By Mark Schofield | Touchdownwire
Like everything else in the world, the Reese’s Senior Bowl is a bit different this year due to COVID-19. For the first time in six years I am not in attendance, but that does not mean we cannot evaluate the players who are participating. Thanks to Executive Director Jim Nagy and the rest of the Senior Bowl staff we have access to all of the practice film.
After a late night – and an early morning – of film-watching here are some observations from the first day of Senior Bowl practices. As Tuesday is more of a baseline day, these are not “winners and losers,” but more players that stood out and in some cases require more film study.
National team quarterbacks off to a cautious start
When studying quarterbacks at the Senior Bowl it is important to view the first day as a feeling-out period. They are running new offenses and throwing to players that they have often never targeted in the passing game. A good rule is to use the first day as a baseline day, and then see how the quarterbacks progress over the course of the week.
That being said, the passers on the National team took a more cautious approach to the first day. Particularly in the seven-on-seven drill, Ian Book, Sam Ehlinger and Feleipe Franks were more than willing to check the ball down and take what the defense gave them. Whether it was Book on a Flood concept to the left side of the field passing up the hole shot against Cover-2, or Ehlinger taking the checkdown on a mirrored Smash concept against Cover-3, the National QBs were willing to play it safe. ...
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