I’ve reached the lowest point you can get to as a fan: not wanting your team to beat the other awful teams in the league because it’s going to cost you draft spots. I think I’ve been here 75 times before. A win over Tennessee is absolutely worthless but could be the difference of getting the top draft pick.
People say “oh but you need to build a culture of winning and win when you can” but fuck that, the Browns have had a feel-good win at the end of a shitty season like 8 times and it never lead to anything good, only drafting like #8 overall instead of a top 5 pick.
Yes, because of this, the trade was pretty much universally panned at the time for everyone outside of the Browns’ front office. It was expected to be a disaster and it was a disaster.
There was the faint possibility that the talent might make the trade worth it in the long run, but it was such a huge gamble that it would have been a bit of a miracle for that to happen.
In retrospect, things occurred just as sensible heads had predicted.
I am getting glimpses of the bird fight, and what I have seen (mostly the two TDs), the Falcons look flat. I would expect defenders to, you know, try to defend, but I see guys within a step or two of the ball carrier just stop because it looks like the runner has it under control. I mean, I understand the notion of conserving one’s energy, but these guys literally look like they are saying out loud to the stands, “fuck it.” Or, for the paranoid, “and you think wrestling is fake ~ hold my beer.”
It makes me wonder if they actually lost on purpose for tanking purpose for how goofy that was. It would’ve been a brilliant move but I don’t think coaches are actually willing to do it
I’m not sure Shadeur is an NFL starter. His decision making and processing is too slow. His pocket presence is bad. He doesn’t feel pressure very well or move economically to avoid pressure. But I will say he throws some exquisitely accurate passes with perfect touch and I’ve never seen that from a Browns qb.
Won’t that improve with experience? The NFL is faster than college, and it usually takes some time for the game to slow down for a quarterback (admittedly, some never catch on)
That’s the part I would think that you can’t coach.
Meanwhile, I have to give credit to Tom Brady. That pretty boy who hogged the Super Bowl all those years has developed into an excellent color man. I think he’s one of the better announcers right now.
Green Bay hangs on, with an interception of Caleb Williams in the end zone, to beat the Bears, and take over first place in the NFC North. The rematch will be in Soldier Field in just two weeks.
Watching the replay of that play, Williams was rolling left, which makes it a more difficult pass for most righties. He squared up a bit, but he was still in an awkward posture as he threw; the throw was kind of side-armed, and didn’t have a lot on it, giving Keisean Nixon the time to get back to the ball.
Except that’s exactly what happened with Josh Allen. He had major accuracy problems early in his career but through coaching and experience it improved dramatically.
So yes, we have proof it can be coached.
During his collegiate career and Allen’s first two years as a pro, Allen’s throwing motion was mostly based on arm strength, resulting in pain and soreness in his throwing shoulder. After spending time with Hess leveraging Biometrek’s advanced technology, Allen implemented improved body movements and mechanics that incorporated hip disassociation. As a result, Allen vastly improved his throwing accuracy.