<![CDATA[Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3]]>http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/browns-hue-jackson-reportedly-became-too-focused-on-trying-to-fix-rg3/

First-year Browns coach Hue Jackson has a history of getting the most out of his quarterbacks, and the hope was that he'd be able to do exactly that with reclamation project Robert Griffin III, who signed this offseason and was named the starter last month.

After a forgettable debut that ended with Griffin suffering a shoulder injury and landing on injured reserve, we may never know. It's possible that he doesn't start again for the Browns this season -- or ever.

And while this isn't great news for Griffin, it could be for the Browns.

According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Jackson had become too focused on making Griffin great again. Now since that is no longer a priority, the team can move forward with Josh McCown, the 37-year-old who was under center in Week 1 of the 2015 season and finds himself back in the starting lineup.

In August, before the Cowboys knew what they had in rookie Dak Prescott, there were reports that they were interested in trading for McCown. The Browns were hesitant, and Jackson spoke highly of the veteran.

"He's done a tremendous job and what a good football player,'' Jackson said at the time. "I'm really grateful to have him here and be around him. I think all of the quarterbacks are, too, because he's been outstanding."

hue-jackson.jpgHue Jackson's reboot of RG3 is now officially on hold. USATSI

Perhaps more grateful now than ever.

Meanwhile, Browns rookie third-rounder Cody Kessler isn't close to being ready and, Schefter writes, "expectations for him aren't particularly high" -- at least not at this point.

Kessler's selection in the draft was met with understandable skepticism from long-suffering Browns fans, but Jackson has been preaching patience since the spring.

"[Kessler] guy has had a tremendous [college] career, Jackson said in late April. "I understand where everybody is coming from, but you've got to trust me on this one. This is a guy that we feel very comfortable with, and we think he's going to have an opportunity to ascend."

Just not yet. Put another way: The Browns will go as far as McCown's arm takes them in 2016, and perhaps that's farther than anything Griffin could have managed. Whether that's to impress a beaten-down fan base is another matter.




Alot of stuff in this article what does everyone think?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/44118/hue-jackon-became-too-focused-on-rg3RSS for NodeFri, 02 Oct 2026 09:55:50 GMTFri, 16 Sep 2016 15:05:56 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Tue, 20 Sep 2016 14:14:30 GMT]]>At 6'3 320 Bailey is more an interior build kinda guy. I only remember seeing him work inside this preseason... mostly at LG IIRC.

Drango and S.Coleman both relieved Paz at RT in preseason.

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@tour2ma said:

Was my bias, but forgot that France's move to PS left Drango as the slotted backup to Joe at LT. LT to RG is not an easy move and Bailey was decent in preseason.

I thought Bailey was supposed to be the heir apparent to The Schwartz at RT, no?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637868https://brownsboard.com/post/637868Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:43:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:00:52 GMT]]>Was my bias, but forgot that France's move to PS left Drango as the slotted backup to Joe at LT. LT to RG is not an easy move and Bailey was decent in preseason.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637832https://brownsboard.com/post/637832Tue, 20 Sep 2016 13:00:52 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:02:51 GMT]]>You thinking Drango comes in at guard? Prior to Sunday that's what I would have expected as well, but Bailey was the guy that came in. And maybe it's my untrained eye, but I didn't really notice a drop off on the (admittedly low) performance level.

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@gftchris said:

Long run maybe not but short term - we might have another McQuiston scenario on our hands.

Not seeing that, Chris. McQ was a rare talent.

Other than a wider experience imbalance between the two sides I'm not seeing the downside of a JT-JB-JG-SD-AP line.

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@tour2ma said:

You say that like it's a bad thing...

Long run maybe not but short term - we might have another McQuiston scenario on our hands.]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637623https://brownsboard.com/post/637623Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:46:12 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Mon, 19 Sep 2016 17:33:42 GMT]]>

@mudfly said:

Gotta say...Kessler was very close to coming in several times today.....and, it might just be me, but he looked big eyed horrified.....

Who knows if McCown will even be able to play next week?.....smooshed in the first quarter, then continuously throughout the game.....its gonna end bad....very very bad....and Kessler does NOT look like he is geared up and chomping at the bit to take over....

Yo Mud- the lousy officiating gripes seems to center on Pryor, but regarding McCown, MHO is the Ravens got away with one. He was on the ground- and instead of just touching him, a Ravens player decided to go full WWF body slam on him. Unnecessary roughness? Nah.

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@gftchris said:

... and our interior OL is set for a shake up.

You say that like it's a bad thing...

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@logicisforsquares said:

Kess definitely looked like a nervous dude but I would expect some nerves out of a guy about to get thrown into his first game and it is tight with a division rival. We shall see. Whichever rookie goes in, I fully expect them to make some dumb mistakes. The upside is that it looks like we might have some receiving talent. The downside is that the rookie will be running for their life.

This is definitely going to help. Seeing Pryor and Coleman coming down with 50/50 balls is very encouraging and will go a long way to helping out the Kessmeister. Just need to get the run game going - taking away crowell's 85 yard TD run he had something like 48 yards on 17 carries, less than 3ypc. Fortunately, that ravens front seems to be one of the better run stopping Ds around. Unfortunately, we're up against some dude name Ndamukong Suh in Miami and our interior OL is set for a shake up.

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@tour2ma said:

Just saw the "12 week" news for RG3's injury. I see it as bad news. If true, it's not going to leave enough time in this season to kill the RG3 resurrection myth.

It's already been moved back to week 16. Our newest long national [cuyahoga county?] nightmare may finally be over!

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637480https://brownsboard.com/post/637480Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:26:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Mon, 19 Sep 2016 11:19:15 GMT]]>Kess definitely looked like a nervous dude but I would expect some nerves out of a guy about to get thrown into his first game and it is tight with a division rival. We shall see. Whichever rookie goes in, I fully expect them to make some dumb mistakes. The upside is that it looks like we might have some receiving talent. The downside is that the rookie will be running for their life.

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@jrb12711 said:

Hell, I wouldn't blame him for thinking "I've watched the two dudes ahead of me get slaughtered, I'm too young to die!"

Ha!.....thats exactly how he looked too.....🙂

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@d-bone said:

I like Kess for reasons I've stated earlier, but I said the same thing in the Game Day Thread...... Dude's eyes were big as saucers, not very confidence inspiring.

Hell, I wouldn't blame him for thinking "I've watched the two dudes ahead of me get slaughtered, I'm too young to die!"

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637243https://brownsboard.com/post/637243Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:24:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:21:42 GMT]]>yep....after watching him last year, I was feeling pretty confident he would come out firing today.....especially now that he has some targets .....and he would show that he shoulda been the starter all along....at least we have the comfort of knowing we "can" move the ball and get into the endzone.....

but for now.....lets focus on keeping him alive....

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@mudfly said:

Right...my take too.....I think if McCown has to sit out games, they will find someone to start ahead of him....man, hope McC has something minor that'll heal fast........

Yup, holding my breath that I don't see a "McCown's out for the year" thread tomorrow......

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@d-bone said:

I like Kess for reasons I've stated earlier, but I said the same thing in the Game Day Thread...... Dude's eyes were big as saucers, not very confidence inspiring.

Right...my take too.....I think if McCown has to sit out games, they will find someone to start ahead of him....man, hope McC has something minor that'll heal fast........

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@mudfly said:

Gotta say...Kessler was very close to coming in several times today.....and, it might just be me, but he looked big eyed horrified.....

Who knows if McCown will even be able to play next week?.....smooshed in the first quarter, then continuously throughout the game.....its gonna end bad....very very bad....and Kessler does NOT look like he is geared up and chomping at the bit to take over....

I like Kess for reasons I've stated earlier, but I said the same thing in the Game Day Thread...... Dude's eyes were big as saucers, not very confidence inspiring.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637213https://brownsboard.com/post/637213Sun, 18 Sep 2016 22:01:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:59:41 GMT]]>Gotta say...Kessler was very close to coming in several times today.....and, it might just be me, but he looked big eyed horrified.....

Who knows if McCown will even be able to play next week?.....smooshed in the first quarter, then continuously throughout the game.....its gonna end bad....very very bad....and Kessler does NOT look like he is geared up and chomping at the bit to take over....

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/637210https://brownsboard.com/post/637210Sun, 18 Sep 2016 21:59:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:29:51 GMT]]>lol... not sure if Zoey would kill Kessler... but she'd definitely leave a couple dents...

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@tour2ma said:

lol... I'll worry about your friends. You focus on the weather. If I have to wear Zoey as a rainhat, I will.

Still plenty of time to kill the Kessler myth tho...... 😉

Edit....Whoops....quoted the wrong comment.....

Just saw the "12 week" news for RG3's injury. I see it as bad news. If true, it's not going to leave enough time in this season to kill the RG3 resurrection myth.

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Zombo said:

That dinner is going to be the least scary part of your trip ... you haven't met my friends yet.

lol... I'll worry about your friends. You focus on the weather. If I have to wear Zoey as a rainhat, I will.

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@unsympathetic said:

I'm glad they keep pushing RG3's return further into the future. Perhaps he can "come off IR" just in time for game16.

Just saw the "12 week" news for RG3's injury. I see it as bad news. If true, it's not going to leave enough time in this season to kill the RG3 resurrection myth.

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Zombo said:

That dinner is going to be the least scary part of your trip ... you haven't met my friends yet.

Zombo

Jeffery Dahmer had his mom over for supper. She mention that she doesn't like his friends. Jeffery looks at his mom and says..." that's ok mom just eat your vegetables then".]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/636583https://brownsboard.com/post/636583Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:10:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Hue Jackon Became Too Focused on RG3 on Sun, 18 Sep 2016 15:04:31 GMT]]>

@texasag1969 said:

I just don't see the problem here Mud. 😆

Nice...love me some George Carlin.....he's spot on, as usual....

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