Posts tagged 2012 NFL Season

Reads, Listens, Throwdown 8/31/2012

Reads: Frank’s Flops

Is that you, Weeden? Or is it just more of Frank’s depravity? Whoa…not sure I want to know. Photo by Makenshi Fox.

I have a slightly depraved colleague who refers to himself as “Frank.” I’m not sure if “Frank” is his real name, but after meeting him I forgot to ask. He’s a lot like Seinfeld’s Kramer in the sense that you might notice one outrageous thing about him immediately, but within 30 seconds you realize that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Continue reading

Training Camp News and Notes 8/9/2012

Bill Belichick spotted kissing Aaron Hernandez’s elbow after a “boo-boo?” With those detailed road maps, the TE’s elbow wasn’t hard to find. That, and more substantive info from Bob Henry’s Training Camp Update at Footballguys.com Photo by Jeffery Beall.

With the help of numerous Footballguys.com writers, Bob Henry creates a weekly aggregation of camp news titled (simply enough) Training Camp Update. I can’t recommend it highly enough. The first issue is free to the public.

I’m going to quote some of the notes and provide my own take.

Carolina Panthers FB Mike Tolbert: Why I want to see All-22 analysis of Carolina this year. Continue reading

RSP Writers Project: Matt Williamson, ESPN

I had a feeling Matt Stafford would be on a lot of RSP Writers Project Teams, but after 5-ish used Stafford for his reader’s submission, I haven’t seen Stafford appear until Matt Williamson took the plunge. Photo by Marianne O’Leary.

Matt Williamson’s story is well-known to us at the RSP blog. The former Cleveland Browns scout graciously served as our unofficial quality assurance tester for the writer’s project player values. Due to a communication error on my part, some of the writers built rosters with only two quarterbacks. I’m letting it slide due to the sake of time, but just know that there would have to be some minor adjustments with Williamson’s squad to meet the three-quarterback rule.

I doubt the adjustment would seriously change the make up of his team, which at first glance is an offense with a powerful ground attack complemented by a fearsome vertical passing game, and a 34 defense with most of the money invested in linebackers. Williamson’s team is a fun mix of big and small investments with a lot of players that reflect his eye for talent combined with a willingness to rely on role players that fit his scheme.

I think the last part of that statement is an important one to remember. Good teams aren’t filled with superstars from top to bottom, but they do have a great mix of studs and players that are studly at a limited number of tasks. See comments for guys Chris Rainey and Williamson gets it.

At the same time, he also found potential bargains. His tight ends are a great example. If Fred Davis can stay away from situations where he has to be his own lawyer Continue reading