Our current commits - also Racanelli thots

Dennis_DeYoung said:

4 white guys. The NFL is 28% white.

Pete proving Greg Biggins wrong yet again!!



Anyway, I like Racanelli on D more than O. I like him on O, but the thing that stands out about his film to me is his closing speed to striking power... he is a finisher. Some guys just cannot close, they sort of fizzle out at the point of contact, but this kid looks like Danny Hammer when he gets up on people.

He closes fast and then mauls guys.

I would think he could almost play a hybrid box S for us; something similar to what I assume we’ll do with Asa.

I like him on O, but I’m a little worried Junior Adams is trying to find another Cooper Kupp. The thing I like about him is his size and hands on O, but post-catch he isn’t a super playmaker. His physicality works better on D where he knocks people over; on offense he seems to enjoy contact as well and isn’t quite as elusive.

Play him on D and give him some red zone reps on offense. Our red zone offense was atrocious last year

Dennis_DeYoung said:

Anyway, I like Racanelli on D more than O. I like him on O, but the thing that stands out about his film to me is his closing speed to striking power... he is a finisher. Some guys just cannot close, they sort of fizzle out at the point of contact, but this kid looks like Danny Hammer when he gets up on people.

He closes fast and then mauls guys.

I would think he could almost play a hybrid box S for us; something similar to what I assume we’ll do with Asa.

I like him on O, but I’m a little worried Junior Adams is trying to find another Cooper Kupp. The thing I like about him is his size and hands on O, but post-catch he isn’t a super playmaker. His physicality works better on D where he knocks people over; on offense he seems to enjoy contact as well and isn’t quite as elusive.

I agree on all counts, with the caveat that he does demonstrate plus quickness in and out of breaks. Not sure if he's Osbourne quick, but he has those quick feet and great body control. Once he has the ball in his hands, though, he definitely has that "big guy running the ball" look. And it's not that he's necessarily looking for contact, and he definitely has great vision to run to open lanes, it's just that he carries a lot of inertia, and it shows. That's not necessarily a knock on him at receiver, though. "You're big and physical" isn't necessarily a bad thing. Nobody minds, say, Hunter Bryant with the ball in his hands. He's just not a guy that you're going to expect huge YAC from. Fine, go get Roman Wilson for that.

On defense, though? Oh, hell yeah. What I like to see from a defensive player is that explosive last step. I knew Tryon was at least a full star underrated, as you could see it in his film: He'd approach a ballcarrier, get about a yard away, then time and space would warp, leaving the dude on the ground one frame of video later. Racanelli has that. There's no escaping him because of an elite combination of long arms, body control, and explosion in closing. He'd be an absolute monster MIK linebacker after putting on 25 pounds. And he'd be the first MIK linebacker we'd have since before Timu who caught more interceptions than he dropped!...