Time to stop trusting this OC?
Remember how we got a new Offensive Coordinator? He's got his strengths, but making player reports that make sense, it isn't one of them.
At least, that's what my first observation is. He's made new reports on all the players and he's telling vastly different things than right after training camp. Most notably, he told me Butch Pearson and Howard Humphrey aren't the players they used to be. Still very good, but not the world class elite they used to be. Of course, Pearson will turn 32 during the upcoming season. More shocking is his new report on Brandon Bell:
Code:
sc ps X++++_____ 10/50
sh ps +_________ 0/5
md ps X+++______ 10/45
lg ps X++_______ 10/35
dp ps X+++______ 10/40
3d ps XX+_______ 25/25
accur X++++_____ 10/55
timin XXXX+_____ 35/50
s rsh XXXXXXX___ 70
rd df X++_______ 10/35
2m of X++________ 10/35
scr f XXXXXX____ 65
kck h XXXXXXXXXX 95
Our OC is currently putting Francisco Farley ahead of Brandon Bell in potential. How about that. For one thing, Bell's kick holding ability seems to be decent enough to make one move y'all probably didn't expect: the farewell of Karsten Muchnick.
Together with Muchnick, six other players have been told that their stint in Maassluis will be over before our third pre-season game. This applies to second year pro's DE Terrence Geller, G Nathan Willis, WR Keegan Gelat and LB Jace Peterson as well as recent draft picks CB Andres Provo and FB Mel Kinney.
Wait, Mel Kinney? The best blocking fullback the IHOF had ever seen? Uhm, yeah, just to understand:
Code:
rn bl XX________ 15/25
ps bl XX+++_____ 15/50
bl st XXX_______ 25
pw in XXX_______ 25
3d rn +_________ 5
hol r XX________ 15
blitz XX++++++__ 20/75
av dr +_________ 5/10
rt rn +_________ 5/10
3d ct +_________ 0/5
endur XXX+++____ 35/55
sp tm XX+_______ 20/30
The others are, like Muchnick, casualties in the numbers game. We have no room for 10 defensive linemen (Geller), 7 linebackers (Peterson), 10 defensive backs (Provo), 7 wide receivers (Gelat) and 9 offensive linemen (Willis). Most notable guys to do make the roster: QB Farley and QB Bell, RB Szporluk and RB Ford, the tight ends, WR Wilkerson, C Labbe (so great in camp, but also got terrible grades after the latest re-scouting), LT Hamilton, DT Ackerman and DT Burgess (mentor!), LB Wentz and LB Palmer.
Any reason for optimism? The first pre-season game was a 44-3 crushing defeat of the Fairbanks Northstars with 395 vs 108 total yards. We did lose 21-13 in Chicago in the second pre-season game, losing the yardage totals 303-242. Brandon Bell played pretty well, actually.
Let's stay positive, we've got a good offense and quality defenders. At least, that's what I think we have. Let's ignore that coordinator's assessment for a while...