Free agency expected to be active

samoth

Matt Birk is going to get big bucks, so don't keep your hopes up for him.

? Aloysius

@samoth said:
Matt Birk is going to get big bucks, so don't keep your hopes up for him.

Yeah, this is a big offseason for Birk. With the recent ~~holy shit, we're all gonna die~~ downturn on Wall Street, Birk finally has a chance to become richer than all of his hedge fund buddies from college. A nice contract extension could put him over the top.

One Minnesota paper predicts Birk will end up signing a 2 year deal for around $10M.

Geech

Aloysius said:
~~holy shit, we're all gonna die~~

I'm sorry, but I just had to literally laugh out loud at that one.

Ok, I'm not sorry. Good thing I wasn't in the middle of taking a swig.

-Al

Mr. T

Aloysius said:
Yeah, this is a big offseason for Birk. With the recent ~~holy shit, we're all gonna die~~ downturn on Wall Street, Birk finally has a chance to become richer than all of his hedge fund buddies from college. A nice contract extension could put him over the top.
One Minnesota paper predicts Birk will end up signing a 2 year deal for around $10M.

If that is all he is asking for, I hope Kokinos makes an attempt at aquiring him.

Legacy Fan

Aloysius said:
Yeah, this is a big offseason for Birk. With the recent ~~holy shit, we're all gonna die~~ downturn on Wall Street, Birk finally has a chance to become richer than all of his hedge fund buddies from college. A nice contract extension could put him over the top.
One Minnesota paper predicts Birk will end up signing a 2 year deal for around $10M.

"Mr. Childress? Derek.

Derek? Mr. Childress.

I'd love to stay and chat, but my new center and I have a plane to catch..."

~Eric Mangini

ballpeen

With all the teams with big money, I have a feeling we are going to be looking for second tier players.

ClevelandFanForLife

i honestly think that this offseason will set the tone for the hole kokinis, mangini era. here me out. it is only their first year here but there is a lot of talent out there. with several free agents available from different teams i think that it will be easier to get tht talent because of the new coaches in cleveland. having rob ryan might be incentive for an oakland db to come here. kokinis might also have a semi-good relationship with terrell suggs (although it is unlikely that a director of pro personel ever really spoke with a stud outside linebacker). there is a ton of talent out there for teh browns to get and i think that with the cap room that we've got and through trades, we can sign at least one ringer, maybe two or three

Gips

Its going to be interesting to see what the mankok regime can do in FA and the draft under the existing circumstances..if they can land us 1 impact defensive player from the draft and 1 worthwhile defensive player from FA and a decent possesion reciever and center from either i would be impressed..

onefellswoop7

While I wouldn't mind Matt Birk...he is in his early 30's. It would allow us to get a young center sometime in the next few years to groom. But, we'll see.

PBJ

How about Geoff Hangartner for center? He is 26, played well as a backup in Carolina and scored a 47 on the wonderlic. It is good to have a smart center, yes?

? mz.

@pbj said:
It is good to have a smart center, yes?

This doesn't look smart to you? Perhaps it's the Cro-Magnon forehead that's throwing you off.

PBJ

Nice tits, Hank.

? Aloysius

@pbj said:
How about Geoff Hangartner for center? He is 26, played well as a backup in Carolina and scored a 47 on the wonderlic. It is good to have a smart center, yes?

Not sure he's capable of handling the big NT's in our division. Scouting reports from when he was coming out of college say that he plays too high (he's 6'5") and lacks good functional strength. That doesn't translate into success against the Casey Hamptons of the world.

ballpeen

The reality is not many centers do man up 1 on 1 against that guy and do much.