Finball
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I did found this article pretty interesting.
Some big hits, some big misses. Really hard to say without more info though. But at least he has eye for the talent
QuoteHe was directly involved in many notable Bears acquisitions. The Bears’ offseason moves haven’t been fruitful of late, but Ballard helped bring a host of talent to Chicago during the Angelo era. He assisted on the draft selections of six former Pro Bowlers in Matt Forte, Charles Tillman, Johnny Knox, Nathan Vasher, Tommie Harris and Henry Melton; former Bears scout Greg Gabriel told WSCR-AM (670) on Tuesday that Ballard “literally jumped on the table” for Tillman. Ballard also had a direct hand in bringing Brandon Marshall, Martellus Bennett and Jermon Bushrod to Chicago. Not all of his endorsements have been successful, though: Ballard was a strong proponent of Cedric Benson, who was taken in the 2005 NFL draft ahead of fellow first-round picks Aaron Rodgers, Roddy White, Antrel Rolle and DeMarcus Ware.
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20 minutes ago, JColts72 said:
Look at his bears drafts.
If I'm not mistaken, he was mostly just a scout with the Bears (and director of pro scouting at the ned of his tenure), so he wouldn't have had as much say in the drafts as he's had now with the Chiefs.
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12 hours ago, runthepost said:
Tyrek hill, Travis Kelce...
Ballard was hired by the Chiefs after the '13 draft. He didn't have a role in drafting Kelce.
So he's been with the Chiefs for 3 drafts. They haven't been able to get lot of talent at skill positions on offensive side (solid picks on oline though) but it's been only 3 drafts. Can't nail picks at every position in such a short time.
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14 minutes ago, jameszeigler834 said:
He was only an OC with the Rams thats why and Denver wasn't really all his fault either it was terrible FO decisions that how Elway ended up there.
If I'm not mistaken, McDaniels had pretty much complete control in Denver.
He also managed to * off pretty much everyone in the Broncos organization.
Great offensive mind but the failures in his 1st HC stint are on him.
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4 hours ago, Dilger85 said:
I was wrong from earlier but he interviewed for both positions. John Harbaugh was a special teams coordinator before the Ravens took a chance on him and look how that turned out. Dismissing him due to being a special teams coordinator is short sighted in my opinion.
While I agree with tou that dismissing a candidate just due to one being a ST coordinator is short sighted but John Harbaugh isn't a great X&Os type of coach. He's an excellent leader though, but needs good tacticians/gameplanners as his coordinators. Ravens fans don't complain a lot about him (fwiw, I'd put their recent lack of success on the decline of their roster more than on Harbaugh) but that seems to be major gripe.
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On 23.1.2017 at 5:21 PM, B~Town said:
I know our front 7 was dead last
At work a few days ago was listing to some sports radio they were talking about how most the top rushers ran primarily from spread sets . They read off the stats when they ran from spread sets forcing nickel packages vs bigger 2 te sets allowing D to stack the box .
If anyone is posting ratings could they post these stats
Not exactly what you're looking for but if you haven't seen this yet, here's an article on top 10RBs (and some notable ones) against stacked boxes.
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http://www.footballoutsiders.com/film-room/2017/film-room-belichicks-defense
Good read imo, talks about how the pats planned their D against the Steelers O and why it's unlikely to work against the Falcons.
Obviously I want the Pats lose like (almost) everyone here but just from purely football strategy/schematic perspective, it will be interesting to see how BB gameplans against one of the best offenses of all time.
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1 hour ago, bababooey said:
Getting the DROY for a Revis rental was a great move, but it was his only move.
This video sums him up pretty well.
Not saying he was a good GM or even close to it. Jets haven't had one in a while. Their 2nd rounders for most of the past decade have been awful.
And at least Idzik is using his smarts with the Jags now!
Of those candidates I like DeCosta the most but would be happy with Paton or Ballard.
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5 hours ago, bababooey said:
He helped build the dominant Seattle team, went to the Jets, did absolutely nothing, let Revis go to the Pats, and got fired very quickly.
I think that's misleading. He traded him to the Bucs for a '13 1st (13th overall, Sheldon Richardson) and conditional pick. Which ended up being 4th rounder after Bucs cut Revis after one season; Revis then signed with the Pats as a free agent.
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Pats use different schemes, varying them based on their opponents strenghts and weaknesses.
The year they had Revis, they used Revis a lot on other teams #2 receiver, leaving him on an island with him. Then safety help with their #2 CB against the other teams top receiver.
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1 hour ago, BCoop said:
I'm a fan of Paton or Ballard. Out of curiousity, I put together a recent draft history for both compared to Grigson. Players in bold are projected starters in 2017 (based on some very quick, non-thorough research).
Edit: I also stopped after the 5th round in the interest of time.
I'd note/add that Ballard came in after the '13 draft; so the '13 draft being less than stellar for the Chiefs isn't on him.
Vikings also found Shamar Stephen in 2014 with their 7th rounder; he was a starter for them last season at DT.
Chiefs picked Laurent Duvernay-Tardif and Zach Fulton, both in the 6th round in the '14 draft. Both are starters in their offensive line, though neither is a world-beater. Their 6th rounder from 2015, Rakeem Nathan Nunez-Roches started some games on their Dline though that was probably more due to Chiefs' injuries than his ability.
Edit. Something I don't like about the Vikings recent draft record; they have badly missed with their picks when it comes to offensive lineman. Not really high picks used there but Clemmings and Beavers being 4th rounders is borderline inexcusable to me.
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23 minutes ago, bap1331 said:
The Seahawks dudes have been to the super bowl twice since 2012. For such a short time frame. That's impressive.
Sent from my SM-G935T *
I think Scot McCloughan has had the biggest impact in that. He was with them from 2010-2013/2014, left shortly before the 2014 draft but might have had big impact in setting up their draft boards.
He was with the 49ers before that, and their drafting fell off after he left.
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28 minutes ago, Superman said:
Good idea with the chart, but...
Bridgewater, Waynes, Hunter, Clemmings and Treadwell should all be projected starters, IMO. I get Bridgewater being held back due to injury, but the others are anticipated to be part of the Vikings core.
Clemmings?
I usually agree with lot of what you say but Clemmings shouldn't be starter anywhere IMO. Worst tackle in the game.
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If he disagreed with Grigson often, that's all I need to hear.
Hire the man.
Report (as of 01/28/17): Chris Ballard back for second interview
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Ugh, hopefully not true, don't want Cable at all.