billmac91 said:

Ideally, you pair a “relatively” average QB with Stefanski and use the remaining cap to build an elite O-line to run ball, and a stout defense.

The formula is simple. Of course, the Browns fucked it up.

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My friend you just described the Seatle Seahawks.

1). Average to above average QB
2). GREAT running game
3). Good defense (in the case of Seattle - really, really good defense).

The people who would pay to sit there aren't interested in the game.

brodybuck21 said:

Ive heard the same about both.

Side note, I recently watched the MLB Network special on TG from a couple years ago and man it sure was dusty in my living room.

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The song they did for TG was pretty good

Check out this video, "tony gwynn song" https://share.google/hNsQ1kzs7dmTvdpSg

Watched some of the NW/USC game last night and wow USC looked bad

TampaBuckeyes said:

Noncompetes are now illegal in the US, but I’m not sure this would qualify as a noncompete.

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you sure about that? They gave draft rules on it but then withdrew them... they are very much still legal... enforceable is another matter

OHSportsFan said:

And I’m sure he’ll be such a hard dedicated worker when he cashes that.

And then watch the teammates question it too. No thanks.

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Not to mention that you can buy 5 good OL for that price, and not upset the market in your locker room.

Or 1-2 good OL, and spend the other 3 on a true difference maker at DE, where the superstar is actually a giant difference vs the fairly good guy.

OSU didn't need seaton this year. They needed Darryl Baldwin or Josh Fryar. They need a guy like that next year, and might already have em.

buckeyebri said:

Not to get into a legal debate here, but haven’t non-competes been ruled to be unenforceable in many cases? Hasn’t it been ruled in these cases that you can’t prohibit someone from being employed in their field?

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Noncompetes are now illegal in the US, but I’m not sure this would qualify as a noncompete.

RhodeIslandBuck said:

Christ, forgot about those guys. Needless to say, I think the depth on the edge is legit.

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if we use it....

If players from teams like FSU who are nowhere close to us want to "use" us and then try to laugh.......uh, ok. Go for it.

Bestbuck36 said:

You forgot Smith and Russaw who are definitely going to be in the 2 deep. Injury free and we're golden up front and in the secondary. It's the LBs that have to make the jump

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Christ, forgot about those guys. Needless to say, I think the depth on the edge is legit.

BigWoof31 said:

Or Matt Ryan under Shanny 2015-2017
The healthiest stretch of his career.

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There's good reason why Matt hired a coach he would find most similar to Shanny in foundation.

I’ll prob get roasted for this, but I always thought if Justin Fields could get paired with Stefanski, it’d be by far, his best route to success. Even before the Browns traded for Watson, I made that point about Fields.

Stefanski’s system is incredibly easy to execute for a QB because it’s so reliant on the run game. The play action that comes off it makes it so there’s really onto (2) reads. If neither is open you find the check down, throw it away, or scramble.

It’s why the Browns coveted Watson and yet, it was so mind-numbingly stupid. You don’t need a $230M QB to operate Stefanski’s offense. The idea was Watson would add that physical ability to run if the defense took away the primary read. After his suspension though, Watson was an athletic shell of what he was in Houston.

Ideally, you pair a “relatively” average QB with Stefanski and use the remaining cap to build an elite O-line to run ball, and a stout defense.

The formula is simple. Of course, the Browns fucked it up.