I don't know if what she's saying is true.But she is well known around these parts as a complete hack.
Crap, do we have to look at mike's phone records???But perhaps she's led the way for other women to become hack sports journalists...![]()
Raiders rookie quarterback Fernando Mendoza was in the shotgun for almost every snap he took in college. That won’t be the case in the NFL, and when he took the practice field for the first time at rookie minicamp, that was a major adjustment.
“It’s the added footwork. Instead of being back there in shotgun, you really have to get back to make sure you get depth,” Mendoza said. “Still be on time, still decipher the defense. And with that, it’s really having an emphasis on those first two steps, on securing the snap and getting out out of there and powerful with having quick feet.”
Mendoza said he has heard plenty about making that adjustment from head coach Klint Kubiak, offensive coordinator Andrew Janocko and quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan.
“I think it’s going to be that repetition under center, getting those quicker feet, and just you can always be faster faster and more efficient in your reads and decisiveness,” Mendoza said.
Offensive lineman Trey Zuhn has been snapping to Mendoza at rookie minicamp. Zuhn, a third-round pick from Texas A&M, can play anywhere on the offensive line and will likely be a guard in the regular season, with free agent acquisition Tyler Linderbaum locked in as the starting center. For now, Zuhn is getting a lot of work at center, and he’s more accustomed to the shotgun, too...
I know everyone on this board hates my take that the rams picking simpson was a widely defensible selection, especially in light of their upgrading their defense ( which was the unit that most cost them in the playoffs) at number 29 by trading it to the chiefs for mcduffie. Another reason in support of this pick would be that simpson played in more of a pro style offense.
Transitional QBs almost never win SBs. The data on this is clear. So burning such a high draft pick on a non-elite prospect (in the team's eyes) when you've already got the high end/elite QB and you're pushing for a Lombardi is drafting malpractice on the part of the GM/GM figure.