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...
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We talked to him, visited with him. We felt good about it. It was positive and we're going to go through these next few weeks and see where we are and talk to him and talk to his agent about some ideas that we may have.
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Since the very first time I saw Gary at Baylor, I loved the fact that he was big, tough, fast and he could hit. He's also very versatile, and can play corner and even safety if needed. He brings a football temperament and mentality we like and has developed into the consummate professional.
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There's so much emphasis placed on the combine. The main two things for us are our doctors and we can have interaction with the players. We can formally interview 60 players.
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There's going to be some growing pains. But I think we'll be a hungry team. We'll make people earn the win and hopefully position ourselves to steal a couple of games.
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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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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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Some were wondering if he could get above 300 pounds so this probably solidified him right at the top.
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Ted defies logic, and he defies age. You can take any film from last year and watch it. He can still get the job done. He's not just huge, he can still move.
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We are anxious to give him the opportunity to have a focused off-season where he can emerge as a leader on offence.
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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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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.
almost player projection
Almost every player is a projection in the 3-4 defense.
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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.
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You don't want to get caught with your pants down in the draft.