Recent content by zydecochris

This information is very helpful, thanks! It really shows Hollins excellent reliability. …However, as a completely unimportant point, the nerd in me has to ask: do the ESPN stats really post 10 decimal points in their catch percentages? Sounds like the ESPN stats people need to cut down on...

Agreed, they have both been excellent signings that didn’t break the bank. …That said, I’ve been surprised that OL has been so far down the list of future needs (BobDigital had an excellent post where he put OL as the 5th highest priority). Moses in particular has been a great mentor for the...

Of course he wasn’t ready to be a head coach! He was an excellent, smart player, but that doesn’t make him ready to be a NFL head coach, he was in his 30’s, had never coached in college, and had never served as either an NFL OC or DC. I have absolutely no idea why Kraft thought Mayo was...

As you say, it wouldn’t be unusual for Patricia to be moved to the offense to broaden his background, just that he was moved to OC (!). I suspect that BB’s judgement was clouded because, despite his defensive background, his one-on-one meetings with TB ended up being so instrumental in Brady’s...

His mental (and emotional) toughness plus his physical toughness is one of his most exciting qualities IMHO. There are many, many rookie and second year QBs who end up being completely broken by being thrown into a situation with terrible coaching with serious personnel deficiencies (e.g., OL...

But as far as “bang for the buck”, or Return on Investment (ROI) or value per contract dollar, he would have to be in the top five, no? Allen and Mahomes cost a fortune but are worth it. Maybe Hurts (rings impress me), but only with a suitably creative coach. ….Maybe Jackson, but he is expensive...

Great game of course, with many positives, but my take home message is: the Pats now seem to have one of the best QB situations in the NFL with Drake (youth, toughness, talent, rookie contract, performance under pressure, team player, non-diva, etc.). And that is the most valuable asset in the...

To me it was between Daniels and Maye. Daniels was arguably more ready coming into the pros, he had five solid seasons in college and his last two at LSU were absolutely electric (similar to the five year career of Joe Burrow with his last two electric years at LSU). Also, at LSU Daniels was...

The fact is: BB did something nobody else had done successfully recently in the NFL: he was 100% officially both GM and HC, and enjoyed remarkable success, the GOAT coach. At some point he couldn’t do both things competently anymore and crashed and burned, I think it was hubris and he stopped...

Mayo had limited at best coaching experience, and only really had one primary coaching mentor, BB. In constrast, in addition to having a pretty successful career as a HC with the Titans, Mike Vrabel cites multiple coaching mentors who have shaped his career, including college coaches like John...

Its almost like we have a HC who has personally experienced playing in the Miami Heat, and thus used a heavy rotation early on.

Good point, Derek Carr is probably a better comparison, a solid mid level starter with the right team and support around him. That is probably Mac's 4th floor ceiling with a great QB coach and a solid team. But....I'm really excited by Drake Maye, I think we may have hit on our next franchise...

I’ve wondered about Kirk Cousins as a ceiling for him, it is possible if he gets the right coaching and circumstances in the next few years. Regarding the turnovers, it was so weird to see that from him esp. his second year (the one without the OC). At Alabama Saban coached him to not take...

Well said. Mac is the ultimate system QB, smart and studious, it is why I thought he was a good match for Josh (before he left and BB inexplicably put a DC in charge of the offense) and Shanahan probably handles QB’s better than anyone whose initials are not A.R. I wouldn’t be surprised if he...