Chris Simms ranked the Browns thirtieth based on an overall dearth of talent. At first, I thought Chris was another guy who doesn't bother doing his homework, until I heard him talking about his Browns Power Ranking with Matt Miller.
The critical element for any team is the quarterback, and a lot of questions persist about RG3. Other questions need to be anwered as well. Nobody in the secondary except Joe Haden is really proven. Ogbah, Hassan, and Orchard are unproven. Right tackle is unsettled.
While I am irked by Chris's misuse of the word "talent", I can understand where he's coming from.
When his partner Matt Miller talked about how horribly the Browns had botched the offseason by signing RG3 instead of drafting Wentz or Goff, how Corey Coleman was impressive but would have nobody else to take the heat off him, and said some more ignorant stuff not worth repeating, Chris got quiet and looked a little sad.
Their under-over for the Browns was 4.5 wins, and Miller naturally went under. Chris went over, projecting six wins.
He explained: Gordon, Pryor, and Coleman could be really scary. Hue Jackson is an excellent coach. He mentioned Hassan and Ogbah as well.
It was well said. I think Matt Miller was oblivious to the fact that Chris had just showed everybody how stupid he was. What Miller said about Coleman having nobody to take the pressure off him exposed his laziness. Obviously, not only Pryor and Gordon will, but also Barnidge and Duke.
Obviously, Hue Jackson will run the ball, and actually does have the people to do it.
While Matt Miller clearly regards himself as smarter than Hue Jackson and the front office, Chris does not. You can't win six games without talent.
Power rankings in general are mostly about quarterbacks. That is the most important position, and for some (like Matt Miller I guess) the ONLY position.
You can't blame Chris or others for ranking the Browns so low with so many unanswered questions, especially at quarterback.
Even as Chris Simms rated them 30th, he projected six wins. Most likely, he expects all the young players to improve, and the players to get used to the new systems, as the season unwinds. He'll raise his ranking after they get their young feet on the ground.
I have a lot of respect for Phil and Chris Simms, and will add Matt Miller to my bad example list. Who's going to help Corey Coleman out? My God.
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