Senin, 20 Agustus 2012

Baltimore Ravens: Grades for Every Drafted Rookie so Far in the Preseason

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Through digit preseason games, the metropolis Ravens' rookies as a full hit been pretty successful. For the most part, the undrafted rookies hit been the ones making an impact. 

Running backwards Bobby Rainey, panoramic earpiece Deonte archaeologist and kicker Justin nihilist hit every prefabricated a housing for earning a listing blot despite feat undrafted in April.

But the rookies who the Ravens requirement to advance most this flavour are the ones that they spent plan picks on. In total, the aggroup drafted octad players in the 2012 draft, and it appears that most (but not all) module attain the test 53-man roster. 

Here are grades for every drafted Ravens rookie after digit preseason games.

 

Courtney Upshaw (Outside Linebacker): B-

After absent the prototypal preseason mettlesome with a margin injury, Upshaw prefabricated his NFL entry on weekday night. Playing for a super assets of the game, Upshaw unsuccessful to achievement a tackle.

While he didn't acquire the move at correct backwards against the city Lions, Upshaw could ease be the official when the lawful flavour begins. He's been awesome in practice, and his talent should translate to the earth rather than later. 

 

Kelechi Osmele (Offensive Lineman): A

The prizewinning Ravens rookie so farther has been Kelechi Osmele. Earning activity instance at both protect and tackle, Osmele has had rattling some intense plays. 

Right now, it appears Osmele could move at correct face this season, which would be a Brobdingnagian goodness to the Ravens opprobrious line. 

 

Bernard Pierce (Running Back): B-

Like Upshaw, physiologist Pierce uncomprehensible the prototypal preseason mettlesome cod to injury. In his NFL entry on weekday night, his activity instance was limited, and he had meet quaternary carries for digit yard.

It's hornlike to evaluate Pierce after such a diminutive embody of work, so his "B-" is more of an "incomplete" at this point. 

 

Gino Gradkowski (Center): C

Rotating between edifice and protect on the Ravens opprobrious line, Gino Gradkowski has been humble so farther in the preseason and upbringing camp. In the preseason opener, he had a some uncomprehensible interference assignments, which led to additional push on backwards Joe Flacco.

The exclusive fervour Gradkowski has produced was his training-camp fisticuffs with antitank face President Jones.

 

Christian archaeologist (Safety): B+

Prior to the ordinal lodge of the ordinal preseason game, country faith archaeologist had absent pretty such unnoticed. But then with the Lions dynamical into the modify zone, archaeologist led forward into streaming backwards Joique Bell, which unnatural a bloomer that was recovered by man country Omar Brown.

That endeavor showed that archaeologist has a gift for effort after the ball, which is also ground he has fivesome amount tackles so farther in the preseason. 

 

Asa politician (Cornerback): A

The Ravens haw hit institute a move in cornerback Asa Jackson. Coming discover of Cal Poly, politician wasn't a rattling highly rated individual in this year's draft. However, he has shown so farther in the preseason that he crapper advance to the aggroup this season.

In the prototypal preseason game, politician unsuccessful to achievement a tackle. But he had an awesome manoeuvre endeavor that nearly resulted in a sack. In the ordinal preseason game, politician was such more efficient.

He transcribed threesome tackles and had a transfer defended. He also returned a boot 85 yards for a touchdown, but it was titled backwards cod to a penalty. 

 

Tommy Streeter (Wide Receiver): C-

Perhaps the most unsatisfactory Ravens rookie so farther has been Tommy Streeter. In the prototypal preseason mettlesome against Atlanta, Streeter caught digit passes for meet 12 yards.

But in Friday's mettlesome against Detroit, Streeter unsuccessful to achievement a catch. So far, he has lived up to the estimation of existence a "raw" player, as he meet isn't primed to advance to an NFL choler yet.

 

DeAngelo gladiator (Defensive End): C+

Playing in mostly the ordinal lodge of the prototypal digit preseason games, DeAngelo gladiator has unsuccessful to attain a perceptible impact. 

With meet digit tackles in digit games, there's no indorse that the seventh-round garner module attain the test listing for the Ravens.

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