Gruden on Mike Smith.......He’s a pain in the ass

TUE APR. 5, 2016This Guy Knows QuarterbacksA top agent says there are three can’t-miss events for the draft’s best QBs: the combine, pro days and Jon Gruden’s QB Camp. The MMQB goes behind the scenes as the ex-coach-turned-analyst puts Carson Wentz through the made-for-TV wringer both in the classroom and on the fieldmmqb-gruden-wentz-onfield by anti java, on FlickrScott Clarke/ESPN ImagesORLANDO — Jon Gruden rhapsodized for four-and-a-half breathless hours until, finally, he stumped the 23-year-old sitting across him.Since arriving at Gruden’s classroom at 8 a.m. sharp, Carson Wentz has been a rapt pupil. The big-bodied quarterback diagrams a complex passing route from North Dakota State’s playbook, quickly diagnoses protections and even nods politely as the ex-NFL coach harps about how somebody will need to replace Peyton Manning.Then Gruden—progressing through a curated lesson plan with a remote control—flashes a picture of the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator on his projector.“Do you know this guy?” Gruden barks.Wentz pauses. “Um...”“This guy is a pain in the ass,” Gruden says. “Bob Sutton. I don’t know what he’s got on his sheet, but he’s got one of the best pressure packages in the league.”On to the next slide.“How about this guy?” Gruden asks.Silence.“This is Mike Smith,” Gruden continues. “Now he’s back as a defensive coordinator [of the Bucs]. He’s a pain in the ass, too.”Gruden scrolls through slides like he’s in a hurry-up offense, moving from the Bears’ Vic Fangio (“another pain in the ass”) to New England’s Matt Patricia (“he has one of the best three-down sub packages in the league”) to the Cowboys’ Rod Marinelli (“he’s getting into double-A-gap blitzes now.”)“This guy,” says Gruden, clearly giving up on the quiz, “is Dom Capers, the defensive coordinator of the Packers. He’s a badass. And if you know anything about Capers, you know that he’s a crunch-time blitzer. It’s gotta be on the tip sheet, Carson! I walk in on a Friday and I say hey, ‘We’re putting in a two-minute drill. Dom Capers is going to all-out blitz you off a timeout in a two-minute drill!’”For the rest... http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/04/04/jon-gruden-espn-quarterback-camp-nfl-draft