Big Blue Huddle

Ed,
I understand your thoughts and also agree that Mike has made a very compelling argument concerning the pistol/spread QB's. But, it is based on repition and execution. I think the pro game at QB requires dedication and hours upon hours of playbook learning and film study.
Where I disagree is your Bradshaw comparison. It is infinitely easier to be an NFL RB than a QB. The QB has to know everything about everybody and then read the defense and make calls all in a few seconds. I don't think  a RB has to be particularly smart. A QB does.
Regarding Gruden- I love the guy and did watch and rewatch his segments. Do you think he could light a fire under somebody? Maybe a laid back Mississippi boy? He deserves another gig, whenever that season might be.

For starters, Newton has been arrested for possession of a stolen laptop (charges were dropped after he participated in pretrial community service), was suspended for two weeks before the start of his freshman year at Florida for academic cheating and was the central figure in an NCAA investigation that determined his father asked Mississippi State boosters for $180,000 to sign his son. Newton denied any knowledge. Where there's smoke, there is fire.
He has played one tremendous season at Auburn in an offense that maximized his running abilities. He is reportedly not a very accurate passer.
And Jon Gruden exposed his lack of knowledge at a minimum, being considerate of not making him look foolish at the chalkboard.
The team that drafts him will undoubtably start him quickly since they need a QB. He will not get the benefit of sitting and watching for a period of time.
I see him as another Jamarcus Russell or Vince Young or Akili Smith.
Maybe bust is a harsh word, but I think he will struggle mightily to ever being a dependable NFL QB.

I am with you Mr. Todge on this issue. Cam has bust written all over him. Being athletic in a simple offense is not what the NFL is all about. Plus, his passing accuracy is also very much in play as an issue.The memory of Jemarcus Russell is too vivid in my mind.
What would I do if I was Carolina? Trade the pick? No. I would take the LSU cornerback Peterson and open the second with either Ryan Mallett or whatever top QB drops and is available.

A new teacher was trying to make use of her psychology courses.

She started her class by saying, 'Everyone who thinks they're stupid, stand up!'



After a few seconds, Little Petie stood up.



The teacher said, 'Do you think you're stupid, Pete?'



'No, ma'am, but I hate to see you standing there all by yourself!'












Pete watched, fascinated, as his mother smoothed cold cream on her face.



'Why do you do that, mommy?' he asked.



'To make myself beautiful,' said his mother,

who then began removing the cream with a tissue.



'What's the matter, asked Pete 'Giving up?'









The math teacher saw that Pete wasn't paying attention in class.



She called on him and said, 'Pete! What are 2 and 4 and 28 and 44?'



Pete quickly replied, 'NBC, FOX, ESPN and the Cartoon Network!'









Pete's kindergarten class was on a field trip to their local police station where they saw pictures tacked to a bulletin board of the 10 most wanted criminals.



One of the youngsters pointed to a picture and

asked if it really was the photo of a wanted person.



'Yes,' said the policeman. 'The detectives want very badly to capture him.' 



Pete asked, "Why didn't you keep him when you took his picture ? "









Little Petie attended a horse auction with his father.

He watched as his father moved from horse to horse,

running his hands up and down the horse's legs and rump, and chest.



After a few minutes, Pete asked, 'Dad, why are you doing that?'



His father replied, 'Because when I'm buying horses,

I have to make sure that they are healthy and in good shape before I buy.



Pete, looking worried, said, 'Dad, I think the UPS guy wants to buy Mom ....'

Wre you cool in high school?

http://www.sailinganarchy.com/general/2002/cool_test.htm

Father O'Malley rose from his bed. It was a fine spring day in his new Washington DC parish. 

He walked to the window of his bedroom to get a deep breath of air and to see the beautiful day outside. He then noticed there was a jackass lying dead in the middle of his front lawn.

He promptly called the US House of Representatives for assistance.

The conversation went like this: "Good morning. This is Speaker Pelosi. How might I help you?"

"And the best of the day te yerself. This is Father O'Malley at St.Brigid's. There's a jackass lying dead in me front lawn.  Would ye be so kind as to send a couple o' yer lads to take care of the matter?"

Speaker Pelosi, considering herself to be quite a wit, replied with a smirk, 

"Well now father, it was always my impression that you people took care of last rites!" 

There was dead silence on the line for a long moment.

Father O'Malley then replied: "Aye, that's certainly true, but we are also obliged to first notify the next of kin."

I remember number 70 calling the LB's Meg, Wanda, and Sarah.
How the terminology has changed - Mike, Will, and Sam.

Sometimes, when I look at my children, I say to myself, 
'Lillian, you should have remained a virgin.'

- Lillian Carter (mother of Jimmy Carter) 
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I had a rose named after me and I was very flattered. But I was not pleased to read the description in the catalog: - 'No good in a bed, but fine against a wall.' 
- Eleanor Roosevelt 
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Last week, I stated this woman was the ugliest woman I had ever seen. I have since been visited by her sister, and now wish to withdraw that statement. 
- Mark Twain 
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The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible. 
- George Burns 
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Santa Claus has the right idea. Visit people only once a year. 
- Victor Borge 
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Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint. 
- Mark Twain 
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By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; 
if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher. 
- Socrates 
 

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I was married by a judge. I should have asked for a jury 
- Groucho Marx 
 

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My wife has a slight impediment in her speech. 
Every now and then she stops to breathe. 
- Jimmy Durante 
 

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I have never hated a man enough to give back his diamonds. 
- Zsa Zsa Gabor 
 

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Only Irish coffee provides in a single glass all four essential food groups: alcohol, caffeine, sugar and fat. 
- Alex Levine 
 

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My luck is so bad that if I bought a cemetery, 
people would stop dying. 
- Rodney Dangerfield 
 

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Money can't buy you happiness .. But it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery. 
- Spike Milligan 
 

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Until I was thirteen, I thought my name was SHUT UP. 
- Joe Namath 
 

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I don't feel old.. I don't feel anything until noon. 
Then it's time for my nap. 
- Bob Hope 
 

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I never drink water because of the disgusting things 
that fish do in it. 
- W. C. Fields 
 

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We could certainly slow the aging process down if it had to 
work its way through Congress 
- Will Rogers 
 

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Don't worry about avoiding temptation. As you grow older, 
it will avoid you. 
- Winston Churchill 
 

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Maybe it's true that life begins at fifty .. But everything else starts to wear out, fall out, or  spread out. 
- Phyllis Diller 
 

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By the time a man is wise enough to watch his step, 
he's too old to go anywhere 
- Billy Crystal 



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And the cardiologist' s diet: - If it tastes good spit it out.

My 1 Day Employment by Maxine

So after landing my new job as a Wal-Mart greeter,
a good find for many retirees, I lasted less than a day...

About two hours into my first day on the job a very loud,
unattractive, mean-acting woman walked into the store with her two kids,
yelling obscenities at them all the way through the entrance.
I said pleasantly, ' Good morning and welcome to Wal Mart.
Nice children you have there. Are they twins?'
The ugly woman stopped yelling long enough to say,
' heck no, they ain't twins. The oldest one's 9, and the other one's 7.
Why the heck would you think they're twins? Are you blind, or stupid?'
So I replied,
'I'm neither blind nor stupid, Ma'am, I just couldn't believe someone slept with you twice.
Have a good day and thank you for shopping at Wal-Mart.'

My supervisor said I probably wasn't cut out for this line of work .

 Obama's Honeymoon...(It's over    when the comedians start.)
 
The liberals    are asking us to give Obama time. We agree . . . and think 25 to life would    be appropriate.
--Jay Leno


America needs    Obama-care like Nancy Pelosi needs a Halloween mask .
--Jay Leno


Q:    Have you heard about McDonald's' new Obama Value Meal?
A: Order anything you    like and the guy behind you has to pay for it.
--Conan O'Brien


Q:    What does Barack Obama call lunch with a convicted felon?
A: A    fund raiser.
--Jay Leno


Q:    What's the difference between Obama's cabinet and a penitentiary?
A: One    is filled with tax evaders, blackmailers, and threats to society. The other    is for housing prisoners.
--David Letterman


Q: If    Nancy Pelosi and Obama were on a boat in the middle of the ocean and it    started to sink, who would be saved?
A:    America !
--Jimmy Fallon


Q:    What's the difference between Obama and his dog, Bo?
A: Bo    has papers.
--Jimmy Kimmel


Q:    What was the most positive result of the "Cash for Clunkers"    program?
A: It    took 95% of the Obama bumper stickers off the road.
--David Letterman 
 

An Old Jewish man is walking down the street one afternoon when he sees a woman with perfect breasts.

He says to her, "Hey miss, would  you let me BITE your breasts for $100?"

"Are  you nuts?!" she replies, and keeps walking away. 

He turns around, runs around the block and  gets to the corner before she does. "Would you  let me bite
your breasts for $1,000?" he  asks again..


"Listen you; I'm not that kind of woman! Got it?"

So the little old Jewish  man runs around the next block and faces her  again, "Would you let me bite
your breasts -  just once - for $10,000?!"

She thinks  about it for a while and says, "Hmmmmm, $10,000... Ok, just once, but not here. Let's  go to
that dark alley over there."

So they go  into the alley, where she takes off her blouse to reveal the most perfect breasts in the world.   
As soon as he sees them, he grabs them and starts caressing them, fondling them slowly, kissing them,
licking them, burying his face in  them - but not biting them.

The woman  finally gets annoyed and asks, 'Well? Are you  gonna bite them or not?'

"Nah," says the  little old Jewish man... "Costs too much!"

Just curious, but no one has really commented on his workshop on the Tampa 2.  A key is the N to control the A Gaps- I think that is where Joseph fits in.
I liked his discussion and descriptor of this D. I learned quite a bit from it. Looking forward to his next blackboard lesson.
By the way, Bowen is not your average media guy. He played the game for the Skins and is quite knowledgable with contacts. If he specifically mentions Fewell, I pay it a lot of credence- like the calm before the storm.
N: Rush A-gap weak with a two-way go on the offensive guard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TS9_ipu9GKw

Matt Bowen of the National Football Post is writing a series of articles that I think will be interesting to read. His first article is on the Tampa 2 Defense with specific comments this is what Perry Fewell will be bringing to the G-Men.


http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Inside-the-playbook-the-Tampa-2.html

I like your value board Ceri. I emailed you way back and asked for your thoughts on Edds and Calloway. Maybe we snag one of those guys today. I am intrigued by Phillip Dillard of Nebraska as well. The previous Mikes at Nebraska have included Barrett Ruud and Stewart Bradley- both of whom have turned out quite well. I too like Jonathon Dwyer. Would love to get him.

Getting old in Florida
Two elderly ladies are sitting on the front porch in Bonita Springs , doing nothing.
One lady turns and asks, 'Do you still get horny?'
The other replies, 'Oh sure I do.'
The first old lady asks, 'What do you do about it?'
The second old lady replies, 'I suck a lifesaver.'
After a few moments, the first old lady asks, 'Who drives you to the beach?'

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A little old lady was sitting on a park bench in The Villages, a Florida Adult community. A man walked over and sits down on the other end of the bench. After a few moments, the woman asks, 'Are you a stranger here?'
He replies, 'I lived here years ago.'
'So, where were you all these years?'
'In prison,' he says.
'Why did they put you in prison?'
He looked at her, and very quietly said, 'I killed my wife.'
'Oh!' said the woman. 'So you're single...?!'

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A man was telling his neighbor in Miami , 'I just bought a new hearing aid. It cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's perfect.'
'Really,' answered the neighbor. 'What kind is it?'
'Twelve thirty.'
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A little old man named Peter shuffled slowly into 'Scoops', an ice cream parlor
near Vanderbuilt Beach, and pulled himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.
After catching his breath he ordered a banana split.
The waitress asked kindly, 'Crushed nuts?'
'No,' he replied, 'hemorrhoids