AJ McCarrons confidence in himself shared by Bengals

sharon_orn

The following item is excerpted from of Albert Breer's Mason Rudolph Jersey  exclusive Inside the NFL Notebook:'s comments after his appearance in were harmle s. The ' wasn't exaggerating. He actually is in the same situation Brady was in back in 2001: having ascended to second on the depth chart in his second year, then being pre sed into action through an injury to an established, longtime starter. That said, it's a good bet McCarron also believes he can do what Brady did 14 years ago with the , because that, in fact, is part of what attracted Cincinnati to him in the first place. Franco Harris Jersey "There's no question he believes he's capable of it ," one club source said. "Those are the things we loved about him." Quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese made the trip to Tuscaloosa before the 2014 and came back raving about the Alabama product's personality, direction and belief in himself. And when the drafted McCarron 18 months ago, they saw a winner Plaxico Burress Jersey  who loved football and brought experience a) in a demanding program where he was coached hard and b) on the biggest stages. But things took a wrong turn quickly. After his first day of throwing in OTAs that May, , because his throwing shoulder had been worn ragged. He had the shoulder taken care of and went through a recovery program, and while the initial hope was that he'd heal up quickly, it was six months before McCarron practiced again. The coaches saw that it was killing McCarron not to compete, but they also noticed that his confidence never  Derek Watt Jersey wavered. When , Marvin Lewis fed him reps on Fridays to move his development forward. And by last spring, the saw a quarterback they believed could develop into a starter. Months later, in the preseason, things were at a point to where the staff felt McCarron was a starting-level backup with a "high ceiling" for growth. Of course, having potential is one thing; delivering on it is something else entirely. But for now, the see a guy who showed some of the same things on Sunday that he has over the last year-and-a-half, and that has at least given them some hope that they can keep winning .Follow Albert Breer  Cody White Jersey on Twitter .
Click here Click here Click here