Comments on: Clowning Around http://www.collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/ Writings, issues and observations from Cleveland, Ohio by Will Kessel Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Whysyn http://www.collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/comment-page-1/#comment-7181 Whysyn Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:10:47 +0000 http://collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/#comment-7181 "Wait ’til next year!" I have been, for the past 20 =) -- There is no way Quinn should be playing next week, I agree wholeheartedly. Personally, I didn't think Anderson looked bad when they put him in, but there was no momentum (or even hope thereof) at that point. Our O-line was our biggest problem last year, hopefully they'll pull it together this year. Once the newbies and the whole line for that matter "gels" is the only time we should dream of putting Quinn out there. I'd really hate to have been Frye going into this weeks game. Knowing that you're playing for your job will only cause you to make more nervous mistakes. “Wait ’til next year!”

I have been, for the past 20 =)

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There is no way Quinn should be playing next week, I agree wholeheartedly. Personally, I didn’t think Anderson looked bad when they put him in, but there was no momentum (or even hope thereof) at that point. Our O-line was our biggest problem last year, hopefully they’ll pull it together this year. Once the newbies and the whole line for that matter “gels” is the only time we should dream of putting Quinn out there.

I’d really hate to have been Frye going into this weeks game. Knowing that you’re playing for your job will only cause you to make more nervous mistakes.

]]> By: admin http://www.collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/comment-page-1/#comment-7164 admin Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:19:59 +0000 http://collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/#comment-7164 It's a great point, truth be told. His attitude seems to be as lax as his personal discipline, which -- as someone who lost almost 80 pounds in WeightWatchers can tell you -- is what his weight indicates: he has no personal discipline. How can his players be expected to follow his discipline when he doesn't follow any program for himself? What amazes me is that Savage got bowled over by him enough to hire him; there's no excuse for that: if he truly wanted the Browns to succeed, he would have hired someone with a more obvious personal discipline. Sorry, but that's the plain truth. Now, the news tonight seemed to predict that Brady Quinn will start on Sunday, which I also think is a grave miscue: Brady's not ready to start -- not by a long shot. He will be, this year, but not now -- the O-line needs to get together and play for a bit and get their running game in place. So they will now make the same mistake with Quinn that they made with Couch. Desperate times call for desperate moves. Wait 'til next year! It’s a great point, truth be told.

His attitude seems to be as lax as his personal discipline, which — as someone who lost almost 80 pounds in WeightWatchers can tell you — is what his weight indicates: he has no personal discipline. How can his players be expected to follow his discipline when he doesn’t follow any program for himself?

What amazes me is that Savage got bowled over by him enough to hire him; there’s no excuse for that: if he truly wanted the Browns to succeed, he would have hired someone with a more obvious personal discipline. Sorry, but that’s the plain truth.

Now, the news tonight seemed to predict that Brady Quinn will start on Sunday, which I also think is a grave miscue: Brady’s not ready to start — not by a long shot. He will be, this year, but not now — the O-line needs to get together and play for a bit and get their running game in place.

So they will now make the same mistake with Quinn that they made with Couch.

Desperate times call for desperate moves.

Wait ’til next year!

]]> By: Whysyn http://www.collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/comment-page-1/#comment-7155 Whysyn Mon, 10 Sep 2007 18:26:16 +0000 http://collisionbend.com/2007/clowning-around/#comment-7155 I'd never thought of it before, but one of my colleagues had an interesting point this morning... Look at Romeo. The guy is around professional trainers, dietitians, and exercise equipment all day, every day. They guy's the size of a barn. If he doesn't have the state of mind or motivation to get himself in shape, how can he motivate his players to better themselves (both physically & psychologically)? Where are his head and heart truly in all of this? How many other coaches and offensive/defensive coordinators are in the NFL that are so far beyond morbidly obese? I’d never thought of it before, but one of my colleagues had an interesting point this morning…

Look at Romeo. The guy is around professional trainers, dietitians, and exercise equipment all day, every day. They guy’s the size of a barn. If he doesn’t have the state of mind or motivation to get himself in shape, how can he motivate his players to better themselves (both physically & psychologically)? Where are his head and heart truly in all of this?

How many other coaches and offensive/defensive coordinators are in the NFL that are so far beyond morbidly obese?

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