Anthony Alridge
5-foot-9, 175 pounds
Alridge had a good night in his first preseason action, though it all came in the fourth quarter and mostly against players who will be cut. Still, he managed 49 yards on nine carries and showed good speed off the edge.
On one nine-yard run around the left end, fullback Eddie Williams did not get much movement on the linebacker, who easily shed the block. However, Alridge was around the end so fast it didn’t matter. Though it’ll be hard to land a roster spot, his speed makes him intriguing (though early camp fumbles did not).
Marcus Mason
5-foot-9, 215 pounds
Mason continues to run hard and with good patience, especially on sweeps. However, Mason needs to do a better job in pass protection. He allowed a corner to beat him off the edge on a blitz in the second quarter. In the third, he failed to read the linebacker coming and went by him as he started to blitz. By then it was too late and Colt Brennan was drilled.
“I love Marcus Mason,” said special teams coach Danny Smith, “He’s been on three teams. Let’s not name him MVP today. He’s never played in an NFL game. He’s been on three teams. It ain’t all about, ‘He has to make a tackle on special teams.’ “
