Gregg Williams' Defense, Tyrod, Baker, Ogbah, and the Browns

Dan Justik wrote a good article explaining how, with the addition of three new cornerbacks and Damarius Randall, Gregg Williams can actually run his kind of defense again.

A couple corrections before I continue: Dan seems not to be a Sashi Brown fan, so he takes some shots at the talent Gregg had to work with last season.

Well, prior to the season, a fully healed Joe Haden was expected to return to his Pro Bowl form.  Jamar Taylor was coming off the best season of his carreer.  Howard Wilson was drafted, but his season ended before it began with an injury (blame Sashi for that too?)  Jason McCourtey was signed, and turned out to be the best cornerback on the team.

Dan also refers to the "safety lining up 20 yards off the ball" stuff as if it's not something Williams wanted to do, but had to.  No, that's a Gregg Williams thing, and he doesn't care if Dan or anybody else thinks it's dumb.

But Dan nailed the rest of it down pretty well (maybe he reads my blogs and pretends he thought of this stuff himself too):

Gregg found himself without press/man cornerbacks, and had to play zone.  Zone can work, but that's not Gregg's thing.

Attacking defenses in general need press/man cornerbacks to disrupt timing and keep the number one and ideally number two receivers covered for as long as possible.

As Gregg himself said, he counted about 26 instances last season where Myles Garrett was a couple feet away from quarterbacks when they threw the ball (quickly).

Zone or off-man coverages force recievers to run shorter routes, and work better against the run.  It's very hard to throw bombs against zones, but unfortunately the trade-off is that quarterbacks can get rid of the ball quickly, and every receiver is actually open for at least the first five yards.

Now, Denzel Ward will be on opposing number one receivers, and (as of now) EJ Gaines will be on the number two.  Since Gaines played for Williams before, we can assume that he's a "Williams signing" and that he will start as a press/man corner.

Nickel corner was never a problem here, as Briean Boddy-Calhoun is just outstanding there.

Digression alert: Nickel corner is actually tougher to play than perimeter corner.  The nickel doesn't have the sidelines to help him.  The slot guy can break to either side.  You really can't jam him the way the outside guys can, so you have to play at least a little off to keep him in front of you until he commits.  End of digression.

That takes care of the outside guys and the slot guy.  Dan goes on to correctly, for once (good job Dan!) put Jabrill Peppers at linebacker/SS hybrid.

When he isn't blitzing, Jabrill can cover tight ends or running backs.  He has the speed and quickness for it, even though vs tight ends he's at a big height/reach disadvantage.

Joe Haden in his prime shut down AJ Green, Megatron, and other skyscrapers with his quickness and intelligence, and Peppers has a chance to be effective covering tight ends.

People forget that Jabrill Peppers was a linebacker (predominantly) in college.

Derrick Kindred was doing a lot of this last season, but was not very good in coverage.  We can expect him to improve at least a little in that area, but he was great against the run, and as a blitzer.

Now we come to Damarius Randall, the projected "angel" safety:

Dan doesn't seem to get this, but Gregg Williams sometimes lines his free safety up very deep.

There are several reasons for this:

1: He can "read" the entire offense, and ideally see what they're up to before he takes any false steps.

2: He can deceive the quarterback by drifting one way or the other, but has plenty of time to break to, and stay "over" the real target.

3: If a receiver shakes loose early, he will see it, and aim at that receiver, who will usually make the catch before he can get there, but he can still de-cleat him, and maybe force a fumble.

4: He is always moving towards the line of scrimmage. Everybody else is scrambling around trying to stick with guys, but the angel is not in that hot mess.  But he's coming forward looking for big hits or interceptions.

If you didn't know why Gregg Williams played Jabrill Peppers at free safety in 2017 before, now you do.

But Peppers had never played free safety, and he took bad angles, and "took too much bait".

Damarius Randall is a different story.  He was a free safety in college.  Green Bay used him at cornerback, and he was very good there, but he is a safety first (haha get it? "Safety first" ok nevermind).

Randall's size (5'11", under 200 lbs) isn't relevant.  His judgement and instincts are all that matter, and he has a real chance here, because he is an experienced center fielder, now with highly refined coverage skills.

The "angel" was, and will be, used only 30-35% of the time.  The free safety will otherwise play a more conventional role.

Randall should be fine there.

How this should work is that opposing quarterbacks are forced to hold the ball for over four seconds, which is more than enough time for a passrusher or three to reach them.

This is partly mental and psychological (Gregg is just da MAN!):  Rodgers and Brees are rare birds.  No other quarterbacks (well except Mayfield...ahem...) think so fast under pressure.

Most of them can't get past their second, or maybe third "read" before all bets are off and they're in survival mode.

The best of the rest throw it away (if they can---sometimes you can't because somebody will bat it up in the air or grab your arm or something).

A guy like Russell Wilson or Tyrod Taylor might run like hell and salvage the play, but make no mistake: their prescribed "reads" are shot to hell, and they're just looking for a bailout guy or just running.

Gregg Williams wants opposing quarterbacks in panic-mode on every passing down.  He wants them desperate and flustered.

That's why he always sends four passrushers, and blitzes a fifth as often as not on neutral downs.

Oh, I hear you: Wouldn't Bradley Chubb have helped that out a lot?

Not that much.  Williams called Ogbah a "rising star", and if you don't agree with him, you're wrong.  Chubb might be somewhat better than Ogbah, but not by the margin you hallucinate.

Williams explained the Ward over Chubb pick, and I get it now.  If opposing quarterbacks have to hold the ball for another 0.5 seconds, Nassib, Chad Thomas, etc (along with three of four defensive tackles) come into play right behind Garrett and Ogbah.

I remember the Kardiac Kids.  Clay Matthews was a beast, but Hanford Dixon, Frank Minnifield, and Felix Wright bought him something like half his sacks.  The Raiders of that era were similar.

I'm glad Gregg spoke up for Ogbah.  Emmanuel Ogbah's combine numbers and college production are comparable to Bradley Chubbs'.  This is no doubt why Gregg Williams said he can be Chubb!

Ah somebody I can bash!  I included the link because these are just fans, and not actual pundits I could hurt by humiliating:

One guy thinks they could have drafted Barkley first, and still got Mayfield at four.  Wanna bet?  Don't believe everything you read: Baker Mayfield was the best quarterback in this class, and the Jets knew it too.

These fans also all called Mayfield a "risk". No, the best quarterback was not a risk.  He was the safest pick.

The general perception among the unwashed masses seems to be that Mayfield is a scrambler and improviser who isn't as fast as Russell Wilson and is too short and stuff.

LISTEN CAREFULLY: Baker Mayfield is a pocket passer who has made most of his big plays from the pocket.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

Why is Russell Wilson relevant?  

A couple of these misguided souls mentioned Drew Brees, except only to imply that Mayfield isn't as good as this other short quarterback.

Who says?

Darnold and Allen were both punked by top level opponents, while Mayfield always piled up big numbers, and usually found ways to win.

Mayfield lost his top two receivers to injury and kept on truckin, so don't even start with those rationalizations.

Why THE HELL are people even calling Sam Darnold the safest quarterback in this draft class!?!

Ohmm...ohmmm...

Ok I get it, but it's shallow and superficial:

Darnold is big and tough, and his lack of experience combined with his success implies great upside/potential.  He's very smart.  He makes great, accurate throws on the run (to his left, as well as to his right).

But dammit, aside from their respective sizes, Mayfield does everything Darnold does, and is more accurate too!

How can you call Darnold "safer" than Mayfield here?  

Go ahead, go back and compare Baker Mayfield to Sam Darnold from their first respective starts.  You will see that Mayfield was always much better.

And quit grading on a curve here! I know it's hard to beat 70% completions in the NFL,  but what makes you think Sam Darnold or anybody else can even get close to Mayfield in accuracy?  You think they can learn that?

Mayfield is the best, and will stay the best.  Mayfield played great "under the lights" vs elite competition, including Bowl games.  He NEVER had a "bad game".

...and Sam Darnold was a safer pick?

I don't hate Darnold at all, or Rosen (except personally), or Josh Allen.

Darnold was the second-safest pick.  He really is amazing in several ways, and his inexperience does imply lots of upside.

Rosen is an ahole, but his talent is irrefutable.  But he's strictly a pocket passer with two concussions.  If not for those, he would be even safer than Mayfield.

Allen is just a freak.  A prototype.  He will become more accurate, and at least "not suck".

But Baker Mayfield was a "can't miss".  

You really need to understand this:

The greatest quarterbacks in history come in all shapes and sizes.  Joe Montana, possibly the best ever, was short, with a popgun arm.

What separates them from the rest is between their ears.

Baker Mayfield is that guy!  Laugh at me now but believe me later: 3-5 years from now, Baker Mayfield will remain the best quarterback out of this draft class.

The Tyrod Taylor extention thing is unlikely.  Tyrod isn't interested in being a backup, and won't accept backup money.

Dorsey won't offer him 22 mil/year either (not that Tyrod would accept it anyway, if he's to become a backup again).

Tyrod will use this season as an audition for teams that need a starter.

So Tyrod is almost certainly a GMF in 2019.

Some of this BS is fueled by uncertainty over Mayfield.  Disregard that.  Baker Mayfield is not a "project".  He might be better than Tyrod on opening day (if not sooner).

I like Tyrod too, but Mayfield in 2019 is a lock.

I can't fathom all this doubt about this kid! You people need to get unstuck from this height obsession -snap-snap- ...ok pretend Baker is 1 3/8th inches taller (6'2")...

Can you see how silly you are? The width of three fingers overrides everything else?  Is any of this sinking in yet?

Okbye

The Team Sashi Built, and Stomping the Steelers in Game One

There is a fifth entrant in the Left Tackle Derby: Desmond Harrison.  An undrafted free agent.  He was projected to be drafted around the fourth round.

There are a few reasons he wasn't drafted, like two drug suspensions, and getting booted out of Texas for them.  He was out of football for two seasons, but returned to dominate low-level competition for one season.

He's had weight issues: He's had trouble keeping his weight up.  After an illness, he weighed 279 lbs at the Senior Bowl, then in the 290s at the Combine.

Everybody he's dealt with, including the very Texas coach who kicked him out, love his character, work ethic, and talent.

With so little experience, Harrison is obviously raw, but has absolutely elite physical tools.

He's a real longshot to start at left tackle in 2018, but not so much in 2019 and beyond, as he is now THE most talented left tackle on this roster.  I'll bet he's here to stay.

He's a former star basketball player, and moves like one.  He blew the speed and agility drills up.  He's 6'7" with lots of room on his frame for Hans and Franz to pump him up.

And I said longshot--not no shot in 2018.  He is that talented.

The first rookie practice didn't mean much, but the highlights were fun to watch.

Baker Mayfield went right after Denzel Ward several times.  Ward should have had an interception, and knocked at least a couple more down, but Baker burned him a few times with pinpoint passes too.  (I guess Denzel's arms were too short!)

While Mayfield had some misses due to his unfamiliarity with all the receivers, his footwork and release were impressive.  He can't run with Tyrod, but he can dance like Fred Astair.

The real star here was Antonio Gallaway! I take back some of what I said in comparing him to Corey Coleman; he's just as sudden and quick as Coleman.

He caught a touchdown bomb.  I'm not sure that was over Ward's head, but I think so.  Perfect pass---a trailing corner has no shot to stop that without interference.

Some people seem to have the impression that Denzel Ward "has a lot to learn", and will lose his lunch money to the wiley Antonio Brown in game one.

First, he played for Ohio State.  Second, he is a press/man cover corner.  At least 75% of the time, he just ignores everything and everybody else and stays on top of one receiver.

AB will no doubt have some dirty tricks ready for the kid, and will probably make some catches (Brown burns everybody).  But he won't run away from the kid.

That's where Antonio Brown does the majority of his damage.  He catches shorts and intermediates and turns them upfield for massive gains.

On "Takes by the Lake", Doug Lesmerisis interviewed four fans with very different opinions on the draft, and the state of the Browns.  I only listened to the first very smart, technically savvy Denver attorney, (I know this because she agreed with me on everything), and most of a guy who didn't like the draft.

I won't knock this guy, but since this is a "slow news day", I'll paraphrase some of his comments and respond to them:

1: He preferred Josh Allen to Baker Mayfield.  He cited the bad weather and AFC North and the usual stuff, and felt that with just a little work on his feet and mechanics, Allen should be fine.

I can't say anything without repeating myself yet again, but I have no choice:

Dorsey can't gamble at quarterback or first overall, and Allen was a projection.  And you can't pick a quarterback based on physical attributes while ignoring psychology, decision-making, accuracy, production, etc etc etc (etc cubed).

2: This guy wanted Chubb over Ward.  So did I.  But when he sticks to that after Gregg Williams explained it, he became unreasonable.  Gregg Williams knows what he's doing, and it's his defense.

3: He hated the Callaway pick.  He doesn't want to worry about off the field stuff.  He just wants to focus on the games.

The object of playing those games is to WIN them.  Callaway can win games, and you rarely find guys like that in the fourth round.

It's worth repeating this:  Callaway is a terrific punt and kick returner, and might well play the other side of the kicks and punts as well.

He's the instant front-runner for these roles, so even if he's a third or fourth receiver initially, he can still make a major impact in 2018.

This guy's opinion is based on emotion, and that's rarely a good thing.

A lot of people called Sam Darnold the "safest" pick, but Baker Mayfield was.  

The vast majority of pundits think that in 3-5 years, Darnold and Allen will be better than Baker Mayfield.

They're almost certainly fulla beans.  Baker Mayfield will remain Baker Mayfield.  You can't learn to think at lightspeed under pressure.  You can refine leadership skills, but you can't learn charisma.  You can refine your mechanics and improve your accuracy, but only so much.  

Check out darts! Do you know how much precision the best ones have?  I personally became pretty good at darts, but no matter how much I practiced, I kinda stagnated at "pretty good".

The best of them are born with it.  Like Baker Mayfield.  These other quarterbacks will never be as accurate as Mayfield is now.

Only Josh Allen has a stronger arm.  Darnold is merely bigger.  Rosen is merely taller.  Allen is also the best runner.  None of these are nearly as important as the elements I've listed.

Nobody seems yet to have passed up Drew Brees or Aaron Rodgers.  They've gone up against a lot of prototype quarterbacks, but at the end of the game?  They deliver!

Baker Mayfield is like them.  The most important inches are those between their ears.

I need to revisit the Tim Couch story here:

Tim came out of college with chronic tendinitis in his right elbow.

While it's true that Head Coach Chris Palmer, much like Hue Jackson, refused to adapt his offense to Couch's skill-set in any way whatsoever, and he was forced to start for an expansion team immediately, Couch did an amazingly great job, until he got injured (thanks again, Chris).

Everybody says that Couch was subsequently "pounded out" of football, and certainly he took a sload of hits.

But in reality, the tendinitis got worse.  He tried to adjust his throwing motion to compensate, and there went his shoulder too.

Tim Couch's right arm just kinda wrecked itself.  Tim was one super-tough SOB.  He took that lickin and kept on tickin, but he couldn't overcome that tendinitis.

I salute Tim Couch.  If not for that damn elbow, he could have overcome bad receivers and coaching and been a great quarterback.

For you whippersnappers, this is why I sometimes call Hue "Hue Palmer".  He did this to Kessler and then Kizer.

Hue isn't even as good as Chris Palmer, because at least Palmer tried to run the ball, and did allow a few short passes.

DeShone Kizer isn't done yet, and if you judge him by his rookie season, you need a brain transplant.  I doubt that he'll ever be an elite quarterback, but he'll become a great backup, and probably a top 15 starter eventually.

That kid didn't deserve the crap stew he got.

Other writers are finally catching up to me on the real "politics" in Berea.

If Hue Jackson was indeed the "point man" in Todd Haley's recruitment/hiring, it was a matter of self-preservation.

The only reason Hue was retained was because Haslam didn't dare fire him, after firing all those other coaches after 1-2 years.

If that sounds idiotic (1-31?), that's because it is.  But Jimmy would have been pillaried and crucified anyway.

Now, he's fishing for a new stadium, or a major face-lift on the old one.  Now, he can say "see?  I'm patient!  I want continuity!"  

It's bizarre and irrational, but that's how you gotta handle the media and unwashed masses: If Haslam had fired Hue Jackson, he would have no shot at a new or renovated stadium.

...amazing.

Anyway, Haslam probably told Hue "I've got to fire somebody after you went 1-32, but I don't dare fire another Head Coach...yet.  So I have to fire Sashi instead.

"But you blew it.  Not Sashi Brown.  I'm bringing in John Dorsey as a GM.  This is your last chance.  You need a good offensive coordinator, and to let him do his thing.  You will be a figurehead and front-man, and let your three coordinators do their jobs.

"You can take credit for all the good stuff, and blame them for all the bad stuff, and possibly salvage your career."

LaCanfora et al are already predicting an in-season firing of Hue Jackson (deducing that Haley will succeed him).

They're close...I mean they've obviously read my own previous posts...but they missed again:

They're assuming that the Browns will not win many games early, giving Haslam a good excuse.

They're wrong.  The Browns now have quarterbackS, and coaching, to go with a sload of talent, and they can go toe-to-toe with any team in the NFL.

Plus, why would Haslam bother to fire Jackson in-season, since nothing would change?  Hue Jackson is really a great front-man!

You people! 

Todd Haley might indeed be the crown prince, but you don't kill the king in the middle of a war.

Hue Fisher is probably a GMF after this season, even if "he" engineers a turnaround.  Because HE JUST PLAIN SUCKS as a Head Coach and offensive coordinator (with anything less than ideal talent for his system).

It's even possible that he sticks around, since he's so likeable and entertaining.  But Todd Haley makes that doubtful, since other teams will be recruiting him as a Head Coach...even if the Browns only win like 6 games.  Jackson or Haley? No contest!

Todd Haley is abrasive, abusive, and not a "people person".  He is the opposite of Hue Jackson personally.  This matters.

Haley has the brains and discipline to (again) be a Head Coach, but could alienate his team (he's all-stick, no carrot).

Just like with quarterbacks, this matters.

But I presume that Haley will have evolved a tad (like Belichick did after Modell fired him), since this was the reason the Steelers cut him loose.

Sorry I got too deep into the future here, and overextrapolationalized, but just make a note and review this post one year from now ok?

Right now, the Browns are in excellent shape coach-wise, from the ground up (well except at the top, but Hue can't screw things up anymore).

Tyrod Taylor won a lot of games with a LOT less talent around him on offense, and even with weaker defenses than he will have here in 2018.

Baker Mayfield is more accurate and decisive (read "processing speed"), but he's not the dual threat that Tyrod is, and lobbing bombs in Josh Gordon's general direction is a luxury he's never had before.

Since Tim Couch, the Browns have never had quarterbacks like they have now.

You people:  If Tyrod Taylor had been here in 2017, the Browns would have won at least five games!

Probably more, because the Browns 2017 roster was superior to the roster Tyrod was stuck with in Buffalo!

All this is obvious!  All the Browns lacked was a quarterback! All Tyrod Taylor lacked was a team why tf can't you comprehend this!?!

And look at the Bills now! They have A J McCarron as the nominal starter (at 5 mil/year), and Josh Allen!

JFC do you think Sashi Brown didn't deliberately sabotage that Hue Jackson-inspired trade attempt for McCarron late last season?

I couldn't fathom the utter idiocy of that proposed trade in the first place, and am 100% confident that this was Hue Fisher in Haslam's ear persuading Jimmy to override Sashi Brown.

It was idiotic, and I'm almost positive that Brown "screwed it up" deliberately.  They should build a Sashi Brown statue.  I'm pretty sure that Dorsey thanked him, too...good grief:

MKC and the pundits were taking  AJ McCarron as a potential franchise quarterback!!!

Then they bashed Sashi for his "incompetance" for not getting the paperwork in on time give me a break.

You people! Njoku, the Colemans, DeValve, Tretter, Zeitler, Collins, Schobert, Ogunjobi, Brantley, Ogbah, Peppers, Kindred, Boddy-Calhoun, Drango, Garrett, Coley (and don't cash out on Nassib just yet either) and you bash him?

Dorsey just drafted five players in rounds one and two, three of which were courtesy of Sashi Brown, and I guarantee you that DePodesta Sashi would have drafted Mayfield first overall too!

I've read punditry suggesting that the McCourtey trade was only the beginning of a "purge". 

Nah.  Every single Sashi Brown draft pick or free agent signing (well okay almost all of them) will stick around.

While I think John Dorsey did a good job with free agents, a great job in the draft, and a good job with undrafted guys, I don't expect a "purge".

Some pundits think that the Browns young roster just got even younger, like this is a major problem.

This is frankly astonishing to me.

Quarterback is critical, and Tyrod is here.

The Sashi Brown picks are entering their second and third seasons (excluding free agents like Tretter, Zietler, Coley, Collins etc (squared).

As I've pointed out already, Denzel Ward is ready to rock.  Callaway is an instantly lethal special teamer.  Chubb is ready.  Avery...wow what a freak!

The hell with this "youth" paranoia.  These pundits keep trying to dig up dirt.  

On this planet, Njoku will be better than he was in 2017, Gordon should be lethal again, Landry and Duke won't get worse,  Tyrod won't regress...

Why tf can't you see the obvious?

That's ok.  I'll simplify it:

Game one  v the Stoolers:

1: Taylor doesn't thow any interceptions, and gets first downs with his legs.

2: Haley hammers them with runs "when they expect it".  

3: Taylor shocks the world by throwing a couple long bombs to Gordon (which he catches).

4:  Denzel Ward holds Antonio Brown to under 100 yards (maybe less since Big Ben aint...well...Baker Mayfield.

5: (Ideally) Damarius Randall is Williams' "angel", and blasts Ebineezer Bell before he can do too much damage.

6: The Browns defense in general was decent in 2017, but ought to be much better in 2018, sans this off season, and owing just to the inevitable development of young players.

7: Todd Haley.

8: These 2018 Browns are THE most talented team in the AFC North.  They will go to Pissburgh in  game one expecting to win.

...If there is any doubt about that, "backup" Baker Mayfield will erase it.

...I'll have to get into that later...okbye.The 

Corrections of Browns Coverage, Baker Mayfield, Dorsey's Draft

I like these guys at WFNY, who had a round table on the Browns' draft.  Nobody said anything dumb for once.  

I also like Mike Lucas at Dawg Pound Daily.  Here, he writes a really smart piece on why Tyrod Taylor should start, while Mayfield sits and learns.

...however, Mike's not perfect:

1: Tyrod Taylor doesn't have a stronger arm.  In fact, Mayfield probably has him outgunned.  

2: The Oklahoma offense required Baker to make line-calls and adjustments.

3: Mayfield is perfectly comfortable in the pocket (why does everybody say he isn't?  Sam Darnold scrambled and improvised more than Mayfield ever did!)

That's it for correcting Mike, but I might as well correct a bunch of other recent disinformation from various sources:

3 (cont'd): Oklahoma didn't do much read-option, and Baker was stationary in the pocket most of the time.  He read coverage and got rid of the ball quickly.

4: Hue Jackson's "processing speed" does not refer to how fast one learns a playbook.  It refers to how quickly he diagnoses what a defense is doing after the snap and reacts to it.  It is measured in fractions of seconds, and a lot of guys can't do it like Mayfield, Rodgers, or Brees.  Most can't do it at all.  You can't "learn" it.

I am confiscating "processing speed".  It will be returned to you when you comprehend wtf it means.

5: The Browns did not and do not need to upgrade defensive tackle.  This was and is one of the stronger sub-units in Gregg Williams' defense.

Danny Shelton fans don't seem able to accept that Jamie Meder outperformed him in 2017 (and did a nice job in general).

You people must accept that undrafted short small unheralded guys deserve what they earn, just like the first round guys do.

And (to redundate) Ogunjobi, Brantley, and Coley are all early in their growth-curves.  All three will be substantially better in 2018, and all three have great measurables.

6: Most 4-3 defensive coordinators use one big "space-eater" who forces double teams, and one "penetrator" who shoots gaps, but nobody carved that in stone.

That Paea guy in this draft was a guy that Gregg would love to have, but defensive tackle was probably at the bottom of his list.

For that matter, edge-rusher wasn't that much higher (obviously).

7: First, some of you thought that the Browns might try Joel Bitonio at left tackle.  Now that they've drafted his successor and clone, Austin Corbett, you find it inconceivable that the new kid can play left tackle.

Bitonio was drafted lower than Corbett, ok?  By Ray Farmer.

Corbett will be in the left tackle derby with at least three other players (Coleman, Johnson, and Bitonio himself).

8: Corbett is not likely to be a backup in 2018.  I like Chris Hubbard, and would feel bad for him if the new kid aced him out at right tackle, but that's very possible.

Left tackle is the priority.  Todd Haley, Hue, and Wiley will have to pick a winner and a number two there before the rest rolls downhill.

Shon Coleman improved steadily in his first season starting at RT, and I think his future is bright, but it's possible that he could not only lose at left tackle, but get passed up at right tackle by Corbett, or conceivably Hubbard...

Without knowing what happens at left tackle, it's hard to project.

If Corbett doesn't start immediately, he can back up all five positions on the offensive line for one season.

He's really very good!

9: Some guy tried to analyze how this Dorsey draft differed from previous Dorsey drafts, and he starts out with Baker Mayfield being the exception to his "big tall strong armed" ideal...

Where the fk does this come from?  Even Mike Mayock did this, based on Dorsey's drafting Patrick Mahomes.

In reality, Dorsey likes A C C U R A C Y first, and okay, Mahomes could hit the moon, but he could hit the right crater on the moon too, okay?

And he's only two inches taller.  And he can throw accurately on the run.  He's more athletic than Mayfield, but not as accurate...

I'm getting into the weeds here, but Dorsey just plain drafted the best quarterback period...and that's his "type", period.

This guy goes on into the arm-lengths of the cornerbacks Dorsey has drafted and stuff, and citing metrics on the arm-lengths of Pro Bowl cornerbacks (Ward comes up short haha get it?)

Look, people, do not play this at home.  If you're using arm-lengths to judge cornerbacks (let alone to confirm a Dorsey "type"), you're trying way too hard.

I'm Mister Analytics here, but even I can tell you, once you get to the sub-atomic level, it's irrelevant.

I left out the link as a favor to the writer.  But he does have potential.  Like me.  When I was 16.

Joel Cade wrote about Antonio Brown's "Big Brother"-ing Browns' F O U R T H- round pick Antonio Callaway  

(Screw the reptilian brain crap: Brown is a good person who just wears the wrong uniform.)

Anyway, really Josh Gordon is better suited to being his "sponsor", but lost in this is the fact that Brown is also (shhh don't tell Stooler fans) "coaching him up".

Antonio Brown is an inch shorter than Callaway, but the two players are very similar.

Callaway has Brown beat on "measurables", but Brown plays a lot faster than he tests (and is a little more sudden out of breaks...maybe...)

Anyhoo, the 6'3", 223 lb Josh Gordon can't teach Callaway a lot.  Antonio Brown can.

And Avery could become another Antonio Brown (err...with a good quarterback I mean got that?)

So could Corey Coleman, by the way (he's in intensive care but not dead just yet).

Callaway (assuming he's not suspended) should immediately return punts and kickoffs (how's that for "immediate impact"?).

Callaway was used everywhere in college, and (although it's not saying much) ran a route-tree with more branches than Coleman did.  His hands were never an issue, either.

Callaway has an acual family with actual munchkins now, and says that will anchor him.  

I'm cautiously optimistic about this guy staying out of trouble now...and that rap-sheet was the ONLY reason he wasn't THE top WR in this draft.

I got my fingers crossed, of course.  

I'm very optimistic generally, since Corey Coleman is also still here so far, with a real quarterback.

If Callaway can just stay on the wagon, he is a steal.

But Genard Avery. is so far the front-runner for "biggest steal", as he was picked in the fifth round.

Pundits talk about him covering tight ends and stuff, just because he's faster than all of them and can stay with them, but that's not realistic, because he's still short.

However, he can cover in zone as well as anybody, can jam a tight end (on his way to the quarterback--too deep he lines up on the tight ends outside shoulder, showing blitze, so the TE can't "chip" Ogbah, and has to engage Avery instead one-on-one and like I said too deep sorry can't help it)

Avery is right in Jamie Collins' face here.

In general, John Dorsey is doing an outstanding job, if you understand that part of his job is to challenge every player on the roster (ie bring in competition).

Competition is good.  Competition works. (If I sound like Gordon Gecko here it's purely cooincidental)

Aside from defensive tackle, Dorsey has systematically challenged every player on this roster.

YOU guys can see the obvious one:

Mayfield vs Taylor (oh I forgot another correction: Hue never said that Mayfield would remain third string for all of 2018 no matter what.  Mike Lucas shouldn't need me to translate english into english for him, but I guess he does).

• Drew Stanton won't be the primary backup in game one, because Mayfield is already better than Stanton. and Drew probably accepts it.

I heard Mayfield's post-draft words, and feel better now than I did before the draft:

I believe he will be patient, and keep his mouth shut...until/unless Taylor screws up repeatedly.

...which he won't.

Tyrod will make the most of this array of offensive weapons in this "contract year".

He's not deaf, so (now that he can) he'll go deep more, and stay in the pocket longer.  Tyrod is auditioning for the rest of the NFL here.  He's going to kick ass here.

...crap even that zinged over some of your heads...

Dorsey just released Dominique Alexander.

That guy won't be out of work for long, but Avery is the main reason for this.  Dorsey is already cutting really good players.

Competition at backup EDGE is as intense as at left tackle.  Cornerback (behind Ward) is intense, and right tackle is now at issue as well.

Even Carlos Hyde now has Chubb in his face!

Can't ovelook WR...

Competition is good. Those who win, win.  Generally, those who win are those  who are the most dedicated, and work the hardest.

This is what ex-linebacker John Dorsey means by "football players".

A s-load of physically talented players crap out, while guys like  Antonio Brown, Jarvis Landry, Brian Sipe, Joe Montana etc etc etc kick ass.

Paul DePodesta (Sashi Brown) would have drafted Baker Mayield first overall here.

Duh.

But I'm still glad Dorsey is here instead.