#ProTops: Keep The Train Rollin’
I would like to thank you all for keeping us honest last week when it came to missing our ProTops NFL preview coverage.
I would like to thank you all for keeping us honest last week when it came to missing our ProTops NFL preview coverage.
And that’s a shame, because it was a pretty good week for a majority of our ProTops. But, we’ll talk about that as we go along.
Onward to week three of the preseason!
Prince Charles Iworah, Washington Redskins; vs. Denver (Fri., 6:30 p.m.)
PCI opens the ProTops week as the Redskins will take on the Broncos in our nation’s capital.
Prince Charles had himself a highlight-worthy interception in the second half of last week’s game, picking off Sam Darnold in a 15–13 ‘Skins victory.
George Fant, Seattle Seahawks; at Minnesota (Fri., 8 p.m.)
Fant has been in the news more than just about any other ProTop this training camp (sans Taywan Taylor, I’d say), and he’s now officially in the running to compete for the starting right tackle job against Germain Ifedi.
We’ll see how he fares against the Vikings.
Taywan Taylor, Tennessee Titans; at Pittsburgh (Sat., 3 p.m.)
Give the “ProTop of the Week” award to Taywan Taylor, who took two to the house, one on a screen where he showed off his speed and another on a two-step drop from Mariota at the goal line.
Towel waives to you, good sir. Lets see what you can do against the Steelers. You’ll be able to watch on the NFL Network.
Joel Iyiegbuniwe, Chicago Bears; vs. Kansas City (Sat., 12 p.m.)
IGGY BACK! He made his preseason debut last week and flashed his speed to help deflect this ball away.
He also made five tackles, all solo, and tied for the second-most on the Bears. Before you watch Taywan take on the Steelers, watch Iggy in action against the Chiefs on the NFL Network.
Omarius Bryant, Tyler Higbee; Los Angeles Rams: vs. Houston (Sat., 3 p.m.)
The Rams played the Raiders, who they’ll also face in Week 1, so a lot of the starters didn’t play.
We’ll see if that changes against Houston.
Darrell Williams, Jr., San Francisco 49ers at Jack Doyle, Indianapolis Colts (Sat., 3:30 p.m.)
Doyle caught two balls on four passes last week in a one-point loss to Baltimore.
He’ll take on former teammate Darrell Williams, Jr. in Indy this weekend.
Deon Yelder, New Orleans Saints; at Forrest Lamp, Los Angeles Chargers (Sat., 7 p.m.)
Yelder got one target in last weeks loss to Arizona, and really hasn’t had the opportunity to show what he can do.
Lamp was upgraded to a full participant in practice this past week, so we’ll see how much playing time he’ll get.
This battle can be seen on CBS.
Mike White, Dallas Cowboys; vs. Arizona (Sun., 7 p.m.)
Watching White’s performance against Cincinnati was frustrating, to say the least.
He put up solid numbers, completing eight of his 16 passes for 76 yards, but poor protection gave him little time to make reads and it seemed like he was rushed on just about every throw.
But, that doesn’t mean this week was a total dud for White, who had a fun social media victory against Dak.
I said it on Twitter and I’ll say it again — like. it. was. nothing.
NBC will have this contest for inquiring minds.