The 2008 Rookies Thread

Originally posted by 9rFan84:

Originally posted by evil:

Originally posted by 9rFan84:

Originally posted by Slash49:

Originally posted by jojomellon:

Originally posted by Slash49:

Originally posted by Chief49er:
Michael Bush looks good...

Against second and third stringers, i'd like to see him do that against the 1's

With 1st stringers blocking for him, sure.

what can i say, the Raiders apparently wanted to win that bad cause they know the ain't gonna win much when the real season starts.

actually I thought Michael Bush did well. Much better that McFadden IMO. McFadden is a wasted pick for them, and not getting Glenn Dorsey will comeback to haunt them. Bush will be the better RB for the Raiders.

Based on what ?

With McFadden, you can just chop his legs out from underneath him. He was just a little overrated coming out. He is big and can do things in open space, but his lower torso will be his biggest weakness. People and other teams will quickly notice that.

With Bush, He is a power back all the way around. He has more strength, IMO, to run through defenders. I know we had 2nd and 3rd stringers in, but he was punishing them.

D-Mac did well vs the 1st stringers and kept his legs churning when hit. I agree that was his knock coming out of college but it didn't seem to be in his 1st NFL game. It remains to be seen if that will be a weakness at this level. Bush has a long way to unseat D-Mac and prove to be the better back. He'll be #3 on the depth chart and won't get as many touches this year and prob next.

I also thought Oakland shouldn't have picked D-Mac, IMO the best thing they could have done was gotten a deal done with the Saints. The Saints did try to move up to #2 & 3 for Dorsey, the Raiders could have fallen to #10 and recouped the 2nd rounder they gave up for D-Hall. They could have had a better draft IMO with the ability to get a franchise LT (Clady Williams and Albert were all on the board) or if they really wanted a RB they had Mendenhall and Stewart still available to them, then address either DE-DT (Campbell or Laws) or WR (Hardy,Kelly,Sweed,Royal) in the 2nd.

Did anyone watch the Falcons-Jags game ? Lofton looked good on the stats sheet (6 tackles and a FF) but how did he actually look on the field ?

Originally posted by evil:
Did anyone watch the Falcons-Jags game ? Lofton looked good on the stats sheet (6 tackles and a FF) but how did he actually look on the field ?

Lofton looked pretty good. It's on NFL network now. He always seemed to hover around the ball. And he's a tough kid, made a couple hard tackles.

Originally posted by natrone06:
Chris Johnson is Fast!
Had a big run against the rams.

He looked great. Extremely fast. Im excited to see what that guy can do. How about David Clowney? 4 catches, 163 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

Originally posted by saniner:

Originally posted by natrone06:
Chris Johnson is Fast!
Had a big run against the rams.

He looked great. Extremely fast. Im excited to see what that guy can do. How about David Clowney? 4 catches, 163 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

Yeah forgot about him, 2 BIG catches vs the Browns. But not a rookie.

Originally posted by evil:

Originally posted by saniner:

Originally posted by natrone06:
Chris Johnson is Fast!
Had a big run against the rams.

He looked great. Extremely fast. Im excited to see what that guy can do. How about David Clowney? 4 catches, 163 yards, and 2 touchdowns.

Yeah forgot about him, 2 BIG catches vs the Browns. But not a rookie.

I could've sworn he was a rookie...either way he had a great game

I really thought we were going to get this guy. Any word on how he is looking?

With veteran Reggie Hayward sidelined and first-round draft pick Derrick Harvey still unsigned, Groves made the most of his playing time. He was credited with half a sack when he stuck his arm out and tripped Atlanta quarterback Joey Harrington, even though Groves was still being blocked at the time. Showed his speed by catching Jason Snelling at the 3-yard line following a 47-yard catch and run.

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DE Quentin Groves (4 tackles, .5 sack, 1 tackle-for-loss): With veteran Reggie Hayward sidelined and first-round draft pick Derrick Harvey still unsigned, Groves made the most of his playing time. He was credited with half a sack when he stuck his arm out and tripped Atlanta quarterback Joey Harrington, even though Groves was still being blocked at the time. Showed his speed by catching Jason Snelling at the 3-yard line following a 47-yard catch and run.

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"All in all good energy, good to see Quentin Groves flash off the edge, we were able to get to the quarterback, which was good to see. We are going to do our best to come out of this to be as prepared as we can for the regular season to find the right 53 guys," said Del Rio.

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Jason Jones DE showing promise

"On the defensive side of the ball, rookie lineman Jason Jones got the start and made the most of his opportunity.

Jones (6-5, 275) was Tennessee's second-round draft pick and the 54th overall. He made a huge hit for a 3-yard loss against the Rams and looks to have a bright future and make the Titan defensive line even better.

"Jason (Jones) did a nice job," Fisher said. "He had a really solid week of practice. It appears that he is going to be able to help in the rotation up front at the tackle spot. It's early, but all signs indicate that there will be no drop off when we start rotating tackles."

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"And Chris Johnson showing something for all the doubters.

Much-talked about, but yet unproven, rookie running back Chris Johnson made the Titan front office staff look like geniuses after his performance Saturday night. Tennessee's first-round draft pick rushed for 77 yards on six carries, including a 66-yarder for a touchdown in the first half."

had to throw it out there...colt brennan..he had a very good game

Dennis Dixon had a nice little run last night .... Bay area product

If only the 9ers could of got Colt Brennan or Dennis Dixon i wonder....

~japes

Originally posted by nicedraw94080:
Dennis Dixon is on the Pittsburgh depth chart , Sweeeet.... Gotta support the Bay Area prospect...

~japes

good lookin 50 yard TD run after having knee surgery in the summer....

~japes

Originally posted by Chief49er:
Michael Bush looks good...

id like to see that bum go against patrick willis.

Felix Jones = best RB in the draft... dude looks tough.