I just got done watching the game. I think our defense is not goimg to miss a beat. Bromley looks like it clicked for him. I could talk about a bunch of defensive players. I am still curious who our backup slot DB will be.
On offense I don't think the OL was as bad from first glance. I have been very critical of Flowers for a lack of execution/improvement over the last couple of years. He has improved so I will give him that. Lets hope he continues to improve. However, the running game is still lacking so we need to get that worked out.
Finally, there is not much you can take from the first preseason game of any season but if there is something that you can take I am very excited about Rosas. Maybe it isn't just this game but this game definitely justified all the reports we have read about him so far. He nailed that 52 yarder with ease.
He seems like he can be a real weapon with this defense. We love to play the field position game with our defense so kickoffs are important too. It seemed like if he wanted to he could boot it through the end zone but not only did his kickoffs have plenty of hang time the were also a few yards deep in the end zone. That is perfect. A lot of coaches want to entice the returner to bring the ball out. If you have a kicker that can get that hang time with that distance then you can trap a team inside the 20 let alone the 25. Yes, there is a risk you give up a TD but there is a greater chance that the return team commits a penalty causing the ball now to be placed at the 10 or less.
We can have this kid locked up for cheap and have a kicker for the foreseeable future.
A lot can happen so it is not a definite that he wins the job or even has ice water running through his veins during a game winning/tying kick but I am very encouraged by what we have in him so far.
Yep,at only 36, he has miles to go before he sleeps!
As to low trajectory, isn t that something the coaches would notice?
Don't 50+ typically have a lower trajectory?
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Also the run game didn't look good because the Steelers could sell out stopping the run. They know Josh Johnson is terrible so they weren't even worried about the pass. With Eli, Odell, Marshall, Shepard, Engram, Ellison, Harris, Powe, Adams, Lewis, Vereen teams aren't going to have the luxury of stacking the box.
This kid has a stronger leg to me.
Is everyone forgetting it was raining and everything was soaking wet when he had to kick from 52?
I mean, it was a 52 yard kick. There isn't a long list of guys who can blast a no-doubter from 55.
Could see us go either direction but would obv prefer if Rosas panned out
It seems harsh to compare him to Dan Bailey, but he's put some 50+ yarders well into the net. And the wind wasn't what we may see later in the year.
But then again - I'm pretty sure Nugent isn't going to nail it much better.
For seeing him kick for the first time, I was impressed.
Barely made it? The kick literally split the uprights and when it went through the posts it was about 3/4 up the post. That kick was going to be good from at least 5 yards farther back.
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but I was surprised that his kicks didn't seem to have much power. The 52 yarder barely made it, and his kickoffs did not go through the endzone. Still, he showed guts, and THAT is the main thing. He hit a 50+ yarder too, which around here, rarely happens.
Barely made it? The kick literally split the uprights and when it went through the posts it was about 3/4 up the post. That kick was going to be good from at least 5 yards farther back.
It was fairly low trajectory, but it cleared easily (not barely) and was about 1 yard or 2 off center. What I noticed was all his kicks go almost dead center. He looks like the real deal to me.