Seven Observations from Texans Rookie Minicamp
A lighter workout for the rookies as they get acclimated
The Houston Texans held a rookie minicamp open to the media on Friday. It was a light workout in light rain for the drafted rookies, undrafted free agents, and a handful of tryout players.
Here are seven observations from the workout.
Rookie offensive lineman Keylan Rutledge is all business. While he waited for his media availability, he was practicing pass sets outside the media tent. Rutledge and three other linemen spent a lot of time working on technique with offensive line coach Cole Popovich. Rutledge stressed that his technique was key to his success and noted he wouldn’t be overpowering NFL players like the college players he sometimes overpowered. He wouldn’t list individual goals. He noted he is aware he arrives at the bottom of the totem pole, so he has to show his veteran teammates what he is about as a player. He continued to say he is comfortable making the move to center. I didn’t observe many clean snaps when he was snapping the ball in shotgun. His potential move to center is a work in progress. Rutledge said from the mental side of the position, he wanted to understand what every lineman was expected to do on every play. That will be important if he gets opportunities to play center. Rutledge played primarily right guard in college but should get opportunities at all three interior positions.
