My last blog was made by that damn hacker again. You can tell because there are mistakes in it. He could be part of the conspiracy (THEM) to undermine my credibility, as well as bankrupt me and make me have accidents and stuff. But the nefariously diabolocal bastard could also be just trying to catch a sliver of the adoration of my legion of fans. Of crickets. Dammit.
These were 7-on-7 drills. It's true that everything is new, but the advantage here was still clearly with the offense. While rumors of the demise of both Quinn and Frye are typicly premature (and spastic), they shouldn't have sucked that bad.
Well...Charlie shouldn't have. He knows the recievers. It's way, way, way too early to shovel dirt on anybody, however.
Solomon Willcotts (Bengals/Steelers ex-safety) and Jim Miller (QB for several teams inc. the Stealers) made a pretty big deal about it, and when people with their insights say stuff like this, I have to listen. (A man's got to know his limitations.) Miller said that in these drills, the defense should always look bad.
For Frye, this was meaningful. For Quinn--he has a long history at Notre Dame, and hasn't suddenly become incompetant. Miller failed to mention his altered throwing motion, which is still no doubt unnatural for him, so I presume that he's not aware of it. No knock on him--he has to look at all 32 teams, with more attention to those expected to contend.
...and this is why I'm better than Cabot or Grossi. And why, if you weren't prejudiced against me, you would read this. All you got from any beat writer was a mention of the QB Coach working on his mechanics, and that was it. But I recognized the significance of it, and anticipated a lot of these problems early-on. But go ahead, just keep ignoring me.
Imagine if somebody told you you needed to keep your elbow closer to your body when you threw a baseball. The first time you try it, you miss, badly. You keep practicing it, but all along your muscle-memory is trying to make you throw it the way you've been throwing your whole life. You're determined to do what you've been told...and you throw like a girl.
Yeah--because you're sort of learning to throw all over again.
And why is this being done? Well, Quinn had accuracy issues, didn't he? The Browns coaches seem to feel that wind was a factor, and his accuracy also declines when he's on the move. Both of these problems would be mechanical, and changing his arm motion and/or release could be the answer. But it will take some time. And now you know what Grossi doesn't.
Looks like Rodney Andersonfield is making headway. He's looked pretty decent. Miller, Willcotts, Kirwin et al all seem to agree that, if Anderson gives Crennel the best chance to win, he will indeed be treated fairly, and start.
Makes sense. Because losing four centers and his top three cornerbacks, not fielding the same offensive line three weeks in a row, featuring two rookie defensive starters, and stone-handed recievers accounting for over half the interceptions thrown don't seem to matter to you guys in Oxbow, Romeo is sitting on a horse with a rope around his neck.
If I could get 3:1 right now, I would bet on Anderson. Romeo can't play favorites--the best man wins here, and I believe that is Anderson. At least, early on. And I hope that if it's him or Frye, they surprise everybody (except me haha) and play to well to get benched for Quinn. The best thing that could happen would be if Quinn had to sit the bench--except for some mop-up stuff, etc.--for the entire season.
The guys on NFL Radio all agree: Frye's no Drew Brees (to Quinn's Rivers). But you know what? Anderson MIGHT be!
I repeat: Anderson threw most of his picks in his last game. Leading up to it, he was near the top of NFL QB's in most categories-as a first-time starter with a bad team. He was decisive and accurate.
Gotta go
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