BEST NEWS out of Camp - O-Line MUCH improved

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@pumpf said:

@MaroonBells said:
Not sure what it means for today's practice, but RG Dru Samia and RT Storm Norton took first-team walkthrough reps. 

Samia has been playing with the 3s throughout camp but Mike Zimmer said Wednesday he wants to get him work against good competition.
— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) August 1, 2019

If I had to guess: he's seeing if they are really worth keeping around.  Just because they can hold their own against 3's... that doesn't mean anything.  Put 'em up against starters... and see if there's a chance that they could develop into competent starters / reserves.  If they can't hold their own- then there's no sense keeping them.  Maybe getting ready to dump them... and sign some other players?

Samia isn't one of those players. 

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@MaroonBells said:

@pumpf said:

@MaroonBells said:
Not sure what it means for today's practice, but RG Dru Samia and RT Storm Norton took first-team walkthrough reps. 

Samia has been playing with the 3s throughout camp but Mike Zimmer said Wednesday he wants to get him work against good competition.
— Sam Ekstrom (@SamEkstrom) August 1, 2019

If I had to guess: he's seeing if they are really worth keeping around.  Just because they can hold their own against 3's... that doesn't mean anything.  Put 'em up against starters... and see if there's a chance that they could develop into competent starters / reserves.  If they can't hold their own- then there's no sense keeping them.  Maybe getting ready to dump them... and sign some other players?

Samia isn't one of those players. 

You're right.  I read his name... but my brain said, "Isadora".  HE'S the one that I was thinking of as being "on the bubble". 

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Everything I've heard on Samia is the dude is a nasty mauler....
the kinda guy an O line needs

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I sure as hell hope so. Maybe just maybe they are getting to the point where they are able to play more to the players strengths and become more cohesive. 

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Linval Joseph and Shamar Stephen haven't played a snap yet in camp, those are both starters. Not trying to be Debbie Downer but I'm not biting on this 'improvement' quite yet. 

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@StickyBun said:
Linval Joseph and Shamar Stephen haven't played a snap yet in camp, those are both starters. Not trying to be Debbie Downer but I'm not biting on this 'improvement' quite yet. 

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