On the Prowl

Sheil Kapadia took the time to listen to a podcast where Greg Cosell talked about the rookies in the NFC East. Greg had some interesting things to say. He likes Earl Wolff. A lot.

“I think this kid is a really intriguing player,” he said. “They used him near the line of scrimmage, they used him deep. I thought that he showed very good build-up speed in pursuit. I thought that he was a smart, aware player. I really, really liked this kid.

“I think this kid is a classic case of someone who by his second year will be an NFL starter, will be a good player, and he’ll play for years as a starter in the NFL as a safety.”

I think Wolff can be a starting Safety down the road. I still have a hard time seeing him challenge for a job this year, but he did get some reps with the 1’s in the spring. I’d love for him to prove me wrong and shine right away.

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Cosell was not so high on Matt Barkley. He at least had an original concern.

“A bigger concern I had with Barkley when I watched him on film… I did not think he had really quick feet,” Cosell said. “And that bothered me almost as much, if not more, than the fact that he doesn’t have a great arm. Everybody knows that. But I didn’t think he had really quick feet. And I think that that’s a hindrance because I think in this league, especially if you don’t have a big arm, you need to have explosive lower body movement, and I didn’t see that with Matt Barkley.”

Chip Kelly saw enough movement skills to think that Barkley could play in his offense. Greg knows football incredibly well, but I’ll defer to Kelly on this one.