Earlier in the week, we learned that QB Brady Quinn was with the first-string unit in minicamp. Steve King over at the OBR outlined the entire first string unit:
OFFENSE
QB: Brady Quinn
RB: Jerome Harrison
FB: Lawrence Vickers
WR: Braylon Edwards
WR: David Patten
TE: Martin Rucker
LT: Joe Thomas
LG: Eric Steinbach/Rex Hadnot
C: Hank Fraley
RG: Ryan Tucker
RT: Floyd Womack
DEFENSE
DE: Kenyon Coleman
DT: Shaun Rogers
DE: C.J. Mosley
OLB: Kamerion Wimbley
ILB: D'Qwell Jackson
ILB: Eric Barton
OLB: Alex Hall
CB: Eric Wright
S: Abram Elam
S: Brodney Pool
CB: Brandon McDonald
Among the additional notes in King's tidbits, I absolutely loved this section and am compelled to cite it in its entirity:
RANT OF THE DAY: That belonged to defensive line coach Bryan Cox, who has absolutely no trouble expressing his opinion – in a loud, vociferous sway -- when talking to his players. At one point, he said while showing how he wanted them to position themselves in the 3-4 alignment, “I don’t know how you ran it in the past, but this is how I want to run it!”
Thank goodness a coach is pointing something out, because whatever we've been running the past several years, it has not been a successful 3-4 scheme.
For more notes provided by King, check out his post at the OBR here.
In another piece, Browns LB David Veikune made Rob Rang's list of the top ten players (amongst rookies) who made the most immediate impressions in May minicamps.
0 recs | 18 comments
Idont know about Patten higher than Robo and Furrey.
Wheres Mack and St. Clair?
BradyQuinnisBeast - May 22, 2009
And CJ over C-will?
BradyQuinnisBeast - May 22, 2009
Corey Williams did not participate in this camp due to rehabbing injuries still
Roger Dorn - May 22, 2009
Man our D-line looks pretty bad
BradyQuinnisBeast - May 22, 2009
I think it’s safe to say that rookies will not be inserted into the first unit right away; save that for additional camps and then training camp. Take this as more of a “if I had to go with a first string of guys who have been around, who would they be?”
Chris Pokorny - May 22, 2009
That still leaves Furrey and St. Clair out of a position
BradyQuinnisBeast - May 22, 2009
It’s really unimportant to look at this depth chart as having any sort of significance as to who will be playing in the first game
Roger Dorn - May 22, 2009
Absolutely.
rufio - May 30, 2009
And about the Bryan Cox thing, does that mean we will be more aggressive and/or run some 1 gap?
BradyQuinnisBeast - May 22, 2009
They are doing something different, which is probably good.
rufio - May 30, 2009
I could not be happier with our offense, and I love our wide-outs. I’m very concerned with our corners. I cannot believe that we didn’t go out of our way to improve this position. I keep having nightmares of the Broncos game.
No! Royal! McDonald! No! Catch him! Crap…
Big Baby Rogers - May 31, 2009
I think we all have nightmares from that game my friend. But I think we are a little better off this year. The positoin was addressed with two draft picks and a solid veteran in Hood. So I think we will at least have more depth.
tjk_doc - June 2, 2009
Going into the offseason this position group was, at worst, 5th most in need of an upgrade. (LB, DL, WR, OL… and probably RB too)
kwoog - June 3, 2009
Our LBs were soooooooo terrible. And I’m not sure how much better they will be this year. Barton sounds like a big upgrade over Andra Davis, but we are going to need Veikune or Hall to step up at LOLB and bigtime.
rufio - June 5, 2009
Hall and Veikune both looked promising to me. But I hope somebody can get that spot filled in.
tjk_doc - June 5, 2009
One has to assume that Hall today > Hall last year. Also, Veikune > no Veikune. So if Bowens > 48 year old Willie McGinest we will at least be better than last year. Better than last year is not saying much, but its a start.
rufio - June 6, 2009
I don’t know to much on Bowens, but in my opinion, I saw glimpses of a great edge rusher in Hall. And I think you and me playing would have been an upgrade over last year.
tjk_doc - June 10, 2009
I agree that Hall has a very high ceiling.
BradyQuinnisBeast - June 11, 2009
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