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[B]Redskins | Pucillo signed[/B]
Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:05:32 -0800
[URL="http://www.kffl.com/link/17"]Len Pasquarelli[/URL], of [URL="http://www.kffl.com/link/9"]ESPN.com[/URL], reports the [URL="http://www.kffl.com/team/37/nfl"]Washington Redskins[/URL] have agreed to terms with free agent OG [URL="http://www.kffl.com/player/6921/nfl"]Mike Pucillo[/URL] (Browns) to a four-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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# 61 Mike Pucillo
[IMG]http://images.nfl.com/images/players/60x80/302108.jpg[/IMG]
Position: G
Height: 6-4
Weight: 311
Born: 07/14/1979
College: Auburn
NFL Experience: 5

[url]http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/302108[/url]

started 18 games in 4 years, including 6 last year as a brown.

i know nothing about him. madden lists him as a 74 OVR C though, which is slightly better (and faster) than goodwin and much better than lewis kelly (other backups we've looked at).

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WOW! Finally something about the Redskins.Is this guy any good? I've never heard of him before.

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Solid pickup.

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well he should be a decent backup....i'm just glad we finally got one...i was getting worried

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[quote=steveo395]well he should be a decent backup....i'm just glad we finally got one...i was getting worried[/quote]

Why worry? The offseason has just begun and they have 4 million in cap space.

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Here's the book on him from ESPN

2005 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
No scouting data available.

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[quote=Mattyk72]Here's the book on him from ESPN

2005 Scouting Report - Scouts Inc.
No scouting data available.[/quote]
he sounds pretty good

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well he was in 10 games last year and started 6

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what positions can he play other than guard?

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Center, I assume.

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scouting report from scout.com
Pucillo has very good size to play in the interior offensive line and he has the experience and the versatility to line up at either guard or center. His best game is the power game. He takes a good position step and he has very good strength. He takes good angles to his blocks and when he has an angle block he can get movement in the run game. He has the agility to be effective in the short trap and he can pull and get in front of the screen play. He plays with good intelligence and he does a good job of picking up and passing off verses interior line stunts. He plays with good leverage and he locks on fairly well with his hands. He anchors well verses a strong bull rush however he struggles to handle speed and quickness. He has limited overall athletic ability and he has difficulty resetting his feet in pass protection and is vulnerable to counter moves. He can get to the second level however he is ineffective blocking a moving target and he does not work to finish his blocks. He is not effective in space and he lacks the foot quickness and lateral movement to be able to sustain his blocks consistently. Overall he needs to improve his foot work and work on technique and not rely so much on his strength.

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Scouts' Inc. take:

Pucillo has very good size to play in the interior offensive line and he has the experience and the versatility to line up at either guard or center. His best game is the power game. He takes a good position step and he has very good strength. He takes good angles to his blocks and when he has an angle block he can get movement in the run game. He has the agility to be effective in the short trap and he can pull and get in front of the screen play. He plays with good intelligence and he does a good job of picking up and passing off verses interior line stunts. He plays with good leverage and he locks on fairly well with his hands. He anchors well verses a strong bull rush however he struggles to handle speed and quickness. He has limited overall athletic ability and he has difficulty resetting his feet in pass protection and is vulnerable to counter moves. He can get to the second level however he is ineffective blocking a moving target and he does not work to finish his blocks. He is not effective in space and he lacks the foot quickness and lateral movement to be able to sustain his blocks consistently. Overall he needs to improve his foot work and work on technique and not rely so much on his strength.

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from his draft year (this is old):
Prospect Profile

Mike Pucillo
Position: Offensive Guard
College: Auburn
Height: 6-4
Weight: 317
Hometown: Brandon, Fla.

Career Notes | Agility | High School | Personal | Stats



ANALYSIS
Positives: Intelligent lineman who compensates for a lack of an athletic physique with sound technical skills … Has effective linear speed … Shows good hand placement and takes excellent blocking angles with surprising quickness, despite his frame … Dominates defenders with his lateral agility, showing suddenness to reach and zone … Knows how to sink his hips to maintain balance … Shows good explosion coming off the snap … Makes blocks based on very good use of his hands … Takes advantage of leverage to make up for a lack of brute strength … Can pull and connect on the move, using his techniques to defeat and control opponents.
Negatives: Needs to dedicate himself more in the weight room … Very weak in the lower-body region … Has a tendency to put his head down, which causes him to lose balance … Struggles in pass protection when he stands too upright and must remember to keep his hips down low to be effective in this area … Marginal, at best, as an incline blocker … Has good awareness on the field, but this gets lost in his lack of lower-body strength, as a strong power surge can send him back on his heels.

CAREER NOTES
Versatile lineman with experience at both guard and tackle … Came into his own as a senior, establishing himself as one of the best drive blockers in the Southeast … Started 25 consecutive games for the Tigers.


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2001 SEASON
Started every game at right offensive guard … Earned Tiger Offensive Player of the Week honors vs. Mississippi and Florida … Graded 83.5 percent for blocking consistency and came up with 71 key blocks for an offense that generated 3,947 yards, an average of 358.8 yards per game.

Ball State - Collected 11 key blocks and graded 87 percent in the season opener.

Mississippi - Graded 92 percent as he made eight key blocks, including one that cleared a rush lane used by tailback Casinious Moore for a 2-yard touchdown run as the team totaled 194 yards on the ground.

Syracuse - Credited with three knockdowns on All-America defensive end Dwight Freeney, grading 92 percent … His cut block on Freeney allowed quarterback Jason Campbell to turn the right corner en route to a 44-yard touchdown run.

Mississippi State - Followed with a 94 percent grade, taking down defensive tackle Dorsett Davis on a sweep to the left side, paving the way for Moore’s 50-yard scoring scamper.

Florida - Graded a season-high 97 percent as he collected 10 key blocks, including one that leveled linebacker Andra Davis on a 1-yard scoring plunge by Daniel Cobb on a quarterback sneak.

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Insider Analysis
Grade 64
Expert's Take: see post 12 ;)

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SOunds from the profile that Buges and the weight room folks may be able to help him improve. We also seem to have some kind of Auburn connection. A solid backup, with game experience, and he's not too old. A good pick up.

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I hope the coaches saw something in this guy no one else did! I was looking at the roster on the OL we sure have a lot of players with little or no NFL playing time as back ups! To say we will get help in the Draft in this area may help down the road in seasons to come. But 06 I think we need some one who has something more to offer! But that is me just knowing how much we spend on the rest of the O to have it fail because we when on the cheap finding good back ups on the OL!

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Anyone who can get some knockdowns on Freeney can't be all bad.

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OK, but what I really want to know is...

How do you pronounce his name?

Is it P-[I]yoo[/I]-SILL-o ?

Or is it [I]PYOU[/I]-sillo ?

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Left Out

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anyone has to be better than raymer was in the playoff game last year

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[QUOTE=dmek25]anyone has to be better than raymer was in the playoff game last year[/QUOTE]

No doubt about that. But Jim Molinaro was active for that game. Makes you wonder what this signing, and Cory Raymer playing in the playoff game has to say about him.

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[quote=Beemnseven]No doubt about that. But Jim Molinaro was active for that game. Makes you wonder what this signing, and Cory Raymer playing in the playoff game has to say about him.[/quote]
because molinaro is a tackle

and it would be his first real playing time and do you really want to have that in a playoff game

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molinaro has thus far had more playing time at DT than at OT.

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[QUOTE=steveo395]because molinaro is a tackle

and it would be his first real playing time and do you really want to have that in a playoff game[/QUOTE]

He can play either position. Even with what would have been essentially a rookie performance from Molinaro, it couldn't have been worse than Raymer's showing. I'll bet that's why Raymer's gone now.

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[QUOTE=That Guy]molinaro has thus far had more playing time at DT than at OT.[/QUOTE]

You mean in college?

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do you think molinaro will be the offical backup tackle if samuels or jansen go down? Because I don't think I've ever seen him play tackle in any game other than pre season.

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[QUOTE=Beemnseven]You mean in college?[/QUOTE]

Gregg Williams used him as an emergency DT in situations last year or the year before.

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[quote=Beemnseven]You mean in college?[/quote]

no NFL. 0 snaps at OT in the reg season, probably 10 or so at DT, most of which came in his rookie year.

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You know, I like us signing people for depth, but are these people really going to be better than Raymer even?

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It seems like we're signing people for versatility only. I'm a little nervous. I want to see us draft some depth.

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[quote=TheMalcolmConnection]It seems like we're signing people for versatility only. I'm a little nervous. I want to see us draft some depth.[/quote]
well you dont know which guy on the line is going to get hurt, so its good that the backups can play a lot of positions

would you rather have to have 5 good backup lineman