RBs − All of the North RBs ran well as the practice started with them running through barrels to drill seeing and hitting the hole.  Seeing how fast these guys run in shorts at the Pro Scouting Combine, especially Whitehead, will be interesting considering there seems to be a dearth of size and power in this group, which seems to be a draft class with more pure speed.

QBs − Robinson arguably had a worse week in Mobile than any other player.  He took reps with the RBs on screens while Cutler and Whitehurst worked on timing deep routes, double moves, etc. 

Cutler clearly wins the Senior Bowl Hype Award…whether or not this carries through his workouts and the combine and shapes the view of a few GMs near the top of the first round remains to be seen. 

Whitehurst struggled with consistency in this throws, so he didn’t help himself much, when the opportunity to do so, given some of the other QBs’ performances, was clearly open.

CBs − Philips didn’t perform at the same level or consistently well like Hill (or Griffin), but made a spectacular 1-handed catch (followed by an easy drop).  Tye Hill continued to win notice as the most impressive CB this week – there wasn’t anything he failed to do, in coverage or defending passes, but even in drills, his footwork, hips and quickness stood out from the pack.

LBs − In ball drills, Greenway, Ingram and Jackson were consistent in making excellent catches with their hands.  Alston had 2 drops. 

4-on-3 − Whitehurst hit Klopfenstein in the redzone.  While Byrd stole the show, it rounded out a solid week catching the ball for Klopfenstein who might find himself garnering a bit of attention with the emergence of last year’s rookie class of TEs.

1-on-1 − With Cutler and Robinson throwing from the 20-yard line:  Hill decked Hagan on a pass break-up,  Nance dropped a fade and later had one broken up by Addae,  Robinson dropped a short out, then followed it with a miss on the same route to Hagan, throwing it short and into the turf. 

Stovall appears at times to be explosive with his size and speed with those long strides, occasionally getting great separation. 

Wilson made some solid receptions without as much fanfare as some of the more prominent names, with a double move on Blackmon getting open in the corner of the endzone.  Later Wilson made a nice catch on a throw behind him on a quick slant and an all-hands grab at the top of his jump over Pittman in the endzone. 

Avant ran some nice routes, and appeared to be a presence with the team, bringing a positive attitude to practices, but he also appeared to catch balls with his body, instead of his hands, too often.

7-on-7 − Cutler followed a miss on a short slant, with nice throws and catches to Byrd and Klopfenstein. 

Whitehurst hit Avant in the back of the endzone, with Avant showing great body control keeping his toes in bounds (possibly the only mistake by Hill all week to that point).  Hill slipped on the next play on a simple button hook by Hagan near the goal line, but still managed to almost break up Whitehurst’s pass. 

Cutler seems to always throw a nice looking ball, but before threading the needle and connecting cleanly with Avant, he stared down Klopfenstein in a 4-wide set, and nearly had his pass picked off by Bullocks.  He followed that with a nice shoulder fake, completing a crossing route to Byrd (not enough of those fakes from Cutler). 

Brian Iwuh defended the next pass from Cutler to Byrd, which was probably the only battle Byrd didn’t win all week.

11-on-11 − Bell began the drill with a solid run on a toss left.  He ran fairly well all week and should present a team in need of RB depth with a solid day two option, but certainly didn't distinguish himself enough to propel him much higher than that. 

Robinson’s best plays at QB all week followed by drawing Watson offsides (something he could seemingly do at will, getting Tapp later in the drill). 

Wilson dropped a pass from Cutler but made up for it later, and overall, didn’t hurt himself with his performance compared to the other WRs. 

It’ll be interesting to see what sort of opportunities Harrison gets in this game and whether or not he can answer questions about running between the tackles. 

Byrd made another fantastic catch, first making a great adjustment on the defender, then the ball.  Byrd’s ball-catching was stellar, another guy who had to really help himself this week; it was impressive not only in terms of his hands, but his route running as well, getting good position against the defender and making any necessary adjustments. 

Bullocks helping Philips in coverage on a deep route, made a great interception on Whitehurst despite a good pump fake.  Bullocks helped himself with solid pass defense in practice.

Redzone − With Whitehurst at QB and Robinson at WR, they ran several reverses.  Robinson doesn’t impress enough as a receiver to warrant playing that role. 

Cutler missed a wide open Hagan in the middle of the endzone, opting for Vickers out of the backfield blanketed by Greenway, resulting in an incomplete pass. 

Byrd got a stadium-wide ooh and ah on a crossing route, in traffic, in which he snagged a high throw with full extension.  He followed it up with a move that beat Bullocks in coverage, leaving him open in the corner of the endzone…huge week for Byrd. 

Robinson on a play-action rollout, was late to get the ball out to Nance with Hill chasing to the corner, but faked Tapp into the turf.  On a 3rd and goal to go, Robinson fumbled the snap.  Later in the drill, he hit Stovall on his hands on a slant.  Those plays taken together are a microcosm of Robinson’s week. 

Greenway getting to the outside as fast as Harrison on a toss was impressive.

 Kiwanuka didn’t practice (his shoulder injury from yesterday’s 1-on-1 with Trueblood apparently lingering).

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