Day 5 of camp is being described as "sloppy", but that sounds biased to me. The wide receivers were dropping balls (Freddie you need to punish them with laps or sprints, no?)
But what about the Defense? It doesn't sound like they were sloppy! And I wish I could have seen those "drops", because it sounds like Myles Garrett was in the backfield more than Nick Chubb was.
Speaking of which, Greg Robinson got punked (by Garrett). That's bad, but not disasterously bad, because Garrett 3.0 would give Joe Thomas in his prime a hard time, and Greg Robinson is unlikely to face anybody as good as Garrett in 2019.
When you ask the question "should we worry about Greg Robinson?" now, based off one practice, you're late to the party:
I've been telling you that Williams and Hubbard looked better than they actually were in 2018 due to help from Tight Ends, Mayfield's quick release, pocket radar, and mobility, and a strong running game.
But while Greg Williams is probably not the long-term answer at Left Tackle, he should be an adequate "hold the fort" guy for the 2019 Browns, because there's only one Myles Garrett.
The Browns need an upgrade there, but are like the majority of the rest of the NFL, and just have to work around it (like Kitchens and Mayfield did in 2018).
Anyway, I wish I could see those drops, because it sounds like all the Quarterbacks were forced to throw early, which undermines accuracy and catches receivers unprepared...
Ok by that I mean that on a timing route, the receiver makes his break and looks for the ball, right? Well, when a Quarterback has to throw that pass early, he has to take some velocity off it and throw it higher, so that the receiver has a chance to catch it (before it bounces off his helmet or something) as he makes his move and looks for it.
Try to keep up: Well, hurried QBs not only have to slow it down and elevate the ball, but also throw it "off-platform"; further reducing their accuracy.
Baker Mayfield's receivers are spoiled rotten, and are probably surprised when they actually have to slow down or reach for a pass.
Nor are MonkenKitchens running the Offense they will run in real games. In fact, right now the Coaches seem to be testing individual players and deliberately not helping Robinson, for example (with Tight Ends or slides or playcalls).
If I am correct about this, it's great news. Putting players in jams, raising their "bars", and "overmatching" them are how you separate the wheat from the chaff, and also how you push players to broaden their skillsets and grow.
By the regular season, Robinson and (maybe) Hubbard should be all they can be, and so should the new Right Guard.
Meanwhile, Sione Takitaki has made a good impression with the second team defense. Like I predicted. Which relates to the Shobert trade I predicted (although Wilson is a big part of that too...and Whitehead...ok well if you could tell the difference between Wilks and Williams you might comprehend some of this...)
Why is anybody surprised that Nick Chubb caught a bunch of passes? Or that Willies has been kicking ass?
Oh I know why! They don't read this Blog!!!🖕
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