Some notes from Barry Jackson tonight:
Miller has impressed coaches by losing 30 pounds.
“You can’t talk to anybody in our building that isn’t in love with Jordan Miller the person,” defensive line coach Jess Simpson said. “And then you see the worker he is. When we came in [this past offseason], we set a goal weight for him. And a credit to Kyle [Bellamy] in nutrition and David [Feeley] and those guys and Jordan obviously was the one doing the work, buying into the plan."
"His speed of play [improved], plays longer, plays faster. His technique is improving. He’s improved a ton. Still has got a long way to go and he knows it. "
JHH:
“When I got back, watching last year’s tape and coming through spring, my message to Jared is he can be exactly what I thought he was going to be when I signed him,” Simpson said.
“Tons of potential. He’s the athlete we want to have inside - a great mover, a former basketball player. Didn’t play a lot of high school football; only played two years.
“I always kid him, ‘I didn’t sign you because you were a great high school player.’
He is really maturing, locked in, detailed in his work. He’s the kid in love with the weight room. Not saying he’s arrived. But he’s improved a ton over the last seven, eight months. Excited about his potential.”
Leonard Taylor ,has made an impression early on.
Defensive end Deandre Johnson says it’s clear that Taylor can be a special player: “He’s been very impressive. He’s flashed a lot of talent. Big, quick guy, very loose in his hips and a polished athlete.”
Ford marvels about how Taylor is “quick off the ball, athletic, doing a lot of great things.”
