• December 24, 2024

One On Ones Are Great Action

A lot of time the best action in training camp is seen during the one-on-one drills.  It pits an offensive lineman versus a defensive lineman or a wide receiver versus a defensive back.

Many time a young players develops his skills during the one on one drills when there's no one to cover up a mistake.  It's much like the sport of boxing which is mano o mano.  You either win or lose and you learn from your mistakes.

I was wondering if new wide receiver Kevin Curtis could deal with corners moving up to the line of scimmage, getting in his face and jamming him as a way of delaying his release.  Will James has done just that and I think Will is one of the more physical corners in the league.  So far Curtis has passed the test.  He's battled with the aggressive James by knocking his hands down or giving him head and shoulder fakes.  This battle has been good for James as well because a corner his size can be bothered by the quickness and speed of Curtis.   

Lito has really had much one on one work because he's missed most of the practices because of injury, but Sheldon Brown has put on some clinics.  Sheldon is very adept at mixing up his techniques.  Sometime he's up in the receivers face, other times he drops off and covers him from six or seven yards deep. 

There are other times the linebackers and safeties will attempt to cover the tight ends and running backs.  They don't do one on one drills as often as the other groups because they don't have to do it as much during the games.

William Thomas versus Trent Cole and Darren Howard have been some great battles in the one on one drills.  I must admit that Howard looks better than he did a year ago, but I'm not going to be impressed until he does something during the season.  Trent Cole is tenacious in his battles with Thomas, because William uses his arm length and quick feet to keep most rushers off the QB.

Jevon Kearse and Jon Runyan is another great matchup.  You've got Kearse's speed and quickness versus Runyan's strength and aggressiveness.  Kearse knows that you must finish the play against Runyan or you will get punished. 

The inside battles between the guards and centers versus the defensive tackles are usually won by the quicker and stronger player.  Eagles All-Pro Shawn Andrews usually dominates the action but he's occassionally beaten.  Mike Patterson is probably the quickest DT off the ball, while Brodrick Bunkley is definitely the strongest.  Backups Max Jean-Gilles and LaJuan Ramsey have had some good battles.  Last week their competition ended in a fight.

GCOBB

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