Philly Brown on preparation

[Jeremy Igo]

Last week I reported Philly Brown was the first player to the practice field. I found him not catching passes, but catching extra punt return reps shot from the punt machine. I wondered if that was the coaches idea, or perhaps his.

 

"That was me, that was me" Philly told me. "I'm always the guy that believes in extra work. Preparation is what helps you perform well in the game."

 

 

Philly Brown did not bobble or drop a punt in his debut. He credits the extra reps.

 

"The extra reps helped, just trying to adjust to the NFL punters basically. I just want to show my teammates and everyone else that I am a trustworthy punt returner."

 

An interesting point. The difference between college and pro punters are rarely discussed. The punt machines at practice are able to emulate a booming NFL caliber punts.

 

It is no secret that I have been pulling for Philly Brown since the first days of  training camp. Since then Brown has established himself on the 53 man roster as the starting punt returner. No small accomplishment for an undrafted rookie.

 

I asked him how he felt about his regular season debut.

 

"I think I played well. Played my role well, did well on special teams. The blockers on punt returns made it easy for me."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[London Loves Luke]

Philly represented well on Sunday, nothing to really fault in a solid performance. 

 

Can always pull for the guys who might not have godlike talent but know what they need to work on and put in the work to improve. 

[Paa Langfart]

I was happily suprised with how he did against TB.

[2jakefansinva]

he may be a keeper........I'm rooting for him.

[The Huddler]

Go hokies Ohio State can kick rocks.

Good poo philly. No more bobbles

[KendrickPanther]

Ron said last night the Panthers were tracking him in the draft. They wanted him but wanted guys like Bene Benwikere more. They expected him to get picked and called him up right away when he wasn't.

[CarolinaNut]

He did just fine sunday..Hopefully he gets another good return this Sunday.

 

I wish he would drop those stupid long sleeves..it's hot as hell outside haha

[Jeremy Igo]

He did just fine sunday..Hopefully he gets another good return this Sunday.

 

I wish he would drop those stupid long sleeves..it's hot as hell outside haha

 

Some players feel sleeves cut down on the chance for a drop, more friction on the ball over sweaty arms.

[cardiackat88.]

I think preparation h feels good on the whole.

[DaveThePanther2008]

He played well.  I thought the last return he brought back was good.  Gave us some room to operate.  He'll break one this season for a TD.

[xerxes]

One nice return, and I believe he got a ST tackle as well. If he continues to develop, he could be our speedster.

[lola]

Some players feel sleeves cut down on the chance for a drop, more friction on the ball over sweaty arms.

Interesting. I hadn't thought of it that way.

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[L-TownCat]

I think our ST's should stay rather good.  Was expecting a step back in that regard but so far so good.  Keep it up Philly!

[SCP]

Still think its awesome how Zod has turned this site into a great news/article site. I feel my presence and posts are like a weight trying to drag it back down to the depths of a PewterReport.

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