There’s no real strong theme to this article. It’s just a collection of short observations generated by some things I’ve seen, heard or read in the past few days.
Slot positions set in drying cement on both sides of the ball
Generally, Jay Gruden, like most coaches, resists naming starters or commenting very specifically on position battles this early in the preseason. I’ve been mildly surprised to see him make some fairly concrete admissions about presumed roster spots in the past few weeks. Back on the third day of training camp, when the calendar still said ‘July’, Jay talked about Trey Quinn as a receiver:
I expect him to take advantage of the inside receiver role, but he can play outside in base (offensive personnel) as well.