AsylumGuido

I was listening to NFL Radio's Press Coverage with Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld this morning. They were talking about the press's coverage of training camps and some of the mistakes that some of the fans make when consuming that information. One thing they keyed in on in particular ... interceptions. Leberfeld said that too many fans read far too much into interceptions thrown during training camp practices. He said those interceptions are expected because the good QB's are going to be pressing the limits with each receiver to see how far they can go with their throw. They want to figure out to what point a thrown ball exceeds that receiver's ability to win that battle with the defender. He said a mistake that some young, inexperienced QB's make in these practices is that they worry too much about throwing that pick that they never get to that extreme point of trust with the receiver. They are worried about what some members of the media and/or the fans are going to say about those picks. They fail to understand that the time to "get on the same page" with your receivers is in the preseason or during practices ... not during games.

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.” — Winston Churchill

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ChrisXVI

The problem with our instant gratification society is people wanting to give up way too soon on players coming back from major injuries. Sheldon Rankins was looking phenomenal before the Achilles injury. He’s going to be a force this year. He’s better than the DT we just gave big money to.

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Chris totally get and am with you on our Drive-Thru instant gratification society, but Rankins has ended every one of his seasons on Injured Reserve...

K Major

I think you are discounting David a tad.

Onyemata takes double teams like it isn't nothing and is a huge reason Demario Davis can play so freely and have so much success against the run and rushing the passer.

More importantly is that he is DURABLE unlike Rankins.

Hopefully Sheldon is 100% in 2020.

jeanpierre

Plus, when Onyemata makes a sack, they look like they really hurt because all the quarterbacks faces are flush (yeah, black and white)...

...and that plays in a QB's head, even Drew will admit it...

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The Dude

Ruiz is one player who is going to get the short end of the stick when it comes to the shortened offseason. We are in pretty good shape as far as carry over players compared to a lot of other teams in the league.