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Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies
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08-26-2021, 08:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2021, 08:16 PM by D6. Edited 2 times in total.)
(08-25-2021, 10:41 PM)Bullseye Wrote:(08-24-2021, 10:13 PM)D6 Wrote: Bullseye, the grade probably is a little lower than I thought it would be. I would have thought a C-. The person who made the YouTube video made a good observation. The lack of.consistency with technique in general clearly has contributed to the inconsistencies of Penei Sewell. Not just in the pre-season games. It's been a reported issue in practice as well. In the case of Sewell, he's not even 21 yet. The growing pains aren't surprising, when age, not playing last season, and adjusting to RT again, are all combined. I'm very optimistic Sewell has a bright future, even if his rookie season is much like his first two pre-season games. With the Lions already having a massive amount of changes on the roster since last season, the only remaining starter from last season who I believe is in danger of being released is DT John Penisini. He was a pleasant surprise as a 6th Round pick as a rookie. But with limited upside as a pass rusher, missing plenty of time this summer because of injury, and Interior D-Line being the deepest position unit on a team that has depth issues at most other positions, he's at the very least on the roster bubble. There are 3 other players of note that are on the roster bubble: 1. WR Breshad Perriman, who the Lions signed as an UFA from the Jets. Perriman has dealt with injury this summer but his history of inconsistency has surfaced even dating back to off-season practices open to the media. Perriman was expected to be the Lions # 2 WR. This could still happen. But he must step up against the Colts tomorrow night in the pre-season finale. Dan Campbell is much more open with the media than Matt Patricia was. Campbell in essence said that Perriman needs to be better. 2. LB Jahlani Tavai. He looks like yet another Lions 2nd Round selection that won't pan out. He was way over-drafted out of Hawaii. In large part, a microcosm of the failure of the Bob Quinn-Matt Patricia regime. Tavai to his credit lost a lot of weight in the off-season in order to fit the new Defensive Scheme under DC Aaron Glenn. But he's still too limited athletically and makes too many mental / processing mistakes. 3..CB Corn Elder. As an UFA from the Panthers, he was the favorite to be the Lions Nickel CB. Injury, lack of versatility, and overall disappointing practices probably will lead to him being released in the coming days. |
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Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies - by Bullseye - 08-24-2021, 08:34 PM
RE: Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies - by D6 - 08-24-2021, 10:13 PM
RE: Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies - by Bullseye - 08-25-2021, 10:41 PM
RE: Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies - by D6 - 08-26-2021, 08:14 PM
RE: Preseason Grades for 1st Round rookies - by Upper - 08-26-2021, 11:09 AM
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