Curious if anyone has seen much of the Amazon Prime series yet. I am through two episodes. Much more focused away from the games (thank god) and even the practice field than on it. Follows a similar model to Hard Knocks or The Journey, but more through the whole season, than just a small segment.
A couple of interesting nuggets to me. And all of this should be taken with a grain of salt since the editing room floor can really make this look how they want with hundreds of hours of film.
1. Harbaugh comes off a little more CEO like than I may have thought. Not fully hands on like a Belicheck or Urban. That works on the defensive side of the ball with the talent and the experience of that coaching staff. It obviously hasn't amounted to success on offense.
2. Speight doesn't come off well. Worried about what people are saying about him on Twitter, zero leadership skills, coached into what to say to the offense from Pep Hamilton. He seemed somewhat annoyed by a relationship with O'korn. O'Korn tries and appears to be likeable and respected. The tools just weren't there.
3. The coaches appeared to know from the get go, they didn't have a horse they could trust at QB. Not announcing a QB before the Florida was at least somewhat genuine. There was disagreement amongst the staff and they all saw negatives in whatever path they chose.
4. Beyond Don Brown's success as DC, he has genuine relationships with his players. They would run through walls for him. Much is often said about having young coaches on your staff to recruit the millennial generation. A guy like Don Brown disproves that theory.
I will be very curious to see if the offensive tweeks help in any way this year. Harbaugh going more hands on with the offense in partnership with PeP, the hire of Warriner for O Line, and the potential of Shea Patterson being eligible.
Tarik Black being healthy should help too. DPJ isn't a pure split receiver (more athlete and slot, even with his size) and Crawford was underwhelming. Black could be a legit #1 WR.
