Posts tagged Colt McCoy
Week 7, Cleveland Browns @ New Orleans Saints
Oct 21st
Colt McCoy, then a Longhorn
Do you remember that Simpson’s episode where Homer changed his name to Max Power? If ever I was able to chose my own name I’d have to go for Colt McCoy. There are some great names within the NFL rosters, but if ever there was a name that could strike fear into the hearts of the towns folk it is Colt McCoy. If I were him then I’d really play up to my name. I’d turn up to work in a cowboy hat, even better than that I’d be on horseback. I’d drink ole joe during the day, whiskey at night. If I wanted someone out of my office I’d make em dance to the sound of my six-shooter before throwing them through the window.
How did I get on to this? Oh yeah, it looks like McCoy will get another start on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace are both injured leaving McCoy as the starter. Not a bad starter to have in my opinion, he clocked up an 80.5 QB rating against the Steelers. Saints Head Coach Sean Payton has been talking him up too.
In many ways it is a great game for McCoy to start, there is little pressure because not many people are expecting to Browns to win. That means that there is a good chance that we will see some great play from the Browns. I don’t expect a win either, but a game which builds on last Sundays performance against the Steelers would be a great result here.
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First look 2010… AFC North
Jun 16th
Being my first ‘Division’ prediction, ever, I figured I might as well do one for the division I know most about! The AFC North is usually an entertaining and exciting division. The matches are played well, and are usually close. Rivalry is fierce and the bouts are relentless. It’s always difficult predicting without seeing the four pre-season matches, but I’m going to give it a go.
NFL Scouting Combine: Important Scouting Tool or Media Circus?
Feb 25th
The NFL combine is coming up this weekend in Indianapolis. Invited players will be measured, weighed and then run through a variety of drills and exercises, while NFL scouts and staff look on and take notes.
It’s worth noting that going into the combine, most teams already have their draft boards about 90% done. A big combine workout performance shouldn’t affect a player’s draft stock. This is a change from the past, mainly because there are a lot of workout wonders who just don’t make it in the NFL. Teams are starting to realise that if you base your draft decision on workouts that actually have little to do with playing football, you are dooming yourself to failure.
Longhorn Colt McCoy
Look at Vernon Gholston. A workout wonder at the combine, he was talked about possibly going first overall to the Miami Dolphins or second overall to the St.Louis Rams, but ended up going sixth to the NY Jets. In his first two years, Gholston has played 379 snaps and blitzed on 207 of those. Out of those 207 blitzes he has just 11 QB pressures and one QB hit, with no sacks. Effectively he is only getting pressure once every 18 or so times he rushes the QB. That’s just terrible, especially for such a high draft pick.
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