Johnson: WGC sweep won’t be easy
The Browns have made a statement during the predraft process: They value private workouts with prospects more than scripted pro days.
Although the Browns were represented by scouts Tuesday at North Carolina’s pro day to watch quarterback Mitchell Trubisky and other players, neither coach Hue Jackson nor head of football operations Sashi Brown was part of the team’s contingent in Chapel Hill, N.C.
The franchise, though, has had and will continue to have private workouts with the top draft prospects. The group includes top-rated quarterbacks Trubisky and Deshaun Watson of Clemson. Jackson and Brown were absent
Dustin JohnAUSTIN, TEXAS — son is one victory away from something not even Tiger Woods has accomplished: a sweep of the four World Golf Championships.
All that remains is the Dell Technologies Match Play, and Johnson has to be considered a strong favorite. He is the No. 1 seed for the first time. He is coming off consecutive victories at Riviera and the Mexico Championship. His form has never been better. from Watson’s pro day last week, but the organization was represented there, too.
All 32 NFL teams were at Trubisky’s pro day, but no head coaches showed up, according to the News and Observer. John Lynch of the San Francisco 49ers and Kevin Colbert of the Pittsburgh Steelers were the only general managers in attendance, per NFL Network.
The Browns will likely draft Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett first overall April 27. But they could target Trubisky or Watson with the 12th overall pick, and they might even feel compelled to trade up from the spot.
After Trubisky’s pro day, he told reporters he has workouts scheduled with the Browns, 49ers, New York Jets, Arizona Cardinals and Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers have the second overall pick, the Jets the sixth, the Cardinals the 13th and the Chiefs the 27th.
Trubisky threw well at his
And he won’t have to worry about Mark Wilson.
Wilson isn’t part of the 64-man field at Austin Country Club, but he illustrates why this might be the toughest World Golf Championship to win.
Anything can happen. Anything usually does.
On a Dove Mountain course in the high desert of Arizona that favored big hitters, Wilson eliminated Johnson in back-to-back years. Wilson showed that good putting makes up for a lack of distance off the tee in any format, particularly match play. And Johnson showed that power still requires a little bit of accuracy.
While the seeds of the pro day, much as he did at the NFL scouting combine. NFL Network analyst Mike
ck said Trubisky had “a great day” and asked him if he was happy with his pro day.
“I think I’m happy with it,” Trubisky told Mayock. “Going through it, it was just a blur. But I’m pretty hard on myself. I want everything to be absolutely perfect. There were a few bad throws, a couple drops, but that’s football. I think I came out here, showed what I needed to do and it was just fun to be out here with my (teammates]) again. So hopefully the scouts and coaches are pleased.”
ESPN analyst Todd McShay said Trubisky had “a really crisp, clean workout” and is a more natural thrower than Watson. McShay also said Trubisky’s pro day was “a little bit more impressive” than Watson’s.
“He has the quick release, and the ball comes off his hand just like you see on Match Play champions resembled lotto numbers, that hasn’t been the case recently. Over the last 10 years, the worst seed to win was No. 21 (Matt Kuchar and Hunter Mahan). And with the format changing to roundrobin group play the last two years, the winners were Rory McIlroy at No. 1 in the world, and Jason Day, who went to No. 1 in the world.
“It gives you a chance,” McIlroy said of the format.
The Match Play begins today with three rounds of group play, preceded by endless speculation about who has the best chance to advance out of the 16 groups of four players.
The brackets make it look tape,” McShay said during Trubisky’s workout. “That’s what you want to do. When you come here, you want to be able to see a quarterback throw the ball the same way that he does on tape.
“The thing that impressed me probably more than anything with him was how quickly he gets the ball out and how he anticipates throws.
“Even though there’s no defense and he’s not trying to get the ball out before a DB makes a break on it, you can see that it’s just instinctive for him to get the ball out early before a receiver breaks, and he’s able to hit spots.”
Like Watson last week, Trubisky simulated taking snaps from under center in an effort to show NFL talent evaluators he’s been working on his footwork and timing. In North Carolina’s offense, he operated almost exclusively out of the shotgun. like the NCAA Tournament. The game makes it look more like roulette.
Johnson has only major champions in his group — Jimmy Walker (PGA Championship), Martin Kaymer (PGA, U.S. Open), Webb Simpson (U.S. Open). It sounds daunting, except that Kaymer is 0 for 73 since winning the U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2, and Simpson is winless in his last 80 starts dating to 2013.
“I’m playing very well right now. I think that’s my advantage,” Johnson said. “But playing match play doesn’t matter if you’re No. 1 or whatever number you are because it’s only 18 holes. And anything can happen.”