Arrow up, down & flat

• Carloe Hyde/Mike Davis - what needs to be said?
• Daniel Kilgore - looked stronger to me and had a few seal blocks double-teaming DL and snapped well for his series
• Andrew Tiller/Trenton Brown - pancake city and zero pressures; Davis wouldn't have had many of those big runs if not for these two; completely washed away their right side on running plays leaving the edge with only a TE to seal block; when successful = big runs off tackle
• Joshua Garnett - solid start for the rookie; very steady and he looked stronger at LG than Beadles to me
• Vance McDonald - still hasn't dropped a pass and added a tough catch in double coverage and a nice TD; one poor seal block
• Jerome Simpson - made all the catches to get us 3 points before the half; commands more respect than Patton outside and tons of energy/hustle
• Bruce Ellington/DeAndrew White - both had some nice crossing routes and seemed confident in return duties
• Garrison Smith - holding the NT point and causing problems in the backfield
• Ronald Blair - active versatile DL who flashed some and making plays; disruptive
• Ray-Ray Armstrong/Nick Bellore - both flashed all night in the run defense and even as pass rushers
• Aaron Lynch/Ahmad Brooks - both disruptive, got sacks and sealed the edge pretty well
• Tank Carradine - didn't secure the edge at first from the SAM but settled down and started getting QB pressures and even splitting double-teams; solid start
• Jimmie Ward/Tramaine Brock - Hopkins who? Blanket coverage all night
• Dontae Johnson/Keith Reaser - nice coverage all night (a couple nice catches on them) but they were right there and Johnson added an epic ST tackle/hit
• Chris Davis - won the slot job today IMHO. What a find!

• DuJuan Harris - electric player who always finds positive yards but is known for fumbles; he fumbled at the worst time; but in watching it, Thad may have held onto it a bit too long being indecisive on the give/keep
• Bryce Treggs - he appeared to press and just couldn't get open and couldn't get his assignments right in the return game (White leaped him yesterday)
• Quinton Patton - absolutely blows outside; zero recognition when defenders were blitzing on his side, couldn't get any separation, can't catch a slant that hits his hands above the knees, commands no cushion, standing around watching, etc. Simpson won that job yesterday
• Kenneth Acker - terrible series for him that lead to a TD
• Bradley Pinion - two nice punts and a couple shanks; has to be more consistent at this stage
• Michael Wilhoite - highlighted him getting washed out by lineman; both Ray-Ray and Bellore elevated over him yesterday
• Joe Staley - Joe usually starts out a bit slow; moved around a lot, poor pass protection that lead to Gabbert's knee getting smashed, etc. No room to run off the left tackle

• Blaine Gabbert - 2 bad incompletions on the first series, found all the 1on1's, TD, quite a few drops and jitters; about what you'd expect (same thing from the $19M man in Brock on the other side; 27 total yards). Nothing spectacular but had a nice command of the offense, made all the right reads, bought time and first downs with his feet, took a bad illegal hit to the knee (Staley), etc.
• Thad Lewis/Jeff Driskel - about what you'd expect from these two at this stage
• Shaun Draughn - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Bruce Miller - mostly in to block
• Garrett Celek/Blake Bell - better night in seal blocks and a couple targets/catches
• Dres Anderson - not much but you can see his speed; jungle catch OOB
• Torrey Smith/DiAndre Campbell - Both solid but TS didn't shield and Campbell came back for the pass but high
• Zane Beadles/Marcus Martin - solid for Staley but not great; same with Beadles (pushed back) and Martin looked better but of course lets a guy run free right by him for a QB hit
• Brandon Thomas - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Anthony Davis/Erik Pears - both looked decent and got beat a couple times and missed an assignment or two
• DeForest Bucker/Quinton Dial - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Mike Purcell - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Eli Harold - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Gerald Hodges/Navarro Bowman - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Prince Charles Iworah - about what you'd expect; a flash and a miss
• Antoine Bethea/Marcus Cromartie - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Kyle Nelson/Phil Dawson - consistent as always

Originally posted by sacniner:
Damn... saying people "won the job" already? Too early to anoint guys like Chris Davis. Lets see a bigger sample

Someone to add to the ugly list is Smelter. Get on the field kid. Your career depends on it and its time to show something. Same w/ Kap. Although, the Kap thing is so weird who knows the real story. Obvious mgmt. wants Blaine.

Originally posted by ChazBoner:
u don't even mention Belore? dude wsa all over the fkn place. Pretty sure it's Borland

Originally posted by English:
Generally, for the 1st pre-season I will take that with a great deal of pleasure. The only real disappointment is Patton. The clock must be ticking for him. Acker and Pinion need to put some work in.

Originally posted by NCommand:
Davis has been running with the starters since day 1 and his performance pretty much sealed it for me last night; you can see why he's been getting the rave reviews and his skill set pops out. He's the reason Reaser has been playing outside now.

But yeah, I didn't include anyone who didn't play or did enough on the field to merit some kind of assessment. Did Robinson even play?

Originally posted by NCommand:

Usually someone starts a "The good, the bad and the ugly" thread but I don't see it yet but feel free to take it over. Here are mine over those players who have a shot at making the team:

Arrow Up (new sus-style):

• Carloe Hyde/Mike Davis - what needs to be said?
• Daniel Kilgore - looked stronger to me and had a few seal blocks double-teaming DL and snapped well for his series
• Andrew Tiller/Trenton Brown - pancake city and zero pressures; Davis wouldn't have had many of those big runs if not for these two; completely washed away their right side on running plays leaving the edge with only a TE to seal block; when successful = big runs off tackle
• Vance McDonald - still hasn't dropped a pass and added a tough catch in double coverage and a nice TD; one poor seal block
• Jerome Simpson - made all the catches to get us 3 points before the half; commands more respect than Patton outside and tons of energy/hustle
• Bruce Ellington/DeAndrew White - both had some nice crossing routes and seemed confident in return duties
• Garrison Smith - holding the NT point and causing problems in the backfield
• Ronald Blair - active versatile DL who flashed some and making plays; disruptive
• Ray-Ray Armstrong/Nick Bellore - both flashed all night in the run defense and even as pass rushers
• Aaron Lynch/Ahmad Brooks - both disruptive, got sacks and sealed the edge pretty well
• Jimmie Ward/Tramaine Brock - Hopkins who? Blanket coverage all night
• Dontae Johnson/Keith Reaser - nice coverage all night (a couple nice catches on them) but they were right there and Johnson added an epic ST tackle/hit
• Chris Davis - won the slot job today IMHO. What a find!

Arrow Down:

• DuJuan Harris - electric player who always finds positive yards but is known for fumbles; he fumbled at the worst time; but in watching it, Thad may have held onto it a bit too long being indecisive on the give/keep
• Bryce Treggs - he appeared to press and just couldn't get open and couldn't get his assignments right in the return game (White leaped him yesterday)
• Quinton Patton - absolutely blows outside; zero recognition when defenders were blitzing on his side, couldn't get any separation, can't catch a slant that hits his hands above the knees, commands no cushion, standing around watching, etc. Simpson won that job yesterday.
• Kenneth Acker - terrible series for him that lead to a TD
• Bradley Pinion - two nice punts and a couple shanks; has to be more consistent at this stage
• Michael Wilhoite - highlighted him getting washed out by lineman; both Ray-Ray and Bellore elevated over him yesterday
• Joe Staley - Joe usually starts out a bit slow; moved around a lot, poor pass protection that lead to Gabbert's knee getting smashed, etc. No room to run off the left tackle.

Arrow Flat:

• Blaine Gabbert - 2 bad incompletions on the first series, found all the 1on1's, TD, quite a few drops and jitters; about what you'd expect (same thing from the $19M man in Brock on the other side; 27 total yards). Nothing spectacular but had a nice command of the offense, made all the right reads, bought time and first downs with his feet, took a bad illegal hit to the knee (Staley), etc.
• Thad Lewis/Jeff Driskel - about what you'd expect from these two at this stage
• Shaun Draughn - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Bruce Miller - mostly in to block
• Garrett Celek/Blake Bell - better night in seal blocks and a couple targets/catches
• Dres Anderson - not much but you can see his speed; jungle catch OOB
• Torrey Smith/DiAndre Campbell - Both solid but TS didn't shield and Campbell came back for the pass but high
• Zane Beadles/Marcus Martin - solid for Staley but not great; same with Beadles (pushed back) and Martin looked better but of course lets a guy run free right by him for a QB hit
• Joshua Garnett/Brandon Thomas - solid night but nothing spectacular; Garnett looked stronger at LG than Beadles
• Anthony Davis/Erik Pears - both looked decent and got beat a couple times and missed an assignment or two
• DeForest Bucker/Quinton Dial - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Mike Purcell - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Eli Harold/Tank Carradine - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Gerald Hodges/Navarro Bowman - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Prince Charles Iworah - about what you'd expect; a flash and a miss
• Antoine Bethea/Marcus Cromartie - solid night but nothing spectacular
• Kyle Nelson/Phil Dawson - consistent as always

Originally posted by StubbyNBY:

I think Chris Davis did solidify himself as the starting nickel corner and Ray-Ray Armstrong now leads the competition starting next to Bo