Peter Smith thinks so, and after reading his article, so do I.
But in describing the defensive line's alignment and assignments in both Ray Horton's and Mike Pettine's defense, he made some mistakes.
Ray doesn't use a true nose tackle, and both the other two down linemen set up in gaps and seek penetration in Horton's defense.
In the Rubics Cube Defense (Pettine) the defenders shaded nose up matchup, and were required to read and react. Peter had this reversed.
When guys line up in gaps, they want to penetrate. That's why they line up there.
Peter described "cloggers" and Big monstrous guys and stuff, and that's about right. Except the "clogs" are designed to happen behind the line of scrimmage as desperate offensive linemen scramble to stop penetration.
But he was right about the five technique, and educated me on this subject. Our guys, including Xavier Cooper, lack ideal height and reach for this spot.
Peter gives Des Bryant his props, but cites his injuries as one problem. He also describes Des as a mediocre run defender, which I don't agree with.
The Real definition of mediocre is "average", which is about right, but Peter meant "bad", which is incorrect.
Rhoda LaCanfora has dished up more dirt on the civil war going on in the front office. It turns out that there is a power struggle going on between the Goff guys and the Wentz guys.
The most recent casualties were the scouts just fired by Sashi Brown. Since they were Wentz guys, Sashi must be a Goff guy.
The team has gone through all the photos of Hue Jackson and added the new scar over his eye to hide the fact that he got it in a fight over quarterbacks. Rhoda isn't sure who's side he's on.
Will Carson Wentz overcome the odds stacked against him? Will Jerod Goff hold his lead? Stay tuned for the next episode of "As the Stomach Turns".
I personally got pushed back to indecision by Solomon Wilcotts, who considers Wentz the better quarterback. Solly was a safety who, like Mike Mayock, literally spent years studying opposing quarterbacks on tape.
I pay even more attention to these guys than I do to ex-quarterbacks. When they look at quarterbacks on tape, they look for mistakes and weaknesses. They try to figure out how to stop them.
Pat Kirwan and Jim Miller got fixated on Goff's physique. It's not ideal for the NFL. I get tired if this stuff: Goff is twenty one years old. If the Browns draft him, they will try not to play him any time soon. He will pump iron and get bigger. It's not a big deal.
Carson Wentz doesn't have a Browns playbook. If he's studying Hue Jackson's Bengals offense, I wish him luck, and think that's cool.
If he has indeed assembled a binder of "Browns" plays, it means he's broken down and diagramed film of the 2015 Bengals offense.
Ignorant people in North Dakota say they hope he doesn't go to the Browns, but he's not even a little afraid. He's already heard of and talked to Hue Jackson, and I'm getting the impression he's already studied each and every offensive player left on the roster.
Including Duke Johnson, Rodney Hartlinefield, and Gary Barnidge.
This guy is no spoiled brat shrinking violet. And he's definitely not ignorant.
Yep...I'm leaning back his way again...no wait...yeah kinda...
I have to come back to this potential trade:
Joe Thomas and number two for:
Number one this season and a second and fourth next season.
It could be another first rounder next season, even:
You see, the Titans take care of their foremost offensive need and remain the top pick. Not only would Goff or Wentz remain on the board, but also the superstar linebacker, defensive back, left tackle, and passrusher.
If I'm them, I trade that pick AGAIN, maybe with the Cowboys or Eagles, and collect a massive stockpile of draft picks.
See it, from their perspective? In 2016, they lose absolutely NOTHING (ok maybe a fourth rounder) and gain a Pro Bowl left tackle. If they don't trade the Browns pick, they get a superstar and get to pay him less. If they do trade down, they could add as many as five more new starters.
That's why a first and fourth or at least a second and third in 2017 would be worth it to them.
Nobody else competing for their first overall pick can offer them a can't miss stud, and eliminate a need. (Really they have a good left tackle already, but this move would allow them to move him over and upgrade their entire offensive line).
Nobody else can leave them back where they started (at the top with one of the top tier quarterbacks left).
Hmm...fourth rounder in 2016, first and fourth in 2017 that's more like it...
Or Paxton Lynch...
See this? I want Goff or Wentz, but this is really interesting.
I know that for some the knee-jerk thing is to reject it, but there are things we don't know.
It's true that if you feel you have a franchise quarterback in front of you, you grab him, period. But for all we know, Hue Jackson thinks he can turn a Hogan or somebody into one.
There could be more going on here, as well: Like a separate Joe Thomas trade that that would bring him Paxton Lynch.
This article came from Netonesports, which I haven't heard of before. It looks very slick and professional, but I wonder who the source was.
Hey, I just found out that the Bills and Browns have agreed in principal to trade number two for Tyrod Taylor and number nineteen. Honest!
Go back and check out my Joe Thomas trade. According to a secret source, it's already set up!
It's true! Honest!
Bill Parcells is being interviewed on NFL Radio. He said Paul DePodesta was at his house for about four hours interrogating him.
Bill mentions a "five-tool player" in baseball. He said DePodesta wanted to know what Bill thought was important in a football player and stuff.
You see, a real analyst knows his own limitations, and learns from the best sources he can.
Paul will take what he learned from Bill Parcells (who was also a great judge of talent) and remodel his formulae to reflect it.
No doubt at all that DePodesta asked him about Goff, Wentz, what he would do, how to build a team, advice for Hue, etc. etc. etc.
Parcells was almost certainly paid a healthy consulting fee, and may well be on speed-dial for this front office.
This idiot with his "fire Haslam" petition is simply too dumb to understand this. DePodesta doesn't know football, but he knows he doesn't.
This front office will lean heavily on Bill Parcells, and probably other retired coaches and general managers, to help them out.
Parcells is the best. Bill Belichick learned from him. Belichick also makes great personnel moves. How much of that is Bill's innate genius, and how much is rules and guidelines he learned from the meistro?
We can't know that. But we do know that DePodesta is a genius in his own right, and may well make the most of what Parcells has taught and is teaching him.
By the way, Bill never said he liked DePodesta, but did say he was a real interesting guy...whatever that means.
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