From Andre thread and more...never know where to post-
Making a big impression already.
I don't know if he's a starter, but based on the tweets and watching Mularkey presser, he is in the core group....already.
(I hate when Mularkey does things like this, Whis did last year too) He arrived last night and spent an hour with the coaches. He had run one single incorrect route today, so Mularkey wanted to see just how much he picked up in a night and kept him rolling. Still just the one oops. That's incredible and caught everyone's attention.
They have 11 WRs, can't do that. Some depth WRs must have got almost no time today
Anyway Mularkey was floored by him today.
Andre presser was on after Mularkey. He didn't look like he was glad to be talking to reporters again- looked like aww geez here we go again.
Loved his "my career speaks for itself" answers to Qs.
In shape? Been working out since March. (I was looking at pics on twitter and his guns are there, guy's arms have always been huge)
Doesn't like to talk about $, players code not to, didn't really answer Deandre Qs but to say he supports whatever he does and is like a lil brother to him.
He said terminology is different otherwise he's been around long enough that he didn't have any issues with picking up the playbook.
He said this is a very talented group, shook his head and said very very talented. (Yep a lot of high picks that haven't panned out) Still it's nice to see him blown away day one
He called Mariota a great young QB with a great arm and these last two were the only times he cracked a smile and didn't look all super serious.
He made some catches that lit up twitter-fans and reporters- so they must have been nice.
McCourty said something like we're counting on him to make plays
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Let's recap last year
Nicks looked like his ol Giants self in minicamp and first two weeks of TC and was almost assured a spot starting, then he hit a wall or somesuch and fell all the way off the roster.
Andre is not Nicks
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Hunter has two good days now
DGB barely mentioned by tweets today and not once in presser. Matthews either, but there's an air he's a pros pro and assured a spot.
Wright made an amazing catch at the end of practice and did very well today from the slot. Hunter beasted over some DB one one side, next play Andre did over another.
If five, two days in, they are Matthews, Sharpe, Wright, Hunter, and Andre. Not DGB. It's a long process, his turn to respond is all.
Still no contact, not til next week. Basically mini camp part II or refresher or somesuch
Lebeau and his DBs must be "dying" for contact. They have "no chance" against these huge WRs without some contact.
Sharpe played all 3 today. Wright was solely mentioned in the slot.
They set up routes differently for him and "he seems pleased with the change." Remember his adlibbing habits? He is allowed to change based on where the DB is. It's just inside, just slot work, but I think Robiskie "nailed this one" and Kendall will be happy again. The great catch he made was him reacting to a DB, then a LB, coming to him and taking off deep making a great grab with the safety on him. To eat up 3 defenders...that's a Kendall we haven't seen in years.
Did not like "wish I saw Delanie catch more" tweet
No mention of RBs or defense.
OL was just that they need to settle on a core five by week 2 so they can gel in time for season and discussing how they have to evaluate.
One thing maybe people don't realize but Mularkey is very much into and discussed all spring- they love the cameras at practice and record everything. Mularkey dissects it and has even said once he was up all night, watched it three times. There IS another scenario before they take the field again. In some pics you can see him with an IPAD or tablet showing a video on the field the next day.
He catches up with the players before practice and tells them all he saw. The press doesn't hear this, of course.
4? 5? times in just a few weeks of rookie/minicamp a reporter asked why player X was promoted/demoted/etc and he explained he saw something when he went over the film of the practice. (Just a brief time, mind you but...) This is always about the guy's NOT mentioned.