I'd say these guys did the most for themselves during last night's game...
Defense:
- Kyle Williams. He played an awful lot last night, against first, second, and third-stringers. He seemed to be making plays against all of them. I've got a good feeling about this guy.
- Ryan Denney. I think he likes this defensive system. He did a nice job moving around and getting to the ball, even doing well shedding some blocks to do so. May move ahead of Kelsay if he keeps it up.
- Eric King and Jabari Greer. Both did a nice impersonation of Antoine Winfield, showing solid one-on-one tackling skills. That's what I like to see.
Offense:
- Lionel Gates. Starting to show some stuff out there. Made a very strong push for the backup spot. He's got speed and he's not afraid to lower his head and plow through a safety. Or do helicopters.
- Sam Aiken. Made some nice catches and was the only receiver to stand out last night in an otherwise dull performance by the receivers. The WR competition may have lit a fire under his a$$.
- JP. Typical for a guy in his position, he made some really nice plays and some pretty ugly plays. But he's looking more and more comfortable back there.
- Craig Nall. Just kidding. Although actually, with Holcomb stinking it up, maybe not playing helped his cause more than anything.
Honorable mentions:
- Kevin Everett. Nice to see him actually play, and he made a couple of catches. He's bigger than I realized.
- Roscoe Parrish. Didn't do a lot, but we really have to get him the ball more.
- Shaud Williams. He also didn't do a lot, but man is he quick. He definitely has his shortcomings, but I really like watching him run with the ball.
- John McCargo. No eye-opening plays, but he looks like he has the tools to play with the first-stringers. With three more preseason games under his belt, I expect to see him doing some good things.