The absence of offseason practices, the abbreviated slate of training camp practices and the elimination of preseason games has some NFL coaches, including Ron Rivera of the Washington Football Team, concerned.
The good thing for Rivera and Washington is that every team finds itself in a similar situation. Yet this predicament will not impact established, veteran-heavy squads as greatly as rebuilding teams like Washington.
"But you can’t save yourself. You have to do extra. You have to really treat these practices like it’s game day. A lot of times, you go through training camp and you’re really trying to survive the practice. But you can’t do that. You have one shot, literally, from mid-August to late August. ... But it’s going to be really difficult if you’re drafted fourth round or later to make the roster.”
Under normal circumstances, starters normally receive the largest portion of practice reps, with the remainder of the action divided among the second-, third- and at times fourth-string players. “The max time on the field is 2.5 hours as we progress through,” the second-year coach explained during Thursday’s news conference. “We'll try to keep our veteran players we know very well under that two-hour limit, but we'll stay out there with our younger players and give them an opportunity to get more team reps and give us a chance to evaluate those guys.”
Many coaches will try to build as many competitive situations into their practice plans to help evaluate talent. Those 1-on-1 drills and scout team performances will carry more weight than ever. However, multiple coaches and personnel officials predicted that evaluations of running backs, safeties and special teams contributors will prove most challenging because of the physical nature of those positions and the restrictions on tackling in practices.
Quarterback Broc Rutter, who signed with the San Francisco 49ers out of Division III’s North Central College as an undrafted rookie in April, finds himself in that category.
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