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Browns Released Gocong And Usama Young

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  • God the heckert and holmgren era turns out to be a joke

    Z 1 Reply

  • Signing players who have already played their best football is certainly a joke.. But the drafting by Heckert was above average IMO

    WRREBELW 1 Reply
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  • WRREBELW WRREBEL

    God the heckert and holmgren era turns out to be a joke

    @wrrebel said:

    God the heckert and holmgren era turns out to be a joke

    I was wondering what they were going to do with Gocong, but I'm not surprised by either move. In fact, I'm pleased.

    Zombo

  • Signed a kicker too:

    Browns release LB Gocong, safety Young

    The Associated Press – 18 minutes ago

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    BEREA, Ohio (AP) -- The Cleveland Browns have released linebacker Chris Gocong and safety Usama Young.

    They also signed placekicker Brandon Bogotay on Tuesday.

    Gocong was expected to bolster the linebacking corps when he was acquired in 2010 from Philadelphia, and he did start 32 games. But he missed last season with a torn right Achilles tendon, and with a new defensive alignment under coach Rob Chudzinski and coordinator Ray Horton, Gocong was considered expendable.

    Young was signed as a free agent in 2011. In two seasons with the team he had 19 starts, 118 tackles and four interceptions.

    Bogotay kicked at Georgia for three seasons as a backup to Blair Walsh, who is now with the Vikings.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/news/browns-release-lb-gocong-safety-202906958--nfl.html

  • I think we should resign Sheldon Brown to a 1 or 2 year deal. Thoughts?

    hoortaH D 2 Replies

  • The only problem is gocong has so much guaranteed money

  • CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS

    Signing players who have already played their best football is certainly a joke.. But the drafting by Heckert was above average IMO

    @clevelandwantsplayoffs said:

    Signing players who have already played their best football is certainly a joke.. But the drafting by Heckert was above average IMO

    Im not trying to be a Dick.. But who have they drafted that is so great?

    Colt 3 rd , hardesty 2nd rd. no one player stands out as a oh my..

    Owen maurecic?

    Face it heckert was a complete dueche.

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  • Well, I certainly have the nickname for this new kicker, Bogotay, Bogatay, Bogatay, amen:

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  • uhhhh...

    haden and ward (2010)?

    taylor, sheard and little (2011)?

    TR, weeden, hughes and benjamin?

    probably 50% of our best players picked by heckert. (i give no credit to holmgren as he only is a QB guru who is old fat and senile....yeah diehard, i'm waiting).

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  • miktoxicM miktoxic

    uhhhh...

    haden and ward (2010)?

    taylor, sheard and little (2011)?

    TR, weeden, hughes and benjamin?

    probably 50% of our best players picked by heckert. (i give no credit to holmgren as he only is a QB guru who is old fat and senile....yeah diehard, i'm waiting).

    @miktoxic said:

    uhhhh...

    haden and ward (2010)?

    taylor, sheard and little (2011)?

    TR, weeden, hughes and benjamin?

    probably 50% of our best players picked by heckert. (i give no credit to holmgren as he only is a QB guru who is old fat and senile....yeah diehard, i'm waiting).

    Don't forget Gordon! Definitely some good picks there. Cannot see how anybody could say otherwise and actually believe it. You are never going to hit on all of your picks. I would also add that we will likely find out that we have some other good value picks. JMJ might turn out well, as well as others. Time will tell.

    β€œThe Wait Is Over, The Browns Will Be In The Playoffs This Year!"
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  • thank god "slo-mo" backer is gone...now lets get rid of lavuao and get a real right guard in here.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~

  • And I still have a good feeling some of the later round pick 2nd and 3rd year players will come out and shine

  • So, who's our starting FS, Hagg? And, who starts at ILB next to Jackson, JMJ?? Not that Young or Gocong were good, but just wondering who we're looking at to replace these guys... Glaring holes at CB2, FS, and ILB that NEED addressed.

    #Justsayin'
    P 1 Reply

  • I can see cutting Gocong, other than that Steelers game where he stuffed a few runs on the goal line, I never saw the need to pay him what they did in that last contract. He was awful on run defense.

    Cutting Young has me a bit confused. Not that he is great, but the Browns aren't exactly deep at the safety spot and Ward hasn't exactly been injury free. Off the top of my head that leaves Ward, Hagg and Ventrone. Unless they plan to do something with Sheldon Brown back there, they better get busy and find a starter. Hagg and Ventrone are warm bodies at best for anything other than ST.

    thenew23T 1 Reply

  • Hagg, Gipson and Bademosi are all younger, cheaper And better than Osama Bin Young.

    I'm sure someone else will be added to the mix.

    Z

    CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC 1 Reply

  • JMJ was rated the 6th best ILB in the 2012 draft, started 8 games last year, is significantly more athletic than Gocong Robertson and Fort.. and although he's no All-Pro like DJ, the other ILB position is not a need.

    CB this draft is ridiculously thin -- if we don't draft Milliner, the only other CB who's good enough to be a #2 starter in the NFL is Rhodes. Safety is stacked and this is the draft I hope we take a guy who played safety in college, because we'll be able to find a plus NFL starter in the 3rd round.. I hope it's Rambo from Georgia.

    The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown
    VaporTrailV 1 Reply
  • Z Zombo

    Hagg, Gipson and Bademosi are all younger, cheaper And better than Osama Bin Young.

    I'm sure someone else will be added to the mix.

    Z

    Zombo said:

    Hagg, Gipson and Bademosi are all younger, cheaper And better than Osama Bin Young.

    I'm sure someone else will be added to the mix.

    Z

    Damn if Bademosi could play FS that would be nice. He impressed all of us by stepping up against "Mr. 2000 yards" in Dallas. A FS that can cover is HUGE

  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail

    I think we should resign Sheldon Brown to a 1 or 2 year deal. Thoughts?

    @vaportrail said:

    I think we should resign Sheldon Brown to a 1 or 2 year deal. Thoughts?

    One year deal at near vet minimum to play safety- he's toast @ CB. Anything more than that- forget it. I seriously doubt he's in the Browns plans though.

  • Slo-cong wont be missed...trust Me.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
  • hx214H hx214

    I can see cutting Gocong, other than that Steelers game where he stuffed a few runs on the goal line, I never saw the need to pay him what they did in that last contract. He was awful on run defense.

    Cutting Young has me a bit confused. Not that he is great, but the Browns aren't exactly deep at the safety spot and Ward hasn't exactly been injury free. Off the top of my head that leaves Ward, Hagg and Ventrone. Unless they plan to do something with Sheldon Brown back there, they better get busy and find a starter. Hagg and Ventrone are warm bodies at best for anything other than ST.

    @hx214 said:

    ... but the Browns aren't exactly deep at the safety spot and Ward hasn't exactly been injury free. Off the top of my head that leaves Ward, Hagg and Ventrone....

    Ventrone is gone.

    Actually we have Ward, Hagg, and Gipson listed as safeties, but Bademosi came out of college as a CB/S and our FA signing of Kevin Barnes as he was being tried FS in Washington before being traded.

    Depth isn't the problem at that position, but a coverage FS to start opposite Ward (a liability in coverage) is still necessary to find. Not sure if Barnes was brought in with hopes of filling that position??

    #Justsayin'
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