Chargers Spotlight: TE Braedon Bowman In Ricky Henne¡¯s latest
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getting a lot of attention but should be.¡± His answer was a bit of a
surprise.¡°If you asked me earlier this week, I¡¯d have said Isaac Rochell.
However, the second-year defensive end drew praise from Head Coach Anthony Lynn
on Thursday, so I¡¯ll go with Braedon Bowman. The tight end spent all of last
season on the practice squad, but I¡¯ve been impressed with his playmaking
ability this spring. Bowman is a 6-2, 240-pounder with soft hands as a receiver
and the snarl to succeed as a blocker. He has NFL experience, appearing in three
games for the New York Jets in 2016 before injuring his ACL. With the Bolts
needing some of their young tight ends to step up, he¡¯s a name to watch during
training camp and preseason action.¡±For those of you who haven¡¯t dug in the
Bowman File, he is an Arizona-native currently in his third year at the
professional level out of the University of South Alabama. In Mobile, Bowman was
not used much as a receiving threat as he finished his final two years with a
receiving line of 29-381-0.It¡¯s safe to assume a player of Bowman¡¯s resume must
rely on his ability to contribute as a blocker and on special teams. This is
likely how he sticks with the Bolts and obviously the injury to Hunter Henry
helps that
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scream ¡°top-notch¡± blocker with his size but he¡¯s obviously done enough up to
this point to be receiving such praise in the first place.If Bowman is really
able to step-up and help out at the tight end position this season, than I will
be just as excited as anyone else.Below is a short video of his senior season at
USA. Take a gander and let me know what you think in this comment section.
Halfway through Steve Wilks' initial season as head coach, the Arizona Cardinals
have two victories.Both have come against the lowly San Francisco 49ers. Things
get tougher from here on out. After taking this weekend off, the Cardinals play
at Kansas City. The schedule also features games at the Los Angeles Chargers,
Green Bay and Atlanta. And there's that final home game against the Los Angeles
Rams.So wins are going to be hard to come by for a team that sputtered to a 2-6
start, topping 20 points in a game only once. So the main focus from this point
forward is developing rookie quarterback Josh Rosen.To offensive coordinator
Byron Leftwich, Rosen is simply "the kid.""The kid can really play," Leftwich
said. "His demeanor allows him to have success. Quarterbacking in this league is
hard and when things go bad this kid tends to be fine. He's OK in those
situations. Like I said, he can really play and it's just my job to get him in
position that he's doing the right things."Leftwich knows Rosen well. He was the
quarterbacks coach before being promoted to coordinator after Mike McCoy was
fired seven games into the season."I'm just trying to get him
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this kid better every day in every form and fashion. There's not any specifics.
I'm working on this kid the whole way, the whole way we're just trying to
install the things we need to install in him so this kid could be playing 15 or
20 years."Rosen took over the worst offense in the league late in the third game
of the season (a home loss to Chicago) and has held the job ever since. He
didn't talk to reporters this week but praised Leftwich after Sunday's 18-15
come-from-behind win over the 49ers."The one thing I think Byron is really good
with is his demeanor," Rosen said. "He's played the game, he's been in a lot of
big-time situations, so I think he has really good timing with a lot of his play
calls, he's got really good poise. He's a steading force for us on offense."The
Arizona offense sputtered for three quarters before Rosen threw two
fourth-quarter touchdowns, a 13-yarder to Larry Fitzgerald and the game-winner,
a 9-yarder to the back of the end zone to fellow rookie Christian Kirk, with 34
seconds to play.The Cardinals were able to get running back David Johnson into
open space a little bit more than they had, and the defense shut down San
Francisco's strong running game most of the
afternoon.Wilks
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whose coaching experience is entirely on the defensive side of the ball, likes
what he's seen from Leftwich, who played nine seasons at quarterback in the NFL
but is a relative newcomer to coaching."I think he's going to continue to try to
be creative in his approach and really try to put the guys in a position to be
successful," Wilks said.Rosen approaches the coming weeks with that even-keeled
confidence even though Leftwich is his fifth coordinator in four years, counting
his time at UCLA.The Cardinals also try to move on from the distraction of
three-time All-Pro cornerback Patrick Peterson's request to be traded. He backed
off the request after a meeting with team president Michael Bidwill and has two
years left on his contract.Wilks called on Peterson to speak in the huddle after
the San Francisco win."What was said and what was talked about last week is in
the past," Wilks said. "Patrick is a captain. He's a leader on this football
team. Again, I want him to have a voice, and that's what he wanted to do, and I
gave him that opportunity."Notes: Wilks said he expects DT Corey Peters (ankle)
and RG Justin Pugh (hand) to be back next
week.
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