Ron Rivera Presser: Cole Holcomb will get a shot at MLB, but we need more veteran LBs on the depth chart – Hogs Haven

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Well, there was a lot of good things. I mean we were real positive, got an opportunity to watch the guys really go through their early paces. Theres a couple things that really stood out that was really impressive. You know, we got an opportunity to just watch the whole group. [WR] Jahan [Dotson] looks as solid as advertised. We were real pleased to see what we saw from him. I thought he moved around really well. [DT Phidarian Mathis] Phil looked solid, big stout guy on the inside. That was really good. We saw [RB] [Brian] Robinson run the ball, a big physical body. When you see him out here its impressive. It really is. He moves well for a big guy. Hes got good lateral quickness, good footwork. That was really good to see. [S] Percy [Butler] looked fast, big, long and can move. That was really good. Im trying to remember all of our picks. [QB] Sam [Howell] threw the ball very well. Hes got good footwork and a strong arm. That was very evident. [TE Cole Turner], when you see him out here moving, he hes a big body, moves well and presents a good target. Like we talked about, hes a guy thats gonna help us. Then [G] Chris [Paul] looked good. Hes a big physical guy, good size body. [CB] Christian [Holmes] looked good. For a big guy you look at him, youre gonna think this guys a safety, but he moves well for a corner. Hes got some things to learn obviously, but hes a big body, so we are pleased for the most part. And then some of the UDFAs that we signed, we thought moved around well. Its an exciting group. Its still early and it is the underwear Olympics, so we just try to temper all that.

I think hell be okay. I really do. I think he and [QB] Cole Kelley, the other quarterback we brought in are two guys that we did pay a lot of attention to. Both guys are really football smart, football savvy guys. And I dont think either one of em is gonna have a huge learning curve. But I think theyre young guys that arent gonna have any timeframe where they have to hurry to get anything done. We feel just good about who they are.

Well, one of the things about him is his athleticism and its something we wanted to see just how it translates to our game. He was a little bit of a long shot, but bringing a guy in, it doesnt cost anything to take a look at him and just kind of see where he is and if there is a possibility for him to fit. But, the biggest thing that they really talked about was his athleticism and his athletic ability.

He seems to be pretty easy going for the most part. And so there seems to not be many issues about fit. Hes a stout, physical guy and just from watching him do the drills this morning with [Offensive Line] Coach [John Matsko], I think hes a guy thats got an opportunity to help us.

Well, based on what Ive seen as far as the way hes practiced during the OTA periods, hes looking good, hes moving fast. Were doing a lot of walkthrough stuff right now, a lot of formation recognition and adjustment and listening to him communicate and talk out there has been good. Again, right now all were really looking for is that were going in the right direction and thats probably been one of the biggest pluses right now.

First of all, it was athleticism more so than anything else. Thats when you look at Chris, Paul, you look at Christian and you see guys that are athletic to begin with. For a big guy, Chris Paul moves very well, very exciting. When you look at Christian, you sit there and think to yourself, Man, hes built like a safety. I mean, you guys see him out here moving around, but hes a guy that can run. Hes got a quick twitch, hes a physical guy. I also think that in both cases, those guys were smart football players. They really were. They understood the game, and they knew how to do things. I think looking at these guys, they both know the game just based on what youve seen, and they are athletic. So, that gives you some hope that these guys have a chance and theyll be there to help us.

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