How About A Football Story? Robert Turbin Wants.......
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I'm sick of off the field Kardashian like stuff, so here is a football story, and I like Robert's mentality that's for sure:
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/17/9560049/robert-turbin-cleveland-browns-1000-yards
Robert Turbin wants to be the Browns' most productive running back since Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns running back Robert Turbin tallied fewer than 1,000 yards in his three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, but thinks he can reach the mark in the remainder of the 2015 season despite an ankle injury that has kept him on the sideline.Turbin, 25, was claimed on waivers by the Browns in September, but hasn't yet made his debut. He's listed as questionable for a Week 6 game against the Denver Broncos, but expects to play and expects to make a big impact for the Browns once he's in the lineup.While neither Isaiah Crowell nor Duke Johnson have been able to manage more than four yards per carry or even 50 yards per game, Turbin thinks he'll play far beyond that level. Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:"I'm aiming for 1,000 yards," Turbin told Northeast Ohio Media Group.But with only 11 games left? That's over 90 yards a game."Why not?" he said. "It's been done. It's good to have goals. Why not me?"The Browns gave Turbin the roster spot that was being held by Terrelle Pryor in September and may ask a lot of him if he's the lineup, while Crowell is dealing with a toe injury that has him also listed as questionable.In Seattle, Turbin's touches were limited. A fourth-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Turbin picked up 354 yards on 80 attempts, but didn't best those marks in either of his next two seasons. His career 4.0 yards per carry wasn't enough to keep a roster spot after the Seahawks elected to sign Fred Jackson.The Browns haven't had a 1,000-yard rusher since Peyton Hillis managed to tally 1,177 yards in 2010 and earned him a spot on the cover of Madden. Jim Brown is the only Cleveland running back to ever average more than 90 rushing yards per game in a season for the Browns, though. Brown averaged more than 100 yards rushing per game in seven different seasons with the Browns.I'm sick of off the field Kardashian like stuff, so here is a football story, and I like Robert's mentality that's for sure:
http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2015/10/17/9560049/robert-turbin-cleveland-browns-1000-yards
Robert Turbin wants to be the Browns' most productive running back since Jim Brown
Cleveland Browns running back Robert Turbin tallied fewer than 1,000 yards in his three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, but thinks he can reach the mark in the remainder of the 2015 season despite an ankle injury that has kept him on the sideline.Turbin, 25, was claimed on waivers by the Browns in September, but hasn't yet made his debut. He's listed as questionable for a Week 6 game against the Denver Broncos, but expects to play and expects to make a big impact for the Browns once he's in the lineup.While neither Isaiah Crowell nor Duke Johnson have been able to manage more than four yards per carry or even 50 yards per game, Turbin thinks he'll play far beyond that level. Via Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:"I'm aiming for 1,000 yards," Turbin told Northeast Ohio Media Group.But with only 11 games left? That's over 90 yards a game."Why not?" he said. "It's been done. It's good to have goals. Why not me?"The Browns gave Turbin the roster spot that was being held by Terrelle Pryor in September and may ask a lot of him if he's the lineup, while Crowell is dealing with a toe injury that has him also listed as questionable.In Seattle, Turbin's touches were limited. A fourth-round pick in the 2012 NFL Draft, Turbin picked up 354 yards on 80 attempts, but didn't best those marks in either of his next two seasons. His career 4.0 yards per carry wasn't enough to keep a roster spot after the Seahawks elected to sign Fred Jackson.The Browns haven't had a 1,000-yard rusher since Peyton Hillis managed to tally 1,177 yards in 2010 and earned him a spot on the cover of Madden. Jim Brown is the only Cleveland running back to ever average more than 90 rushing yards per game in a season for the Browns, though. Brown averaged more than 100 yards rushing per game in seven different seasons with the Browns.Good read! Thanks for sharing that D-Bone!
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PMSL
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Turbin was just cut.
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I can't believe we just cut the next Jim Brown
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We're going to have a RB list of failures longer than QBs:
Turbin
West
Tate
McGahee
Richardson
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So all the talk about the front office and coaching staff watching Turbin for a long time and finally getting the chance to bring him in because they really liking how he plays and approaches the game was complete BS. OR Farmer never wanted him in the first place. OR its just another piece of evidence showing that they can't evaluate talent..... ugh.
It honestly doesn't bother me that much, its not like he was a high draft pick or something... but you bring a guy in, wait on him for 4 weeks because of his ankle, play him two games and cut him based on a few fumbles after you tell everybody how much you like him as a player....
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I have a new word for Farmer.....
"Credibility"
Mike
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We're going to have a RB list of failures longer than QBs:
Turbin
West
Tate
McGahee
Richardson
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Robert Turbin wants...
A job.
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"Anytime a player with the talent level of Turbin becomes available, you go get him." -Mike Pettine maybe not a verbatim quote but I know he said something similar.
"Anytime a player with the talent level of Turbin becomes available, you go get him." -Mike Pettine maybe not a verbatim quote but I know he said something similar.
Yeah I'll laugh when he is fully healthy next year and pulls a Dion Lewis on us...
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Yeah I'll laugh when he is fully healthy next year and pulls a Dion Lewis on us...
Who cares? He wasn't doing it for us, so it doesn't matter what he does elsewhere.
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Yeah I'll laugh when he is fully healthy next year and pulls a Dion Lewis on us...
Who cares? He wasn't doing it for us, so it doesn't matter what he does elsewhere.
Who cares? He wasn't doing it for us, so it doesn't matter what he does elsewhere.
Ya, Weeden was the one that got his leg broke anyway. I blame him. Haha. Plus he sat out last year without a team all season so its not like anybody else saw anything in him either.
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Ya, Weeden was the one that got his leg broke anyway. I blame him. Haha. Plus he sat out last year without a team all season so its not like anybody else saw anything in him either.
I'm a little tired of the 'patriots are so great at talent spotting' routine. If they were that great, they wouldn't have waited until the 6th to pick brady, or the 2nd to pick gronk. Everyone goes on about how they don't have superstars outside of those two - where are their first rounders, second rounders, the guys supposed to become superstars? Edelman - 7th round; Danny Amendola - FA; whereas their first rounders have not done much in the way of useful. Easley, Hightower, Jones, Solder, not a pro bowl between them.
Is it talent spotting, or good coaching?
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Ya, Weeden was the one that got his leg broke anyway. I blame him. Haha. Plus he sat out last year without a team all season so its not like anybody else saw anything in him either.
I'm a little tired of the 'patriots are so great at talent spotting' routine. If they were that great, they wouldn't have waited until the 6th to pick brady, or the 2nd to pick gronk. Everyone goes on about how they don't have superstars outside of those two - where are their first rounders, second rounders, the guys supposed to become superstars? Edelman - 7th round; Danny Amendola - FA; whereas their first rounders have not done much in the way of useful. Easley, Hightower, Jones, Solder, not a pro bowl between them.
Is it talent spotting, or good coaching?
I'm a little tired of the 'patriots are so great at talent spotting' routine. If they were that great, they wouldn't have waited until the 6th to pick brady, or the 2nd to pick gronk. Everyone goes on about how they don't have superstars outside of those two - where are their first rounders, second rounders, the guys supposed to become superstars? Edelman - 7th round; Danny Amendola - FA; whereas their first rounders have not done much in the way of useful. Easley, Hightower, Jones, Solder, not a pro bowl between them.
Is it talent spotting, or good coaching?
I'd say it's a little of both. They are great at spotting elements of a player's game they deem important, and then they are great at developing that talent. They liked Brady's competitive drive, his accuracy and his intelligence; they didn't care about his inexperience, his arm strength or his relative immobility. Belichick was looking for a clipboard QB with upside, not a franchise savior. Almost exactly the same situation as Garoppolo - they like what he has going on upstairs and inside more than what he can do on the field.
Why take Brady in the 1st, 2nd or 3rd when he's projects as a mid-late round guy anyway? Taking him in the 6th doesn't mean they "missed" him...it means they didn't get trigger happy and reach for him - a lesson we could learn from.
It goes to show that it honestly almost doesn't matter what you do in the first, second, third rounds etc. as long as you have a plan and that plan is working. The Patriots plan is:
Smart QB
Receiving mismatches (shifty WR that get open in space, athletic TE)
Multifaceted OL that bounces between ZBS and Power
Talented multi-tool RB/WR
Short yardage, one cut change-of-pace RB
You know what's funny? That plan looks awfully familiar...
EDIT: Here's a good article from Business Insider on the Patriots taking Tom Brady - http://www.businessinsider.com/patriots-tom-brady-draft-2015-1
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Yep....Billy has been quoted as saying he doesnt want or need Superstars....he simply needs players that can execute and play within their system.....
His words......Id rather have all B & C players, than relying on a hand full of A's, balanced out by a bunch of D's.....
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Yep....Billy has been quoted as saying he doesnt want or need Superstars....he simply needs players that can execute and play within their system.....
His words......Id rather have all B & C players, than relying on a hand full of A's, balanced out by a bunch of D's.....
Yep....Billy has been quoted as saying he doesnt want or need Superstars....he simply needs players that can execute and play within their system.....
His words......Id rather have all B & C players, than relying on a hand full of A's, balanced out by a bunch of D's.....
Sure, but if he doesn't have Brady & Gronk, the two A's, they're going nowhere.
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