While Osweiler is not as bad as he looked at times last season with Houston, he is also probably not as good as people made him out to be after the 2015 season when he made seven starts for the Denver Broncos. This will be Osweiler’s sixth season in the NFL, and after making 21 starts over the past two seasons the Browns should have a pretty good idea of what he brings to the table.

Kessler has the advantage of being the only quarterback among the three who are familiar with Jackson’s offense, but that can only carry him so far. Kessler has his limitations – most notably an inability to consistently stretch the field – and that is not likely to change.


Kizer may be physically better than Kessler or Owseiler, but that is not the same as saying he is ready to start.

Clearly the Browns like Kizer’s game or else they would not have drafted him. But the idea that they have to immediately start him “to see what they have” or because it will somehow save Jackson’s job is a bad road to travel down.

Everything the Browns have done since promoting executive vice president of football operations Sashi Brown and hiring Jackson has been with an eye on building longterm success, rather than worrying about who will line up in Week 1 of the regular season.

His competition comes in the form of Lucky Whitehead, who sat out offseason work with a hamstring injury and watched Switzer fill into his roles of slot relief, gadget wideout and return specialist. Brown is also looked at in contrast with last year’s offseason revelation and preseason flameout Andy Jones. Dallas carries three other receivers on its 90-man roster and will have until after their fifth preseason game to determine whether or not Brown will be able to contribute or try and stash him on the practice squad.

Of course, the team’s use of him isn’t the only consideration. If the club sees him as a long-term project, it will have to weight the risk of exposing him to waivers, where another club could be interested in keeping Brown on its 53-man roster instead of the PS.

The competition might also arrive in the form of other positions. The Cowboys may only keep two quarterbacks in Dak Prescott and Kellen Moore. If so, or if they only carry three tight ends or eight offensive linemen, the extra space could come in the form of a sixth receiver. Dallas’ youthful roster is allowing it flexibility in areas it didn’t previously have.

Brown could end up the benefactor of such things.

If Siemian were to win the job, underneath routes and quick-hits could be seen more often as Siemian does not possess the same arm strength as Lynch, but also has more experience reading NFL defenses.

Siemian’s style of play could bode well for Henderson and Fowler, who are more natural slot receivers.

The Broncos need to start 2017 showing the rest of the NFL that they now possess an offense that can move the ball quickly and efficiently, complimenting their elite defense. Watching the team’s training camp practices and preseason games will tell the story of who the quarterbacks are finding open consistently, and who each relies on as en effective No. 3 receiver.

The player who moves the chains consistently during camp and the preseason should be in the starting lineup heading into the regular season.

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“I feel a lot faster, a lot quicker, my body feels better overall in general because there’s not as much weight on my joints and stuff.”

The coaching staff can see Wheatley’s new physique in action when fall camp begins July 31. In the meantime, Wheatley has worked on his receiving skills by participating in 7-on-7 action with quarterbacks Wilton Speight, Brandon Peters and Alex Malzone.

He also tried to fine-tune his blocking under the eye of new tight ends coach Greg Frey, who took the spot of Jay Harbaugh (now the running backs coach).

“Coach Frey, he played offensive line at a big Division I school, so he knows how it is,” Wheatley said. “He knows how to be a lineman. We’re linemen. We’re just smaller linemen that are athletic. He’s helped us a lot with our run game stuff, hand placement, footwork problems, he’s just made it so much easier.”

Reaser worked at the cornerback positions with the first team. Johnson broke up a pass intended for Pierre Gar?on.

--Lynch had a strong day, including his second sack of the day while working with the second-team against right tackle Garry Gilliam.

--Backup quarterback Matt Barkley hit tight end Garrett Celek on a 25-yard seam route.

--Tank Carradine had a couple of quarterback pressures, along with Arik Armstead. Practice concluded with rookies Pita Taumoepenu and Jimmie Gilbert combining for pressure/sack on Beathard.

--Jeremy Zuttah, who earned a Pro Bowl trip with the Baltimore Ravens last season at center, saw action at right guard with the second-team defense. Zuttah missed a large portion of organized team activities with a hamstring strain.

--The 49ers announced the signing of quarterback C.J. Beathard to the mandatory four-year contract for a draft pick. Beathard was selected in the third round. Defensive lineman Solomon Thomas, whom the 49ers selected No. 3 overall, is the only remaining unsigned 49ers draft pick.

Robinson, who will turn 22 in July, is suddenly something of a graybeard. Of the 10 cornerbacks on the roster, four have never played an NFL snap and Robinson, Johnson (six starts) and Williams (10) are the only players to have made a start.

Robinson referred to himself as “the older guy” in his position group.

“I’m more mature,” he said. “I’ve got more knowledge of the game. So I’m ready to go.”
Robinson, who is listed at 6-foot-1 and 177 pounds, said he’s nearing 190. And added bulk could help him with his specialty: physical man-to-man coverage.

Under Saleh, the 49ers have switched to a 4-3 defense, but their need to have corners who can stay on a so-called island and jam wideouts near the line of scrimmage hasn’t changed.

In addition to playing the same style, this figures to remain unaltered as Robinson enters his second season: He’ll keep barking.

“That’s one thing … just being a dog on the field,” Robinson said. “I’m trying to bring that energy to the defense and to the team.”

If the 49ers do use Robinson in this way, it will affect the race to be the number three corner. K’waun Williams is more of a pure slot corner, ill-suited to life on the outside. Contrastingly, Keith Reaser and especially Will Redmond appear equally well suited to life inside and outside in the 49ers’ scheme. Redmond is an adept press-man corner and can also play zone to a good level. If we imagine that Ahkello Witherspoon becomes the number two corner and stays outside, Robinson and Redmond would play both inside and outside depending on where the opposition’s best receiver lines up.Regular three safety looks

Fears about NaVorro Bowman’s coverage abilities coming off his Achilles injury have been widespread, though potentially a little premature at this point. Even if fears about Bowman prove to be wrong, there should still be concerns about the effectiveness of the other top linebackers on the roster. Though he is supposedly at “home” in this scheme, Malcolm Smith has yet to prove that he is consistently good in coverage in the NFL and Reuben Foster, as stratospheric as his potential may be, is a rookie and he will have to adjust to the NFL level. Even the best coverage linebackers tend to take at least a year to adjust.

The biggest difference between 2008 and 2017 is the experience and do-it-all ability of Colt McCoy, who ended up as the team's leading rusher (561 yards, 4.1 ypc, 11 TDs) in 2008 (and should've won the Heisman Trophy), followed by Vondrell McGee (376 yards, 4.3 ypc, 4 TDs) and Chris Ogbonnaya (373 yards, 5.0 ypc, 4 TD).

Colt had two 1,000-yard receivers in 2008 in Quan Cosby (92 for 1,123 yds, 10 TDs) and Jordan Shipley (89 for 1,060 yds, 11 TDs).

Shane Buechele may not be the runner Colt was, but this year's offense should have a better running game thanks to a better offensive line and thanks to Chris Warren III and Kyle Porter.
The Horns also might have two 1,000-yard receivers emerge from a talented group that includes Collin Johnson, Devin Duvernay, Armanti Foreman and Reggie Hemphill.

In 2008 on defense, you had future NFL players all over the field - and even coming in off the bench: S Earl Thomas, LB Rod Muckelroy, OLB Sergio Kindle, DE Henry Melton, DT Lamarr Houston, DE Sam Acho, OLB Brian Orakpo, DT Roy Miller, CB Aaron Williams, CB Chykie Brown, CB Curtis Brown, LB Keenan Robinson and LB Emmanuel Acho.

If this year's Texas defense, which has a lot of physical talent, can pull together and develop like that one did, watch out.

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Ravens: Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State. "Despite signing Mike Wallace, and drafting Breshad Perriman two years ago, the Ravens still need a wide receiver. Robinson would give Joe Flacco a pass catcher who can run the whole route-tree. Flacco would provide Robinson with more catchable balls and fewer red-zone interceptions than the QB he currently plays with in Jacksonville. You see? It's a win-win."

Robinson was the 61st overall pick in the second round by the Jacksonville Jaguars and has carved out a nice resume for a Jaguars team that has only won 11 games since his arrival. So far, Robinson has recorded 201 receptions, 2,831 yards, and 22 touchdowns. Robinson was the NFL co-leader in receiving touchdowns in 2015 and made the Pro Bowl the same season. Equally as impressive is him doing it with Blake Bortles at quarterback, and two head coaches.

There is no doubt Robinson would've been a very good pick for a Ravens team in need of a receiver almost every year, and 2014 was no different after the disasters of Deonte Thompson and Tandon Doss. However, it’s not like the Ravens never had a chance to select Robinson in the second round as they used their 48th pick on Timmy Jernigan, who was traded to the Philadelphia Eagles this offseason. Other receivers the team passed over for Jernigan include Jarvis Landry and DaVante Adams.

Mosley, on the other hand, moved up into the top-10 in Harrison's re-draft. This is great for Mosley and certainly deserving, until you see the team Harrison has selecting him; the Cleveland Browns, who used their 8th overall pick on cornerback Justin Gilbert and infamously took quarterback Johnny Manziel with their next first-round choice.

While any draft could go in many different directions, the Ravens are very pleased to have one of the best middle linebackers in the NFL on their roster, and hope Mosley continues the tradition of great play from the middle linebacker position in Baltimore.