Thursday he caught touchdowns of 45, 19 and 22 yards. Hatcher said the last time he caught three touchdowns was in high school. “Keon Hatcher, he’s put himself in a position to make this team, not only as a receiver but as a special-teamer,” Gruden said. But he opened eyes against the Seahawks, and gave Gruden some pleasant tape to sleep on before decision day. Hatcher had no shot to make the team entering Thursday night, and he still might be a long shot. ![]() How about eight catches, 128 yards and three touchdowns? Now that’s a way to leave a lasting impression before roster cutdowns. ![]() He was a captain and I thought he asserted himself, threw the ball well and moved the team.” Manuel scrambles during the first half of Thursday’s game. ” … I was really pleased with the way EJ came in here tonight. After entering the game 22-for-34 with 222 passing yards and one touchdown, Manuel finishes his preseason, 40-for-56 with 477 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions. Jon Gruden is faced with a decision to keep either two or three quarterbacks, and Thursday night is the first time all preseason Manuel has looked like the clear No. Manuel might’ve stolen a roster spot from Cook in an otherwise meaningless preseason finale. You could not care about it or you could actually take advantage of it and try to put a cap on a hard and great training camp.” I felt as the older quarterback of the group, I felt it was kind of upon me to get guys in the right mindset to make sure that we were still ready to play.Įven though this was a fourth preseason game, you could either go one of two ways. Obviously during the week, practicing for this game, the starters were on a whole other field. “Show leadership, get guys in the right positions. “My biggest thing was just have a clean game,” Manuel said. Most importantly, maybe, he didn’t lose a fumble for the first time in a game this preseason. He almost played three full quarters, and outplayed Connor Cook for the third straight preseason game. ![]() Manuel completed 18-of-22 passes for 255 yards and three touchdowns.
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