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  • Per a couple of evaluations I have seen, he would be an upgrade from Skrine. In fact, Polian has him current the 2d best FA available now, behind a WR from Oakland.

    This is a pass happy league with a lot of 4-5 receiver sets. Nothing wrong with having depth.....and it would negate any need to go for a DB in the draft.

    @the-gipper said:

    Per a couple of evaluations I have seen, he would be an upgrade from Skrine. In fact, Polian has him current the 2d best FA available now, behind a WR from Oakland.

    This is a pass happy league with a lot of 4-5 receiver sets. Nothing wrong with having depth.....and it would negate any need to go for a DB in the draft.

    All sounds too sensible......lets see if Farmer sees it that way ....

  • We did not want to overpay Cox to go to Titans. This is the guy I would pay to see with Haden on the other side. This is a Pettine Baller.. Packers don't let guys walk away like this. Something up besides money??

    @gumby73 said:

    We did not want to overpay Cox to go to Titans. This is the guy I would pay to see with Haden on the other side. This is a Pettine Baller.. Packers don't let guys walk away like this. Something up besides money??

    I think the Packers want to keep him.....so they are "up"....

    @darren15 said:

    All sounds too sensible......lets see if Farmer sees it that way ....

    Ill guess Farmer see's it......just hoping Williams see's it.....and wants to be a Brown...

    and here's a link suggesting he may have interest from the Ravens now.....

    http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/ravens/ravens-insider/bal-ravens-have-displayed-interest-in-packers-free-agent-corner-tramon-williams-sources-say-20150316-story.html

  • ESPN has Tramon Williams the second best CB available in free agency with a B+ rating, only behind Revis.

    He ranked Skrine as a D.

  • I think he'd be a definite upgrade to Skrine......looks like the Browns aren't adverse to paying $5m for a starting corner.....just want it to be a good value.....

  • Schefter says three year deal agreed.

  • YES!!!.....NIce one.... 🙂

    our already #1 defensive backfield just got better,,,,,

  • Starks and Tramon Williams signed today....Bowe to come......jeez we will have no cap space available soon 🙂

  • $21m according to Schefter....don't know how much guaranteed

  • Seems to me like Farmer and co. aren't "dropping the ball" like the entire nation is trying to allude to after all!!!!

    To those that keep saying players don't want to come to cleveland, maybe the shoe is on the other foot and our front office is only targeting the right players for their scheme...

    Of course they aren't going to get every player they want, but playing it smart and not over budgeting will allow them to lock down the players they truly want...ala Mack and Thomas.

  • hot damn, browns got one bad ass D backfield!!!!!!!!

    between haden and williams let's hope this pushes gilbert to realize his potential.

    GREAT MOVE!!

  • One of the great moves of the offseason by any team IMO

  • Great addition on the field & in the locker room. They are getting the right types of players.

    Mike

  • Can't say they wouldn't spend. Spend they did. And have plenty of money left for GIPSON.

  • I'm disappointed not to see Williams back in the green and gold, but it seems like the Browns overpaid for him. Not sure what the guarantees are, but the Packers weren't willing to go above a 2yr/8million deal. He was average at best towards the end of the season, hopefully he gets back to his normal level of play in Cleveland.

  • Seems like the Brownies may actually know what they're trying to accomplish, and are going out and doing it without the big splash, or breaking the bank. Good add.

  • Not a fan of the $7 million per year breakdown. Chances are he won't be here for that third year with his age.

  • ^Agree... expecting the terms to be frontloaded as per the norm...

    Good player? Yes, but I do not understand the premium over Buster.

  • He's taller, and wanted to be here. I'm good with it. And he probably doesn't do

    really dumb things once in a while, like Buster running smack dab into a player

    receiving a kick.

  • Why do we celebrate signings like this as we try to rebuild? That's not a knock on Williams he's a solid cb and was one of the best FA's still available. I get it, we want to see this franchise be successful and it's exciting when we sign a player that makes us more competitive. But at the end of the day he's not going to contribute LONG TERM to this team, he's a stop gap that might make us slightly more competitive for a few years but what good does that ultimately do us? Going 7-9 instead of 6-10?

    This front office lacks a vision for the long term, they only focus on being more competitive for the next season over sustainable success long term even if that means taking some lumps these next few years in order to develop young players that can either help us win going forward or earn big contracts elsewhere and bring in comp picks that we develop all over again. That's why teams like the Packers, Patriots, and Ratbirds are so successful. They build the core of their team through the draft and not through FA.

    Those are the types of team that needed Tramon Williams, a contender looking for the last couple pieces to push them over the top. Not a team like us who's rebuilding. Odds are we aren't even making the playoffs with or without Williams, so why not use those snaps to develop a young cb who could actually help us long term? Williams would've signed with a contender for 5M per and we overpaid him to come be a stop gap. It's moves like this that stunt the growth of our young talent and spend unnecessary money.