The Daily Short #10, June 9th, 2017: Three For Friday
where I share three things I've learned, read, watched, listened to, or thought about over the course of the week.
1) Question: What's going to happen with Jeffrey McCulloch?
What's going to happen with Jeffrey McCulloch in 2017? Let's break down where he stands coming out of spring camp (it's short and sweet): Behind Naashon Hughes on the depth chart at the OLB "B-Backer" position.
If he stays behind Hughes, he's not going to play. DC Todd Orlando has said publicly on two occasions that he's going to play three guys at the linebacker positions and limit substitutions. He knows he'll have to give the big guys in the trenches a breather now and then, but he's made no bones about the fact that he wants his top three linebackers to dominate snap participation.
And fans are likely to say, "McCulloch will beat out Hughes, Hughes has shown he's a JAG while McCulloch has potential!"
And the Deep Dig would agree with those claims. After all, McCulloch played a pretty significant 169 snaps last season and was the most productive player on the entire team at getting to the passer. Take his total number of QB hits, QB pressures and QB sacks in 2017 and divide his total snaps played by the sum and you'll see he was disrupting opposing passers once every 14.7 snaps. Even more amazing? He played half his snaps from the inside MIKE position which was not nearly as conducive a spot to pass-rush success as off the edge. For comparison, Malik Jefferson only caused passer disruption once every 30 snaps. Imagine what McCulloch could do with every snap off the edge?
But, how's he going to get it? The new staff loves Naashon Hughes and have pumped him up in a major way as a senior leader while we've heard little of McCulloch. It might be the thing I'm most interested to see coming into fall camp: How is this staff going to get one of its best players on the football field?
2) 2017 Fantasy Football Mock Draft (PPR; Rounds 1 and 2)
1) Le'Veon Bell, RB Steelers
2) David Johnson, RB Cardinals
3) Ezekiel Elliott, RB Cowboys
4) Antonio Brown, WR Steelers
5) Julio Jones, WR Falcons
6) Mike Evans, WR Bucs
7) Odell Beckham, WR Giants
8) Melvin Gordon, RB Chargers
9) AJ Green, WR Bengals
10) T.Y Hilton, WR Colts
11) Devonta Freeman, RB Falcons
12) Dez Bryant, WR Cowboys
13) Lesean McCoy, RB Bills
14) Michael Thomas, WR Saints
15) Jordy Nelson, WR Packers
16) Jordan Howard, RB Bears
17) Jay Ajayi, RB Dolphins
18) Deandre Hoopkins, WR Texans
19) Demarco Murray, RB Titans
20) Todd Gurley, RB Rams
21) Amari Cooper, WR Raiders
22) Leonard Fournette, RB Jags
23) Brandin Cooks, WR Patriots
24) Lamar Miller, RB Texans
3) Book Review: 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
A game-changer. It's a must-read for anyone looking to shake up the way they view their work situation, financial goals, retirement, or just how to enjoy life more and be more present in the moment.
I personally love my job, so some of what's written in the book didn't necessarily apply to me. (How to negotiate a work-from-home situation, the exit-process from the 9-5 grind, etc.) One of the things I like best about my work is that, 95% of the time, it doesn't really feel like work. It's why I do what I do. However, there were things I was missing and the book opened my eyes to them. There were things I could and will continue to easily institute into my life to make it more meaningful and enjoyable. To think a book opened my eyes to such amazing, real-life insights is crazy and it means the writing is truly special.
It's the inspiration for this daily column. A way I could do more with much less. I challenged myself to see if I could be successful with a small change in how my content was distributed and the difference has been significant in two major ways. I went from writing 1-2 columns/chats a week which averaged around 5,000-7,000 reads each (10,000-14,000 reads total), to this short, easy daily column which averages almost that many reads a day for a running average over 23,000 reads a week and growing. The crazy part? I spend about 1/4 of the total time on these columns than I would on the 5,000-word monsters that would rule my life previously. Rating: 5 stars
Other books I've read in 2017:
1) The Undoing Project (5 stars)
T1) The 4-Hour Work Week (5 stars)
2) Dueling With Kings (4.5 stars)
3) The North Water (4 stars)
4) American Gods (2 stars)
5) The Graveyard Book (2 stars)
I'm off to host Orangebloods Radio this afternoon with all my spare time. Tune in from 1-3 on 104.9 The Horn or stream it at HornFM.com. I'll be back Monday with Daily Short #11.
where I share three things I've learned, read, watched, listened to, or thought about over the course of the week.
1) Question: What's going to happen with Jeffrey McCulloch?
What's going to happen with Jeffrey McCulloch in 2017? Let's break down where he stands coming out of spring camp (it's short and sweet): Behind Naashon Hughes on the depth chart at the OLB "B-Backer" position.
If he stays behind Hughes, he's not going to play. DC Todd Orlando has said publicly on two occasions that he's going to play three guys at the linebacker positions and limit substitutions. He knows he'll have to give the big guys in the trenches a breather now and then, but he's made no bones about the fact that he wants his top three linebackers to dominate snap participation.
And fans are likely to say, "McCulloch will beat out Hughes, Hughes has shown he's a JAG while McCulloch has potential!"
And the Deep Dig would agree with those claims. After all, McCulloch played a pretty significant 169 snaps last season and was the most productive player on the entire team at getting to the passer. Take his total number of QB hits, QB pressures and QB sacks in 2017 and divide his total snaps played by the sum and you'll see he was disrupting opposing passers once every 14.7 snaps. Even more amazing? He played half his snaps from the inside MIKE position which was not nearly as conducive a spot to pass-rush success as off the edge. For comparison, Malik Jefferson only caused passer disruption once every 30 snaps. Imagine what McCulloch could do with every snap off the edge?
But, how's he going to get it? The new staff loves Naashon Hughes and have pumped him up in a major way as a senior leader while we've heard little of McCulloch. It might be the thing I'm most interested to see coming into fall camp: How is this staff going to get one of its best players on the football field?
2) 2017 Fantasy Football Mock Draft (PPR; Rounds 1 and 2)
1) Le'Veon Bell, RB Steelers
2) David Johnson, RB Cardinals
3) Ezekiel Elliott, RB Cowboys
4) Antonio Brown, WR Steelers
5) Julio Jones, WR Falcons
6) Mike Evans, WR Bucs
7) Odell Beckham, WR Giants
8) Melvin Gordon, RB Chargers
9) AJ Green, WR Bengals
10) T.Y Hilton, WR Colts
11) Devonta Freeman, RB Falcons
12) Dez Bryant, WR Cowboys
13) Lesean McCoy, RB Bills
14) Michael Thomas, WR Saints
15) Jordy Nelson, WR Packers
16) Jordan Howard, RB Bears
17) Jay Ajayi, RB Dolphins
18) Deandre Hoopkins, WR Texans
19) Demarco Murray, RB Titans
20) Todd Gurley, RB Rams
21) Amari Cooper, WR Raiders
22) Leonard Fournette, RB Jags
23) Brandin Cooks, WR Patriots
24) Lamar Miller, RB Texans
3) Book Review: 4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
A game-changer. It's a must-read for anyone looking to shake up the way they view their work situation, financial goals, retirement, or just how to enjoy life more and be more present in the moment.
I personally love my job, so some of what's written in the book didn't necessarily apply to me. (How to negotiate a work-from-home situation, the exit-process from the 9-5 grind, etc.) One of the things I like best about my work is that, 95% of the time, it doesn't really feel like work. It's why I do what I do. However, there were things I was missing and the book opened my eyes to them. There were things I could and will continue to easily institute into my life to make it more meaningful and enjoyable. To think a book opened my eyes to such amazing, real-life insights is crazy and it means the writing is truly special.
It's the inspiration for this daily column. A way I could do more with much less. I challenged myself to see if I could be successful with a small change in how my content was distributed and the difference has been significant in two major ways. I went from writing 1-2 columns/chats a week which averaged around 5,000-7,000 reads each (10,000-14,000 reads total), to this short, easy daily column which averages almost that many reads a day for a running average over 23,000 reads a week and growing. The crazy part? I spend about 1/4 of the total time on these columns than I would on the 5,000-word monsters that would rule my life previously. Rating: 5 stars
Other books I've read in 2017:
1) The Undoing Project (5 stars)
T1) The 4-Hour Work Week (5 stars)
2) Dueling With Kings (4.5 stars)
3) The North Water (4 stars)
4) American Gods (2 stars)
5) The Graveyard Book (2 stars)
I'm off to host Orangebloods Radio this afternoon with all my spare time. Tune in from 1-3 on 104.9 The Horn or stream it at HornFM.com. I'll be back Monday with Daily Short #11.
