I Like Mike

Dawidoff tells how Pettine at the scouting combine "hoped to discover 'a bitch-kitty pass rusher.' By this he meant a defensive end or, in a 3-4 alignment, an outside linebacker who would smell a warm quarterback and become an insatiable, unblockable, pocket-infiltrating force of war-daddy bedlam." (Pettine, in Marc Sessler article).

You gotta love anybody who talks like that!  And he might even be able to turn somebody already on the team into that.  I like that the last interview was at the Senior Bowl, where they can all check out the best seniors with enough brains to be there.

The consensus among the real pros on NFL Radio is that Pettine is excellent.

I was really hoping for the offensive coordinator for a future Hall of Fame QB who runs his own offense.  You really can't miss with those guys as long as you have your own future Hall of Fame quarterback, and they actually really can run an offense themselves.

But I'll settle for this guy.

Sons of coaches are good bets.  You've got the Harbaughs and Rex Ryan.  Ryan is bombastic and all that, but he's actually been a really good head coach.  The 2013 Jets weren't very talented and had a rookie QB.  Prior to that, Marc Sanchez just never panned out.

Mike Pettine also looks just a tad like the guy in American Pawn, who I really like.

Much is being made about all the good offensive coordinators being off the board.  That's not good, but as usual, it's being blown up into a disaster of epic proportions.  There are a ton of assistants all over the place awaiting their opportunity just as Mike was, and every "experienced" OC was an assistant first.

Cleveland in general has a fixation with "experience" and "proven".  If a lot of you had your way, the only quarterbacks we'd have seen would have been Weeden and Campbell.  Mingo wouldn't have played.  Gordon might still be on the bench.

This just in from Dawg Pound Daily: They might be chasing Kubiak.  Cool!

I love what Pettine said about adapting the system to the roster.  Right out of the gate.  It sounds like he's got absolutely nothing carved in stone, and will only start on his playbook after he sees what will work best here on offense and on defense.

That, for me, was the most important thing he said.  This guy is a thinker, and not a blockhead.

Niether was Chud, or Horton...but this is what we got, and I'll take it.

Pat Kirwan says that Derrick Carr (who is doing great at Senior Bowl practices) might have "worked himself into" the first round.  I can't fathom this.  I want to know what's wrong with this guy aside from being the MUCH MUCH younger brother of a bust.

And I can buy that the Browns like Manziel--but more than Bridgewater? Enough to trade up for him?

The justifications for trading up to three first round picks for this little dude are laughable.  He'd sell tickets.  He'd give the offense a personality.  I've heard very little about how well he'll actually DO as a pro.

One guy says they should take him over Bridgewater, not because he's any better, but for the aforementioned reasons.

Is you crazy?  All these quarterbacks we've had crap out and you think selling tickets is more important than ability.  And heeerrreee we goooo again!

I can't pretend to know if Manziel is or isn't a future franchise QB, but niether can the guy who wants to sell tickets.  Just draft the best pro prospect, period.  That's called common sense.

I think the front office is leaking disinformation.  Nice job!