Big Vern is improving...

[Jeremy Igo]

Quick look at him battling Chris Scott in a run stopping drill. 

This is a HUGE improvement for him from just over a week ago. Good push, good penetration, even against a huge guy like Scott. Vernon is starting to look like he may help keep the middle of the DL from getting winded early from stopping the run. Should lead to fewer games with those 4th quarter lapses in defense. 

 

[The_Rainmaker]

4 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

Quick look at him battling Chris Scott in a run stopping drill. 

This is a HUGE improvement for him from just over a week ago. Good push, good penetration, even against a huge guy like Scott. Vernon is starting to look like he may help keep the middle of the DL from getting winded early from stopping the run. Should lead to fewer games with those 4th quarter lapses in defense. 

 

I would like to see how he is faring against Trai & Norwell. 

Low man wins. 

[Smithers]

This is great news.  If Butler can give us quality reps, then this line will be scary deep.  Rotating Star, Short, Butler, and Solelai (spelling?) will be just amazing.  

I love the point you made about avoiding 4th quarter collapses...another reason why I think we have to re-sign Short regardless of how Butler performs.

[electro's horse]

Lol that butt

[ShutDwn]

 

Here's your gif from the previous post:

 

Biggest improvement I see is he's keeping those long arms extended and driving through them which helps keep his leverage and keeps Scott off of him. 

 

[Jesse]

He should be able to defeat most blocks against centers/guards with those pterodactyl arms of his alone. 

[csx]

I wouldn't expect any lineman to look very good on their first few days of camp. There is just so much technique that the guys who have been there before have to go on.  Technique is what the NFL coaches are their to refine.

It will be fun to watch him progress.

[KSpan]

So calls of his being a bust based on his first couple of NFL practices in pads were, perhaps, too hasty? Inconceivable.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

Just now, KSpan said:

So calls of his being a bust based on his first couple of NFL practices in pads were, perhaps, too hasty? Inconceivable.

yeah i know right.  talk about jumping the gun.

gotta wait until after the first preseason game to know whether he's going to be a bust.

[Kakarot]

Glad to see he's getting better. No doubt in my mind he'll make some major contributions this year. I hope we're able to keep both Solei and Love, also.

[csx]

15 minutes ago, KSpan said:

So calls of his being a bust based on his first couple of NFL practices in pads were, perhaps, too hasty? Inconceivable.

It was like one or two reps of drills where he looked beat. The ones he looked good in weren't even mentioned.

[shaqattaq]

51 minutes ago, csx said:

I wouldn't expect any lineman to look very good on their first few days of camp. There is just so much technique that the guys who have been there before have to go on.  Technique is what the NFL coaches are their to refine.

It will be fun to watch him progress.

Can't wait for Thursday night! 

[mccjeff]

1 hour ago, KSpan said:

So calls of his being a bust based on his first couple of NFL practices in pads were, perhaps, too hasty? Inconceivable.

No, still a bust but now he also the comeback player of the year. All that in a week. Amazing!

[TheSpecialJuan]

good to hear.