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I had an incredible experience today at OTAs. Unlike my last visit, they took us outside to the edge of the practice fields. At the end of the day one of their college scouts did a Q & A session back in the suite.
So much to share...
WRs
Robinson was walking around in shorts. He's moving well and is not wearing a brace. He did not participate at all.
Anthony Miller looks awesome. He appears both quick and fast but he's an advanced route runner too. He's really quick out of his breaks and is a hands catcher. He was making plays all over the field with both Trubisky and Daniel. He caught everything cleanly except for one pass that he bobbled but snatched out of the air and controlled. That one could have been trouble because it was over the middle. I'm excited he's a Bear.
Javon Wims was also making plays and getting decent separation. He gained inside leverage on a couple of different corners on slants and was smooth catching the ball all day. He doesn't look like a 7th round pick.
Josh Bellamy is an athletic guy. When you see him at field level, he looks the part. He caught the ball well today. He made a nice adjustment on a ball Trubisky placed behind him and barely lost any speed reeling it in.
Kevin White is moving well (he's not lumbering like last year) and looked great in drills and made a few catches in 11 on 11s. Fingers crossed...
Taylor Gabriel is a tiny bullet train. He split the safeties in a blink of an eye on a pass over the middle but fumbled the ball without contact before scoring a TD. He did recover the ball. It should have been an easy TD.
Gentry, Brown, Bellamy and Fowler are going to be battling for a few spots. Fowler was much more involved on teams so he's going to have a chance. Gentry looks like he's spent some time working on his route running but I can't imagine he cracks the 53.
Cohen and Gabriel are going to be tough to handle when they're deployed together.
RBs
Jordan Howard looks lean. He's definitely shed some weight. He caught the passes I saw thrown to him but it's tough to judge running plays when they're in shorts.
Cohen is not going to be underutilized by Nagy. He was deployed in the backfield and as a receiver. I know he added some muscle but he's just as fast as last year. That guy can cut on a dime.
TEs
Burton, Shaheen and Sims all caught balls in 11 on 11. I think all three are going to have high snap counts this year. Shaheen just looks more confident and when you're at field level you can see that he's open even if he's not open. He's a bitch to cover with that height and he runs well for his size. He should be a consistent chain mover with the ability to attack the seam at times.
I need to answer some emails but I'll check back in later with more info.
So much to share...
WRs
Robinson was walking around in shorts. He's moving well and is not wearing a brace. He did not participate at all.
Anthony Miller looks awesome. He appears both quick and fast but he's an advanced route runner too. He's really quick out of his breaks and is a hands catcher. He was making plays all over the field with both Trubisky and Daniel. He caught everything cleanly except for one pass that he bobbled but snatched out of the air and controlled. That one could have been trouble because it was over the middle. I'm excited he's a Bear.
Javon Wims was also making plays and getting decent separation. He gained inside leverage on a couple of different corners on slants and was smooth catching the ball all day. He doesn't look like a 7th round pick.
Josh Bellamy is an athletic guy. When you see him at field level, he looks the part. He caught the ball well today. He made a nice adjustment on a ball Trubisky placed behind him and barely lost any speed reeling it in.
Kevin White is moving well (he's not lumbering like last year) and looked great in drills and made a few catches in 11 on 11s. Fingers crossed...
Taylor Gabriel is a tiny bullet train. He split the safeties in a blink of an eye on a pass over the middle but fumbled the ball without contact before scoring a TD. He did recover the ball. It should have been an easy TD.
Gentry, Brown, Bellamy and Fowler are going to be battling for a few spots. Fowler was much more involved on teams so he's going to have a chance. Gentry looks like he's spent some time working on his route running but I can't imagine he cracks the 53.
Cohen and Gabriel are going to be tough to handle when they're deployed together.
RBs
Jordan Howard looks lean. He's definitely shed some weight. He caught the passes I saw thrown to him but it's tough to judge running plays when they're in shorts.
Cohen is not going to be underutilized by Nagy. He was deployed in the backfield and as a receiver. I know he added some muscle but he's just as fast as last year. That guy can cut on a dime.
TEs
Burton, Shaheen and Sims all caught balls in 11 on 11. I think all three are going to have high snap counts this year. Shaheen just looks more confident and when you're at field level you can see that he's open even if he's not open. He's a bitch to cover with that height and he runs well for his size. He should be a consistent chain mover with the ability to attack the seam at times.
I need to answer some emails but I'll check back in later with more info.
