2016 East-West Shrine Game: Wednesday’s West Team Practice Report
By Charlie Campbell – @draftcampbell
The third practice for the West team of the East-West Shrine was held in St. Petersburg, Fla. under sunny skies with temperatures in the 60s. The West team is being coached by former Atlanta Falcons, SMU, and Hawaii head coach June Jones. Jones had the players in shells (shorts, helmets, shoulder pads, no leg pads), which was bizarre.
I’ve been attending East-West and Senior Bowl practices for 7-8 years now and can’t recall seeing players in shells on the third day of practice. Usually, only the first day is in shells with the next two being full pads, making it the most valuable for scouting players. The negative of shells is that it creates less-physical practices and the line play in particular suffers for evaluation purposes.
In the red zone period from the 20-yard line, Allison ran a short crossing route and exploded through the defense for a score. When the ball was moved closer, he had about a 10-yard touchdown pass on a slant after getting quick separation.
Sources say they really like Allison’s skill set. He has quickness for a 6-foot-3 receiver and runs good routes. Allison also has big, soft hands. He is very good at attacking the football away from his body and locking it in. The quickness and those route-running skills could be seen in his red-zone scores. He also has length and height. The one issue that sources say Allison needs to improve is strength. Going to an NFL strength and conditioning program should remedy that. Allison had a strong week of practice, and this session really put a cap on it. He made himself some money in Mobile.
WalterFootball.com has more recaps from the East-West Shrine practices on Monday and Tuesday along with a run-down of the post-practice team interviews. Follow @walterfootball for updates.
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