2015 - FA / Draft / Notes
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#Jags receiver Cecil Shorts would be interested in signing with hometown team #Browns, I'm told http://espn.go.com/blog/cleveland-browns/post/_/id/11898/browns-free-agency-buzz-on-brian-hoyer-cecil-shorts
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Post may be more appropriate here...
The mid round WR I'm intrigued by is the kid from E. Carolina, Justin Hardy. And my "who's that WR", Combine moment was provided by Chris Conley.
Of the RBs Ameer Abdullah impressed and Matt Jones reinforced my FB conversion vision for him.
"When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196 -
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What the heck is up with all these QB's that can't call a play in the huddle?? thanks NCAA, Manziel had no clue at this all preseason with no head in the books, Who's next?? Bortle's and Carr give Hope.. 12 or 19 where does Hundley fall and Maxx fall, interesting?? No needs at 19? Still may want to get to picks 11 and 12 or 12 and 13..(Give up pick 19 and a 2nd rounder) but not for Maxx I would not think. Like mid round WR, still like Hobart Kid at OL.But where the hell is the run stopper??
Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends -
More of a case of haven't than can't to my mind. So much hurry-up, many College QBs haven't been asked to call plays in the huddle. Of more concern to me are their lack practice in making sight adjustments with those coming from the sidelines as well.
Hundley has been projected as a second rounder; Maxx late first or 2nd. IMO either would be a terrible waste of a mid 1st, let alone both...
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What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
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What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
That depends on if Shelton is available.
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What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
That depends on if Shelton is available.
That depends on if Shelton is available.
If Cooper is there Shelton will be gone. Then you have to ask if Brown will still be there at 19.
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If Cooper is there Shelton will be gone. Then you have to ask if Brown will still be there at 19.
If Shelton is gone, yes - I take Cooper. At 19 Brown won't be available. I'd trade out of the 1st round at that point. I'll take any combination of Carl Davis, then Orchard, Michael Bennett or the nex best DE/T available in the 2nd.
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What the heck is up with all these QB's that can't call a play in the huddle?? thanks NCAA, Manziel had no clue at this all preseason with no head in the books, Who's next?? Bortle's and Carr give Hope.. 12 or 19 where does Hundley fall and Maxx fall, interesting?? No needs at 19? Still may want to get to picks 11 and 12 or 12 and 13..(Give up pick 19 and a 2nd rounder) but not for Maxx I would not think. Like mid round WR, still like Hobart Kid at OL.But where the hell is the run stopper??
What the heck is up with all these QB's that can't call a play in the huddle?? thanks NCAA, Manziel had no clue at this all preseason with no head in the books, Who's next?? Bortle's and Carr give Hope.. 12 or 19 where does Hundley fall and Maxx fall, interesting?? No needs at 19? Still may want to get to picks 11 and 12 or 12 and 13..(Give up pick 19 and a 2nd rounder) but not for Maxx I would not think. Like mid round WR, still like Hobart Kid at OL.But where the hell is the run stopper??
A few days old, but this speaks to it :
“Seeing the guys coming out of the systems now where the coach holds a card up, the players line up, he kicks his foot and they play football — the hardest thing for them is to get into a huddle and call a play,” Arians said. “They’re stuttering, they’re stammering, the guys around them don’t believe in them. That’s that leadership thing. That’s the hardest thing for these young quarterbacks who play in these systems…they have to learn how to play quarterback at this level and sometimes that’s overwhelming.”
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After this combine, i doubt Shelton drops past the top 10
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There's another thread on here about McCoy going to the Bills and Alonso going to the Eagles . . .
Rumor . . . crazy ramblings . . . I don't know, maybe just mumbling to myself . . . Foles & Alonso to Browns for 1st Rounder(s), and Mariota to Eagles in Draft.
It's out there floating around the Net.
Crazy times
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What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
It's called "draft fever"...
Don't ya love it?
What I got from this combine, in regards to wide receivers: I have completely bought into the Amari Cooper hype. I like him more than Kevin White, and with Kevin White's stock at an all time high, I actually believe there's chance he'll still be there come pick #12.
What do you guys think about Amari Cooper @ 12?
I've been heading in exactly the opposite direction the last couple weeks.
I like Cooper... a lot. But I find myself convinced that we've seen his best. And while that best is damn good, 1st-round good... great even, I feel as if White has more upside.
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Here is a link to Bill Polian's ESPN Free Agent Tracker. He ranks each FA out there. While some of this looks good....I see one particular head scratcher.
http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/freeagency/?page=4&year=2015&type=-1
Here are the ranks of the Browns Free agents:
Jordan Cameron 35
Brian Hoyer 92
Jabal Sheard 122
Mile Austin 122
Johnson Bademosi 160
Shaun Draughn 239
Sion Fua 265
and the head scratcher:
Tashaun Gipson 275 with a D grade.
Polian is usually pretty good, but I don't know what he was smoking there. It is not a question of the fact that Gipson is a Restricted FA. He has other RFA sranked highly. Could it be the fact that he was injured for the latter portion of the year? I don't know.
But, for the Browns not to be very "active" they do need to replace what they lose in my opinion.
And on that note, where he has Hoyer ranked #92, Josh McCown is ranked #102. (so, fair enough there)
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Grades of Browns FAs:
Cameron B-
Hoyer C
Sheard C
Austin, Bademosi, Draughn, Fua, Gipson, Kitchen, Robertson, Moore, Rubin, Skrine, Smith, Thigpen, all D.
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LOL @ that, Gipson is awesome.
LOL @ that, Gipson is awesome.
What's even funnier is that he has Mike Adams, who was here as a safety and who sucked swamp water, rated with a C.
Gipson has been triple the player that Adams was.
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That does seem low for the way he's played the last 2 years, though I'd think that a major knee surgery has everything to do with it.....
He's fairly damaged goods right now, so until he returns and shows he can play, then the lower value makes some sense...
That works to our advantage, I do believe....
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One of the better speculation articles I've read lately. This one is on which big FA best fits where.. starting with DeMarco Murray to Indy.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000476527/article/what-are-the-best-freeagent-fits
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Rumors that are easing my mind a little about us not going all out for Mariota (we'll be outbid - I hope) :
Eagles @EaglesFanTalk · 20h 20 hours ago I've seen a few reports mentioning the #Eagles are in talks with the Bucs for the #1 overall pick... Where there's smoke there's fire..?
Followed by :
Eagles @EaglesFanTalk · 20h 20 hours ago Rumor: #Eagles get: #1 pick, and Mike Evans. #Bucs get: Nick Foles, Eagles 1-3 rounds this and next year. And rounds 1-2 in 2017. Jesus.
Plus
NFL Draft Rumors: Eagles will trade with Jets for Marcus Mariota
http://fansided.com/2015/03/04/nfl-draft-rumors-eagles-will-trade-with-jets-for-marcus-mariota/
Storm's a brewin' :
Eagles can trade picks into 2018 draft, once the 2015 draft opens
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