Phil Savage
Phil Savage
Phillip Savage, Jr.is a former general manager for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was the senior vice president and general manager of the Browns from 2005 to 2008. He served as Director of Player Personnel for the Baltimore Ravens under General Manager Ozzie Newsome, a former Browns' player and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, from 2003 to 2004. He was a scout for the Browns from 1993 to 1995. He is currently the...
errors performing players situation
If those players were still here performing and producing, I wouldn't be here. But those errors were made, and that's a situation we have to get fixed.
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Either they run real fast and can't catch or they can catch, but run slow. Or there was some medical issue or character issue. A lot of times, the second round in general is a hit or miss type of round regardless of position. I do think receiver is a position where you see a number of misses in there.
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This is an area we talked about constantly since we got here last year, and that was to try to build a run defense and improve our run defense. The guy we've signed is one of the all-time great nose tackles.
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People recognized he clearly had the team on his back and he seemed not to flinch in that situation, Some of the decisions he made, the throws he made and the overall leadership you look for in a quarterback is what I saw. You felt like he was able to excel in all those areas.
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Orlando fits the 3-4. He's a physical, inside backer. We felt we needed a guy who had more bulk. He worked out and we said we'd give him a shot.
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At this level, it's hard to change some things throwing the ball. You can talk about using your body and your legs, but it's different when you're talking about throwing motion. ... If you care what happens when the ball leaves his hand and gets to a receiver, it's not an issue. If you care about what happens before, then it will be an issue.
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These fans already have had their hearts broken twice. They're just looking to grasp on to something positive about the Browns. Hopefully we're going to give it to them in due time, because we really got nowhere to go but up.
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A running back, you can put him in the game and he's going to be running a lead or a toss, and it's basically the same thing he's been doing his whole life,
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He may ultimately be the safest pick in the draft. This guy's a football player. I suspect he'll go very early, and the team that gets him will be fortunate.
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A lot of people put stock in 40-yard dash times. If you go back and research it and pull out Ray Lewis' numbers, you will see that they are extremely close. Almost identical. I'm not saying this kid is Ray Lewis, but I'm saying he has some of those same type qualities and same type of demeanor.
almost player projection
Almost every player is a projection in the 3-4 defense.
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That's going to be the question on him - can he do it on a down-to-down basis? But he's so massive. He's a very big guy that can be a very physical force.
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If he's there at No. 12, we'll turn that one in. I don't think he's going to be there.
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You don't want to get caught with your pants down in the draft.