Dwayne Bowe is a Brown

LondonBrown

Looks like it's all done

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet · 1m1 minute ago

The #Browns are signing WR Dwayne Bowe, source said.

darren15

Deal done ........terms to be reported tonight

I predict a 2 year deal worth $8m ?

Thoughts

Mudfly

@darren15 said:

Deal done ........terms to be reported tonight

I predict a 2 year deal worth $8m ?

Thoughts

Ill predict a little more just cause they've been at it so long.....maybe closer to 6m/yr?....though I hope YOU are closer...

Adoug319

http://dawgpounddaily.com/2015/03/19/dwayne-bowe-signing-with-browns/

darren15

2 threads ?

D Bone

Hope this report is more reliable than the Cameron Jordan / Jordan Cameron (whatever his name is) report.

Mudfly

@d-bone said:
Cameron Jordan / Jordan Cameron (whatever his name is)

Austin Miles/Miles Austin gets me sometimes too

Opal312

It took long enough which could be a sign he had to settle for less than he wanted.

The Gipper

To me, this forebodes the fact that the Browns will likely NOT be going for a WR high in the draft....if at all.

I reiterate: Farmer thinks that using picks on WRs, players that touch the ball rarely in his opinion, is fruitless. He would rather have a proven veteran WR than an unproven rookie. Pretty clear with his actions in signing Bowe/Hartline.

While this probably also means goodbye to Miles Austin....or is it Austin Miles, you never know. Farmer may want him back (but with Hawkins, Taylor Gabriel, Travis Benjamin, Marlon Moore plus Bowe and Hartline, roster spots will be scarce.

miktoxic

by the 12th pick our positions of need player rankings will be at third best. WR - parker. NT - brown. OL - peat.

would say that we might get lucky and get the 2nd best LB but in pettine's scheme i don't know if they look for a OLB or DE. DEs will prob be on the 4th rung by 12.

Mudfly

@the-gipper said:

To me, this forebodes the fact that the Browns will likely NOT be going for a WR high in the draft....if at all.

I was speculating about this earlier, thinking that signing both him AND hartline would pretty much nix a WR in the first......

Maybe there is still a scenario that they would pick one high....but I think it's much less likely now......

Unsympathetic

Have contract terms been released yet?

miktoxic

not my fave player. think he is over-rated. BUT now he's a brown so belly up mother Fer!

here's to setting the browns season high reception/ypc record this coming season. cheers!

D Bone

Good, solid signing that makes the offense better.......... How good will ultimately be decided by the guy under center.

Westside Steve

I'm a little concerned about whether or not the needle points to E or F. I'm going to be optimistic.

WSS

BitchTits

@mudfly said:

I was speculating about this earlier, thinking that signing both him AND hartline would pretty much nix a WR in the first......

Maybe there is still a scenario that they would pick one high....but I think it's much less likely now......

I wouldn't say that, Bowe is a plug and play guy but only for a few years. It would't surprise me to see them snag Parker, or Green-Beckam(yes I know huge risk) at 19. We still need a guy for the future to develop. Bowe won't be around that long. But yes your right, it is more likely that we will not make the pick.

The Gipper

cbbacker said:
I wouldn't say that, Bowe is a plug and play guy but only for a few years. It would't surprise me to see them snag Parker, or Green-Beckam(yes I know huge risk) at 19. We still need a guy for the future to develop. Bowe won't be around that long. But yes your right, it is more likely that we will not make the pick.

But, it is Ray Farmer and not you picking. I believe Farmer wants nothing to do with a WR that is a "guy for the future to develop". The concept appears anathema to him. He wants guys already developed. (though he will take a shot with a UDFA....like Taylor Gabriel....but there is no investment there except the little money it costs to get a guy like that in camp)

PoeticG

I kind of like the sound of that Gipper. Bring in guys that have proven to catch the fucking ball. That is the most important. Yeah, it's nice to fly through the air and snag the ball with one hand and backflip over the first defender for a first down, and maybe someday we'll get that guy. But for right now, at least until Gordon comes back, we'll probably build defense and that's okay. Just win baby.

With Mack returning, Manziel maturing and some solid WRs- I don't think we've seen this offense yet.

Manziel with a solid O-Line and time to learn the new playbook.... hmm, I promise you ALL Manziel is doing in rehab is learning the playbook.

Mudfly

cbbacker said:
I wouldn't say that ..... But yes your right, it is more likely that we will not make the pick.

not right, but more than likely right??...ok, Ill take it....

the contradiction here is when you say take White/Green at #19 cause we need developmental talent....

Where I see developmental talent coming much later than #19 .....

tiamat63

@poeticg said:

I kind of like the sound of that Gipper. Bring in guys that have proven to catch the fucking ball. That is the most important. Yeah, it's nice to fly through the air and snag the ball with one hand and backflip over the first defender for a first down, and maybe someday we'll get that guy. But for right now, at least until Gordon comes back, we'll probably build defense and that's okay. Just win baby.

With Mack returning, Manziel maturing and some solid WRs- I don't think we've seen this offense yet.

Manziel with a solid O-Line and time to learn the new playbook.... hmm, I promise you ALL Manziel is doing in rehab is learning the playbook.

Short Stuff can learn the playbook all he wants. Memorization isn't his issue.