Taco John
10-20-2006, 11:57 PM
An interesting article about the Browns coaching Frye to get the ball out quicker thanks to their poor offensive line.
Browns want a quicker Frye
By JEFF SCHUDEL
The dam protecting an NFL quarterback does not take long to break down in a flood of pass rushers, and Charlie Frye has the bruises to prove it.
One way to change the result is build a stronger dam, but since construction won’t begin until the next offseason for the Browns, another plan had to be hatched. Plan B involves changing the way Frye passes the football or, to be more precise, the length of time he holds onto it.
“We’ve decided we’re going to get it out of Charlie’s hands a little quicker and get it in the hands of guys who can make plays,” Coach Romeo Crennel said Friday before practice as the Browns continue preparing to play the Broncos Sunday. “There’s a teaching curve. He really becomes aware (he has to pass sooner) when he gets hit. That’s the biggest teacher involved.”
As with most situations in NFL games, reducing the number of times Frye gets hit is not as simple as telling him to throw the ball sooner. Routes have to be adjusted and protections might have to change. Frye’s backpedal might have to be altered from a five-step drop to three steps. If running plays were more successful defensive ends couldn’t go full speed all the time.
The Broncos are not a big blitzing team. They have 10 sacks after five games. That’s one less sack than the Browns have, and no one would consider the Browns a team that hounds the quarterback. Ebenezer Ekuban, a former Brown, leads Denver with 2.5 sacks.
“We’ve changed the scheme a little bit,” Frye said. “We’re using shorter routes and we’re getting the backs out a little bit. In the Carolina game, the backs were staying in. Now they’ll be out so I can check off to them.”
Frye has been sacked 16 times. He was pulverized on seven sacks by the Ravens and sacked five times by the Saints.
http://www.indeonline.com/index.php?ID=11260&Category=2
Browns want a quicker Frye
By JEFF SCHUDEL
The dam protecting an NFL quarterback does not take long to break down in a flood of pass rushers, and Charlie Frye has the bruises to prove it.
One way to change the result is build a stronger dam, but since construction won’t begin until the next offseason for the Browns, another plan had to be hatched. Plan B involves changing the way Frye passes the football or, to be more precise, the length of time he holds onto it.
“We’ve decided we’re going to get it out of Charlie’s hands a little quicker and get it in the hands of guys who can make plays,” Coach Romeo Crennel said Friday before practice as the Browns continue preparing to play the Broncos Sunday. “There’s a teaching curve. He really becomes aware (he has to pass sooner) when he gets hit. That’s the biggest teacher involved.”
As with most situations in NFL games, reducing the number of times Frye gets hit is not as simple as telling him to throw the ball sooner. Routes have to be adjusted and protections might have to change. Frye’s backpedal might have to be altered from a five-step drop to three steps. If running plays were more successful defensive ends couldn’t go full speed all the time.
The Broncos are not a big blitzing team. They have 10 sacks after five games. That’s one less sack than the Browns have, and no one would consider the Browns a team that hounds the quarterback. Ebenezer Ekuban, a former Brown, leads Denver with 2.5 sacks.
“We’ve changed the scheme a little bit,” Frye said. “We’re using shorter routes and we’re getting the backs out a little bit. In the Carolina game, the backs were staying in. Now they’ll be out so I can check off to them.”
Frye has been sacked 16 times. He was pulverized on seven sacks by the Ravens and sacked five times by the Saints.
http://www.indeonline.com/index.php?ID=11260&Category=2