If that's what you consider X's and O's more power to you. If that's the best that he's got I have no use for him.
I am curious as to what you think Xs and Os are? Because listening to that interview he talked a lot about the X's and O's of O'Brien's offense and how he thinks Teddy would fit in with that.
Things he discussed:
-When teams blitz with a SAM LB Teddy can recognize this pre-snap and put a receiver in that hole
-When a QB is a running a 3 wide package and the defense throws a slot-fire blitz with a CB coming. He says that Teddy will recognize this and throw to his hot read for that WR
-Talks about getting Aaron Hernandez in man coverage against a mike LB and personnel groupings and routes they will use in that matchup
-Talks about differences between what Kubiak ran; zone stretch, get a good reach block, get a good cut block on the backside and establish the run and then go to PA fakes with crossers and double moves
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Here is where he really gets down to the nitty gritty of how O'Brien runs his offense opposed to Kubiak and just how important knowing the entire playbook and verbiage is)
-Gives scenario of play: "gun-brown right 74 hoss wide juke" and then breaks down the play bit by bit; Gun=shotgun, brown is the formation, right is the strength of the formation (open side or closed side). 74 is the protection call to tell his lineman what to do; slide left, slide right, man protection, guards are deucing. Then he explains the use of "hoss" which is a one word call they use to tell every receiver which route to run; outside receiver is a hitch, TE is split right inside and running a seam route etc. Basically this word in a play call allows a QB to change every single route with the use of just one word according to a certain look he gets. Wide juke tells the WR that if a defender is playing him a certain play as he begins his route, he can option to juke inside or out.
Then he goes on to talk about what a QB can do with this play call after he gets to the line of scrimmage based at the defensive front, how the CB is lined up against a receiver, if LBs are roaming around like an amoeba defense, and he gives more examples of what the QB has to recognize and then relay the right checks to his WR based on what he sees.
What he discussed above is the very definition of X's and O's, and I don't think that is disputable.
The guy knows his stuff, and to say he doesn't is just plain ridiculous. Now, is he bias towards Bridgewater? Obviously yes, but he is human and every scout no matter how good or bad has their bias. I agree that he seems to have quite the chubby for Bridgewater, and he did sell Manziel short, but that doesn't mean he doesn't know what he is talking about, it just means he has his own strong opinion.
You guys have to realize that no matter how smart us forum guys think we are, we still have other full time jobs that are not football related, and to assume you know more than every industry guy just because he doesn't agree with your own opinion is foolish. Instead we should be listening to all of these guys opinions, and soaking in as much knowledge as possible to form a cumulative opinion for ourselves; if you dismiss what someone has to say right off the bat there is a good chance you will be missing some valid information and points.
