ghz in pittsburgh
10-28-2006, 10:09 PM
http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/NFL/AFC/AFC+East/Buffalo/Features/2006/jauron102806.htm
Two intersting point to me:
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We look at J.P. as a rookie quarterback. He hasn’t played much, and he hadn’t played at all in this system. So, in my opinion, he’s progressed consistently up to this point. It doesn’t mean he’s played well in certain games. But I believe you learn through mistakes also. And as long as he’s learning through those mistakes, and they don’t repeat themselves over and over again, we’re going to be OK. And he’s going to be a good one.
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I don't believe you can evaluate JP as a rookie; that's much too easier on him. You don't learn how to adjust to NFL life, on and off field, in your third year. I begin to think that we are certainly going to see JP quarterbacking the Bills next year because any reasonable staff would want to see how a player does/improves in his second year, let alone a 1st round QB.
On defense:
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They buy into it — I’m not sure they completely bought into it. By that I mean they like it. I believe our players like what we’re doing. They want to do it. But they don’t understand yet how totally involved and invested you have to be in the scheme to make it work, to win consistently. And that’s where we are.
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So who does Jauron refer to here? Certainly not D-Linemen. All D-Linemen like Tampa 2 system because it's about as simple for them as it can be: shoot the gap, sack the QB, pile up stats, don't worry about holding up the fort. The secondary? Maybe McGee because he had a tough time adjusting to the scheme. Clements is doing fine and is on his way out of Buffalo. The rookie safeties are learning their first system in NFL and should have nothing to complain. And that leads us to the linebackers. In the old system, the D-Linemen funnel plays to linebackers. Now the linebackers have a lot more coverage responsibility to allow D-Linemen to sack the QB, and they shoulder more chances of fighting through O-Linemen to tackle a running back. For veterans like Fletcher-Baker and Spikes, I wonder if they truly bought into the system.
Two intersting point to me:
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We look at J.P. as a rookie quarterback. He hasn’t played much, and he hadn’t played at all in this system. So, in my opinion, he’s progressed consistently up to this point. It doesn’t mean he’s played well in certain games. But I believe you learn through mistakes also. And as long as he’s learning through those mistakes, and they don’t repeat themselves over and over again, we’re going to be OK. And he’s going to be a good one.
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I don't believe you can evaluate JP as a rookie; that's much too easier on him. You don't learn how to adjust to NFL life, on and off field, in your third year. I begin to think that we are certainly going to see JP quarterbacking the Bills next year because any reasonable staff would want to see how a player does/improves in his second year, let alone a 1st round QB.
On defense:
--
They buy into it — I’m not sure they completely bought into it. By that I mean they like it. I believe our players like what we’re doing. They want to do it. But they don’t understand yet how totally involved and invested you have to be in the scheme to make it work, to win consistently. And that’s where we are.
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So who does Jauron refer to here? Certainly not D-Linemen. All D-Linemen like Tampa 2 system because it's about as simple for them as it can be: shoot the gap, sack the QB, pile up stats, don't worry about holding up the fort. The secondary? Maybe McGee because he had a tough time adjusting to the scheme. Clements is doing fine and is on his way out of Buffalo. The rookie safeties are learning their first system in NFL and should have nothing to complain. And that leads us to the linebackers. In the old system, the D-Linemen funnel plays to linebackers. Now the linebackers have a lot more coverage responsibility to allow D-Linemen to sack the QB, and they shoulder more chances of fighting through O-Linemen to tackle a running back. For veterans like Fletcher-Baker and Spikes, I wonder if they truly bought into the system.