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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Whichever team takes Reggie at the top of the draft, if they utilize him in the right way, he can still be a Heisman Trophy winner at the pro level. Even if he's only touching the ball 10 or 15 times a game. ... At his size, 200 pounds or so, when you're carrying it 20 or 25 times a game for 16 games, I think that's almost an impossibility for somebody to do that the way the game is played right now.
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We've tried from the outset to show there's a step-by-step process to all of this. If you're in a swimming pool and the water's over your head, you're reaching with your toes to find bottom before you can push yourself up to the surface. I think at this juncture, we feel like we've certainly found bottom and now everything's in front of us.
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If Bobby Carpenter had been at one spot during his career, he might have had more production. He's not quite as productive as A.J., but when they walk into a room together, you're more impressed with Carpenter in terms of the way he looks.
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Almost every player is a projection in the 3-4 defense.
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In my opinion, with Reggie Bush, maybe it's a case that less is more and more could be less. He can still be a Heisman Trophy winner at the pro level even touching the ball 15 times a game.
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We felt this decision was in the best interest of both the Browns and Ross.
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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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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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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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We could pick him, we could pass him or we could wait for the phone to ring.
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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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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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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.