| Senior Bowl |
| --Game Day: Saturday, January 30 (4 ET) |
| January 27 -- South Practice Thoughts: |
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Shay Hodge |
Today’s South team practice was one of the best chances I got at breaking down defensive backs and wide receivers.
Two guys that continue to stand out are Florida State’s Myron Rolle and Patrick Robinson.
Both looked great in backpedal and quick-cut drills. Rolle’s hands look soft, but Robinson dropped some
balls thrown at him in drills as they seemed to bounce right off his hands. Either way, both Rolle and
Robinson looks stellar in coverage drills and continue to impress.
I was really high on Perrish Cox all year this year, but he’s disappointed me this week.
I expected him to come in and solidify his status as the number two corner in this year’s draft,
but he looks stiff and rigid, even after weighing in at less than I expected him to. Shay Hodge made
him look foolish on a routine post route and was also beat in one-on-one press coverage drills.
He did manage to turn things around toward the end running step-for-step against Andre Roberts
through multiple cuts. He also picked off Zac Robinson twice in a row at the end of practice. I’m
hoping he shines in the game or I’ll be eating some crow.
Speaking of Shay Hodge... he looked really good. He came into this week under my radar, but
really made some impressive moves at practice today and ran great routes. Zac Robinson
helped him out by putting a fade route right on the money in the back of the endzone for Hodge to
pluck down over Nate Allen.
Florida receiver Riley Cooper also looked good today. He’s got huge hands and does a
great job catching balls away from his body and extending for passes. He uses his big
frame to stretch the field and pull high passes down. Again, Cooper was another guy I wasn’t
very high on coming in, but he’s changing my mind.
Both Zac Robinson and Jarrett Brown were putting some zip on their passes today. It wasn’t
as windy and most of the passes I saw did not lose velocity in the air. Brown once again
displayed poor accuracy on a lot of deep balls, but he also made some phenomenal throws. Brown
has a terrific arm, but he needs some help with his accuracy. He did manage to hit Joe Webb
in the endzone for a 50-yard touchdown pass.
I didn’t watch linebackers much, but Roddrick Muckelroy got beat a couple times in coverage
drills. At his size, Muckelroy needs to be able to run with tight ends and runningbacks if he wants
to be successful at the next level. Darryl Sharpton was a non-factor during 11-on-11s for
the most part. He plays with intensity but gets out of position too easily and gets blovked away
from plays without much struggle. I’d like to see him be more physical after weighing in at only 229 lbs.
--Justin Onslow
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Terrence Cody |
Though Terrence Cody had a very good day yesterday, today’s practice exposed some flaws.
He plays too high and is on the ground too much, at one point could not stay on his feet in
double-team drills. John Jerry was my star of the day in Tuesday’s practice, and he lined up at
some points as a left tackle today. He was not as effective, being beat by the speed of Cameron Sheffield
around the end. Geno Atkins had a very solid day, being Ted Larsen twice with a spin move
and also lining up in a few instances as a 5-technique vs. Jerry at LT.
Mitch Petrus struggled, he was dominated by Jeff Owens from the 3-technique.
Petrus lacks power and struggles to anchor, and he lacks force with his hands. George Selvie
used his great speed to get around Chris Scott, who also saw some action at LT today. Selvie really
dominated Scott in 1-on-1 drills, knocking him to the ground in his pursuit of the quarterback.
Antonio Coleman had a good day, showcasing his speed and also looking good in 1-on-1 drills.
LaMarr Houston showed some quickness late in practice, but jumped offside twice and was slow off
the snap early.
Selvish Capers appeared to have injured his wrist in the double-team drill, though he later returned to practice.
Tim Tebow had better accuracy today despite missing a few deep throws. His mechanics are still the biggest issue. He drops the ball to his hip, slowing his release. He did throw a nice spiral and worked the middle of the field well on slants and in-routes.
--Craig VanderKam
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