What's not to like about CJ Spiller? Dude is for real. Yes, it's a highlight real, but his vision, burst and desire to make the most of every run is similar to Adrian Peterson's. No, he isn't AP, but his desire is similar.
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Bowl watch list
NFL Draft prospects:
2009
Round 1:
Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas - 6'4" 258
Aaron Curry, OLB, Wake Forest - 6'3" 247
Andre Smith, OT, Alabama - 6'4" 330
Malcolm Jenkins, CB, OSU
Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida - 6'3" 240
Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC - 6'2" 250
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
James Laurinaitis, ILB, OSU
Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
Round 2:
Herman Johnson, G, LSU
Jeremiah Johnson, RB, Oregon - 5'9" 208
Larry English, OLB-PR, Northern Illinois - 6'3 254
Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia - 6'3" 248
Everette Brown, OLB, Florida St. - 6'4" 252
Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama
Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech - 6'6" 260
Tyrone McKenzie, OLB, South Florida - 6'2" 235
Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
Round 3:
James Davis, RB, Clemson - 5'11" 207
Clay Mathews, OLB, USC - 6'3" 244
Dannell Ellerbe, ILB, Georgia - 6'1" 236
Greg Hardy, OLB, Mississippi - 6'4" 265
Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas
Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Cincinnati - 6'4" 252
Paul Kruger, OLB, Utah - 6'5" 250
Round 4:
Brandon Williams, OLB, Texas Tech - 6'5" 248
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson - 5'11" 190
Rashad Jennings, RB, Liberty - 6'1" 230
Kraig Urbik, G, Wisconsin - 6'7" 332
Jasper Brinkley, ILB, South Carolina - 6'2" 262
Shonn Green, RB, Iowa - 5'11" 200
Devin Moore, RB, Wyoming - 5'9" 190
Round 5:
Diyral Briggs, OLB, Bowling Green - 6'4" 235
Eric Wood, C, Louisville - 6'3" 300
Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan St.
Hunter Cantwell, QB, Louisville - 6'4" 236
2009
Round 1:
Brian Orakpo, DE/OLB, Texas - 6'4" 258
Aaron Curry, OLB, Wake Forest - 6'3" 247
Andre Smith, OT, Alabama - 6'4" 330
Malcolm Jenkins, CB, OSU
Brandon Spikes, ILB, Florida - 6'3" 240
Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC - 6'2" 250
Knowshon Moreno, RB, Georgia
James Laurinaitis, ILB, OSU
Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech
Round 2:
Herman Johnson, G, LSU
Jeremiah Johnson, RB, Oregon - 5'9" 208
Larry English, OLB-PR, Northern Illinois - 6'3 254
Clint Sintim, OLB, Virginia - 6'3" 248
Everette Brown, OLB, Florida St. - 6'4" 252
Rashad Johnson, S, Alabama
Michael Johnson, DE, Georgia Tech - 6'6" 260
Tyrone McKenzie, OLB, South Florida - 6'2" 235
Percy Harvin, WR, Florida
Round 3:
James Davis, RB, Clemson - 5'11" 207
Clay Mathews, OLB, USC - 6'3" 244
Dannell Ellerbe, ILB, Georgia - 6'1" 236
Greg Hardy, OLB, Mississippi - 6'4" 265
Jonathan Luigs, C, Arkansas
Connor Barwin, DE/OLB, Cincinnati - 6'4" 252
Paul Kruger, OLB, Utah - 6'5" 250
Round 4:
Brandon Williams, OLB, Texas Tech - 6'5" 248
C.J. Spiller, RB, Clemson - 5'11" 190
Rashad Jennings, RB, Liberty - 6'1" 230
Kraig Urbik, G, Wisconsin - 6'7" 332
Jasper Brinkley, ILB, South Carolina - 6'2" 262
Shonn Green, RB, Iowa - 5'11" 200
Devin Moore, RB, Wyoming - 5'9" 190
Round 5:
Diyral Briggs, OLB, Bowling Green - 6'4" 235
Eric Wood, C, Louisville - 6'3" 300
Javon Ringer, RB, Michigan St.
Hunter Cantwell, QB, Louisville - 6'4" 236
Thursday, December 11, 2008
The simple truth
Take a look at the following. What does it tell us?
Rushing statistics:
age carries yards avg TDs
Michael Turner: 26 300 1,269 4.2 14
Jamaal Lewis 29 226 800 3.5 4
1. Michael Turner is a better running back.
2. The Falcons must have a better offensive line.
3. The Falcons run the ball more than the Browns.
What do we know about winning football?
1. Run the ball on offense
2. Stop the run on defense
What’s the best way to turn the Browns into winners in 2009?
1. Run the ball
2. Stop the run
In order to do those things, what position group(s) must be solidified?
1. Running Back
2. O-line
3. D-line
What is the most important ingredient to sustained ground control?
1. Attitude. The will to win the 1-on-1 battle each play.
Where does a football team get attitude?
1. Head Coach
Hmmm......
Rushing statistics:
age carries yards avg TDs
Michael Turner: 26 300 1,269 4.2 14
Jamaal Lewis 29 226 800 3.5 4
1. Michael Turner is a better running back.
2. The Falcons must have a better offensive line.
3. The Falcons run the ball more than the Browns.
What do we know about winning football?
1. Run the ball on offense
2. Stop the run on defense
What’s the best way to turn the Browns into winners in 2009?
1. Run the ball
2. Stop the run
In order to do those things, what position group(s) must be solidified?
1. Running Back
2. O-line
3. D-line
What is the most important ingredient to sustained ground control?
1. Attitude. The will to win the 1-on-1 battle each play.
Where does a football team get attitude?
1. Head Coach
Hmmm......
Monday, December 8, 2008
Scouting RB's
Say what you want, Jamaal Lewis hasn't got it any more. Maybe a fourth quarter, pound you into the ground back, but the future pro bowler isn't an every down back.
Assuming the Browns need an every down back to keep the chains moving and Quinn off his back and in the lineup, we offer the following 2nd-4th round prospects. Watch away and vote on who you'd like to see in the Browns backfield next year.
Let's start with this guy:
Current Browns RB, Jerome Harrison
It's all good
Come down off the ledge, John.
The best way to fix it? I hope beyond hope that Lerner is getting the following advice:
“Randy, you are 2 steps into a 5 step process. The first 2 steps are always the most difficult in reversing a decade or more of losing. Most organizations retreat at step 3 forcing them to start all over again,” says the championship coaching god.
“So we should stay the course?” asks Lerner.
“Hell no. Romeo is a dud. Nice guy, but a HC dud. So is that DC and the entire defensive staff, for that matter.” coaching god says. “That Savage dude is a great scout that thinks that because he’s a great scout, he’s a great GM. Doesn’t work that way. Your finding that out.”
“So I should fire them all?” Lerner questions.
“Nope. Just the ones that deserve it,” says Champ Coaching God Dude.
Silence. Followed by more silence.
“...and who deserves it?” asks Lerner.
“Search your heart,” the coaching god replies.
“WTF kind of advice is that? You suck at advice. I’m just gonna fire them all and hire some new suits to run the show.”
POOF! The coaching god disappears.
Lerner attempts to split hairs by stripping Savage’s final 53 power, only to have Savage fight him on the contractual obligation. Lawyers fight and squabble while Savage is forcibly removed from Berea headquarters without clearing his desk. Savage gets pissed cuz’ he wants his favorite squishy stress ball, breaks in with a kitchen knife given to Savage by Lerner for a housewarming gift, but gets caught in the act. Rather than go quietly, Savage jumps into the duct system above to escape but gets stuck. Some newbie cop snaps a shot of Savage’s duff and dangling legs sticking out of the duct while cops play cards on the table below. The image gets circulated on the internet and becomes the internet “photo of the year,” earning the cop $1 Million dollars. Savage accepts a severance, retiring to a beach someplace in Southern Florida with his favorite stress-ball, vowing, “I am the world’s greatest scout. Fear me!”
The Browns go 13-3, defeat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship and win the Super Bowl over the Green Bay Packers, 34-27.
See, all is good!
The best way to fix it? I hope beyond hope that Lerner is getting the following advice:
“Randy, you are 2 steps into a 5 step process. The first 2 steps are always the most difficult in reversing a decade or more of losing. Most organizations retreat at step 3 forcing them to start all over again,” says the championship coaching god.
“So we should stay the course?” asks Lerner.
“Hell no. Romeo is a dud. Nice guy, but a HC dud. So is that DC and the entire defensive staff, for that matter.” coaching god says. “That Savage dude is a great scout that thinks that because he’s a great scout, he’s a great GM. Doesn’t work that way. Your finding that out.”
“So I should fire them all?” Lerner questions.
“Nope. Just the ones that deserve it,” says Champ Coaching God Dude.
Silence. Followed by more silence.
“...and who deserves it?” asks Lerner.
“Search your heart,” the coaching god replies.
“WTF kind of advice is that? You suck at advice. I’m just gonna fire them all and hire some new suits to run the show.”
POOF! The coaching god disappears.
Lerner attempts to split hairs by stripping Savage’s final 53 power, only to have Savage fight him on the contractual obligation. Lawyers fight and squabble while Savage is forcibly removed from Berea headquarters without clearing his desk. Savage gets pissed cuz’ he wants his favorite squishy stress ball, breaks in with a kitchen knife given to Savage by Lerner for a housewarming gift, but gets caught in the act. Rather than go quietly, Savage jumps into the duct system above to escape but gets stuck. Some newbie cop snaps a shot of Savage’s duff and dangling legs sticking out of the duct while cops play cards on the table below. The image gets circulated on the internet and becomes the internet “photo of the year,” earning the cop $1 Million dollars. Savage accepts a severance, retiring to a beach someplace in Southern Florida with his favorite stress-ball, vowing, “I am the world’s greatest scout. Fear me!”
The Browns go 13-3, defeat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship and win the Super Bowl over the Green Bay Packers, 34-27.
See, all is good!
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Just hire me!
If...
• Kirk Ferentz -- Here's a scenario I'm hearing from a league source: If Browns general manager Phil Savage manages to keep his job, which is far from a certainty, he'll go hard after Ferentz as Crennel's replacement. After 10 years as Iowa's head coach, Ferentz might finally consider the time is right for a return to the NFL. The Hawkeyes rebounded this year to 8-4 and knocked off undefeated Penn State in November. – SI
Then...
Savage should be canned immediately before he gets Frentz’ name out of his mouth.
Ferentz would be way down on the list of possible replacements. How far, you ask?
So basically, I’d hire him before hiring myself. That’s not saying much. At least with me, we’d get:
• More entertaining press conferences with quotes like “he played like he had a corn-cob shoved up his a$$” or “my 80 year-old nanny moves quicker on her way to the bathroom every morning.”
• A 10 push up policy for every dropped ball. That means you Braylon
• 11 Josh Cribbs on offense, finally realizing a dream of having 11 QBs on the field at once. Cribbs drops back, throws to Randle El 12 yards down field. Oh my! Randle El runs the option with Troy Smith who gets another 15 yards before pitching to Robinson (you know the QB from Penn St.) who sprints untouched for the score. Wow! What an offense!
• After reading the above, 8 turnovers a game, but hey, it’ll be exciting!
• UFO defense? Ha! We’d run the blitz like nobody’s business defense. No more than 4 in coverage at any time.
• Immediate offensive snap every time the defense subs players, resulting in 5 yard penalties for too many men on defense.
Based on all this, I’d say Savage should leave his buddy in Iowa.
• Kirk Ferentz -- Here's a scenario I'm hearing from a league source: If Browns general manager Phil Savage manages to keep his job, which is far from a certainty, he'll go hard after Ferentz as Crennel's replacement. After 10 years as Iowa's head coach, Ferentz might finally consider the time is right for a return to the NFL. The Hawkeyes rebounded this year to 8-4 and knocked off undefeated Penn State in November. – SI
Then...
Savage should be canned immediately before he gets Frentz’ name out of his mouth.
Ferentz would be way down on the list of possible replacements. How far, you ask?
- Cowher
- Andy Reid
- Jim Schwartz (just cuz’ you love the ‘may the Schwartz be with us’)
- Rex Ryan (though I don’t think Savage would need to go anywhere to land him)
- Steve Spagnuolo
- Jason Garett
- Pete Carroll (would never leave the warm weather of California, but had to mention him)
- Jim Tressel
- Kirk Ferentz
- Me
So basically, I’d hire him before hiring myself. That’s not saying much. At least with me, we’d get:
• More entertaining press conferences with quotes like “he played like he had a corn-cob shoved up his a$$” or “my 80 year-old nanny moves quicker on her way to the bathroom every morning.”
• A 10 push up policy for every dropped ball. That means you Braylon
• 11 Josh Cribbs on offense, finally realizing a dream of having 11 QBs on the field at once. Cribbs drops back, throws to Randle El 12 yards down field. Oh my! Randle El runs the option with Troy Smith who gets another 15 yards before pitching to Robinson (you know the QB from Penn St.) who sprints untouched for the score. Wow! What an offense!
• After reading the above, 8 turnovers a game, but hey, it’ll be exciting!
• UFO defense? Ha! We’d run the blitz like nobody’s business defense. No more than 4 in coverage at any time.
• Immediate offensive snap every time the defense subs players, resulting in 5 yard penalties for too many men on defense.
Based on all this, I’d say Savage should leave his buddy in Iowa.
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