Lost another coach

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(01-28-2016, 02:11 PM)Nate (formerly eliminate08) Wrote: He oughtta know something about the player he wants...

Upside i guess is where he got it wrong with Bodine. He does have weight room strength but that does not always translate.


Nah, i was talking about on the Bengals. We don't trade up very often and for us to do so for PA's guy says somethin to me.

I do give him credit for that, Whitworth has been great, Smith and Zeit have definately not flopped.

Boling has actually done very well, i will give him some credit for coaching him up.

Bodine? Not so much.

But there's still a difference. Coaches are eternally optimistic and arrogant. They think they can fix a player and "coach them up"
Scouts are usually more "are they good or aren't they" 

We didn't so much trade up for PAs guy as we traded up for who they thought was the best center left after having ZERO plans to replace Cook after he retired. That's a structural issue from the FO. 

Bodine, IMO, profiled as a career backup and spot starter. He has a lot of the qualities coaches like. He's well spoken, he's smart and he can make calls. Problem is, he isn't very sound in his technique and he doesn't translate his power to the field because of it. That's the difference between a scout and a coach. Coaches love guys who can learn plays fast and make those calls, especially at center. They think, hey I can fix his issue with his hands too wide or not getting his feet under him or being to slow to cut off a DT on a stretch. But not all of those problems can be fixed on every player. He drafted a guy who fits what would be a good coach.