Football analysis and strategy from Chris B. Brown
Thoughts About Drafting Quarterbacks
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Thoughts About Drafting Quarterbacks
So let’s say you’re [Chicago general manager] Pace, and you’ve determined that you really want Trubisky. You call the 49ers and trying to work out fair compensation if the Browns do not pick him at one. You think Trubisky’s going to be the long-term Bears quarterback, starting in 2018 or later…. The market for quarterbacks…
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Sentences of the Day: Bill Walsh Edition
TIGHT END — Ideal size: 6-41/2, 245 Requirements for a tight end depend heavily on the system being deployed. It’s almost a necessity to find the athlete who best fits your system of football…. […] Now there is one more type of tight end — the great, all around type who is a Hall of Fame…
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The Real Deal: Longtime NFL O-Line Coach Larry Zierlein Breaks Down NFL Draft Prospects
Great stuff from the Sideline View, run by my friend Lance Zierlein, where his Dad, Larry Zierlein — longtime NFL and college O-Line coach, most recently of the Pittsburgh Steelers, breaks down the top NFL Draft prospects at center, guard and tackle. Tackles Guards Centers Bonus: A fantastic presentation from Coach Zierlein on pass protection…
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Down with the draft
Like most everyone else, I’ll tune into the NFL draft. It’s a big media spectacle, and certainly draws a lot of interest, but does it make any sense? And for who? NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell warns us: In the union lawyers’ world, every player would enter the league as an unrestricted free agent, an independent…
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The most tepid defense of scouting you’ll ever read
The above is the title of my new piece, available over at the NY Times Fifth Down. Thanks to everyone over there for putting it up. Feel free to post comments here, where it is easier for me to respond.
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