@tour2ma said:

Much appreciated!

Isn't Pettine always a good interview? I liked hearing him say they expected the McCown level of performance he had in Chicago and the reasons the that have already been well stated by our fans in here.

Thought Jimmy O'Neil was great to listen to as well. Pertaining to Danny Shelton, I liked hearing what it means to push the pocket up inside in terms of what it does to a passer and how it helps defensive teammates (especially when we think of how many offenses have timing patterns predicated off the 3-5 set dropbacks). If that QB has to adjust even slightly to his right or left or add a step back - the timing and accuracy gets thrown off. Not only that, but if we have good press coverage or outstanding corner play outside - I look back to how the Jets were able to harass Brady when Pettine was their DC. I think it was Shelton's impact in game films that O'Neil was told ruined a lot of chances for top oline prospects in the Pac 12 to land a potential gig here.

I also didn't realize Ishy Kitchen played with a broken leg part of last season. If anyone wonders what playing with heart means - there you be. Very reliable when called upon in our rotation upfront. He's not looking for reasons to get off the field - he's finding reasons to stay on it like the example O'Neil spoke of.

All these guys are light years ahead of the old dull, boring responses of the not too distant past, such as Romeo's weekly saying, "We're gonna try to win a game". I swear I wanted to jump through the TV screen & strangle him every time I heard that!

I just like the way these guys come across.

Mike

@tour2ma said:

OR, not IR- it's plenty early to get a busted thumb fixed up.

I honestly don't know how I didn't get a chance to watch tape on him before the draft.