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Colin Kaepernick trade, Titans eye Jalen Ramsey in 2106 NFL Draft | The MMQB with Peter King
Maybe it's because King is comparing Kelly to BB by bringing down BB. Maybe it's because King is downplaying the 3 SB titles... like saying to a golfer, "Hey, once you can hit those 90-foot putts, you'll be one of the greats."
And maybe it's because Peter King invariably irritates the crap out of me.
The other day, NJ Advance Media reported that Eagles scouts had it up to here with Chip Kelly, beginning with his first draft in Philadelphia in 2013. It reminded me that until a coach wins, and wins big, there’s going to be great skepticism, regardless of the coach’s résumé. “Right before that draft, the scouts set the board,” a club official was reported to have said. “Then Chip got a hold of it and totally turned it around. Scouts had no say at all in that draft. Anybody that Chip didn’t want, that player’s card got removed from the board and thrown in the trash. Those guys were never even in the discussion. Almost immediately, you had a lot of scouts looking around and wondering, ‘Why am I even working? Why the hell are we even here?’”
I’m reminded of 2011, when the Patriots had the first pick of day two, No. 33 overall. The scouts, I’m told, were expecting the Patriots to pick one of two front-seven players, Jabaal Sheard or Brooks Reed. Instead, Belichick went with his gut, taking a tall corner with an injury history, Ras-I Dowling. He ended up being a bust. Sheard, particularly, and Reed haven’t been superstars, but they’ve had significantly better careers. Point is, you never heard a peep out of the Patriots, mostly because Belichick earned the right to pick whoever he wanted, with three Super Bowls at the time to his credit. And Kelly will get the skepticism until he wins.
Maybe it's because King is comparing Kelly to BB by bringing down BB. Maybe it's because King is downplaying the 3 SB titles... like saying to a golfer, "Hey, once you can hit those 90-foot putts, you'll be one of the greats."
And maybe it's because Peter King invariably irritates the crap out of me.