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  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    He's mediocre and taking a roster spot from a younger, faster guy with more potential.

    Benjamin the project is done.

    You couldn't be more dead wrong.. He made some tough catches this past season.. I'm with PGL on this one.. Travis will be going into his 3rd season and , I expect good things from him.

    @nickers said:

    You couldn't be more dead wrong.. He made some tough catches this past season.. I'm with PGL on this one.. Travis will be going into his 3rd season and , I expect good things from him.

    Expect all you want. Doesn't mean he's going to produce. The guy has less than 1,000 receiving yards for his career. His punt return and kick return skills aren't especially elite, either. There were late round rookies across the league outperforming him last year and Benjamin eventually lost the job to Leonhard.

    Sure, he's quick. But Andrew Hawkins is quicker. Andrew Hawkins is also a better receiver.

    It's a business. Benjamin was a good project, and I'm sure he's a great guy. But the cost of keeping him outweighs the benefits.

  • @nickers said:

    You couldn't be more dead wrong.. He made some tough catches this past season.. I'm with PGL on this one.. Travis will be going into his 3rd season and , I expect good things from him.

    Expect all you want. Doesn't mean he's going to produce. The guy has less than 1,000 receiving yards for his career. His punt return and kick return skills aren't especially elite, either. There were late round rookies across the league outperforming him last year and Benjamin eventually lost the job to Leonhard.

    Sure, he's quick. But Andrew Hawkins is quicker. Andrew Hawkins is also a better receiver.

    It's a business. Benjamin was a good project, and I'm sure he's a great guy. But the cost of keeping him outweighs the benefits.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    Sure, he's quick. But Andrew Hawkins is quicker. Andrew Hawkins is also a better receiver.

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    Add Taylor Gabriel to the mix.....he had double the catches and yards....as a rookie!.....and he's also small(and faster).....how many tiny/fast guys do we need?.....Im with you tcpo, Hawkins and Gabe are enough....

  • ROSTER

    SIGNED PLAYERS

    Name Position Cap Hit

    Brian Hoyer QB 3,200,000

    Randall Cobb WR 7,875,000

    Miles Austin WR 1,200,000

    Doug Legursky C 2,000,000

    Ndamukong Suh DT 8,955,000

    Brian Orakpo OLB 6,020,000

    Buster Skrine CB 2,100,000

    CUT

    Name Position

    Gary Barnidge TE

    Travis Benjamin WR

    Michael Bowie T

    Darius Eubanks OLB

    Nick McDonald G

    Garrett Hartley K

    Paul McQuistan T

    Robert Nelson CB

    Jamie Meder DT

    RESTRUCTURED

    Name Position

    TRANSITION TAGGED

    Name Position

    Jordan Cameron TE

  • ROSTER

    SIGNED PLAYERS

    Name Position Cap Hit

    Brian Hoyer QB 3,200,000

    Randall Cobb WR 7,875,000

    Miles Austin WR 1,200,000

    Doug Legursky C 2,000,000

    Ndamukong Suh DT 8,955,000

    Brian Orakpo OLB 6,020,000

    Buster Skrine CB 2,100,000

    CUT

    Name Position

    Gary Barnidge TE

    Travis Benjamin WR

    Michael Bowie T

    Darius Eubanks OLB

    Nick McDonald G

    Garrett Hartley K

    Paul McQuistan T

    Robert Nelson CB

    Jamie Meder DT

    RESTRUCTURED

    Name Position

    TRANSITION TAGGED

    Name Position

    Jordan Cameron TE

    GuNNerGatSKy said:

    ROSTER

    SIGNED PLAYERS

    Name Position Cap Hit

    Brian Hoyer QB 3,200,000

    Randall Cobb WR 7,875,000 - Packers won't let him go (what about Dwayne Bowe?)

    Miles Austin WR 1,200,000

    Doug Legursky C 2,000,000

    Ndamukong Suh DT 8,955,000 - Not worth it plus it will cost more than this (we should grab DT in the draft)

    Brian Orakpo OLB 6,020,000

    Buster Skrine CB 2,100,000

    CUT - Can't argue with this list

    Name Position

    Gary Barnidge TE

    Travis Benjamin WR

    Michael Bowie T

    Darius Eubanks OLB

    Nick McDonald G

    Garrett Hartley K

    Paul McQuistan T

    Robert Nelson CB

    Jamie Meder DT

    RESTRUCTURED

    Name Position

    TRANSITION TAGGED

    Name Position

    Jordan Cameron TE

  • GuNNerGatSKy said:

    ROSTER

    SIGNED PLAYERS

    Name Position Cap Hit

    Brian Hoyer QB 3,200,000

    Randall Cobb WR 7,875,000 - Packers won't let him go (what about Dwayne Bowe?)

    Miles Austin WR 1,200,000

    Doug Legursky C 2,000,000

    Ndamukong Suh DT 8,955,000 - Not worth it plus it will cost more than this (we should grab DT in the draft)

    Brian Orakpo OLB 6,020,000

    Buster Skrine CB 2,100,000

    CUT - Can't argue with this list

    Name Position

    Gary Barnidge TE

    Travis Benjamin WR

    Michael Bowie T

    Darius Eubanks OLB

    Nick McDonald G

    Garrett Hartley K

    Paul McQuistan T

    Robert Nelson CB

    Jamie Meder DT

    RESTRUCTURED

    Name Position

    TRANSITION TAGGED

    Name Position

    Jordan Cameron TE

    @bringbackbrownie2 said:

    GuNNerGatSKy said:

    ROSTER

    SIGNED PLAYERS

    Name Position Cap Hit

    Brian Hoyer QB 3,200,000

    Randall Cobb WR 7,875,000 - Packers won't let him go (what about Dwayne Bowe?)

    No thanks on Bowe. Regardless of what the packers may do, and they may just do what they have done in the past and let him go like they did James Jones..... and let Davante step in as the number two.

    I think Cobb and is worth 11-13 mil a year. He is a fantastic receiver and would be a great Gordo insurance policy. Plus I think Cobb could show Gordo a little bit of this and a little bit of that and maybe get him back on track.

    Miles Austin WR 1,200,000

    Doug Legursky C 2,000,000

    Ndamukong Suh DT 8,955,000 - Not worth it plus it will cost more than this (we should grab DT in the draft)

    I do not think you can argue that he is not worth it. He is far and away the best DT in the NFL. If we signed him I would look to see Pettine use more four down linemen sets and line up Suh all over the place. Plus I like his nasty, vicious demeanor on the field. Players fear that man.

    Brian Orakpo OLB 6,020,000

    Buster Skrine CB 2,100,000

    CUT - Can't argue with this list

    Name Position

    Gary Barnidge TE

    Travis Benjamin WR

    Michael Bowie T

    Darius Eubanks OLB

    Nick McDonald G

    Garrett Hartley K

    Paul McQuistan T

    Robert Nelson CB

    Jamie Meder DT

    RESTRUCTURED

    Name Position

    TRANSITION TAGGED

    Name Position

    Jordan Cameron TE

  • Some willy-nilly roster cuttin' goin' on...

    Interesting to do this combined with the FanSpeak Draft sim which is also now running... or better yet the First-Pick sim which is also up now. Then can see what kind of team you will field.

    SPOILER ALERT: In the FanSpeak draft you will occasionally get a shot at Jameis with your 12th pick.

    On Benji... sadly I have to agree that his time may have passed. In his 2.5 years of play (discounting for 1/2 year lost to injury) the catch total is low, but as a percentage of targets it's abysmal, in the low 40's, and 2014 was the worst yet. Add that in 2014 his return contributions hovered around nil and he's not a good use of a spot any longer.

    I said he was a track guy playing football when we drafted him and he kinda turned out that way, but he had a chance to be better. I thought he was horribly misused by Shurmur and only slightly better by Chud. Both seemed to think of Bneji only for fly routes. Shanny seemed to get that he had out and cross capability.

  • Doesn't seem that fun.

  • i don't get it.

  • Been up for a while now.

    http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31736

    More work than fun... kinda like FanSpeak's Draft sim vs. this FA sim.

  • It's fun to combine the two, the FA sim and the draft sim.