Saturday, July 24, 2010

Corrections

1: Please stop the Daboll-bashing. When Bernie Kosar studies the game-films and says "guys were getting open, but the quarterbacks weren't getting it there", and that the game-plans looked fine to him, the objective person listens.
You get in such a froth to blame somebody, you become an old-fashioned lynch-mob. You hang whoever comes in handy.
...and the fact that you're still arguing with Bernie and me proves it. Shut up.

2: Delhomme can't be worse than DA/Quinn. The end.

3: Please don't chant for McCoy the instant Delhomme hits a rough spot. McCoy slid because he needs work. While I'm sick to death of hearing about arm-strength, and it's drasticly over-valued, in McCoy's case it could actually really be an issue.
I saw his highlight tapes. You can't see much bad stuff from these carefully compiled fluff-pieces, but they ARE meant to show all the player's best traits. I never saw McCoy rifle one into a tight spot. I saw a few deep ones, but nothing special.
This is why scouts almost unanimously agreed that he'd be good as a west coast quarterback.

I listen to Jim Miller, especially, when I want to learn about quarterbacks. I found out from him that you can improve your arm-strength, and that McCoy needs to do that. (How do you do it? You throw the ball a lot. A LOT.)

McCoy has the brains and the accuracy. Big deal he's a little under 6'2" and 220--I wish you'd quit harping on 4-5 lbs. and a half an inch. He can run around almost like a scat-back; in fact I was stunned by some of what he did with his legs.

Conversely, those of you who have decided he should sit for more than one season are also assuming way too much. McCoy's only REAL issue is his arm. Mentally, he's not a project at all. He'll enter the '11 season competing to start. If he doesn't win the competition, so be it. But I wouldn't bet against it.

3: Mangini never wanted a workhorse. Whenever he can, he divides the load between two or more backs. This offense has extra fullbacks, running backs, and tight ends, and is short on wide recievers. Do the freaking math and smell the two-back formation.

4: Quit saying "for a reason". Denver let Hillis go "for a reason". yeah--they have plenty of running backs and they wanted Brady Quinn! Ben Watson was released "for a reason". Actually there were several reasons: One is Wes Welker. Another is money. To hear some of you guys, no good players are ever released!!!
Ryan Tucker was released! They got Heiden for a sixth-round pick! Trusnik was a toss-in-Benard and Cribbs weren't drafted---FOR A REASON.

5: When Bernie Kosar came out of college, one of his strongest points was his superior DEEEEP accuracy and his STRONG arm. This continued until said arm was injured on a hit in Kansas City. AFTER that, it was anybody's guess where the ball would go when he threw it past twenty yards.
And by the way, while all of you were in denial about it, this is why he DID have diminished skills.

6: Reality is not what you want. It's what is.

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