Bill Belichick Q&A( Talks about Fins)
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NJFINSFAN1luxury_boxOPOn how long it takes a quarterback to develop out of college: “I don’t think there is any set answer for a quarterback or any other position; it can vary. I know when we were at the Giants and had Phil Simms, he was a real high pick – sixth, seventh pick in the draft, whatever it was – in ’79. He had three or four years when the fans and the media and all were talking about him being a bust and wasted draft pick and all that. He's one of the best players that ever played for the Giants. So you look at guys like Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady in their first year or two Phil Simms. There are a lot of examples of guys that didn’t go out and be rookie of the year, but they are some of the best quarterbacks in the league, too.”
Fair and interesting take, I have mentioned Simms often in comparing him to Henne
On what he has seen out of Cameron Wake since the first time he faced him this year: “He's really a good football player. We saw that last year. We’ve seen it this year. He's good in the running game, good in the passing game. He's got good length. He's got a good motor. He's strong. He’s got a good variety of pass rush moves. He can get the edge. He can play with power. He can come inside. He's a hard guy to block. He really, I think, does pretty much everything well. He’s got a lot of strong points.”
Seems to like Wake
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-belichick-words-patriots-dolphins-122910,0,3613600.story
Says some interesting things, worth the read.
Paul 13moderatorOn what it has been like to coach against Tony Sparano the last few years and how he would describe his teams: “Tough. Disciplined. They don’t commit very many penalties. You’ve got to go out there and beat them. They don’t beat themselves. You’ve got to go out there and play well. They’ve always been a physical defensive team, hard to run against, a good tackling team, a lot of big, strong, physical guys. Same thing on the offense: good backs, good running game, explosive receivers. I think they’re a tough, physical football team that doesn’t make a lot of mistakes penalty-wise and things like that. You’ve got to work to turn the ball over. You’ve got to play 60 minutes against them, and we’ve split with them the last couple of years, so it’s always a tough battle with the Dolphins.”
he forgot to mention Henne... that's not very nice.
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PhinsPhan23New MemberPhil Simms is an interesting comparison considering he wasn't really that good of a QB (statistics wise). The Giants had a very good defense and a good running game which masked some of Simms' deficiencies. I wouldn't call him one of the best Giants ever.
Regardless, I think we would be all happy if Henne turned into the caliber player that Simms was, I just don't think Henne has the "it" factor and Simms definitely had that. Their styles are very similar but Simms was a winner. Simms could win games in the 4th quarter. Henne just hasn't been able to get there. Hard to say if he ever will, but all I have heard is you either have "it" or you don't.
It's safe to say we have a PREMIER pass rushing LB. Hopefully Misi continues to grow and we are able to tweak the secondary a little, this defense could be Top 3 as early as next year.
NJFINSFAN1luxury_box"PhinsPhan23 wrote:
Phil Simms is an interesting comparison considering he wasn't really that good of a QB (statistics wise). The Giants had a very good defense and a good running game which masked some of Simms' deficiencies. I wouldn't call him one of the best Giants ever.
Regardless, I think we would be all happy if Henne turned into the caliber player that Simms was, I just don't think Henne has the "it" factor and Simms definitely had that. Their styles are very similar but Simms was a winner. Simms could win games in the 4th quarter. Henne just hasn't been able to get there. Hard to say if he ever will, but all I have heard is your either have "it" or your don't.
It's safe to say we have a PREMIER pass rushing LB. Hopefully Misi continues to grow and we are able to tweak the secondary a little, this defense could be Top 3 as early as next year.
But he wasn't a winner early, he in fact had no pocket awareness and stared down WR's.
I'm not saying Henne will be Simms, I'm just saying they so far are on very similar paths.
But he wasn't a winner early, he in fact had no pocket awareness and stared down WR's.
In his 5th year Simms started taking off.
schmoliootsubscriberPhil simms also came into the league 30 years ago.
His numbers aren't relevant.
Teams passed less and had less sucess passing the ball than they do now. Negative TD/INT ratios were pretty common, even for the better QB's.
It was a different game.
emocomputerjockNew MemberBill Belichick is never going to tell the truth regarding anyone at anytime. You can safely ignore anything he says.
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NJFINSFAN1luxury_box"schmolioot wrote:
Phil simms also came into the league 30 years ago.
His numbers aren't relevant.
Teams passed less and had less sucess passing the ball than they do now. Negative TD/INT ratios were pretty common, even for the better QB's.
It was a different game.
I'm not talking stats, I'm talking styles and what they went through, in fact both under Parcells watch.
gunn34New Member"emocomputerjock wrote:
Bill Belichick is never going to tell the truth regarding anyone at anytime. You can safely ignore anything he says.
I agree with this. He says the same thing about every team. Take out the team name and replace with any other. Brady does the same thing.
People sometimes forget that the game has changed. It is no longer the same game that Parcells won a SB with when he was in NY. Even the rules have changed since then. It is now a passing league made up with playmakers in most positions.
Ohio Fanaticsubscriber"schmolioot wrote:
Phil simms also came into the league 30 years ago.
His numbers aren't relevant.
Teams passed less and had less sucess passing the ball than they do now. Negative TD/INT ratios were pretty common, even for the better QB's.
It was a different game.
Really, maybe you should look at his superbowl stats. The guy was like 20-21. He was incredible in the big game.
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schmoliootsubscriber"Ohio Fanatic wrote:
Really, maybe you should look at his superbowl stats. The guy was like 20-21. He was incredible in the big game.
I never said he wasn't good in the big games.
I said his situation is completely irrelevant to Henne's.
The only thing Simms and Henne have in common is neither has much of a personality :lol:
Jon Kitna is a better comparison to Henne statistically, only IMO Kitna is actually a bit better.
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