"With the First Pick of the 2018 Draft, the Browns Select..."
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completion percentage assumes that you have the same quality wr's to meet the limit, as well as offensive line protection,
a little running game to match, maybe a solid, very good TE...Allen doesn't have that. Wentz had a better cast of players around him,
btw. Wentz's left tackle was drafted into the NFL. He had some help. Allen doesn't even have that. Allen is the top qb in this draft.
Those who nitpicked Wentz lost out on a new terrific qb to their team.
completion percentage assumes that you have the same quality wr's to meet the limit, as well as offensive line protection,
a little running game to match, maybe a solid, very good TE...Allen doesn't have that. Wentz had a better cast of players around him,
btw. Wentz's left tackle was drafted into the NFL. He had some help. Allen doesn't even have that. Allen is the top qb in this draft.
Those who nitpicked Wentz lost out on a new terrific qb to their team.
Wrong! He had that all of last year and still only completed 56%. This year he does not have as many weapons so he dropped off just slightly. If you watched his games this year then you were not paying attention to commentators comparing what he has now to last year. He had it all.
If the Browns take this kid #1 overall we are screwed.
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why on earth would I listen to some silly commentators when I have a whole lot of
professional scouts and nfl people on my side? and his coach (who, again, also coached Wentz)...?
As it stands now, Allen could be far more coveted next April than North Carolina's Mitch Trubisky (second overall pick, 13 career starts) was this April. This is not hyperbole. This is gleaned from conversations with top NFL evaluators, some of whom very likely will need a passer a year a from now, and some that will not.
"I watched the draft, and I know that Josh did, too, because he was looking at the guys coming out," Bohl said. "And Josh is an intense competitor and he's got a great deal of confidence and his perspective is that he's going to be better than all of them [drafted in 2017], and there is a case in point to be made in his argument, and with his physical skill set, I would say that.
"But his production, he does have to improve on a few of those things, and he loves the University of Wyoming and his parents love the University of Wyoming, and that's why he came back. And it'll be a fun, fun ride this next year with him."
I started calling around to guys I trust a day after this year's draft was complete, and before I could even get the question out, as soon as I mentioned the name Josh Allen, they began gushing. Usually, I could get to "University of Wyoming qua--" and the voice on the other end of the phone would perk up:
"Totally legit. Absolutely could be the first pick," an AFC decision-maker not in need of a quarterback said.
"Now that's a purrty prospect right there. We love him," said another evaluator with an aging starting quarterback, mimicking how a cowboy might have said "pretty" while drinking a sarsaparilla back at the OK Saloon.
"He's got pretty much everything you could look for in a quarterback," said a personnel director I could very much see needing a new passer in 2018. "We need to see him in more games, but he's the real deal. That's what a first overall pick looks like. He's got the size and the arm. He probably has a quicker release than Wentz. He's every bit the prospect Wentz was, and probably better."
And, yeah, Wentz went No. 2 in 2016 -- with the Eagles executing multiple trades to move up to land him -- despite being injured several times at North Dakota State. Bohl, of course, understands the comparisons better than anyone, with he and his staff identifying Allen as a candidate to implement a pro-style offense with at Wyoming, taking the Cowboys from a spread, shotgun, quick-huddle, limited protection scheme upon his arrival after the 2013 season.
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I just think this kid is the one kid this year that I would draft. Period. From the same link above:
"For all of the touchdowns and big passes Allen completed in his breakout season, the defining play for Bohl, and for some NFL evaluators, came at a crucial point in what ended up as a crushing 27-24 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West title game. The coaching staff had warned Allen about staying away from corner Damontae Kazee, the two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and Atlanta's fifth-round pick in this draft.
Never one to blanch at a challenge, Allen got baited a bit by Kazee, who squatted on a hitch route and was on the cusp of returning it for a pick-six. But Allen was sprinting to the sideline with the speedy but diminutive 5-8 corner in his sights.
"Josh runs all the way over and just lights him up, lights him up," Bohl recalled, "and the ball goes into the end zone and we recover it and it goes out to the 20. And Josh is on the sidelines, he's got blood coming out of his mouth and his eye is swollen and he's looking at me and he's pissed [at himself for throwing the pick] and he wants to get right back in there and fight. That's what I love."
Oh, hell yeah, he's my qb pick. Absolutely. If the Browns don't draft him, they are screwed.
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TOLEDO dummies.
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I just think this kid is the one kid this year that I would draft. Period. From the same link above:
"For all of the touchdowns and big passes Allen completed in his breakout season, the defining play for Bohl, and for some NFL evaluators, came at a crucial point in what ended up as a crushing 27-24 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West title game. The coaching staff had warned Allen about staying away from corner Damontae Kazee, the two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and Atlanta's fifth-round pick in this draft.
Never one to blanch at a challenge, Allen got baited a bit by Kazee, who squatted on a hitch route and was on the cusp of returning it for a pick-six. But Allen was sprinting to the sideline with the speedy but diminutive 5-8 corner in his sights.
"Josh runs all the way over and just lights him up, lights him up," Bohl recalled, "and the ball goes into the end zone and we recover it and it goes out to the 20. And Josh is on the sidelines, he's got blood coming out of his mouth and his eye is swollen and he's looking at me and he's pissed [at himself for throwing the pick] and he wants to get right back in there and fight. That's what I love."
Oh, hell yeah, he's my qb pick. Absolutely. If the Browns don't draft him, they are screwed.
I just think this kid is the one kid this year that I would draft. Period. From the same link above:
"For all of the touchdowns and big passes Allen completed in his breakout season, the defining play for Bohl, and for some NFL evaluators, came at a crucial point in what ended up as a crushing 27-24 loss to San Diego State in the Mountain West title game. The coaching staff had warned Allen about staying away from corner Damontae Kazee, the two-time Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year and Atlanta's fifth-round pick in this draft.
Never one to blanch at a challenge, Allen got baited a bit by Kazee, who squatted on a hitch route and was on the cusp of returning it for a pick-six. But Allen was sprinting to the sideline with the speedy but diminutive 5-8 corner in his sights.
"Josh runs all the way over and just lights him up, lights him up," Bohl recalled, "and the ball goes into the end zone and we recover it and it goes out to the 20. And Josh is on the sidelines, he's got blood coming out of his mouth and his eye is swollen and he's looking at me and he's pissed [at himself for throwing the pick] and he wants to get right back in there and fight. That's what I love."
Oh, hell yeah, he's my qb pick. Absolutely. If the Browns don't draft him, they are screwed.
Get ready for a big plate of crow served cold if the Browns pick him. Bust before play one.
If he had not thrown the INT he would not have had to light him up. Rest my case.
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We have zero need for another developmental QB cal. We have his clone on the roster as is
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I am tired of talking about the draft 16 weeks before the SB is over. The draft is not going to dramatically change the 2018 Browns. We have 8 games left. Considering you and I will never take one single snap in the NFL, that is one hell of a lot of precious time and football left to be looking past. Shmuck it, why don't they focus on going 4 - 4 here on out? There is plenty of time to build some identity and momentum.
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Gotta fire hue jackson first Ghoolie, we'll never go anywhere with him at the helm
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He has not even completed 60% of his college passes against mediocre teams, even last year with better players. Ridiculous pick for a pro team.
I am interested to see how the QBs shape up between now and the draft. Someone will jump to the top of the heap.
I am interested to see how the QBs shape up between now and the draft. Someone will jump to the top of the heap.
Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
You don't get that by being inaccurate, not a good ball placement guy.
However, admittedly, he has times when the ball sails, etc. Let's compare how tough it is to adapt to
NO qb is perfect. No player is perfect. Btw, I couldn't find a rothrapistbooger nfl profile, so....he did play at Miami of Ohio though,
and had a terrific cast of players around him, even when I was at Kent , Miami was a power player in the MAC.
I figure if rothlicksbooger had played for Wyoming, he wouldn't have done much more than Allen, who knows.
We'll see if he wows everybody at the combine and workouts - he won't have to be running most plays to avoid sacks, etc.But the intangibles are tough to find. Kizer - doesn't have em.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
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I am interested to see how the QBs shape up between now and the draft. Someone will jump to the top of the heap.
Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
You don't get that by being inaccurate, not a good ball placement guy.
However, admittedly, he has times when the ball sails, etc. Let's compare how tough it is to adapt to
NO qb is perfect. No player is perfect. Btw, I couldn't find a rothrapistbooger nfl profile, so....he did play at Miami of Ohio though,
and had a terrific cast of players around him, even when I was at Kent , Miami was a power player in the MAC.
I figure if rothlicksbooger had played for Wyoming, he wouldn't have done much more than Allen, who knows.
We'll see if he wows everybody at the combine and workouts - he won't have to be running most plays to avoid sacks, etc.But the intangibles are tough to find. Kizer - doesn't have em.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
Completion percentage against sub par defenses in the Mountain West is definitely something that should be a major red flag.
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If the 49rs lose today we wont have the worst record in football .......go Browns, we improve the week we dont play
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I am interested to see how the QBs shape up between now and the draft. Someone will jump to the top of the heap.
Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
You don't get that by being inaccurate, not a good ball placement guy.
However, admittedly, he has times when the ball sails, etc. Let's compare how tough it is to adapt to
NO qb is perfect. No player is perfect. Btw, I couldn't find a rothrapistbooger nfl profile, so....he did play at Miami of Ohio though,
and had a terrific cast of players around him, even when I was at Kent , Miami was a power player in the MAC.
I figure if rothlicksbooger had played for Wyoming, he wouldn't have done much more than Allen, who knows.
We'll see if he wows everybody at the combine and workouts - he won't have to be running most plays to avoid sacks, etc.But the intangibles are tough to find. Kizer - doesn't have em.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
Well, Mr. Hoorta, what we have here is a failure to communicate.
wronglistbooger had a very good team around him at Miami. Even qb's with a terrific cast of players around them
have bad games. As in, a qb without a terrific cast of players around him won't have the stats. I don't care about no
stinkin stats - to me, there is a lot more to it.
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Couple years ago, no one had heard of Carson Wentz.
Now I agree with you about Kizer- but that's about it.
Look I love the University of Wyoming. Probably second on my list to Ohio State. Been to & through Laramie at least 4 times, and have my Cowboy mug. With all the hype, I really wanted to have a good look at Allen & hope he could be "the guy", and MHO? He's not it either. I totally agree with Ag, plain not accurate enough.
If you want to give him a pass because of lousy weather against Colorado State- ahem. The light came on for me that I wanted the Browns to draft Rothlisberger came during a bad weather game at Miami. The game was played in a windstorm with gusts up to 50mph, and the continuous wind probably had to be 25, if not 30 mph+. Well, Ben completed a stupid percentage of his passes in that gale (might have been around 70%). Knew then he was the real deal. Hysterical you want to nit-pick one of Ben's bad games. He's a career 64% completion sort of guy.
Well, Mr. Hoorta, what we have here is a failure to communicate.
wronglistbooger had a very good team around him at Miami. Even qb's with a terrific cast of players around them
have bad games. As in, a qb without a terrific cast of players around him won't have the stats. I don't care about no
stinkin stats - to me, there is a lot more to it.
Well, Mr. Hoorta, what we have here is a failure to communicate.
wronglistbooger had a very good team around him at Miami. Even qb's with a terrific cast of players around them
have bad games. As in, a qb without a terrific cast of players around him won't have the stats. I don't care about no
stinkin stats - to me, there is a lot more to it.
It doesn't excuse Allen from having receivers open, and throwing the ball 10' over their heads...
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Well, Mr. Hoorta, what we have here is a failure to communicate.
wronglistbooger had a very good team around him at Miami. Even qb's with a terrific cast of players around them
have bad games. As in, a qb without a terrific cast of players around him won't have the stats. I don't care about no
stinkin stats - to me, there is a lot more to it.
It doesn't excuse Allen from having receivers open, and throwing the ball 10' over their heads...
It doesn't excuse Allen from having receivers open, and throwing the ball 10' over their heads...
very true. But as I posted, scouts notice that, and attribute it to him having to avoid the rush into the pocket and extend plays.
I see that in the film so, I'm good with it. "Perfection" isn't one of my criteria, that's all, or I would have been a Goff fanatic.
But, I didn't want Goff at all. He had more stats, etc etc. Wentz had more "IT". We'll just see how it goes, eh?
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Nope. Browns HAVE to take best QB available. Now if they somehow land Cousins, Barkley is in play.
You can’t just keep drafting and ruining qb’s, a qb needs a supporting cast and frankly drafting another one so high will in my opiniOn only set the team back. You draft Barkley and take pressure off whatever quarterback is under center and if that doesn’t work out then you draft a quarterback. I personally like kizer but he was put in with an uphill battle. I don’t think Crowell is bad but he’s not scaring anyone. Barkely is a multifaceted threat with good blitz pick up. You draft Barkley and don’t look back and watch kizer improve.
You can’t just keep drafting and ruining qb’s, a qb needs a supporting cast and frankly drafting another one so high will in my opiniOn only set the team back. You draft Barkley and take pressure off whatever quarterback is under center and if that doesn’t work out then you draft a quarterback. I personally like kizer but he was put in with an uphill battle. I don’t think Crowell is bad but he’s not scaring anyone. Barkely is a multifaceted threat with good blitz pick up. You draft Barkley and don’t look back and watch kizer improve.
A good QB is ten times more important than a good RB. The risk/reward of taking a RB at #1 overall (hasn’t happened since ‘95) doesn’t make any kind of sense to any FO Let alone one driven by analytics.
This team is a qb away from competing. The trenches are solid on both sides, gordon Coleman njoku devalve and duke represent a good core of playmakers. The biggest problem is this team needs to grow up, but they’re getting there. This year and last year are the “growing pains” everyone was talking about when they tore everything down to the studs. These kids will learn how to win together as long as the QB question gets answered. Honestly, whatever it takes to lock down a FQB, even if the Browns spend both first rounders on QB.
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As far as qb's, I'm close to being on the "Baker Mayfield Wagon". He's got the emotion I like, the ability to improvise, the confidence to make the throws, the ABILITY to execute, and he's someone that could breathe LIFE into our stagnant offense.
Let me clarify, Mayfield isn't someone you take with the FIRST pick, but I'd be fine with selecting him with our second 1st rounder. I don't care where the dang experts have him going. Mayfield looks like he'd be FUN to watch. Remember fun?
I imagine the same exact words were used with Johnny Manziel replacing Baker Mayfield a few years ago.
I imagine the same exact words were used with Johnny Manziel replacing Baker Mayfield a few years ago.
Ya know I thought about that. And I realize Mayfield has that alcohol related arrest. But if we do an extensive background check and it turns out to be an isolated incident, I'm good with going with Mayfield. Our organization is obviously extremely sensitive to these type of arrests, but we can't let that prevent us from looking at everyone.
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I imagine the same exact words were used with Johnny Manziel replacing Baker Mayfield a few years ago.
Ya know I thought about that. And I realize Mayfield has that alcohol related arrest. But if we do an extensive background check and it turns out to be an isolated incident, I'm good with going with Mayfield. Our organization is obviously extremely sensitive to these type of arrests, but we can't let that prevent us from looking at everyone.
Ya know I thought about that. And I realize Mayfield has that alcohol related arrest. But if we do an extensive background check and it turns out to be an isolated incident, I'm good with going with Mayfield. Our organization is obviously extremely sensitive to these type of arrests, but we can't let that prevent us from looking at everyone.
It may be isolated in the criminal sense. In the “is he an idiot?” sense, it’s one of a long list of incidents.
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nope. the new qb for the Browns will be Josh Allen. Hogan and Kizer can back him up.
We passed on Wentz, big colossal mistake - Allen is the Wentz type - just draft him - he's the
real deal.
nope. the new qb for the Browns will be Josh Allen. Hogan and Kizer can back him up.
We passed on Wentz, big colossal mistake - Allen is the Wentz type - just draft him - he's the
real deal.
I saw Josh Allen twice this year and I thought he looked great. I would certainly hope the Browns would consider him but I think they will pass on him for two reasons, 1 being their analytics do not see Josh as a first or 2nd round draft pick and 2 being he doesn't come from a big name school. I believe the Steelers will scoop him up in the second round as a back up for Ben with the aim of having him replace Ben. But in any case I hope you're right and the Browns come to their senses and get a real blue collar QB leader.
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nope. the new qb for the Browns will be Josh Allen. Hogan and Kizer can back him up.
We passed on Wentz, big colossal mistake - Allen is the Wentz type - just draft him - he's the
real deal.
I saw Josh Allen twice this year and I thought he looked great. I would certainly hope the Browns would consider him but I think they will pass on him for two reasons, 1 being their analytics do not see Josh as a first or 2nd round draft pick and 2 being he doesn't come from a big name school. I believe the Steelers will scoop him up in the second round as a back up for Ben with the aim of having him replace Ben. But in any case I hope you're right and the Browns come to their senses and get a real blue collar QB leader.
I saw Josh Allen twice this year and I thought he looked great. I would certainly hope the Browns would consider him but I think they will pass on him for two reasons, 1 being their analytics do not see Josh as a first or 2nd round draft pick and 2 being he doesn't come from a big name school. I believe the Steelers will scoop him up in the second round as a back up for Ben with the aim of having him replace Ben. But in any case I hope you're right and the Browns come to their senses and get a real blue collar QB leader.
I figure if the Haslams don't get a football guy in there to make the major decisions on how they go about drafting
the real football players in the draft - they will probably draft another bust. If all sashi knows is numbers - there isn't any
way to gage love for the game in numbers. Intangibles are missing - don't draft em. can't coach intangibles - Browns keep
making that mistake over the years.
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Another Allen supporter. Same message. He is not an NFL QB. He was missing wide open players this past Sat. with no pressure. Imagine the same with substantial pressure. And this is 3 games I've seen with him now (BSt. NM CSU). 10 of 20 against CSU is not an NFL QB. Take a look at the past two years (you can switch from 2017 to 2016 in this) and tell me that he is NFL material. He is not and the stats reflect exactly what I have seen in those 3 games this year. The better the team the worse he plays.
http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/gamelog/_/id/3918298/year/2017/josh-allen
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