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  • rich4eagle rich4eagleR One Year In One Month Later Week One Done
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    Well, our 80 million dollar Oline led us to another offensive domination and scoring rampage again today. Of course this the fourth version of blowing all the monies on the Oline and having no offense for the most part of twelve years.. But heck lets keep making the same mistakes over and over again drafting OL guys with one picks paying loads for free agent OL guys and then having no offense.

    Someday someway we will get it that the OLINE is dime a dozen and it is the playmakers who are field stretchers are the differnence makers

    Until then we can beat teams with no offense 6-3 and be very mediocre

    Dime a Dozen proves itself again while the Steelers score thrity two points with an OL from nowhere

    I still have hope that this regime gets it but that is waning..............cause it all starts in the trenches spending all your money there and losing

    Like Ghoolie said long ago................. in pee pee football they put the slowest least atheltic guys who cannot make plays on the Oline and that continues right up to the NFL

    Offense Wins.......Franchise QB's are the key.............Defense keeps you in the game.........Go Buckeyes
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      miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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      you sir, are an ass.

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        you sir, are an ass.

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        rich4eagleR rich4eagle wrote on last edited by rich4eagle
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        you sir, are an ass.

        No I am not an ass rather and informed student of football and quite astute in my knowledge of the game and what constitutes winning

        But I do gracioulsy,

        Thank you! Could you explain where my logic is wrong with numbers data and facts since we have gone through the exercise of spending all our money on the Oline for 12 years...........................

        you like the cool aid drinking fan will have no answer because what I just said is exactomundo correctomundo and the facts prove it

        Offense Wins.......Franchise QB's are the key.............Defense keeps you in the game.........Go Buckeyes
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          Well, our 80 million dollar Oline led us to another offensive domination and scoring rampage again today. Of course this the fourth version of blowing all the monies on the Oline and having no offense for the most part of twelve years.. But heck lets keep making the same mistakes over and over again drafting OL guys with one picks paying loads for free agent OL guys and then having no offense.

          Someday someway we will get it that the OLINE is dime a dozen and it is the playmakers who are field stretchers are the differnence makers

          Until then we can beat teams with no offense 6-3 and be very mediocre

          Dime a Dozen proves itself again while the Steelers score thrity two points with an OL from nowhere

          I still have hope that this regime gets it but that is waning..............cause it all starts in the trenches spending all your money there and losing

          Like Ghoolie said long ago................. in pee pee football they put the slowest least atheltic guys who cannot make plays on the Oline and that continues right up to the NFL

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          @rich4eagle said:

          Well, our 80 million dollar Oline led us to another offensive domination and scoring rampage again today. Of course this the fourth version of blowing all the monies on the Oline and having no offense for the most part of twelve years.. But heck lets keep making the same mistakes over and over again drafting OL guys with one picks paying loads for free agent OL guys and then having no offense.

          Someday someway we will get it that the OLINE is dime a dozen and it is the playmakers who are field stretchers are the differnence makers

          Until then we can beat teams with no offense 6-3 and be very mediocre

          Dime a Dozen proves itself again while the Steelers score thrity two points with an OL from nowhere

          I still have hope that this regime gets it but that is waning..............cause it all starts in the trenches spending all your money there and losing

          Like Ghoolie said long ago................. in pee pee football they put the slowest least atheltic guys who cannot make plays on the Oline and that continues right up to the NFL

          Spending all our money on o-line? Show me. You mean stiffs like St Clair? You mean filling in with third rounders like Lauvao or fifth rounder Pinkston? Really?

          Nope Rich- it depends on Colt recognizing Joe Thomas can't block three guys at once. That was absolutely horrible calling out blocking assignments- whoever was doing it.

          And it's not an $80 million o-line either. The Ravens have Mckinnie and Gurode, and your pals the Squealers drafted Pouncey in the first round in case you forgot.

          And in case you also forgot Rich- WE WON. Go post on Cleveland.com if you want to bitch after a win. Defense CAN win championships.

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            Well, our 80 million dollar Oline led us to another offensive domination and scoring rampage again today. Of course this the fourth version of blowing all the monies on the Oline and having no offense for the most part of twelve years.. But heck lets keep making the same mistakes over and over again drafting OL guys with one picks paying loads for free agent OL guys and then having no offense.

            Someday someway we will get it that the OLINE is dime a dozen and it is the playmakers who are field stretchers are the differnence makers

            Until then we can beat teams with no offense 6-3 and be very mediocre

            Dime a Dozen proves itself again while the Steelers score thrity two points with an OL from nowhere

            I still have hope that this regime gets it but that is waning..............cause it all starts in the trenches spending all your money there and losing

            Like Ghoolie said long ago................. in pee pee football they put the slowest least atheltic guys who cannot make plays on the Oline and that continues right up to the NFL

            Spending all our money on o-line? Show me. You mean stiffs like St Clair? You mean filling in with third rounders like Lauvao or fifth rounder Pinkston? Really?

            Nope Rich- it depends on Colt recognizing Joe Thomas can't block three guys at once. That was absolutely horrible calling out blocking assignments- whoever was doing it.

            And it's not an $80 million o-line either. The Ravens have Mckinnie and Gurode, and your pals the Squealers drafted Pouncey in the first round in case you forgot.

            And in case you also forgot Rich- WE WON. Go post on Cleveland.com if you want to bitch after a win. Defense CAN win championships.

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            rich4eagleR rich4eagle wrote on last edited by rich4eagle
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            Nope Rich- it depends on Colt recognizing Joe Thomas can't block three guys at once. That was absolutely horrible calling out blocking assignments- whoever was doing it.

            And it's not an $80 million o-line either. The Ravens have Mckinnie and Gurode, and your pals the Squealers drafted Pouncey in the first round in case you forgot.

            And in case you also forgot Rich- WE WON. Go post on Cleveland.com if you want to bitch after a win. Defense CAN win championships.

            Nope Larry, Colt is not the problem, maybe part of it but he has no tools, the lack of playmakers is the problem and tho OLINE failed because we have no playmakers. The Ravens I believe got McKinnie after he was released by Minnesota which further ascertains OL guys are dime a dozen.. The Saints started three free agent OL guys in the their Super Bowl year, but you can ignore that as well.

            Bottom is still the same no playmakers NO PLAYOFFS

            and yes indeed we won today.....................as pathetic as it was against a dysfunctional team with a back up QB and no RBs or WRs..................

            by 6-3 oh my

            BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

            But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

            Offense Wins.......Franchise QB's are the key.............Defense keeps you in the game.........Go Buckeyes
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              cdl15C cdl15 wrote on last edited by
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              I see two first rounders on the line and u KNOW FOR SURE Joe Thomas is going to the probowl again and prob for the remainder of his career. I wouldn't be surprised if mack doesn't go several times before he's done. The other dead weight is just filling the roster for now. If history tells us anything we should draft more line men in the first. U prob wanted jamarcus Russell and dirty sanchez instead of or dime a dozen first round picks

              "We are Americans. We don't quit doing something because it's wrong. We just keep doing the wrong thing till it turns out right." Browns maybe the most American Football team ever.
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                and isnt the QB position one that should be considered a playmaker?

                hmmmm....

                i could just as easily say our WR's have a nobody throwing them the ball. doesn't make it any more valid that this tin can argument your making here no does it.

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                  Nope Rich- it depends on Colt recognizing Joe Thomas can't block three guys at once. That was absolutely horrible calling out blocking assignments- whoever was doing it.

                  And it's not an $80 million o-line either. The Ravens have Mckinnie and Gurode, and your pals the Squealers drafted Pouncey in the first round in case you forgot.

                  And in case you also forgot Rich- WE WON. Go post on Cleveland.com if you want to bitch after a win. Defense CAN win championships.

                  Nope Larry, Colt is not the problem, maybe part of it but he has no tools, the lack of playmakers is the problem and tho OLINE failed because we have no playmakers. The Ravens I believe got McKinnie after he was released by Minnesota which further ascertains OL guys are dime a dozen.. The Saints started three free agent OL guys in the their Super Bowl year, but you can ignore that as well.

                  Bottom is still the same no playmakers NO PLAYOFFS

                  and yes indeed we won today.....................as pathetic as it was against a dysfunctional team with a back up QB and no RBs or WRs..................

                  by 6-3 oh my

                  BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                  But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

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                  hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by hoorta
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                  Nope Larry, Colt is not the problem, maybe part of it but he has no tools, the lack of playmakers is the problem and tho OLINE failed because we have no playmakers. The Ravens I believe got McKinnie after he was released by Minnesota which further ascertains OL guys are dime a dozen.. The Saints started three free agent OL guys in the their Super Bowl year, but you can ignore that as well.

                  Bottom is still the same no playmakers NO PLAYOFFS

                  and yes indeed we won today.....................as pathetic as it was against a dysfunctional team with a back up QB and no RBs or WRs..................

                  by 6-3 oh my

                  BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                  But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

                  Gee, the Red sounds just like Ghoolie and your estimation of the Browns- so shut up. A win is a win. Since you're in a firing mode, fire the special teams coach NOW He sucks. Except for a phantom block in the back, the Browns give up yet another special teams TD, and get two Dawson FGs blocked. Most definitely unspecial.

                  Rich, I have never said we don't need playmakers- but the best playmakers in the NFL would be useless on an offensive line that can't block for more than 2 seconds, or open 1\2 decent holes for a running back. Hardesty made most of that yardage on his own.

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                    Nope Larry, Colt is not the problem, maybe part of it but he has no tools, the lack of playmakers is the problem and tho OLINE failed because we have no playmakers. The Ravens I believe got McKinnie after he was released by Minnesota which further ascertains OL guys are dime a dozen.. The Saints started three free agent OL guys in the their Super Bowl year, but you can ignore that as well.

                    Bottom is still the same no playmakers NO PLAYOFFS

                    and yes indeed we won today.....................as pathetic as it was against a dysfunctional team with a back up QB and no RBs or WRs..................

                    by 6-3 oh my

                    BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                    But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

                    Gee, the Red sounds just like Ghoolie and your estimation of the Browns- so shut up. A win is a win. Since you're in a firing mode, fire the special teams coach NOW He sucks. Except for a phantom block in the back, the Browns give up yet another special teams TD, and get two Dawson FGs blocked. Most definitely unspecial.

                    Rich, I have never said we don't need playmakers- but the best playmakers in the NFL would be useless on an offensive line that can't block for more than 2 seconds, or open 1\2 decent holes for a running back. Hardesty made most of that yardage on his own.

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                    miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by miktoxic
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                    @hoorta said:

                    Gee, the Red sounds just like Ghoolie and your estimation of the Browns- so shut up. A win is a win. Since you're in a firing mode, fire the special teams coach NOW He sucks. Except for a phantom block in the back, the Browns give up yet another special teams TD, and get two Dawson FGs blocked. Most definitely unspecial.

                    Rich, I have never said we don't need playmakers- but the best playmakers in the NFL would be useless on an offensive line that can't block for more than 2 seconds, or open 1\2 decent holes for a running back. Hardesty made most of that yardage on his own.

                    i agree.

                    listen i don't think anyone should get fired BUT if this is another evaluation year i think i've evaluated (and i'm NOT a football genius) that the special teams coach sucks. wouldn't it be a message to everybody else that they need to step up their game if fat ass holmgren actually put the boot to someone deserved?

                    back to rich's OP. let me ask you this rich: is the Dline important? do you need run stoppers and qb rushers? yes, correct?

                    who do you think on offense has to stop these guys, to block them, to stop the sack, the hurries the losses in the backfield.

                    exactly. yeah i know. it hurts sometimes to be wrong. of course we need playmakers and people who can stretch the field but can we get one area of the football team fixed and set then go from there.

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                      We don't have any playmakers and there is a ring of truth to that.I am not

                      sold at all on McCoy AND on our wide receivers. What ever happened to Carlton

                      Mitchell at WR? Before the season he was touted as a starter.Then he broke a

                      finger and has not been heard from. Supposedly, he is big AND fast. I saw

                      Robiske in there today falling down and getting no separation.I can't imagine

                      our O-line being worse with free agents although McCoy is not helping by not

                      recognizing where the blitz is coming from. Kosar would have eaten up the blitz

                      the way teams are tipping it.

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                        Nope Rich- it depends on Colt recognizing Joe Thomas can't block three guys at once. That was absolutely horrible calling out blocking assignments- whoever was doing it.

                        And it's not an $80 million o-line either. The Ravens have Mckinnie and Gurode, and your pals the Squealers drafted Pouncey in the first round in case you forgot.

                        And in case you also forgot Rich- WE WON. Go post on Cleveland.com if you want to bitch after a win. Defense CAN win championships.

                        Nope Larry, Colt is not the problem, maybe part of it but he has no tools, the lack of playmakers is the problem and tho OLINE failed because we have no playmakers. The Ravens I believe got McKinnie after he was released by Minnesota which further ascertains OL guys are dime a dozen.. The Saints started three free agent OL guys in the their Super Bowl year, but you can ignore that as well.

                        Bottom is still the same no playmakers NO PLAYOFFS

                        and yes indeed we won today.....................as pathetic as it was against a dysfunctional team with a back up QB and no RBs or WRs..................

                        by 6-3 oh my

                        BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                        But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

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                        hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by hoorta
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                        @rich4eagle said:

                        BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                        But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

                        Sure Rich by your logic, every GM in the NFL is stupid, and you aren't. Therefore.... offensive dime a dozen linemen should NEVER get drafted in the first two rounds, yet they do EVERY YEAR. And why is that Rich? Because just like quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers- the really good ones are NOT dime a dozen.

                        And the highly drafted ones can flop as badly as anyone at the skill positions. Tony Mandarich was a big a bust as Ryan Leaf.

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                          @rich4eagle said:

                          BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                          But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

                          Sure Rich by your logic, every GM in the NFL is stupid, and you aren't. Therefore.... offensive dime a dozen linemen should NEVER get drafted in the first two rounds, yet they do EVERY YEAR. And why is that Rich? Because just like quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers- the really good ones are NOT dime a dozen.

                          And the highly drafted ones can flop as badly as anyone at the skill positions. Tony Mandarich was a big a bust as Ryan Leaf.

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                          slimdawgS slimdawg wrote on last edited by
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                          @hoorta said:

                          Sure Rich by your logic, every GM in the NFL is stupid, and you aren't. Therefore.... offensive dime a dozen linemen should NEVER get drafted in the first two rounds, yet they do EVERY YEAR. And why is that Rich? Because just like quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers- the really good ones are NOT dime a dozen.

                          And the highly drafted ones can flop as badly as anyone at the skill positions. Tony Mandarich was a big a bust as Ryan Leaf.

                          You could go a little further and say why even waste a late rounder on them, just picke em up as an undrafted F.A.

                          !!!!hopefully i'll be alive when it happens!!!!
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                            then you wouldn't get a joe thomas a jonathan ogden. game changers for 10 years on your team.

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                              then you wouldn't get a joe thomas a jonathan ogden. game changers for 10 years on your team.

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                              @miktoxic said:

                              then you wouldn't get a joe thomas a jonathan ogden. game changers for 10 years on your team.

                              What? You don't get their argument? Those dime a dozen fatasses have ZERO impact on your game? If you want to buy their BS, Aaron Rodgers would make any o line look like world beaters. So did super studs Fitzgerald and Kolb beat the Steelers? Gee, I guess not. & never mind the fact Lawrence Taylor and the Giants defense made Joe Montana look like crap in a playoff game when his dime a dozen offensive line couldn't protect him.

                              Yup, Packers (Sherrod, first round), Patriots (Light, second round), 49ers (Staley, first round), Ravens (McKinney, first round- dumped in a salary move by the Vikes) are all dupas that have the best records in the league and picked their left tackles high, but Rich and Ghoolie think you can routinely win a SB with undrafted free agents manning the o-line. That happens about as often as the Saints picking up a stud wr (Colston) in the seventh round.

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                                @king-ghoolie-lives said:

                                Offensive linemen are a dime-a-dozen.

                                The Colts have teh same team they had last playoff season........ the difference? QB.

                                The Browns won't win another game this season.

                                Give me a number on a bet that says you're wrong. And for the record, I've never lost an Internet bet.

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                                  Larry,

                                  the research will show you not only CAN you win SBs with walk ons and mostly late round draft picks, BUT, most of the SB teams have won with those kinds of offensive lines.

                                  I've just shown you proof the top 4 teams in the NFL right now have high draft picks playing left tackle- are you in denial, or what? Sure, flukes happen, and you can win with bozos on your o line, not all the time though.

                                  Damn, you should look up some Titan history, since you live in Memphis. When the Titties made their Super Bowl run, the whole damn o line was first round picks, starting with Munchak and Matthews.

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                                    miktoxicM miktoxic wrote on last edited by
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                                    aren't like all you guys friends? i mean i see a lot of the tenn connection and the nc and fla connection with forum members. must be interesting at the tailgates.

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                                      Mostly just through here.

                                      While I live in Tn, I have never met Ghoolie, and have met Rich once, but mostly through the boards and playing fantasy sports together.

                                      Tailgates are interesting...in the end it's all good. We don't stand around pointing fingers at people calling them idiots if that's what you mean. We shake hands, slap backs, and share a few hours together having a good time.

                                      If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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                                        @rich4eagle said:

                                        BTW, Larry I get it always have, maybe someday you and Brownstown will....................Offense wins championships NOT defense and the least important and easiest thing to fix is the OL..................Just ask Belichick ................BTW three Super Bowl winners had players starting on the Oline we released including two left tackles and center.................the two most important positions on the OL

                                        But you can be belligerant and keep supporting a losing concept

                                        Sure Rich by your logic, every GM in the NFL is stupid, and you aren't. Therefore.... offensive dime a dozen linemen should NEVER get drafted in the first two rounds, yet they do EVERY YEAR. And why is that Rich? Because just like quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers- the really good ones are NOT dime a dozen.

                                        And the highly drafted ones can flop as badly as anyone at the skill positions. Tony Mandarich was a big a bust as Ryan Leaf.

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                                        rich4eagleR rich4eagle wrote on last edited by rich4eagle
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                                        @hoorta said:

                                        Sure Rich by your logic, every GM in the NFL is stupid, and you aren't. Therefore.... offensive dime a dozen linemen should NEVER get drafted in the first two rounds, yet they do EVERY YEAR. And why is that Rich? Because just like quarterbacks, running backs, and wide receivers- the really good ones are NOT dime a dozen.

                                        And the highly drafted ones can flop as badly as anyone at the skill positions. Tony Mandarich was a big a bust as Ryan Leaf.

                                        Larry, you keep missing it.. Every GM is not stupid, the smart GM's like me understand how to win. You get a franchise QB and franchise set of skill players who score points and then disruptive players on defense and when that is all done you get OL guys, When you are really good at filling those needs and building a championship franchise you at times have the luxury of expending top pics on OL guys occasionally. That is the MO of the Steelers, Patriots, Colts, NO and Packers and every other long standing championship caliber team. So please do not lump every GM in the league into the dumb by saying they all start a team by building an OL.... The winners and smart GMS do just the opposite build the OL after you have the folks that make points..

                                        We on the other hand have been passing on potential game breakers like Adrian Peterson for years to get OL guys with first round picks and then scoring 6 points a game and missing the playoffs each and every year. Go through the 12 year recent history of the Browns and you will see we wasted a lot of picks on OL guys. We drafted O'Hara cut him to draft Faine with a one pick and then cut Faine and drafted Mack with a one pick. Faine and O"hara both made it to the Super Bowl after we drafted them and we make it to the toilet bowl with three high first round OL guys.

                                        One can lead the horse to water but not make him drink it...................and you cannot turn a plow horse into a race horse...................and that is exactly what the OL is the plow horses of football.................a dime a dozen

                                        Offense Wins.......Franchise QB's are the key.............Defense keeps you in the game.........Go Buckeyes
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                                          I would like to know where you come up with "$80 million" offensive line number? Or did you just make that up?

                                          Though it is probably an irrelevent question it is a fair question to ask however: what are the guaranteed contract salaries for each position on the team. Is there even a place to find out that info....or is it confidential.

                                          Assuming you do find those numbers, then you will need to ask yourself if the Browns are getting value for their money based on those player's performance.

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