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OK, so I just did Jones. Havent done Trapilo yet, will have to wait for another day. Jones had 24 reps. 15 Passes, and 9 Runs Out of 15 pass reps, he did poorly on 5 of them (and well on 10). on one rep he gave up a sack, beaten cleanly outside, didnt even slow the guy down on two other reps he gave up pressures, including one untouched to the inside where he whiffed in a way that could get your QB killed additionally, he also got bullrushed twice in a row and pushed back into the pocket, and on one of those reps he also false started, but it wasnt called. so, from the outside, a sack, and another pressure, from the inside, a pressure, and up the middle two bull rushes that pushed him back into the pocket, and a false start. Of the 9 running plays he did a good job identifying who to block, including some really good zone plays got out to the second level when needed, and showed good movement delivered a good first punch engaged about half the time, and turned guys when he did failed to hold his block about half the time too, and defenders wiggled out of his block including one play on the goalline where the runner was stopped by a man that Jones had turned outside, and who fought off of Jones and got across his face inside to stop the ball carrier. He had some good reps for sure, but there were enough troublesome moments that I would not be fully comfortable with him at LT. Not saying there is a better option, i have to scout Trapilo next, but if it's Jones who gets the job, he is too often a weak link. If anyone wants to see my notes to see what I mean, they are pasted here. Braxton Jones Q1 14:53 1&10 Pass Jones rides the DE out and handles him well Q1 14:49 2&10 Pass Reads blitz, blitzer chipped, then BJ mirrors opponent, handles him well Q1 14:17 3&16 Pass defender chipped by TE, still Jones fails to engage or mirror defender, who slips around him. Had the QB not thrown quickly it would have been a pressure. Q1 3:34 1&10 Run moves and turns his man well, arm across the back holding, but good play Q1 2:59 2&9 Pass stands his man up for quick pass Q1 2:24 3&4 Pass absorbs defender, neutralizes him Q2 14:05 1&10 Run locates LB and gets to second level, Ok punch but he doesnt stay engaged. Great run by Monangai by the way, great vision, cutback away from where Braxton's guy was going after shedding Jones, protects the ball in traffic and scoots for a 14yd gain Q2 13:32 1&10 Run gets outside, locates a LB and rides him away from the play Q2 12:57 2&7 Pass Good backside zone blocking. pushes his man away and helps the back with a blitzer outside of him. Q2 12:23 1&10 Pass Neutralizes defender at the line Q2 11:46 1&10 Run moves his man well Q2 11:28 1&20 Pass Good mirror, absorbs his guy Q2 10:55 2&15 Pass Good mirror, but let himself get pushed backward and upright toward the QB Q2 10:47 3&15 Pass false start (wasnt called) on BJ, get stood up again and walked back toward the QB the DE is learning Jones can be moved with a bull rush Q2 10:10 1&10 Run, absorbed his guy well Q2 9:36 2&7 Run, good zone choices, helps with the DT and then peel off to seal the backside against the DE Q2 8:55 1&10 Run tough nosed block moves his guy Q2 8:21 2&10 Pass Jones mirrors, is being moved a bit then Monangai chips in an neutralizes with a strong hit Q2 7:45 3&2 Run stands his man up and turns him Q2 7:14 1&Goal Run good punch, moves his man, but cant hold his block, and his guy is able to squirm around him and hit the ball carrier short of the goal line Q2 6:49 1&Goal Pass decent lateral movement, part of misdirection, so block didnt need to be made Q2 6:11 2&Goal Pass Beaten to the outside, his guy gets around him shallow enough to flush and then sack the QB who was moving away out of the pocket. So Jones whiffed, didnt even slow his guy down. Q2 5:31 3&Goal Pass stands his guy up for a moment, all thats needed for that play Q2 4:53 4&Goal Pass Jones is beaten to the inside, his guy comes free to the QB who is pressured and has to get rid of it quickly 24 reps 15 Passes 1 sack 2 bullrush back toward the pocket (one was also a false start) 2 pressures 9 Runs Made smart choices Delivered a consistent punch Moved people failed to hold blocks on several plays

if I do, I do! Of course Im gonna be fair, because i want the best guy out there.

I agree with this. Ozzy is raw though, and especially his first two snaps were ugly. But you could tell he was being challenged a lot the whole game. At one point they started helping Ozzy with chips and rollouts away from his side etc. He was amazing in the running game though, he can really move people. But protecting Caleb has to be job 1. I think he will be able to do it, but he needs more experience. Hopefully that comes fast. Braxton on the other hand was a mess on most of his snaps. Im gonna rewatch it this week, and take some specific notes on each rep.

me too - whichever is fine. I just think it will be Trapilo based on nothing, but if Amagadje becomes a stud, then that will be amazing.

It was great to see our depth go against higher level guys, and it gives more context to Booker's sacks too. Hopefully that can project to the regular season. Sewell and Monangai - yup. Sewell is our 3rd LB for when we need it, and good depth. Monangai sure does run hard - love those style of runners. There was one play, when Trapilo was in the there where Monangai chipped the DE that Trapilo had, and Monanagai hit him so hard you could hear the crack on the broadcast. Nice. Your point about special teams is a real issue. It needs to be much better. And youre right they have some time to get that fixed. Usually its mostly about desire and tackling, and you can coach that and lean on it. Yeah Braxton looks like a real liability out there, and to be honest Triplo didnt exactly take the job with any confidence either. They are both not up to par, and I hope Trapilo can grow fast. He did look better after a minute out there, but we were giving him help and rolling away from his side too. He really has to grow fast. No matter how good our offense is, it's going nowhere if the LT is sieve. It's a real issue. I'm not hitting alarm bells yet, but it needs to be fixed for sure. The best answer would be if Trapilo develops quickly under fire and becomes trustworthy.

cool - look forward to what you see

he looked like he was setting too deep expecting a bull rush. so his over correction of his weakness put him a bad position with an open gap to the inside. Thats one thing you never want to see. Get beat outside? it happens. Inside? Thats a crime.

This is brutal. to the inside too. Yuck.

Hmm Trapilo is back in now - maybe he had an equipment issue?

I feel like our roster has some pretty decent depth.

not his fault, but by the time he got in at LT, he was looking at 3rd and 4th stringers, so i dunno what to take from it - you can judge whether he knows who to block, but probably not his level. But yeah, he will stick around. With 3 options at LT in Jones, Trapilo and Amagadje, to be looking at Benedet sounds like Jones might be trade bait at some point.

Hopefully nothing. They probably had a number of snaps in mind, I dont think they necessarily pulled him for his performance. Right now both Jones and Trapilo tried to give the gig to the other one LOL

for sure, its way early

Trapilo is really moving people in the run game, but as Ben Johnson said, the competition will come down to pass protection. Dammit, Trapilo blocked the wrong guy and let a rusher free on that pressure on 4th down at the goalline.

I wasnt sure if it was sarcastic. Glad we agree. unfortunately,. Ozzy got beaten a couple times too. Sure hope someone steps up.

Im watching it now (rewinded) and honestly the first two reps he got beat.

crap! I missed it! I'll have to go back and look at the first series he was in during half time. Thank you for saying that.

I thought you were saying Braxton wasnt at fault? Im saying he got beaten - if you agree, and I misunderstood, then cool we agree.

I havent scouted him - let's just say they want the #1 pick.

hes been beaten a few times today that I saw? And while youre right that the pressure also came from the middle, if Bagent hadnt been on the move, Braxtons guy would have gotten him. He DID get beat to the outside and his rusher was coming free.

for sure, if their goal is to win a few more games this year - but I think they have Fields to sell tickets and get a shot at Arch Manning.

Booker works thru for a sack nice, ha and almost just had another one.

I think he will play the second half, meanwhile Jones just gave ups a sack. Nice catch by Alexander!

Keep in mind that it's our 2nd stringers vs the Dolphins starters. In that case all you can look for is individual performances and flashes. Sewell making plays, for example. I did hope to see Bagent look better than he did in the first quarter. Jones got beat a few times at LT. And I think these games are pretty vanilla for scheme etc on offense - but we are getting a view of the more man calls from Allen. But nothing exotic - saving that for the Vikings!

I guess if we are the more athletic team, and we are coached with more desire this will be an advantage for us.