(04-26-2020, 05:14 PM)McC Wrote: And he also said they weren't just nice guys who were smart, etc.  They can also play.  they were looking for the combo of the two and they feel like they got just that.

True, but it is not like you get to be a Captain just cause you are a leader and cannot play.

These guys are all players to boot and so is Tee.

(04-26-2020, 07:35 PM)Okeana Wrote: I think Duke did most of the draft last year.  you can tell Taylor has had a much better offseason and its good to see him turn in probably one of the best drafts in 8-10 years

And the best Free Agency I have ever been a witness of. Just hope everyone can stay healthy so we can see it come to fruition.

(04-26-2020, 04:08 PM)pally Wrote: 6 of 7 draft picks were team captains
3 are coach's kids
2 are in graduate school
6 of 7 will have undergraduate degree

How does his last year draft compare.. should be very similar .. need to take both into account to really support this idea UO

This is a very Paul Brown-esque draft.  Mikey Boy's dad always went for the smartest players he could get.  In Cleveland one of the best quarterbacks the Browns had was Frank Ryan who had a Ph.D in mathematics.  In fact, Frank became a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland -- while he was still the Browns' quarterback!  He taught mathematics at Case in the morning and went to practice with the Browns in the afternoon.  Frank was the last quarterback Cleveland had who took the team to a championship in 1964.

(04-27-2020, 08:07 AM)Essex Johnson Wrote: How does his last year draft compare.. should be very similar .. need to take both into account to really support this idea UO

True, and we also need to wait the 2-3 years post draft before truly evaluating it.

(04-27-2020, 12:03 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: This is a very Paul Brown-esque draft.  Mikey Boy's dad always went for the smartest players he could get.  In Cleveland one of the best quarterbacks the Browns had was Frank Ryan who had a Ph.D in mathematics.  In fact, Frank became a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland -- while he was still the Browns' quarterback!  He taught mathematics at Case in the morning and went to practice with the Browns in the afternoon.  Frank was the last quarterback Cleveland had who took the team to a championship in 1964.

Interesting fact. Didn't know this thanks FIK.

Never knew the Browns had a good QB lol

(04-27-2020, 12:03 PM)Fan_in_Kettering Wrote: This is a very Paul Brown-esque draft.  Mikey Boy's dad always went for the smartest players he could get.  In Cleveland one of the best quarterbacks the Browns had was Frank Ryan who had a Ph.D in mathematics.  In fact, Frank became a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland -- while he was still the Browns' quarterback!  He taught mathematics at Case in the morning and went to practice with the Browns in the afternoon.  Frank was the last quarterback Cleveland had who took the team to a championship in 1964.

Wasn't Virgil Carter some sort of math whiz also?


**EDIT** found the answer to my own question

 In his first stint with the Bears, Carter earned a master's degree from Northwestern University in Evanston, and while in Cincinnati with the Bengals taught statistics and mathematics at Xavier University.