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All three QB’s. I was extremely impressed with all three collectively. But I’m going to rank them 3-1 and explain why below.
3. Dobbs played very well and the first drive with the nice gainer to Washington was his second best play. My nitpicking is Washington was open by 5 yards and if he leads him at all it’s a touchdown. At least he gave Washington a shot at it and it was a nice gainer.
His best play was a scramble for a first down that used his quick feet. To me this is what Dobbs will be. He will end up a 10 year backup who can do enough to not lose a game but never be “the guy”. Nothing wrong with making millions holding a clipboard and using what’s between your ears during meetings and sideline adjustments but he doesn’t have the accuracy to be much more.
2. Hodges really impressed which came as a shocker. My expectations of Hodges was to look down receivers and make bone head throws into coverage. Contrary to that he went through progressions and seemed to have a good grasp on the offense. Which is impressive this early. He also had enough zip on the ball which was a nice surprise.
1. Rudolph just looks the part of our future quarterback. He seems to just have that command of the huddle, understands the offense, read the defense and defenders correctly, good accuracy, and decent zip on the football. Looking how Ben’s and Rudolph’s contracts line up I could see Roethlisberger retiring after 2020 and the Steelers using that money to extend Rudolph’s contract. Reminds me a little of Favre and Rodgers but lets hope it’s a more amicable parting than Favre and the packers.
RB’s- Jaylen Samuels continues to impress. I loved the pick coming out of college and he impressed last year. He looks to be every bit the player last year and maybe more. Conner and JaySam should be a great tandem this year.
Trey Edmunds in my opinion was the second best back vs Tampa. He didn’t have many reps but should power and a little more speed than Snell. The two things I saw from Snell I liked was pass pro and hands seemed decent.
WR’s- James Washington is my breakout receiver this year. He really stepped it up at the end of the year and looks to have taken another large step forward this year. His double move to open the series with Dobbs was awesome and he almost brought it that td with a toe tap. The back shoulder TD from Rudolph was a thing of beauty. I see Barron and Moncrief in the same boat this year. Fighting for playing time.
TE- Gentry had a better game than I thought he would. Showed awareness and decent hands. Couldn’t make out his blocking much though.
OL- Zach Banner might be our future at RT. He was good in pass pro but in run blocking he was making holes. Massive guy who didn’t slow down and played the majority of the snaps.
DL- McCullers had some nice plays blowing up the offensive line and forcing the running back to bounce out of the middle early. He doesn’t offer much besides push the guy in front of you back but in short yardage and punt/kick special teams but in a different era McCullers would be a stud.
OLB- Ola and Skipper were men amongst boys. I don’t know if Ola was vs the starting OT or backup and I saw Skipper was vs the third string OT but it wasn’t even close in skill level. I think these two have paved the way for Dupree to move on after the season. Dupree would 10+ sacks to make me consider signing him and if he does I’d ask where was that the last few years.
ILB- The two rookies Bush and Ulysees had phenomenal games. Bush vs mostly starters and Ulysees vs the backups but I like where they are. Then even Dirty Red made some plays. Lots to like here and the question is do we keep 5 ILB like last year? Hopefully we don’t cut one or the young guys and try to stash on the PS because I think Barron and even Williams might be gone after this season.
CB- Cam Sutton seemed to be around the ball a lot and had strip but the receiver touched out of bounds. All together not a great performance but not bad either. Seemed very bend not break.
S- Kameron Kelly looked good getting his nose in on the tackles early. Looked to read and react quicker than the others. Might be an AAF gem. Marcus Allen must have pissed in Tomlins Cheerio’s because he didn’t see the field until way late. Surprised as he was a guy not long ago Tomlin mentioned as a potential replacement for Morgan Burnett.
I know it’s early but overall I liked what I saw from the young guys. Still feel CB will be our Achilles heel on defense. My hope is Tomlin doesn’t let that first round pick name tag keep Dupree on the field and Ola on the bench. QB pressure is a sure way to cover up an average secondary.
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All three QB’s. I was extremely impressed with all three collectively. But I’m going to rank them 3-1 and explain why below.
3. Dobbs played very well and the first drive with the nice gainer to Washington was his second best play. My nitpicking is Washington was open by 5 yards and if he leads him at all it’s a touchdown. At least he gave Washington a shot at it and it was a nice gainer.
His best play was a scramble for a first down that used his quick feet. To me this is what Dobbs will be. He will end up a 10 year backup who can do enough to not lose a game but never be “the guy”. Nothing wrong with making millions holding a clipboard and using what’s between your ears during meetings and sideline adjustments but he doesn’t have the accuracy to be much more.
2. Hodges really impressed which came as a shocker. My expectations of Hodges was to look down receivers and make bone head throws into coverage. Contrary to that he went through progressions and seemed to have a good grasp on the offense. Which is impressive this early. He also had enough zip on the ball which was a nice surprise.
1. Rudolph just looks the part of our future quarterback. He seems to just have that command of the huddle, understands the offense, read the defense and defenders correctly, good accuracy, and decent zip on the football. Looking how Ben’s and Rudolph’s contracts line up I could see Roethlisberger retiring after 2020 and the Steelers using that money to extend Rudolph’s contract. Reminds me a little of Favre and Rodgers but lets hope it’s a more amicable parting than Favre and the packers.
RB’s- Jaylen Samuels continues to impress. I loved the pick coming out of college and he impressed last year. He looks to be every bit the player last year and maybe more. Conner and JaySam should be a great tandem this year.
Trey Edmunds in my opinion was the second best back vs Tampa. He didn’t have many reps but should power and a little more speed than Snell. The two things I saw from Snell I liked was pass pro and hands seemed decent.
WR’s- James Washington is my breakout receiver this year. He really stepped it up at the end of the year and looks to have taken another large step forward this year. His double move to open the series with Dobbs was awesome and he almost brought it that td with a toe tap. The back shoulder TD from Rudolph was a thing of beauty. I see Barron and Moncrief in the same boat this year. Fighting for playing time.
TE- Gentry had a better game than I thought he would. Showed awareness and decent hands. Couldn’t make out his blocking much though.
OL- Zach Banner might be our future at RT. He was good in pass pro but in run blocking he was making holes. Massive guy who didn’t slow down and played the majority of the snaps.
DL- McCullers had some nice plays blowing up the offensive line and forcing the running back to bounce out of the middle early. He doesn’t offer much besides push the guy in front of you back but in short yardage and punt/kick special teams but in a different era McCullers would be a stud.
OLB- Ola and Skipper were men amongst boys. I don’t know if Ola was vs the starting OT or backup and I saw Skipper was vs the third string OT but it wasn’t even close in skill level. I think these two have paved the way for Dupree to move on after the season. Dupree would 10+ sacks to make me consider signing him and if he does I’d ask where was that the last few years.
ILB- The two rookies Bush and Ulysees had phenomenal games. Bush vs mostly starters and Ulysees vs the backups but I like where they are. Then even Dirty Red made some plays. Lots to like here and the question is do we keep 5 ILB like last year? Hopefully we don’t cut one or the young guys and try to stash on the PS because I think Barron and even Williams might be gone after this season.
CB- Cam Sutton seemed to be around the ball a lot and had strip but the receiver touched out of bounds. All together not a great performance but not bad either. Seemed very bend not break.
S- Kameron Kelly looked good getting his nose in on the tackles early. Looked to read and react quicker than the others. Might be an AAF gem. Marcus Allen must have pissed in Tomlins Cheerio’s because he didn’t see the field until way late. Surprised as he was a guy not long ago Tomlin mentioned as a potential replacement for Morgan Burnett.
I know it’s early but overall I liked what I saw from the young guys. Still feel CB will be our Achilles heel on defense. My hope is Tomlin doesn’t let that first round pick name tag keep Dupree on the field and Ola on the bench. QB pressure is a sure way to cover up an average secondary.
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