Do You Guys Have Your Eyes On Any Free Agents?
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It's hard to comment on free agents until you actually know who becomes one. Most of the good ones sign with their team, or get tagged making it prohibitive to sign them.
I will say with no 2nd rounder and a new owner in town, I do believe we will start to view free agency as a way to augment our talent rather than sit it out every year. By sitting it out, I mean on solid players many teams would like to have rather than the few we do sign that are simply after thought players rounding out the bottom of the roster to provide a little camp competition and maybe cling as one of the last few to make the squad.
As much as we criticized the Browns for not going after FAs last year, the additions of Frostee Rucker and Juqua Parker have been contributory to this team. Now, that doesn't mean the Browns don't need another killer DE, but if they get one it will probably be a draftee. On the other hand, I see that first round pick going for either an OLB to take the place of Maiava/Gocong or a CB or FS.
Right now, the Browns may draft as low as 9th. With a couple of more wins they may end up near the middle of the first round....and the top players they may like to have, Jones, Milliner, Teo et al may be gone.
If they had say a pick from 12-15 then their second pick would not come until like the 75th-80th overall pick.
They would need a FA to make up for the lack of a second rounder.
As much as we criticized the Browns for not going after FAs last year, the additions of Frostee Rucker and Juqua Parker have been contributory to this team. Now, that doesn't mean the Browns don't need another killer DE, but if they get one it will probably be a draftee. On the other hand, I see that first round pick going for either an OLB to take the place of Maiava/Gocong or a CB or FS.
Right now, the Browns may draft as low as 9th. With a couple of more wins they may end up near the middle of the first round....and the top players they may like to have, Jones, Milliner, Teo et al may be gone.
If they had say a pick from 12-15 then their second pick would not come until like the 75th-80th overall pick.
They would need a FA to make up for the lack of a second rounder.
No doubt.
I didn't intend for it to sound like we totally neglected the FA option, but we weren't exactly in the running for Peppers as an example.
Maybe we are ready to make a splash of sorts to bring in a proven stud.
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I wanted to be in the running for Carl Nicks.
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I really want Te'o in the sense that he seems to love football and he brings intensity. Even though he probably won't blow anyone away with elite agility or speed, he will work to get better. And the guy is large and intimidating at 6-2, 255.
I really want Te'o in the sense that he seems to love football and he brings intensity. Even though he probably won't blow anyone away with elite agility or speed, he will work to get better. And the guy is large and intimidating at 6-2, 255.
I think they said the same things about Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. We win a few more games we're drafting middle of the pack- and the super studs are all going to be off the board.
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I really want Te'o in the sense that he seems to love football and he brings intensity. Even though he probably won't blow anyone away with elite agility or speed, he will work to get better. And the guy is large and intimidating at 6-2, 255.
I think they said the same things about Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. We win a few more games we're drafting middle of the pack- and the super studs are all going to be off the board.
I think they said the same things about Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. We win a few more games we're drafting middle of the pack- and the super studs are all going to be off the board.
It just brings new positions in to play. I suppose we will win a few more and possibly end up about 12th in the draft. We can still find a player who is a top player and will fill a hole.
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I think they said the same things about Ray Lewis and Brian Urlacher. We win a few more games we're drafting middle of the pack- and the super studs are all going to be off the board.
It just brings new positions in to play. I suppose we will win a few more and possibly end up about 12th in the draft. We can still find a player who is a top player and will fill a hole.
It just brings new positions in to play. I suppose we will win a few more and possibly end up about 12th in the draft. We can still find a player who is a top player and will fill a hole.
Absolutely. They may miss out on the likes of Jones/Milliner/Teo/Moore/Werner,.....but, the following are projected in the next 10:
Barkevious Mingo LSU LB
Sam Montgomery LSU DE
CJ Mosley Alabama LB
Jonathan Banks CB Miss. St.Absolutely. If the Browns are out of the Top 10 they may miss out on Jones/Teo/Milliner or even Damontre Moore and Bjoern
Maybe even Alex Okafor DE Texas or Eric Reid FS LSU who are projected from like 20-25.
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I'd take Eric Reid at 12.
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I think this is a prime year to trade down 8-10 slots to about 20 or so and gain a 2nd round pick.
JMO.
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I think this is a prime year to trade down 8-10 slots to about 20 or so and gain a 2nd round pick.
JMO.
I think this is a prime year to trade down 8-10 slots to about 20 or so and gain a 2nd round pick.
JMO.
Unless one of the prime guys is there when we pick, I agree. Right now the Browns are a top ten pick & we'll see how they end up, but that's a way down the road.
Mike
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Unless one of the prime guys is there when we pick, I agree. Right now the Browns are a top ten pick & we'll see how they end up, but that's a way down the road.
Mike
I agree, it is all projection at this juncture.
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Unless one of the prime guys is there when we pick, I agree. Right now the Browns are a top ten pick & we'll see how they end up, but that's a way down the road.
Mike
I agree, it is all projection at this juncture.
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