Chud's Bible (Playbook)

[PackPanther]

This is Chud's first job as an OC and his first playbook to my knowledge. Essentially it does not matter who the Panthers QB is, because every QB would have to learn the playbook. My question is more directed to the fact that; can anyone learn this giant playbook?

Wrong he was OC in Cleveland with Romeo Crennel so there is a good chance that was his playbook as well. plus after spending years in SD I will be willing to bet you that the Chargers playbook is similar. If we want to be good we cant just have the usual 20 plays Davidson had.

[KillerKat]

Why do folks automatically assume that Cam is too dumb to learn a 900 page playbook, or couldn't be expected to learn it as fast as any other rookie QB?

On top of that, you're going to have to dumb down a 900 page playbook for any rookie QB, so what does this have to do with Cam?

I don't think it's true, but this is the kind of thing that comes across to some as thinly veiled racism...

Exactly what I was thinking...anyway it wouldn't matter what any of us think because in the end whoever better understands the playbook that was given to them will be our pick.

[nagai]

Oh I have no problems with Cam learning the playbook. I think he's smart enough, even if he's no rocket scientist. I believe in his work ethic, which is more important here imo. I'm starting to be a believer.

[Wither]

Haha my b.

Careful that girl looks young enough to be on Grits' avatar.

She's got the right expression too, no?

[Mr. Scot]

Given that he worked with Cameron (another Norv guy) his first time in San Diego, his book in Cleveland isn't probably too drastically different than what he's brought with him this time, maybe a little more fine tuned.

If this truly is a concern, then Chud may want to consult Norv. Turner faced this same dilemma 10 years ago with Vick and his playbook. Turner wasn't confident in Vick's abilities to run his offense, paving the way for the pre-draft trade with Atlanta.

Save me from looking it up. Was Beathard in charge then?

(I'm thinking that was under Butler, but I want to be sure)

this is silly, because the essence of Coryell is that it's more adaptable - formations, routes, adjustments, shifts, motions, protections - than any. It's true that a playbook can be huge, and that the Coryell guys can often go into a game with 200 plays on their sushi menu/playsheet, but a basic knowledge of the offense keeps you from having to memorize 200/900 plays.

I had it argued to me recently in another thread that we don't know for certain if Chudzinski plans to run a Coryell offense :sosp:

(personally I'd put the odds of it being anything else as a tad...small)

[Mr. Scot]

900 pages is a little arbitrary. How many plays are in it? How many unique plays or formations is it? It's their job is to learn the playbook. Spend 40hrs/week learning it, and it shouldn't be that hard. At least not if you don't spend all of your time makin it rain at the strip club.

If you saw the video of Chudzinski a while back, 900 sounds about right. The notebook on his desk looked around two reams thick.

To understand what it all means, you really want to think of it as being 900 options to choose from. Nobody's going to create a game plan for a single game with 900 choices.

Put it in terms of a restaurant menu. Let's say you have a master chef in the kitchen and that chef has a repertoire of 900 recipes. When the manager makes out a menu for a particular day, he's not going to put all 900 choices on that menu. He'll pick a reasonable number and choice of dishes for the customers he expects in the restaurant that day.

Of course, customers and tastes can change, and some dishes might not be too popular with your clientele, so it sure is nice to have 900 options to choose from. It also means there's less chance of falling into a rut or just relying on the same thing over and over again.

Chudzinski is our "master chef" in this case, and my hope is that he'll be a great one.

[Hoenheim]

If we throw deep on the first down on the first possession of the regular nfl season, I will do a backflip. That would be awesome.

[DaveThePanther2008]

... Only a handful of guys off the top of my head such as Manning, Luck, and Ponder would have the desire, will, and knowledge to learn a 900 page playbook....

Manning probably

Luck Possibly (only bc he comes from Stanford)

Ponder???? What makes Ponder a great mind for reading a 900 page playbook?

How about Ryan, Brees, Rivers(should already know it), Brady

[thunderraiden]

IMO if Cams the pick its cause he comprehended Chuds playbook the best out of the Three QBs. IMHO I think Newton is allot smarter than most give him credit for.

lulz lulz lulz, go watch the extended version of cam's Gruden qb camp right now.... (spoiler: he reveals that his college playbook was on par with most pee wee football teams, and even some of them could give the Auburn playbook a run for its money. He then goes on to compare himself to a firearm, as in pistol, pistola, gun, etc.) Perfect year for that poo stain Luck to stay in school I might add, fml.

[thunderraiden]

If we throw deep on the first down on the first possession of the regular nfl season, I will do a backflip. That would be awesome.

Yea, because we have a player on our team that can outrun most defenses in the NFL. /sarcasm

[OchoNueve]

So we draft Cam Newton early and Greg McElroy late... Then we will have the best QB and the smartest QB in the draft. One of them will grasp the playbook...

[chknwing]

Billy Volek already knows the play book.

[DaCityKats]

and your point? he is a back up at best.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Ponder???? What makes Ponder a great mind for reading a 900 page playbook?

His name means "to think". I have to believe that counts for something.