MKC mangled her interpretation of this interview with Carson Palmer.
When Carson signed with the Cardinals, he was a seasoned veteran. Carson said that he and Freddie Kitchens "had fun".
Some how, some way, Mary Kay has cast Freddie as Yoda and Carson as Luke: "Tutoring him"?
Something is wrong with these people. Who is tutoring Aaron Rodgers? Ben Roethsenberger? Tom Brady?
Poor Baker Mayfield. If MKC can think a guy who went to several Pro Bowls needs "tutoring", Baker and Freddie are in for a lot of really dumb questions for a decade or so.
Grossi wrote a pretty good article, but needs correction as well:
The Cleveland Browns are not still "looking up" to the Ravens and Steelers.
You could say that about the Steelers. They have a great offensive line, Big Ben, still good overall talent, and they're veterans.
But they're going to lose Antonio Brown. Big Ben has been injured nearly every season and is even older than his years. They have holes in their defense...but fair enough--right now the Browns need to prove it.
But the Ravens? Sorry, but the Browns are the more talented team with the much better quarterback.
The still young Browns are only now "blooming", talent-wise. The Steelers are starting to lose some color and dry out around the edges. The Ravens are starting to wilt.
Peter Smith's first mock draft freaked me out.
Peter drafts Tight End T J Hockensen at 17!
The thing is, all the reasons he cites for this pick make perfect sense, and he would be a terrific asset for a Kitchens offense. Not only that, but Monken would happily use him too.
If Peter is right about just how good this guy is (as both a receiver and blocker), he's worth that price in general terms...
I mean this guy and Njoku on the field on every down? Man, that would be really hard to stop on the ground or by air.
But I still can't agree, because a stud defensive tackle should still be there who would have a greater overall impact and fill a massively bigger "hole".
In the second round, Peter drafts DE Zack Allen.
I kinda don't get that either. Peter says he's a complete defensive end who is hell on the run and can pass rush too, but the passrush part is largely a projection.
Really, this guy sounds like three guys who are on the current roster. Peter thinks he's better--I get that. But is this guy better than the linebackers and defensive tackles who are hanging around here?
In the third, it's Cornerback Joejuan Williams, who is 21 and allegedly 6'3". I have no problem with that, if this guy is as good as Peter thinks he is (Peter thinks he'll be at least a very good starter).
At the bottom of the third, Peter drafts Linebacker T J Edwards, who sounds comparable to Joe Schobert: Great in coverage, great reads and instincts. This guy is also great vs the run... hear that, Joe?
In the 4th round, Peter finally drafts a DT: Michael Dogbe...he sounds good. Then Peter goes Offensive Tackle and stuff...
Could Austin Corbett force a Kevin Zeitler trade? Yes. Buy low. Sell high. Even if Corbett isn't quite as good as Zeitler. This is DePodestian and Belichickian. Gain 8 mil in cap space and get younger. Business is business.
Along with waiving Jamie Collins, this move could enable John Dorsey to sign an elite linebacker and Defensive tackle long-term, and return a second or third round draft pick as well.
It could even return that Defensive Tackle or Superbacker in the trade.
And it's Baker Mayfield, okay? Chase him out of the pocket. See what happens. Somebody else needs Zeitler a lot more than the Browns do.
Rufio gave me a non-contact concussion with his article on the Pattern Match Cover Three Zone.
Honestly, I passed out about a third of the way through. I'm still recovering, and will need to read this article 6 or 7 more times before I comprehend more than the most rudimentary parts of this coverage scheme, but I just had to include this link.
Rufio doesn't yet know what exact schemes Wilks will run, but Wilks does like Cover 3, and Rufio no doubt thinks that the Belichick/Saban "pattern match" version would work well for the Browns.
With Randall, Peppers, Kindred, and Boddy-Calhoun inside and Ward and Mitchell outside (in man), what I comprehend of this scheme sounds perfect for the current Browns' secondary talent.
As Rufio says, Nick Saban and Bill Belichick pioneered this coverage scheme here in Cleveland as a means of coping with the new spread offenses, and finding a way to defend both the pass and the run.
It requires two legit man cornerbacks on the outside, then three athletic and very disciplined guys inside.
It sounds to me like not every secondary can run this version of cover 3. The two safeties have to be good tacklers, and the strong safety needs to be very quick/sudden, and capable of leveraging a vertical receiver out of a seam, as well as changing directions in a heartbeat to get under a comeback.
That's Peppers.
Rufio is an egghead, but I need to remind you that one of the basics of all zone coverages is run defense.
In zone, the defenders' eyes are on the quarterback/ball. Linebackers will backpedal to occupy spaces the quarterback doesn't want them to occupy, but real (zone) defensive backs will line up a little off the line, so when they read run, they can charge the line to fill gaps and intercept the running back.
I'm getting into the weeds here (but not like Rufio)...
Nevermind okbye.
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