Cam Bynum

@"StickyBun" said:

@"JR44" said:

@"Greylock" said: Coaching is bringing out the best of these two.  Metellus was a special team  guy until Flores found out what he could do in his defense.  Lol that no other team in the league understands the brillance of Rick Speilman.

Generally a 6th round pick is going to take some time to develop, he played quite a bit and flashed last year and also he beat out the Golden Boy's first round pick for playing time before he got hurt =)

I wish I knew what the deal is with this guy. Seriously. I mean he smells like a bust, unfortunately. He's been declared inactive a bunch. Yikes.

@"greediron" said:

@"StickyBun" said:

@"supafreak84" said:

@"StickyBun" said: lol. 

Are you not a Bynum fan, Sticky?

I love Bynum. And its very cool that he finally got his wife over here. Its a mooovieeee! 

Yeah that  was cool.  But to the OP, I think the lol was more of a "see through the agenda" post.

You can stop dry-humping Spielman's leg at anytime now.  We know Rick is a savior in your eyes...  LOL

@"JR44" said:

@"HappyViking" said: Nice post, Bells, but wanted to point out the OL has noticably improved after Kwesi brought in Reisner.  While Rick did draft Bradbury, it was Kwesi that kept him here.  I actually was surprised, but it's worked out very well.  Bradbury is playing way better than I thought he could.

The OL has been playing pretty well since Bradbury returned and has been healthier.  Kwesi had Risner in for a visit August 1st and didn't sign him until we were 0-2, so if Risner has truly made that big of a difference then I guess we can say that Kwesi may have messed up by not signing him when we were in training camp like most here wanted us to. 

@"ArizonaViking" said: You can stop dry-humping Spielman's leg at anytime now.  We know Rick is a savior in your eyes...  LOL

@"supafreak84" said:

@"ArizonaViking" said: You can stop dry-humping Spielman's leg at anytime now.  We know Rick is a savior in your eyes...  LOL

 Just go back to finishing up your KAM bukake sandwich and enjoy your day 

@"HappyViking" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"HappyViking" said:

I agree both of those picks are proving to be awesome, but without Flores coaching them, it'd be different for both.  I not only think our safety play is really good, but the CBs too.  Kwesi's picks of Evans, Blackmon, and Booth (seeing the field now and doing well) are making plays as well.  The FA addition of Murphy is a noticeable upgrade of PP.Flores is proving to the DB whisperer that Zimmer never lived up to, IMO.

Agree. Bynum and Metellus have been great. But so have Evans and Blackmon. Rick drafted Hunter, JJ, 4/5ths of our OL and brought in Cousins. Kwesi drafted Ingram who has been playing great. He also drafted Addison, Evans and Blackmon, traded for Hockenson and brought in Dobbs. His moves to shed big salaries in Thielen, Cook, Z, Kendricks and P2 all look like good moves in retrospect. Rick drafted Treadwell. Kwesi drafted Cine. 

Bottom line is that there just isn't a narrative out there that supports any kind of pro or anti Rick or Kwesi narrative. 

Nice post, Bells, but wanted to point out the OL has noticably improved after Kwesi brought in Reisner.  While Rick did draft Bradbury, it was Kwesi that kept him here.  I actually was surprised, but it's worked out very well.  Bradbury is playing way better than I thought he could.

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"HappyViking" said:

@"MaroonBells" said:

@"HappyViking" said:

I agree both of those picks are proving to be awesome, but without Flores coaching them, it'd be different for both.  I not only think our safety play is really good, but the CBs too.  Kwesi's picks of Evans, Blackmon, and Booth (seeing the field now and doing well) are making plays as well.  The FA addition of Murphy is a noticeable upgrade of PP.Flores is proving to the DB whisperer that Zimmer never lived up to, IMO.

Agree. Bynum and Metellus have been great. But so have Evans and Blackmon. Rick drafted Hunter, JJ, 4/5ths of our OL and brought in Cousins. Kwesi drafted Ingram who has been playing great. He also drafted Addison, Evans and Blackmon, traded for Hockenson and brought in Dobbs. His moves to shed big salaries in Thielen, Cook, Z, Kendricks and P2 all look like good moves in retrospect. Rick drafted Treadwell. Kwesi drafted Cine. 

Bottom line is that there just isn't a narrative out there that supports any kind of pro or anti Rick or Kwesi narrative. 

Nice post, Bells, but wanted to point out the OL has noticably improved after Kwesi brought in Reisner.  While Rick did draft Bradbury, it was Kwesi that kept him here.  I actually was surprised, but it's worked out very well.  Bradbury is playing way better than I thought he could.

I agree that Risner has helped improve the pass blocking, but the OL was improved before he got here, mostly due to small improvement from Bradbury (who's biggest improvement came last year), but big improvement from Ed Ingram, who was a huge liability his rookie season. This is now a line you can win a Super Bowl with. Gotta find a way to keep them together. 

Both sets of draft picks have had hits and misses but the coaching is definitely a factor. Love seeing these guys contribute, the combination of players and coaches is gelling. Credit to both Spielman and KAM for the combination of players we have now.