No thanks. Seen enough of Tannehill. Texas flustered him easily last year and he couldn't make plays when they mattered most. The highlights are nice but we don't run the zone-read and we don't play La Tech and Texas Tech routinely. Also, you don't see any outside boundary throws to the far side of the field which is the true marker of arm strength. Puts too much air under the ball.
Sorry. Don't see this guy being worth it.
Here here.
It is the special teams coach who should have been canned. Far more egregious than those 1 or 2 bad snaps has been the the fact that these special teams have been playing like children wandering in the wilderness.
Absolutely. Is anyone but me concerned that Josh Cribbs isn't anywhere close to breaking a kick return?
Sorry guys,
Been without a computer for a while...long story.
Another X's and O's is up with respect to the Bengals game. You can find it here:
http://www.clevelandfrowns.com/2011/11/xs-and-os-with-the-bros-joe-haden-shutdown-corner/
Shurmur clearly hasn't been allowing audibles. The proof is in the game film. Ask yourself this...why are the Browns more effective in the last two minutes of halves? Because they're in a hurry up offense. That gives the QB more flexibility to adjust to what defensive looks he's getting. It's more ad libbed by the QB. It has to be. That's why McCoy is more effective when Shurmur takes the training wheels off.
Hey guys,
This week's installment is up and if I may say so, it's a play everyone should understand.
If you don't have a legitimate passing attack, they'll stack the box and limit Hillis. That is all.
Just posted another installment....
It's too soon to judge but last year's coaching staff got more out of him against better opposition. He's hesitating and the fraction of a second is making him much less accurate than usual. When he's decisive he's been good. The problem is that this offense can be very complex. They're relying on him way too much to carry the offense. I haven't noticed him making audibles so I'm guessing he must not be allowed to.
I am very disappointed in the results and I questioned his ability coming out of Texas (I'm an alum who saw every game he played in college). Great collegiate player. Unclear what his pro ceiling is. I think he's better than #10 was before him but that isn't saying a whole lot.
Those things are written into their contracts (especially after the K2 incident)....and trust me, just because it is written into the contract does NOT mean it won't happen. I mean, certain things are against the law and they still happen, why should a contractual commitment stop them.
True, but the contract isn't there to guarantee their compliance with it. It's there to protect the team's rights in case he does do it.
Is everyone panicking and we're .500? When we beat the Gaider's we're going to be one game out. We have played tough defences ( Cinci / Miami with Sparano's back on the wall / Tenn)
So I don't see how we score less then 20 vs. the raiders.
Can we keep Run DMC in check? Will be tough he's the best back in football..but let the raiders take their penalties
The only thing that is scary is return to the black hole first game back after Al Davis...it will be a wild scene so we have to keep it close in the first Q.
We aren't going to be able to control either line of scrimmage and our defensive back seven is slow while they are stacked with speed. So. Tell me again how we're going to beat the Raiders?
(WillnAustin) Also? If Colt can't throw the ball, then why does he lead the NCAA in all-time completion percentage?
(King Ghoolie) Bernie Kosar was deadly accurate, too. Why, because he threw for 3 yards on 3d and 11. McCoy is Noodles. ON that we all have to agree.
Ghoolie, I am going to disagree...sort of.
First, Colt McCoy had the highest completion pct in college because of the offense that he ran. Yes, he had the precision but it's much easier to be precise on a slant to Quan Cosby in the Fiesta Bowl than a 20 yard deep out.
Second, I don't completely buy the notion that McCoy has a "noodle" arm. His velocity is much better than a Chad Pennington who played for many years because he made up for his lack of arm strength with other traits. McCoy doesn't have a CONSISTENTLY strong arm. That I will grant you. At least once a game however, I think he has been able to (with proper mechanics) drive the ball down the field. Am I the only one who remembers #10 trying throw downfield in 2009 only to see the damned ball go out of bounds because he couldn't keep it in the field of play? I think Colt is a step above that. If Colt McCoy fails in the NFL it will not be because of arm strength. Right now, it seems to me that he's struggling with what he's seeing on the field. His release is quick but he's hesitating which, to me, means that he's not comfortable in the offense.
For a second year QB who didn't have the benefit of an offseason with the coaching staff to learn this offense, I'd say he's about where I'd expect. The WCO depends on a lot of timing and that takes time to develop (like offseason kind of time). McCoy may not be the QB of the future but I think comparing him to Brady Quinn who couldn't hit a 10-yard stick route is pretty harsh.
I think everyone needs to relax and let the coaching staff sort this out.
I don't recall anyone complaining when the coaching staff kept his menu of plays brief...let him play to his strengths and he beat New Orleans, New England and had the Jets on the ropes last year.
Frenchie-
I think that there are a few reasons and perhaps in some cases they apply more to one team than the others. For my money it boils down like this:
1) Winning the trenches. There really is NOT a position in football that you can ignore but offensive line is a great place to build; you can have all of the great skill players in the world but if no one blocks, you're hosed. Tom Brady looks awful pedestrian under pressure. Detroit has built a solid offensive line and a dominant defensive line. Control the line of scrimmage and you control the game.
2) Franchise QB. I don't know that SF or Buffalo have one but Detroit does and none of the QBs playing for these teams are making huge mistakes.
3) Multi-dimensional offense- You'll notice that all of these teams can find balance on offense. Sure, the Lions like to pass more than run (as most teams nowadays do) but they have to be able to run the ball enough...especially when they have to get a yard or run clock. They don't rely on one weapon.
4) Athletic defense- San Francisco is winning mainly on defense and it's one that's been built over time.
5) Learning how to win. I know our previous coach is not the most popular guy but teams have to learn how to win and finish off opponents. How many times have we seen the Browns play well enough to win but come up short? It's about limiting mistakes and executing when it matters most.
Of course, the experts always seem to say that if you're building from scratch the importance of the players acquired starts with QB, LT, pass rusher, MLB...that's not a bad way to think about it as those are the highest impact when building a core. Ask yourself: Does SF/Buf/Det/Oakland have those? Let's look
SF: Alex Smith, ?Aldon Smith, Staley, Patrick Willis (3 of 4 at least)
Buf: Fitzpatrick, ?Shawn Merriman, Demetrius Bell, Nick Barnett (2 or 3 of 4)
Det: Stafford, Vanden Bosch, Jeff Backus, ?Steven Tulloch (I will argue 4 of 4)
Oak: ?Campbell, ?Veldheer (has been good), Lamarr Houston, McClain (at least 2 of 4)
Where do the Browns sort out?
?McCoy, Thomas, ?Sheard/Mitchell, Jackson. That's 2 of 4 by this man's estimation.
Dear friends,
In my ongoing effort to find more than 24 hours in a day, I was approached about making "Anatomy of a Play" a regular feature at http://www.clevelandfrowns.com.
I have agreed in hopes that collaboration may help me actually get the write-ups out more regularly. I do hope y'all will still honor me by reading them. You can find the latest installment today which I could never have gotten done without their help.
You can find it here: http://www.clevelandfrowns.com/2011/10/xs-and-os-with-the-bros-browns-pass-rush-on-titans-57-yard-pick-play/
This isn't to say I won't be around here so don't consider this a goodbye. I'm just too busy to keep up no matter how much I love doing them.
Now, all of this is thrown out on obvious passing situations, of course. Defenses completely change in those situations.
Not necessarily. On Monday night, the Cowboys were faced with 3rd and 21 on their final drive. That's as obvious a passing situation as you can have. Haslett dialed up a 0-blitz. That's no deep safety, man coverage and everyone else blitzes. Our most recent coach was on ESPN explaining how the Cowboys dealt with that and it basically boiled down to changing the alignment of the blockers presnap and forcing the Redskins to switch into a basic front. Once that happened, everyone on offense had a clearer picture of whom to block.
The Raiders did the same thing to the Jets all day long. They took all of Rex Ryan's beloved overload schemes (loading up one side of the formation) and kept forcing them to switch to a base-front alignment. That made the Jets D look very pedestrian.
Where the hell were you the first couple of weeks?
Working....insanely busy and three nights a week I am essentially a single parent when my wife works late.
I hate to sound like I am old but perhaps I am.
I know at college games we always stood. I can't tell you what the seats at DKR-Memorial Stadium in Austin feel like cause the only time any of us ever sat was if they were puking.
That said, this comes down to respect. I have a bad back and spend tons of time on my feet all week long. I don't mind standing at key points in the game and making noise but I certainly can't stsand for a whole game. If everyone in my section was standing...I would suck it up. If it's just two guys...that's asking a lot.
We've evolved into a tremendously inconsiderate and rude society. We impose on others without care, especially strangers.
My brother is a Jets season ticket holder and we went to the opener against the Cowboys. His section is generally pretty tame (he has good seats) but I'll be damned if the two "gangsta dudes" in front of us didn't stand the whole game despite numerous people asking them to sit down. If they focused on the game perhaps...JUST PERHAPS....I could cut them a break but they would check their cellphones and text and facebook etc.
They knew it was pissing people off and yet they did it anyway.
I was in Cleveland last year and had tremendous seats and it was very cordial. There was no issue with this.
It's all about being considerate.
IS Hardesty a generally good pass blocker? I know that was Harrisons knock, and wonder how Hardesty has looked to you in breaking down the game film?
Thansk, great stuff.
I **think** Harrison was a poor pass blocker but more importantly, he was an "unwilling" pass blocker. NFL scouts use that term and perhaps it's obvious but there is the inability to block and the unwillingness to to do so. Harrison was at LEAST the latter of the two and probably both. I think that the more I watch Jerome fail to find any significance on an NFL field, it makes me believe that Mangini was right about him. He's a guy who won't do the essentials and that's not even counting his conveniently coming up lame against hard-hitting opponents.
Pass blocking technique can be taught and I think that Hardesty did fine last Sunday. Early in his career, Ricky Williams was quite a good pass blocker and besides his running ability I really believe that it's his pass blocking and receiving skills that have kept him in the league in his early 30's. If you're going to play RB in the NFL, you have to be able to read a front and pick up a blitz. Otherwise you're going to be one-dimensional and defenses are going to know why you're in the game which means you won't be in the game.
