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  • @tour2ma said:

    Sideways? As in "off-the-rails"?

    First time for everything... 😉

    True Tale of the Tape... thumb off scales and wedges out of shoes...

    5'11-1/2 191 lb...

    He's over 200 lb ..

    Z

    Zombo said:

    He's over 200 lb ..

    ... in pads... and he wears A LOT of pads...

  • Zombo said:

    He's over 200 lb ..

    ... in pads... and he wears A LOT of pads...

    @tour2ma said:

    ... in pads... and he wears A LOT of pads...

    He was 207 at the combine. He's thicker than some of these other scrawny guys. Looks thicker in person. There is no way he is under 200.

    Zombo

  • @tour2ma said:

    ... in pads... and he wears A LOT of pads...

    He was 207 at the combine. He's thicker than some of these other scrawny guys. Looks thicker in person. There is no way he is under 200.

    Zombo

    Zombo said:

    He was 207 at the combine. He's thicker than some of these other scrawny guys. Looks thicker in person. There is no way he is under 200.

    OK... maybe not now with all those Snickers he's been obliged to pound down...

    Wait...

    In person?

    You been hangin' with the "little, loose deuce"*?

    ____________________________________________________________________

    * soon to be trademarked by ManzielCorp... right after ManzielCorp.

  • Zombo said:

    He was 207 at the combine. He's thicker than some of these other scrawny guys. Looks thicker in person. There is no way he is under 200.

    OK... maybe not now with all those Snickers he's been obliged to pound down...

    Wait...

    In person?

    You been hangin' with the "little, loose deuce"*?

    ____________________________________________________________________

    * soon to be trademarked by ManzielCorp... right after ManzielCorp.

    @tour2ma said:

    OK... maybe not now with all those Snickers he's been obliged to pound down...

    Wait...

    In person?

    You been hangin' with the "little, loose deuce"*?

    ____________________________________________________________________

    * soon to be trademarked by ManzielCorp... right after ManzielCorp.

    We pounded beers at Two Bucks and played the roulette at the Horshoe Casino. Dude's not very lucky, so he must be good.

    Zombo

  • @tour2ma said:

    OK... maybe not now with all those Snickers he's been obliged to pound down...

    Wait...

    In person?

    You been hangin' with the "little, loose deuce"*?

    ____________________________________________________________________

    * soon to be trademarked by ManzielCorp... right after ManzielCorp.

    We pounded beers at Two Bucks and played the roulette at the Horshoe Casino. Dude's not very lucky, so he must be good.

    Zombo

    Zombo said:

    We pounded beers at Two Bucks and played the roulette at the Horshoe Casino. Dude's not very lucky, so he must be good.

    Zombo

    I think the best part is he made it through both the bye week AND Zombo without making TMZ. Maybe he's gained a few maturity pounds.

  • I think it is a good pick up insurance in case Tate goes down again we would still have 3 strong Backs to tote the ball around to the endzone..hmm wonder if he is on Madden???

  • Tate scheduled to start this week, and neither West or Crow are adept yet at special teams or receiving ... Do you dress them both or sit one, and which one?

    Interesting decision, don't want to burn a roster spot, but don't want to deactivate either of these kids either.

    Z

  • Tate scheduled to start this week, and neither West or Crow are adept yet at special teams or receiving ... Do you dress them both or sit one, and which one?

    Interesting decision, don't want to burn a roster spot, but don't want to deactivate either of these kids either.

    Z

    Zombo said:

    Tate scheduled to start this week, and neither West or Crow are adept yet at special teams or receiving ... Do you dress them both or sit one, and which one?

    Dress all three of them. Deactivate Winston or...

    Can Crow play FB? Would have to be better than Ag at lead blocking in the zone plays.

  • Zombo said:

    Tate scheduled to start this week, and neither West or Crow are adept yet at special teams or receiving ... Do you dress them both or sit one, and which one?

    Dress all three of them. Deactivate Winston or...

    Can Crow play FB? Would have to be better than Ag at lead blocking in the zone plays.

    @tour2ma said:

    Dress all three of them. Deactivate Winston or...

    Can Crow play FB? Would have to be better than Ag at lead blocking in the zone plays.

    So, this is really kind of a tricky problem? we have here......too many good backs.....

    It's just not practical to carry 5 RB's.......but, if we try to move one to PS, he is sure to get nabbed.....and if we keep em all, we are burning valuable roster spots, just to hold players we might need someday.....

    Can't cut rookies who are on fire and look like the future.....

    Can't cut the proven star you just signed.....

    Sooooooooooo.....what to do, what to do.....

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

  • @tour2ma said:

    Dress all three of them. Deactivate Winston or...

    Can Crow play FB? Would have to be better than Ag at lead blocking in the zone plays.

    So, this is really kind of a tricky problem? we have here......too many good backs.....

    It's just not practical to carry 5 RB's.......but, if we try to move one to PS, he is sure to get nabbed.....and if we keep em all, we are burning valuable roster spots, just to hold players we might need someday.....

    Can't cut rookies who are on fire and look like the future.....

    Can't cut the proven star you just signed.....

    Sooooooooooo.....what to do, what to do.....

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    @mudfly said:

    So, this is really kind of a tricky problem? we have here......too many good backs.....

    It's just not practical to carry 5 RB's.......but, if we try to move one to PS, he is sure to get nabbed.....and if we keep em all, we are burning valuable roster spots, just to hold players we might need someday.....

    Can't cut rookies who are on fire and look like the future.....

    Can't cut the proven star you just signed.....

    Sooooooooooo.....what to do, what to do.....

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    It's not a bad idea, and crossed my mind, but I wonder if you run the risk of putting off future FA signings by doing that? At the end of the year, it's certainly worth considering, if Tate has had a big year, but then he'd only have a year on his contract, and wouldn't get much in a trade.

  • @mudfly said:

    So, this is really kind of a tricky problem? we have here......too many good backs.....

    It's just not practical to carry 5 RB's.......but, if we try to move one to PS, he is sure to get nabbed.....and if we keep em all, we are burning valuable roster spots, just to hold players we might need someday.....

    Can't cut rookies who are on fire and look like the future.....

    Can't cut the proven star you just signed.....

    Sooooooooooo.....what to do, what to do.....

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    It's not a bad idea, and crossed my mind, but I wonder if you run the risk of putting off future FA signings by doing that? At the end of the year, it's certainly worth considering, if Tate has had a big year, but then he'd only have a year on his contract, and wouldn't get much in a trade.

    @gftchris said:

    It's not a bad idea, and crossed my mind, but I wonder if you run the risk of putting off future FA signings by doing that? At the end of the year, it's certainly worth considering, if Tate has had a big year, but then he'd only have a year on his contract, and wouldn't get much in a trade.

    Yeah, Im not sure Id worry about that.....Id think it's a pretty unique situation with the rookies doing so well and most FA's would understand that it's an isolated situation......not something we've done before or on a normal basis....

    And you're correct, at the end of the year it will have to be addressed(trade bait for the draft maybe?)....but, Im thinking why burn a whole season with 5 running backs????

    We are carrying 2 QB's and only 2 extra O linemen...cant see having all these running backs when we are so thin elsewhere...

    Wonder what Tate is worth......a 3rd rounder maybe?......a 4th or 5th round pick?.....a #2 or #3 receiver?.....a back up on the OL ?.......

    I hear Indy pays well for RB's......or maybe Buffalo wants to trade us Watkins.....hahaha

  • @gftchris said:

    It's not a bad idea, and crossed my mind, but I wonder if you run the risk of putting off future FA signings by doing that? At the end of the year, it's certainly worth considering, if Tate has had a big year, but then he'd only have a year on his contract, and wouldn't get much in a trade.

    Yeah, Im not sure Id worry about that.....Id think it's a pretty unique situation with the rookies doing so well and most FA's would understand that it's an isolated situation......not something we've done before or on a normal basis....

    And you're correct, at the end of the year it will have to be addressed(trade bait for the draft maybe?)....but, Im thinking why burn a whole season with 5 running backs????

    We are carrying 2 QB's and only 2 extra O linemen...cant see having all these running backs when we are so thin elsewhere...

    Wonder what Tate is worth......a 3rd rounder maybe?......a 4th or 5th round pick?.....a #2 or #3 receiver?.....a back up on the OL ?.......

    I hear Indy pays well for RB's......or maybe Buffalo wants to trade us Watkins.....hahaha

    @mudfly said:

    Yeah, Im not sure Id worry about that.....Id think it's a pretty unique situation with the rookies doing so well and most FA's would understand that it's an isolated situation......not something we've done before or on a normal basis....

    And you're correct, at the end of the year it will have to be addressed(trade bait for the draft maybe?)....but, Im thinking why burn a whole season with 5 running backs????

    We are carrying 2 QB's and only 2 extra O linemen...cant see having all these running backs when we are so thin elsewhere...

    Wonder what Tate is worth......a 3rd rounder maybe?......a 4th or 5th round pick?.....a #2 or #3 receiver?.....a back up on the OL ?.......

    I hear Indy pays well for RB's......or maybe Buffalo wants to trade us Watkins.....hahaha

    Panthers are desperately short of RBs, as are the Chargers, might be able to flip something there.

  • I would not trade our only veteran RB, not this year. I'd make Crow the change of pace back and get West coached up on special teams so he can be on the active roster on Sundays for use in some imaginative sets and as the injury-prone Tate's backup as the every down guy. Winston ... not going to dress all season, stash him away, we will need a third back next year if we trade Tate or someone gets injured.

    Zombo

  • I like keeping Crow as the change of pace over using west....... but Im really struggling to understand why sacrifice a spot for Winston over all the other needs??.....is he THAT good?....does having him outweigh having depth at wr or ol?....could be. .....

    I just read a recent interview with Pettine and he said we are committed to running the ball and, because of that, we could never have too many good backs....ok.....I guess I can understand that too.....

  • with our weather and tate prone to injury. it might bode well for us to keep Winston...Pettine seems to think that he has more talent than the ones in front of him...sounds to me like we dumping Tate at the end of the year and still have 3 backs worthy of starting and addressing other needs next offseason. IDK never had this in Cleveland before. but keeping him and drafting a top WR to go with Gordon, Hawkins, and Gabe next year. would be building a decent power house offense that suits our climate much better. then addressing the .lineman or defense...lol I feel good about our direction so far...getting giddy (somewhat) about our direction of our beloved browns..hence the "new" Brownie logo as my avatar lol

    cheers from the dawgpound

  • by the way I am voting for this "new" Brownie the elf logo lol JK JK...well maybe not joking

  • @tour2ma said:

    Dress all three of them. Deactivate Winston or...

    Can Crow play FB? Would have to be better than Ag at lead blocking in the zone plays.

    So, this is really kind of a tricky problem? we have here......too many good backs.....

    It's just not practical to carry 5 RB's.......but, if we try to move one to PS, he is sure to get nabbed.....and if we keep em all, we are burning valuable roster spots, just to hold players we might need someday.....

    Can't cut rookies who are on fire and look like the future.....

    Can't cut the proven star you just signed.....

    Sooooooooooo.....what to do, what to do.....

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    @mudfly said:

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    @mudfly said:

    I like keeping Crow as the change of pace over using west.......

    I agree with Z... I don't trade our one vet. Plus I still think Tate is our best all-around RB.

    Of our 3 top backs Tate and West are the two that are most alike.

    Crow is pushing past West for the #2 spot, mostly due to performance, but in part due to the above.

    Why not entertain offers for West?

  • @mudfly said:

    I say......work Tate hard for the next few games.....let him rack up some serious yards......then investigate trading him....we didn't give up anything to get him and he might bring us some much needed help somewhere else.....

    Just an idea.....

    @mudfly said:

    I like keeping Crow as the change of pace over using west.......

    I agree with Z... I don't trade our one vet. Plus I still think Tate is our best all-around RB.

    Of our 3 top backs Tate and West are the two that are most alike.

    Crow is pushing past West for the #2 spot, mostly due to performance, but in part due to the above.

    Why not entertain offers for West?

    @tour2ma said:

    I agree with Z... I don't trade our one vet. Plus I still think Tate is our best all-around RB.

    Of our 3 top backs Tate and West are the two that are most alike.

    Crow is pushing past West for the #2 spot, mostly due to performance, but in part due to the above.

    Why not entertain offers for West?

    Im open to all ideas.....really, it's the "mystery" of Winston that has me doing all the thinking about trades and such.....Im assuming there is something special there, because we shouldn't be giving up that valuable roster spot for a developmental player(especially at our strongest position)....obviously they think he can help the team more than players like Burleson, Gilkey, etc....

    And, though I know Tate looks like the best back overall, Id think his injury history would be the reason we choose to let him go, over West that is...maybe more upside and reliability with west.....BUT, West could also bring the highest price......any chance he's worth more than we paid??......a 2nd?

    Finally(and conversely).....after hearing Pettine AND reading all your replies.....and sleeping on it......I definitely CAN see the benefit of keeping a full stable and just being a great cold weather-smash mouth football team.....if one back goes down, bring in the next and keep SMASHING!!!!......these guys WILL look pretty freaking good in december, when the other teams D's are injured, tired and wearing down...

  • So, we have an injury prone vet, plus two good rookies that have been able to pick up the slack while the vet's injured. And we're thinking of trading one, because we have someone who hasn't played a down in the NFL?

    Probably not.

  • So, we have an injury prone vet, plus two good rookies that have been able to pick up the slack while the vet's injured. And we're thinking of trading one, because we have someone who hasn't played a down in the NFL?

    Probably not.

    @gftchris said:

    So, we have an injury prone vet, plus two good rookies that have been able to pick up the slack while the vet's injured. And we're thinking of trading one, because we have someone who hasn't played a down in the NFL?

    Probably not.

    Probably not a reality... but why not speculate?

    There are three good rookies, one of whom was 53-man roster worthy and might not make it to the PS, yet cannot get on the field. If he is good, we ought to be able to safely trade one RB.