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  • If Pettine keeps this up I'll start callin' him Hannibal. His plan seems to be coming together.

    Fill the holes with passionate impact FA Big Dogs then draft the puppies and train 'em.

    If this keeps up the Browns will be one of the most fun teams to watch play this season and seasons to come.

  • I'm happy. Farmer seems legit and it looks like he is the right guy to bring good talent here

  • I'm happy with this so long as we still draft an RB this year.

  • Quick write up from Carucci (Ben Tate on joining the Cleveland Browns: 'I really wanted to be here') :

    http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-1/Ben-Tate-on-joining-the-Cleveland-Browns-I-really-wanted-to-be-here/2ae29419-08db-4761-83bb-78cea61c1261

    “In the grand scheme of things, I really wanted to be here,” Tate said. “At the end of the day, I thought this was going to be the best opportunity for me. I felt the pieces that were already here, offensive-line wise, and their plans in free agency and the draft, so I felt it was just going to be the best opportunity for me to help turn this thing around and take it to another level.”

  • Did Tate just sign for less than Gerhart? This is a very solid deal if he stays healthy

  • He is all over twitter and Facebook ... I've never seen anybody so happy to be a Brown.

    And he's wearing my number ... 44

    Channeling Leroy Kelly and Ernest Byner.

    Zombo

  • still gotta pick up a young guy in the 4th.

  • still gotta pick up a young guy in the 4th.

    @miktoxic said:

    still gotta pick up a young guy in the 4th.

    Ya, I'm not saying No to that, but ... I thought Edwin Baker looked real promising.

    And Lewis and Oby can play.

    Zombo

  • obi needs to be the blocking back.

  • obi needs to be the blocking back.

    @miktoxic said:

    obi needs to be the blocking back.

    That didn't work out so well.

    Time to get a real fullback.

    Zombo

  • He is all over twitter and Facebook ... I've never seen anybody so happy to be a Brown.

    And he's wearing my number ... 44

    Channeling Leroy Kelly and Ernest Byner.

    Zombo

    Zombo said:

    He is all over twitter and Facebook ... I've never seen anybody so happy to be a Brown.

    And he's wearing my number ... 44

    Channeling Leroy Kelly and Ernest Byner.

    Zombo

    Yeah, I saw a post about the Facebook thing and came here to post something for those that do FB (not me) :

    Got 2 things for yall Browns fans.....

    1. Gonna pick 44 of yall to give away autographs to

    2. Gonna pick 11 of yall to play (lose) vs me in my inaugural fantasy football league. And yea I realize the seasons still like 6 months away but I'm ready for it to start now

    Stay tuned for details on how I'm gonna pick the winners...

    Good for Fan relations 🙂

  • He said in the interview he had other offers and some for more money but he wanted to come here so I dig him.

    Seems like farmer and pettine are a more appealing duo for these free agents than in times past.

    I like Tate a lot more than gerhart too.

  • Pettine and Farmer seem like a match made in football heaven. Pettine has good personal relations with a bunch of players and as a former player Farmer knows if Pettine is full of shit or not.

  • ogbos #'s decent but his fumbles and dropped passes may come back to haunt him as he faces a possible release

  • ehh not real high on him, what worries me are the injury concerns.

    I pesonally like knowshon more, he seems to run with that pissed off chip on his shoulder.

    @erie-dawg said:

    ehh not real high on him, what worries me are the injury concerns.

    I pesonally like knowshon more, he seems to run with that pissed off chip on his shoulder.

    Knowshon is hurt like all the time

  • He said in the interview he had other offers and some for more money but he wanted to come here so I dig him.

    Seems like farmer and pettine are a more appealing duo for these free agents than in times past.

    I like Tate a lot more than gerhart too.

    @bbedward said:

    He said in the interview he had other offers and some for more money but he wanted to come here so I dig him.

    Seems like farmer and pettine are a more appealing duo for these free agents than in times past.

    I like Tate a lot more than gerhart too.

    Bringing in people that want to be here. Heck did you see Whitner's tweets? He was hanging out Downtown and was willing to give out autographs to anyone that recognized him.

  • Theres a different vibe this year in Free Agency. Last year it was really just Desmond Bryant and Paul Kruger who were the big additions.. and not much came of them. Hopefully this year with these additions we can enhance what our recent additions like Kruger can do out there. I certainly hope Dion Lewis can work well with Tate. All I think we really still need in FA is a CB. Maybe we can get a Champ Bailey on a 1 year cheap deal. Just someone to really lock up this Defense and give us a considerable shot at contention in the immediate future that doesnt lock us in for long term cost.

  • This guy is awesome, already embracing the city, saying things like "Can't wait to meet the #DawgPound." He's a great addition. His twitter is chock full of Browns pictures, paying homage to the past Cleveland greats, he loves being here.
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  • This thread is making me a Tate fan. This FO understands the importance of a good locker room situation. Surround our young talent with players that WANT to be Browns and good things will happen. The Seahawks were thick as thieves.

  • Thank you, Mr. Haslam. Thank you for realizing that Banner and Scumbardi were holding this

    team back from being successful.

    And Thank You for putting Mr. Farmer in the GM slot. A lot of us here on the Brownsboard

    were calling for it, and you saw it.

    The changes are already showing. FA's don't want to come to a bad situation, but they will if they have

    no other choice. Guys like the Browns are signing already, could have easily gone elsewhere. Signing

    and drafting guys who want to be with the Browns, who love the game, and have the work ethic and character

    to help make the fans proud of a winner, is the sign of a solid FO with the right people in place.

    Thank you, Mr. Farmer, for being the perfect GM that the Browns have needed for a long time.

    Thank you, Mr. Tate, for becoming our favorite rb in a long time, already. Can't wait to watch practices.

    Thank you, Browns players, for being ready to turn it into a genuine new era. That's kickass classy.

    We fans have been waiting a long, long time for the right people to step into the Browns org and make

    the upcoming season an exciting time.

    Rock and ROLL !