Le prime parole del nuovo OC Dirk Koetter

Nei giorni scorsi il nuovo OC dei Bucs, Dirk Koetter, ha incontrato la stampa locale, e sebbene non siano emerse novità eclatanti mi sembra comunque interessante andare a sottolineare alcune delle dichiarazioni più significative rilasciate dal nuovo Offensive Coordintor della squadra.

Ovviamente, la prima domanda non poteva che essere relativa a chi sarà il nuovo QB ed in particolare se Koetter avesse già iniziato a confrontare i due principali candidati ad essere scelti con la first pick overall, Marcus Mariota e Jameis Winston.

Ecco la risposta di Koetter:

"Who the Bucs are going to pick with the first pick, I’m the last guy to ask that question to right now,'' Koetter said during a conference call Tuesday. But Koetter knows that franchise quarterbacks are not easy to find. "The thing people have to remember, those guys just aren’t out there walking around on the street,'' Koetter said. "Franchise quarterbacks are hard to come by and they’re few and far between. It’s definitely possible to win without it, but I think your odds go up if you have one.’’

 

L'OC si è poi soffermato, in generale, su quella che a suo avviso deve essere la principale caratteristica di un QB: la velocità nella esecuzione e la capacità di prendere nel minor tempo possibile la decisione migliore:

"I think one of the things that is really (underrated) is how fast can you process information'' Koetter said. "Because playing quarterback in the NFL, things are coming at you fast and furious and if you can't process information, it's tough to be successful. Second would be toughness...because when you play quarterback in the NFL, you're going to have to demonstate toughness on a daily basis and certainly every Sunday. Intelligence, arm strength, accuracy, mobility -- those things are important as well. But the ability to processs information and make great decisions would be No. 1 on my list.''

Koetter sa di avere un compito non facile, avendo l'attacco dei Bucs terminato la stagione nelle posizioni di retroguardia dell'NFL. Ma il coach non teme il lavoro che lo attende

"You look at two, 1,000-yard receivers, two or three really good young running backs, a good, young tight end,'' Koetter said. "There’s some good skill guys there to build around. Every team in the NFL has some areas they’d like to improve and nobody has 11 starters that they’re in love with from the very first day. It’s a work in progress, but trust me, Tampa Bay personnel-wise is in better shape than one on the outside might think.''

A proposito dei due QB che sono scesi in campo per i Bucs nel 2014, McCown e Glennon, Koetter ha espresso il seguente giudizio:
"All I will say is Josh has played some good football in his career,'' Koetter said. "And when Tampa drafted Mike, I've watched Mike from afar, from the other side of the balll here in Atlanta, and from afar, I thought he had some of the same attributes as Matt Ryan. But that's me looking at it from the outside.''

Infine, alla precisa domanda se ci saranno cambiamenti significativi nel coaching staff dell'attacco, ed in particolare se sarà confermato nel ruolo di QB coach Marcus Arroyo, Koetter ha preferito non sbilanciarsi rispondendo così:

"Coach Smith and I have just had a few brief conversations about the staff and that's something that will be ironed out in the time coming up as we get this thing rolling,'' he said.