Offensive Tackle
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Most impressive: Alex Cappa | OT | Humboldt State
I did not know a thing about Alex Cappa before the Senior Bowl, but by the time the practices were in the books, he was a name I made sure to remember. Cappa went up against Da’Shawn Hand, Marcus Davenport, Marquis Haynes, Uchenna Nwosu and Shaquem Griffin and I would say he fared the best against that pass rush arsenal as well as any offensive tackle there. He earned himself some money.
Most disappointing: Brett Toth | OT | Army
Toth, like Hamilton and a few others, was a double participant who was also at East-West Shrine practices last week. Toth comes from a weird offense at Army, so I don’t want to judge him too hard, but it’s clear that he’s going to have a learning curve. I wasn’t impressed with him last week or this week.
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About the Author: Trevor Sikkema
Trevor Sikkema is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat reporter and NFL Draft analyst for PewterReport.com. Sikkema, an alumnus of the University of Florida, has covered both college and professional football for much of his career. As a native of the Sunshine State, when he's not buried in social media, Sikkema can be found out and active, attempting to be the best athlete he never was. Sikkema can be reached at: trevor@pewterreport.com
THanks for the analysis Trevor.
I watched some of the practices of the linemen and I was not impressed with what I saw from Davenport.
I can not imagine he will be drafted in the top 10.
The Bucs have the 7th pick in the first round and I am fairly convinced it will be one of these players:
Barkley RB Penn State
Chubb DE NC State
Vea DT Washington
Fitzpatrick DB Alabama
James DB Florida State.
All five are freak athletes with great size and speed for their positions and all have been extremely productive.
How did Nathan Shepherd injure his hand at practice?
Great article Trevor! I just watched day 2 and day 3 video of OL vs DL and DT Justin Jones and DT BJ Hill of NC State seem to have dominated almost all OL they faced. I wouldn’t mind picking one of these guys in the mid to late rounds of the draft
Barkley at 7 if available. DE ‘s are not real great. Chubb gone by 7. Best instant upgrade. Barber not ready to take full load.
Having watched every UCF game I’ll tell you what Scott Frost said about Griffin. ” I don’t care if he has one hand, arm, or leg, you want this kid on your football team”. When a play needed to be made, he’d make it. He has great bend around the edge, and get’s under tackles pads. What makes him special as a pass rusher though is his closing speed. His burst in the closing 3 yards takes Q.B.’s by surprise. You’d think he’d miss tackles having one hand, but he uses that one arm of his as a hook runners… Read more »
The Game seemed to tell a different tale of Marcus Davenport. He recorded a sack on what I believe was the first 3rd down he rushed in the game, and continued with several QB hurries, and pressures, plus a scoop and score. He worked inside and outside and was disruptive at both positions. Davenport was so disruptive that he had to be doubled and chipped in the 2nd half, which gave other player opportunities, IMO which lead to the defensive dominance from the South team. Maybe he needs some instructions on technique for 1-on-1 drills, but Marcus Davenport is holding… Read more »
Is Jaylen Samuels what the Bucs wanted Dan Vitalie(sp?) to be? A more physical straight line/goal line runner than Charles Sims?