So… Brady is a Buc, Foles is a Bear, Teddy B is a Panther, and Rivers is a Colt. Things are crazy already and they are just getting going. Nobody knows what happens to the on-roster QBs in this situation, and absolutely nobody knows what things will look like with the Patriots. I am starting to see a bit of clarity with the Giants though. Turns out this Joe Judge guy might know player personnel.
Having been with the Patriots before (what will henceforth be known as) the purge, Judge learned a lot about evaluating talent and determining the best option for the money available. I get that. I coach special teams and even at the youth level I get a mix of the best and worst on the team. I get the top returner and top kicker and a bunch of kids who haven’t played the game all that much. I get to teach them to do one thing really well and hope that it is enough to get us points on the board. Judge did that and he did it well.
Now he has an entire roster to manage in that fashion and he keeps on bringing in pieces. He brought in a talented inside linebacker as well as a bargain chip backer with loads of talent. He brought a corner that is probably a 2 or 3 and set him as a man to man 1 guy, because that is what he does best. Now he has space to build around these pieces and maybe pursue an edge beast (please NOT Clowney–our injury team is not that good, obviously).
I am excited for what the draft offers, because that is where we can see the vision really come into focus. I am also excited about the way the man coaches. He delegates and lets people bring in the people they feel are best for the program and then he oversees the whole thing. I like it. I respect it and I want to operate in that paradigm in my own professional life. What makes it work is buy in. Everyone on the staff buys in to the plan, just like I buy in to my HC’s plan. Just like I need my own professional team to buy into mine.
A lot to be learned from sports, and a lot of fun to be had just enjoying the process and the outcomes.
Some Thoughts:
- It just occurred to me that I will be making the 365 post in the time of the Coronavirus.