overtake him at some point during the season, easily. 

I also came away very happy with the Darnold to Arnold connection, it is real people, and I know its been talked about extensively over the last two weeks but I can confirm that it is an exciting combo. Here is a clip during 7 on 7's where Sam kinda holds onto the ball a little long but then delivers a strike over the middle to Arnold (very Greg Olsen like), and you can also see what that 6-6 frame can do for a QB. 

 

Being a light practice, there wasn't much to take away from the offensive line, I did make a note that Trent Scott was running left tackle with the second string, I know Little had got some reps there earlier this week.

Now to the elephant in the room, what did I think of Sam Darnold?

I was happy with his performance and feel much better about the upcoming season after watching him tonight. He has everything you want in a QB, size, arm talent, mobility, and its incredibly obvious when you see him out there spinning it. Grier and Walker just don't even look like they're in the same league as Sam. Another thing I liked was his energy, he just looked like a leader out there, messing around with teammates, playing it up to the crowd. I just liked everything I saw, in 1v1's his touch, velocity and deep accuracy were excellent and after some of the doom and gloom of the first week of camp I am completely happy with him as our QB right now. Obviously this could change once real bullets start flying but I'm telling you, he has all the tools, if the coaches and offensive line can help him succeed, I have no trouble believing he could have a solid season and turn into a top 15 starting QB.

One final note. I feel like DJ Moore is so close to being an elite level receiver in this league and no one knows it but us (especially not the people at EA Sports). He is such a cool guy, outside of McCaffrey he seemed like the most popular player on the field, all while Smitty looked down in approval.

Thanks guys, hope you enjoyed.

 

 

 

What was your thoughts on the Grier/Walker position battle? Who took reps with 2s?

Also, 

How about the Fletcher/Jansen battle?

I’ll be so glad when somebody else sends their next 3-4  1st round picks so we don’t have to hear about it anymore. 

Just now, Cdparr7 said:

Rod Rutherford, Kerry Collins, Tony Pike, Brett Bazanez, David Carr, Frank Reich, Matt Moore, etc.

Would actually charge Fasani money to catch a pass from him.

Just now, Cdparr7 said:

Oy’ where’s Stefan Lefors

Rod Rutherford, Kerry Collins, Tony Pike, Brett Bazanez, David Carr, Frank Reich, Matt Moore, etc.

1 hour ago, PanthersATL said:

 

What would YOU pay to catch a pass from....

• Delhomme
• Darnold
• Peete
• Cam
• Weinke
• Beuerlien
• Testaverde
• Brian St Pierre

=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

A winning bidder has paid $120,000 to catch a pass from Tom Brady. The auction allows a fan to catch a pass, have pic taken and have Tom sign pic. Comes with private jet travel to Florida, one night stay at Ritz and Bucs-Giants tickets.

 

Oy’ where’s Stefan Lefors

Since Mason Stokke was waived that just leaves Mikey Daniel. Since Tremble was more of a H-Back in college it would make sense and give flexibility to the roster. You could keep Tremble as the TE3/FB and add depth elsewhere.
 

Has anyone at camp seen Tremble playing the FB role or has it been mostly TE at camp?

3 hours ago, Icege said:

 

So Grier took 2nd team reps again today? This is 3 days in a row, I guess he’s holding it right now.

Start Will Grier for the season. If he does well you have a QB, if not you have a good draft pick to get Howell or Rattler.

Very realistic stats if the OL holds up.

I didn’t see a Chris Orr thread, but that was who we released to get Caraun Reid. Kinda surprised out of this roster of 90 that was who we let go of especially considering no depth at LB. Wasn’t they hyping this guy up towards the end of the season?

5 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Nobody thought he was a steal in the 3rd.  He floats his passes and doesnt go through his progressions.  The spread offense masked his limits and inflated his numbers.  He is not good

Will Grier is Matt Moore at best. BEST. I actually think Moore may have had a better career if they supported him and didn’t tank in 2010. Grier is a career back up.