Posted by Rich Tandler on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 03:00 AM in 53, Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Wednesday, August 12, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Defense, Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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My next candidate for 2009 camp phenom is cornerback Justin Tryon. I'll wait until the laughter subsides and then I'll continue. Tryon was an anti-phenom in 2008. He left scorch marks wherever he went whether it was on the practice field or in preseason games. The stories in the press were far from complimentary. The fan base was willing to chip in and get him on the first plane out of town. When he made the final roster conspiracy theories abounded, the buzz being that he only made it because the front office had ordered that all of the draft picks make the final 53. But for whatever reason he stuck and, when Shawn Springs was out with various injuries, he played a lot of dime and some nickel. In 14 games he made just four tackles. You didn't hear of him much. And, for a rookie cornerback, that's a good thing. He's phenom material because he has speed and he has confidence. If he can get his hands on a ball he'll be able to do things with it. SportsCenter highlight kinds of things. Having a year under his belt will increase his confidence. Tryon will make some plays and get noticed. We'll probably be seeing Tryon past August. With Springs gone he has a shot at being the regular dime back. That may or may not prove to be a disaster.I found it a few days ago and I immediately wished that I had posted it before camp. By all accounts, Tryon is having a great camp. He's staying on the field, which is more than can be said for about a dozen and a half of his teammates. On top of that he received some help from one of the best cornerbacks in NFL history. Darrell Green didn't just give Tryon a few pointers; he spend six weeks with him, working with him in both Florida and Virginia. After the teaching sessions, Tryon drew some high praise from someone who knows a thing or two about solid cornerback play.
"I'm gonna say that Justin Tryon, if he's given the chance, he's a starter in 2009, 2010 or whenever the opportunity comes," said Green "He is definitely qualified to be a starter in the National Football League. I'm putting my reputation on that after being with him for six weeks, seeing what I've seen from him. Hopefully he'll have his chance and be a Redskin for a long time."Even before Green gave one of the most ringing endorsements I've ever heard from any former player Tryon was a player on the move. It was thought that third-round selection Kevin Barnes would push him for the No. 4 cornerback position. That hasn't happened and it's not only because of Barnes' health and performance issues. If Tryon isn't the dime back it will be because he has beaten out Fred Smoot for the nickel position. While Tryon still have to get it done on the field to calm the skeptics, Green's endorsement makes one less to break out in a cold sweat at the thought of Tryon covering the slot receiver on a regular basis.
Posted by Rich Tandler on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Monday, August 10, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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I'm not about to make the case here that there isn't cause for concern regarding the Redskins offense but those concerns aren't necessarily new and based on yesterday's scrimmage. They need their offensive line to gel if they are going to have even a decent offense. Some combination of five players will have to come together and open up holes for Clinton Portis and give Campbell time to throw. They don't need to be the '82 Hogs or anything. Mere competence is called for. So it really doesn't matter if Anthony Aldridge is fumbling away passes. And it's not surprising that the timing is far from where it needs to be. Timing takes time and we're just a week and a half into camp. And you can't get your timing down if the defense is spending a lot of time in your backfield. Just as I would see no reason for celebration if the offense had clicked in the scrimmage I see no reason to view anything differently because the offense sputtered. I hate to break this to those of you who want instant answers but we're not really going to know much about this unit until they line it up for keeps against the Giants on Sept. 13. There may be a glimpse here and there during the preseason but until five guys play together for four quarters we really won't know what we have. Certainly that doesn't mean that there is anything wrong with analyzing and discussing the evidence so far. But it's futile to try to draw any grand and meaningful conclusions from what we're seeing here in the second week of August.Anthony Alridge caught Jason Campbell's pass, turned upfield and showed his elusiveness by faking out a linebacker on his way to a first down. But then he fumbled and safety Kareem Moore recovered, one of two offensive turnovers in the Washington Redskins' intrasquad scrimmage Saturday afternoon.
The play epitomized the first 10 days of on-field training camp activity for the Redskins.
The offense does something good but then makes a mistake in the form of a fumble, a missed assignment up front, a deflected pass downfield or a botched handoff. And the opportunistic defense capitalizes.
Posted by Rich Tandler on Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 03:00 AM in O-Line, Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Sunday, August 09, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Saturday, August 08, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, washington redskins, Zorn | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Roster Moves, Training Camp 2009, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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Posted by Rich Tandler on Wednesday, August 05, 2009 at 03:00 AM in Training Camp 2009, Uncategorized, washington redskins | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
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