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Who are your CAMP BEASTS 2022?
How can Taysom Hill win plays outside of QB?
What can OT Hurst do well?
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Camp beasts: Penning and Olave will light it up, but that's expected. In fact, I think all of our draft picks are going to show up well at camp.
But getting into the UDFA's (I mean, that's where we really get our camp beasts, right?), I think Rashid Shaheed is gonna pop and wow on some deep routes (I don't know if he makes the team, I still think he's super raw when it comes to releases and route tree, and Deonte has the return game on lock as long as he's healthy).
Smoke Monday will definitely make some plays, but he's another guy whose roster spot is gonna hinge primarily on Special Teams.
UDFA I have my eye on gonna be Eric Wilson from Penn State. He's super sharp and has the raw strength to play inside... MAYBE he can be a guy who pushes Ruiz? Much easier for a UDFA to make the roster at guard than tackle.
I also think we'll see very strong showings from Callaway and Harty (somewhat expected) who will benefit from not having to go against top coverage players.
Taysom Hill--I think he still does a lot of what he did last season in that F spot. Waggling into the flats, running stick routes, a seam here and there. I would like to see him utilized more in the passing game, and hopefully him not being spread thin will round out his receiving game. I still think Juwan Johnson is my downfield target, but I'd like to see Hill used more between the hashes, in dirty yard situations where he can rumble for YAC, and in the screen game.
Oh and it's not outside of QB, but I really, really, REALLY think he's underutilized in the red zone at QB. I think that's where, as a DC, you're really crapping your pants when you see him out there.
Hurst is a solid backup at tackle, prob a little better as a pass protector. I don't think he stands out in any one area, but it's nice to have him on the bench or as that 6th OL in heavy situations. He's technically sound, good at everything, but not great at any one thing.