My opinion of Hue ratcheted up when I heard what he said about giving Todd Haley control of the offense (delegating), because that's really hard for the majority of Head Coaches to do.
That's because they're control freaks and think they're smarter than everybody else.
When the Sith Lord coached the Browns, he was a micromanager. Assistant coaches from that staff said he tried to be everywhere, running everything in person.
Really, he still did a good job, as the team didn't really cave in until the news was leaked that it was moving to Baltimore. Bill had them competing without a lot of overall talent, with Testaverde as well as with Bernie K.
When he got his next shot in New England, Bill Belichick was kind of the opposite kind of Head Coach as he was in Cleveland; much more like his mentor, Bill Parcells.
He found (and often trained) quality assistant coaches, and let them do their jobs. He became a General, instead of 8 lieutenants all at once.
Hue Jackson, as I had hoped, is indeed smart enough to delegate, like Pacells and Belichick. Of course, he had a head start on the Sith Lord in that department. Hue isn't hyperactive and doesn't have OCD like Bill did. (With Belichick it wasn't about ego, just control. He simply couldn't trust anyone else).
Hue has a different personality entirely.
If he does follow the Bill's example, he'll pay more attention to his position coaches and youngest players.
No doubt, behind closed doors, the Sith Lord tells his young apprentice coaches what they need to work on, etc. Hue can absolutely do this, especially with Kizer and the rookie quarterback they'll draft.
(Note: New QB coach Zampeze failed in his first stint at offensive coordinator, but is a highly respected groomer of young quarterbacks. Hue Jackson is given credit for Andy Dalton and AJ McCarron, but Zampeze was their position coach ok?)
Terry Pluto restated a bunch of stuff I've said about various quarterbacks. I include this link only to show you that I said it first, and if you like Pluto you should like me too.
Joe Gilbert did a fine job grading and analyzing the Browns 2017 defensive ends, and in calling passrushing D E P T H the biggest need at that position. (Gilbert is now one of my top guys. I rarely need to correct him, and learn things from him.)
This Josh Allen stuff is getting outta hand. I simply must be missing something, because he's suddenly listed by a sload of pundits right with Rosen and Darnold (and naturally above Mayfield) as a potential first overall pick.
I haven't checked up on the Senior Bowl practices, but expect a lot of these guys to see what they intend to see:
Allen looked like he's been under center his whole life! Second-longest completion of the day! Would have been a TD! Evaded pressure twice, could have run with it! Completed pass off his back foot!
Where is this coming from? What am I missing?
Throw most of what John Dorsey (and every other GM) is saying out the window in re draftable prospects. He will love them all (equally) in public.
But his more general statements about what he looks for in quarterbacks hold a little more water.
Got your hip-waders on? Did you bring a snorkel? Take your smart pills? Dorsey says the most important thing for a quarterback is that he's "a winner": He doesn't mean it. It's important, but not the top priority. An elite QB on a crappy team with a crappy defense and crappy coach can't win much.
Winning is no doubt important, but NOT "the most important thing"...unless Dorsey is a lot dumber than I think he is.
He specifies "deep accuracy", rather than just plain accuracy.
The first thing he did when he became GM of the Chiefs was to trade for Alex Smith. He's deliberately disinformimg competitors that he wants a mad bomber.
In my last post, I asked why Dorsey would bother lying when he has the first and fourth overall picks. I was wrong there:
He could be setting up a trade.
Grab your snorkels: The "winner" part is intended to be interpreted as "smoke and mirrors": "He's trying to make us think he wants Mayfield".
The "deep accuracy" (vs just plain accuracy) statement is intended to be interpreted as a freudian slip, betraying Dorsey's true draft targets.
If I'm right about this, they've got somebody like me writing scripts for them (and probably in charge of "leaks").
I personally don't believe that John Dorsey will draft a quarterback who has completed less than 65% of his passes in his most recent season, and that he CAN not ignore the yards-per-attempt "moneyball" part of this equation either.
While Baker Mayfield is an obvious favorite here, so is Mike White (see last post). Mayfield is obviously the best, statistically, but White is much taller, and exhibits the same aggressive traits.
If John Dorsey really prefers either of these quarterbacks over the overrated three, he could find himself in an ideal position to trade down and still get one of them.
John Elway seems to need a quarterback, and has the fifth overall pick. Unfortunately, I assume he's not going to trade up, because he WAS a quarterback. He might be targeting the same two QBs himself.
It's too early, but with all this Josh Allen hype, could the Giants fall for it? Or just trade up to make sure they nail Rosen or Darnold down?
I kinda doubt it.
This is where the big brass balls come in:
The Colts (at 3rd overall) have Andrew Luck (ideally) returning healthy, so it's assumed they won't target a quarterback. My own mock draft would have them drafting Saquon Barkley.
This is why I think that POSSIBLY John Dorsey might draft Barkley first overall (because he has to if he wants him), and Mayfield fourth...and if not that bumb Mike White later.
You people don't play poker or trade commodities or options, so you don't understand a lot of this stuff.
...but I'm as confused as you are right now. I myself brought up a running back who could become as lethal as Barkley after one season. I'm semi-guessing on Mike White.
But I can pretty much guarantee that John Dorsey will NOT draft
I'm emarrassed for Tony Rizzo, who said that he would always associate future Hall of Famer Joe Thomas with "losing". Joe isn't even a quarterback, for cryin out loud---how can any sane person blurt this garbage out!?!
And Rizzo clearly thinks he'll eat Big Joe's lunch as a broadcaster...
I never took Rizzo seriously, and this is why. Thomas knows what he's talking about. Rizzo does not.
Tony was unwise to pick this fight. He can't baffle 'em with bullshit his way out of it. It doesn't matter how long Rizzo has been getting paid to blabber about sports. If he toes the line with Joe Thomas, he'd better bring a toe tag.
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