Jay Cutler has signed with Fox and will be part of a three-man booth with Kevin Burkhardt and Charles Davis. It's unknown if Cutler has an out clause in his contract that would allow him to leave to play football (Brady Quinn had an out clause when he started broadcasting and briefly left Fox to join the Dolphins in training camp).
Wow, time really flies. I remember Peyton playing in college. It's been 20 years since maybe the biggest what if in the NFL in my lifetime. Manning and Brady could have been division rivals for a for 15 years.
It's Been 20 Years Since Peyton Manning, The Jets, And The Draft That Might Have Been
Twenty years ago, the NFL draft was marked by one of the most fateful quarterback choices in league history: Peyton Manning’s decision to stay at the University of Tennessee for his senior year. The Jets, who had the No. 1 pick in 1997, are still reeling from the aftershocks. And it all may have been because Bill Parcells couldn’t commit to what practically everyone else thought was a sure thing.
Manning’s prolific NFL career can be summed up thusly: He’s one of the greatest passers in history. The end. But what set Manning apart back as far back as his college days was his status as a fail-safe prospect, a franchise savior. His 17-year career with the Colts and Broncos played out largely the way most observers and fans anticipated it would. But then, as now, quarterbacks were a scarce commodity. Then, as now, front offices thirsty for quarterbacks would panic themselves into believing any old chump at the top of the prospect heap could be molded into Joe Montana or Tom Brady. But Peyton Manning was different. He was that rarest of gems. He had that generational pedigree.
Wow, time really flies. I remember Peyton playing in college. It's been 20 years since maybe the biggest what if in the NFL in my lifetime. Manning and Brady could have been division rivals for a for 15 years.
Yep. Our young WR corp is already in trouble before the season even starts what with RA and Marshall before him.
That being said, it's been widely reported that the cop that arrested RA has a history of issues and recently just got his service pistol back so I suspect these charges may be reduced and perhaps even dropped.
Brandon Beane is our new GM as has been speculated since before Whaley was relieved of his duties. Beane is a strong hire, he's very well respected around the league.
Colts Hire Ex-SF Officer Brian Decker as Player Personnel Strategist
Brian Decker, the man who revamped the Special Forces Selection and Assessment Course (SFAS), has brought his ability to evaluate a certain indicator of success from the military to the NFL (National Football League). He’s now been hired by the Indianapolis Colts to head a new program to ensure player success.
His metric collects over 1200 different points of data on each player that will point to whether a player will be able to succeed in the NFL. The same traits that the military looks for in Special Operators: selflessness, character, determination, leadership, and grit are the same qualities that can transcend into success in the world of professional football.
“At the time, Decker ran the Army’s Special Forces selection assessment as the commander. He and his men was responsible for evaluating the best Soldiers the Army had to offer. He evaluated the best of the best soldiers, with unbelievable resumes and the ultimate physical specimens. Decker helped pick where each one would fit in to the Special Forces, also known as the “Green Berets.”
“When Decker took over the prestigious selection assessment, he revamped some of the course material and it received rave reviews. Special Forces candidates would take a series of tests designed to be a reliable predictor of success.”
“After three years (serving the Army), Decker had devised a program that collected 1,200 data points on each candidate, from peak physical performance to psychometrics, the science of measuring mental processes. He could effectively predict the profile of a Green Beret: college-educated with an IQ around 122, in his early 30s, probably from a suburb of a major city, someone who responded to trauma in his life with increased self-motivation.”
The Cleveland Browns hired Decker a few years ago as a player personnel strategist but he was let go in a front office purge before he could fully implement his system.
According to Deadspin the draft this guy advised the Browns on was the 2014 Draft where they took...
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1 8 Cleveland Browns Justin Gilbert CB Oklahoma State Big 12 from Minnesota
1 22 Cleveland Browns Johnny Manziel QB Texas A&M SEC from Philadelphia
2 35 Cleveland Browns Joel Bitonio OT Nevada MW
3 71 Cleveland Browns Christian Kirksey LB Iowa Big Ten
3 94 Cleveland Browns Terrance West RB Towson CAA from San Francisco
4 127 Cleveland Browns Pierre Desir CB Lindenwood MIAA from Indianapolis
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