2024 Free Agent Frenzy
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$4m a year sounds spot on for a position that Berry doesn’t usually put much resources into.
$4m a year sounds spot on for a position that Berry doesn’t usually put much resources into.
Very true, but he's going to have go come up with some cash if he wants to keep his best draft pick to date - JOK.
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Anthony Walker to the Dolphins
Maurice Hurst back on a one year
Za'Darius Smith signs a two year deal with the Brownies, fuck yes
Walker couldn't stay healthy and replicate the productivity he had with the Colts.
Very happy with Za'Darius Smith coming back.
Walker couldn't stay healthy and replicate the productivity he had with the Colts.
Very happy with Za'Darius Smith coming back.
Definitely happy with the news about Za'Darius Smith. More good news, Maurice Hurst aced his auditions in the IDL rotation here last year to warrant his next contract with the Browns. I'm assuming that means he's healthy following his season ending injury.
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If I were the front office, I would be looking hard for someone to bring in at LT to push Wills and RT so they can have good depth for whoever starts. And keep Nick Harris, the more versatile, the better.
If I were the front office, I would be looking hard for someone to bring in at LT to push Wills and RT so they can have good depth for whoever starts. And keep Nick Harris, the more versatile, the better.
An upgrade at LT would make the off season for me, but that is notoriously difficult to achieve. Not available via FA. Denver might be rearing it down, but there is no way we can afford Bolles. Any more 'tear down' teams with LTs we can afford?
Regardless, quite happy with big Z and bog Mo back.
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Looks like the Browns have signed Walker's replacement, with former Vikings LB Jordan Hicks.
2 years, $8 mill.
Hicks played under Schwartz in Philadelphia.
Looks like the Browns have signed Walker's replacement, with former Vikings LB Jordan Hicks.
2 years, $8 mill.
Hicks played under Schwartz in Philadelphia.
I feel like I'm selling tanning beds in the Tropics with this - but am I going to get my wish for a Safety in round 2 pick #54? Grant Delpit hasn't been very durable. He missed all of 2020 on IR and finished 2023 on IR as well. He's a great athlete with talent; but his mental blunders and eye discipline can be a liability. Maybe Schwartz helps him improve on that or he continues to give him assignments that prevents opponents from exploiting it. He was a 2 time Consensus All American and a Jim Thorpe Award Winner that I was excited about. That said, he hasn't been a game changer like Eric Turner was here or Ed Reed was in Baltimore or Polly was in Pitt. Aside from Delpit's Safety position, it sure seems like we've overpaid the last veterans at the other Safety position. I know the thought of drafting a Safety doesn't thrill people any more than it did back when the Browns drafted Eric Turner. Without a reliable Centerfield - left and right field sure look a million miles away from each other.
There's 3 exciting Safety prospects all projecting for round 2 that could be on our door step at #54 (per Athlon Sports NFL Draft Magazine):
Kamren Kinchens, Miami FL, 6-0 205lbs 5 PBU 5 INT 59 TACKLES 2.5 TFL 1 SACK in 2023 6 PBU 6 INT 59 TACKLES 1.5 TFL 1 FF & FR in 2022
Tyler Nubin, Minnesota, 6-2 210lbs 4 PBU 5 INT 53 TACKLES 1 TFL 1 SACK 1 FF & FR in 2023 3 PBU 4 INT 55 TACKLES 2 TFL 1 FF IN 2022 Also started in 2021
Calen Bullock, USC 6-3 190lbs 7 PBU 2 INT 63 TACKLES IN 2023 5 PBU 5 INT 48 TACKLES IN 2022 Also started in 2021
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Grateful to see some of the signings, though I have my concerns.
- ZDS and his knees holding up all season. Upside, he's our most consistent player in sliding edge to interior where he brings additional value.
- Mo Hurst finishing a season healthy.
- NFL not up'ing the active roster spots to account for the 17 game schedule. This hurts the bigs more than anybody. Which is why I believe OL and DL depth is at a premium.
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Grateful to see some of the signings, though I have my concerns.
- ZDS and his knees holding up all season. Upside, he's our most consistent player in sliding edge to interior where he brings additional value.
- Mo Hurst finishing a season healthy.
- NFL not up'ing the active roster spots to account for the 17 game schedule. This hurts the bigs more than anybody. Which is why I believe OL and DL depth is at a premium.
Grateful to see some of the signings, though I have my concerns.
- ZDS and his knees holding up all season. Upside, he's our most consistent player in sliding edge to interior where he brings additional value.
- Mo Hurst finishing a season healthy.
- NFL not up'ing the active roster spots to account for the 17 game schedule. This hurts the bigs more than anybody. Which is why I believe OL and DL depth is at a premium.
It's almost like, and work with me on this, continuing to add length to a pro football schedule is a bad idea.
Quantity over quality. I'd roll it back to 14 regular season games if I was King of the NFL.
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Just saw TakiTaki headed to NE.
- LB Sione Takitaki: Signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal that can be worth up to $10 million with some likely-to-be-earned incentives. (Tom Pelissero)
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Just saw TakiTaki headed to NE.
- LB Sione Takitaki: Signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal that can be worth up to $10 million with some likely-to-be-earned incentives. (Tom Pelissero)
Just saw TakiTaki headed to NE.
- LB Sione Takitaki: Signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal that can be worth up to $10 million with some likely-to-be-earned incentives. (Tom Pelissero)
He was a good special teamer/role player for the team, good luck in New England!
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Grateful to see some of the signings, though I have my concerns.
- ZDS and his knees holding up all season. Upside, he's our most consistent player in sliding edge to interior where he brings additional value.
- Mo Hurst finishing a season healthy.
- NFL not up'ing the active roster spots to account for the 17 game schedule. This hurts the bigs more than anybody. Which is why I believe OL and DL depth is at a premium.
It's almost like, and work with me on this, continuing to add length to a pro football schedule is a bad idea.
Quantity over quality. I'd roll it back to 14 regular season games if I was King of the NFL.
Quantity over quality.
The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
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Quantity over quality.
The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
You're right. And not to derail this thread, you can see it in the auto industry. They pump out hundreds of cars a day but they are mostly junk. My car developed an oil leak around 75,000 miles and I suspect it has been leaking long before that.
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Quantity over quality.
The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
Especially when so often this comes with the mindset of "having your cake and eating it too".
Add more but expect the same product without adding resources (or otherwise being against adding them) has made so many parts of life become jaded. You're right, it's crazy that the NFL is so against adding even a few more spots of roster flexibility amongst so many things.
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But back to it, we have a new back-up QB:
https://nfltraderumors.co/browns-signing-qb-jameis-winston-to-one-year-deal/
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So, we lost Anthony Walker and TakiTaki, how do people feel about Jordan Hicks? Upgrade? Meh? What direction do we go for replacing TakiTaki? Saw there were some good linebacker available. Patrick Queen was one, Devin White was another. Are they the right fit?
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Former Bills RB Nyheim Hines is signing a one-year deal worth up to $3.5 million with the Browns, per sources.
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So Hines is a decent, versatile backup/depth RB.
He's not going to blow your proverbial doors off, but he can run, receive and return kicks, and he's only 27.
He did miss the entire 2023 season due to a leg injury he suffered last July while jet skiing.
Titty sprinkles.
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Derrick Henry to the Ravens
This division just doesn't let up
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So, we lost Anthony Walker and TakiTaki, how do people feel about Jordan Hicks? Upgrade? Meh? What direction do we go for replacing TakiTaki? Saw there were some good linebacker available. Patrick Queen was one, Devin White was another. Are they the right fit?
So, we lost Anthony Walker and TakiTaki, how do people feel about Jordan Hicks? Upgrade? Meh? What direction do we go for replacing TakiTaki? Saw there were some good linebacker available. Patrick Queen was one, Devin White was another. Are they the right fit?
Watched quite a bit of Hicks in Philly under Schwartz to better understand what we were getting in CLE. An upgrade, from my assessment.
Replacing Taki? Good question, one I don't have an immediate thought on. Patrick Queen is a good LB, but I doubt we have the cap and willingness to spend it further on that unit group.
Devin White is frustrating as all hell, because he'll play like he's all world one minute, then like shit the next. So very inconsistent.
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Derrick Henry to the Ravens
This division just doesn't let up
Derrick Henry to the Ravens
This division just doesn't let up
Good thing we kept the DL. Now need some LB.
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The world at large has been shifting to this mindset, the last decade or so it has really picked up steam. Not just in football, but just about every aspect of life.
I can't stand it. Especially when it's something I've loved and been deeply devoted to pretty much my entire life.
You're right. And not to derail this thread, you can see it in the auto industry. They pump out hundreds of cars a day but they are mostly junk. My car developed an oil leak around 75,000 miles and I suspect it has been leaking long before that.
You're right. And not to derail this thread, you can see it in the auto industry.
EVERY industry and enterprise. Bottom line and only bottom line is considered. Don't get me wrong, profit is necessary. But I've watched several companies sacrifice standard and quality to save pennies (while still charging customers/vendors/manufacturers the exact same they were previously) in everything from personnel (piss poor, ineffective and outside managerial hires that are overpaid the moment they're hired) to actual raw material back to front house.
At some point, the question has to be asked, when is the profit margin enough? McDonalds has no business charging what they do for their 'food'. Their net margins and net income have never been higher in the last 5 years, even with their labor costs going up to attract people who were tired of working fast food. They were perfectly able to pay people more, while maintaining a respectable net/margin and not having to increase costs. But hot damn, can't have that, now can we?
It's no coincidence you see it in what dominates the headlines with music, styles, clothing choices, social circles etc etc etc.... these kids (a lot of people older than 25 as well) are taking on the 80's mindset. I can't fucking stand the 80's (for the most part) and always hear "Greed is good" in my head when I think of that decade. (Yes, I'm aware I'm a summer 89' baby) It was the decade of excess and glam that gave way to the darker 90's times in response (and thank Christ for that)
I'm ranting, but people are fucked. And I've been of the mindset since I was 17, the less of them I deal with, the better.
Especially when so often this comes with the mindset of "having your cake and eating it too".
Add more but expect the same product without adding resources (or otherwise being against adding them) has made so many parts of life become jaded. You're right, it's crazy that the NFL is so against adding even a few more spots of roster flexibility amongst so many things.
I don't even need to see "spots" - 1... ONE. Give me one extra active spot I can use for either OL or DL. Until then, the Shield that is the NFL can keep preaching 'safety' while having Thursday games and expanded regular seasons. It's bullshit, just at a much higher and more profitable level. Same goes for the collegiate level. My soul has slowly begun departing from that as well.
Former Bills RB Nyheim Hines is signing a one-year deal worth up to $3.5 million with the Browns, per sources.Really liked Hines game when he was in Indy and Buffalo, including him being a real option for special teams effectiveness. His recent injury though....
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Browns re-signed OL Michael Dunn and DT Shelby Harris.
Browns pretty much bringing everyone back on DLine from last year but Jordan Elliot, who signed with San Francisco.
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