Friday Night Flashes: Week 0's Playmakers on Display

Jones measures in at 5'11 175-pounds. He went 19/31, 61.3% completion rate, 185 yards, with 2 passing TDs. Jones took command of the offense, looking confident and poised throughout. He has good athletic ability due to very good balance, change of direction, good acceleration, and speed. Very good release and good throw power. Jones showed his ability to extend plays while keeping eyes downfield. Great throwing on the run, with fluid hips to throw on the run to his left. Very good pocket mobility with good awareness in the pocket. Did a great job stepping up to evade pressure, moving around to find his receiver for a touchdown. He also climbed the pocket and scrambled for a first down. Very good scramble ability. This is a great building block for the season, and believe he will continue to developing into a top tier QB.     Dattilo measures in at 6'1 190-pounds. In the first game back, he had 6 kickoffs for 454 yards, 6 touchbacks (including a safety punt from the 20), longest was 83 yards. He averaged 4 seconds of hang time per kick and 76 yards. 2/2 on PATs. Dattilo has a cannon of a leg. Very good leg strength. He launches the ball downfield with ease due to his strong leg and smooth controlled kicking motion. On his kickoffs, he has very good height and hang time on his kicks even against wind. Even on the safety punt from Creek's own 20, he had 74-yard touchback and 4.1 second hangtime. Very good kick accuracy as well. He's also very consistent on his PATs, staying poised and accurate. Must recruit kicker who is highly coachable with high character.     Heger measures in at 6'0 200-pounds playing LB for Monarch. He's starting where he left off last season. Heger has very good athletic ability due to very good speed, acceleration, lateral quickness, change of direction, and good jump. Quick twitch ability with very controlled body movements. Heger is an explosive linebacker. Very good sideline to sideline range and into his zone responsibility. Very good read and reaction speed. Very good blitz take off speed with good block shedding. He does a great job stuffing gaps and stopping the ball carrier. Heger shows relentless pursuit by chasing a ball carrier down, after initially getting held and taken out of the play. Exciting young player that college scouts should keep an eye on.     Walker measures in at 5'10.5 and 160-pounds. He had a great first outing. Walker has very good athletic ability due to very good acceleration, speed, jumping, with good change of direction. Good back pedal. Fluid hips to match receivers breaking in and out of routes. Very good read and reaction skills. Walker showcased very good man coverage. Staying sticky like glue and staying stride for stride with his man. He showed out in the interception category. Using his very good ball adjustment, catching, and body control to come down with some tough INTs. Lengthy arms to rip the ball out of the air. Very good closing quickness and timing. Good tackling ability too. This explosive athlete showed why he will be a tough opponent for opposing QBs this upcoming season.     Wright measures in at 6'4 220-pounds. He had 5 receptions for 93 yards for 1 touchdown in the 48-18 win. The entire Ponderosa team was firing on all cylinders. Wright has gotten faster this past off-season and it shows. He has very good athletic ability due to very good jumping, balance, speed, good acceleration, and change of direction. Does a great job escaping hold up at the line of scrimmage. Very good release against both press jam and off coverage. Very good separation quickness. He'll use his top end speed to get open, or fight through contact. He had a big catch out in the open field, and used his home run ability to turn it into a big YAC touchdown. Very good ball tracking, catching, ball adjustment, and body control. Great tight end to go up and make the contested catch. He is also an established blocker, consistently making running lanes for his backs or extra time in the pocket for his QB. Must recruit player.