Skip to content
The Browns Board
  1. Home
  2. The Browns Board
  3. Browns sign TE Rob Housler.

Browns sign TE Rob Housler.

The Browns Board
46 21 2.8k

  • Housler is still a work in progress, but I see this as the James Casey H/TE replacement... not so much a Cameron type replacement.

  • Word from Cardinals fans is that he has stone hands, runs awful routes, can't block, but is a great athlete if he has the ball in his hands due to his size/speed combo. They were all happy to see him leave.

  • U utzie

    Word from Cardinals fans is that he has stone hands, runs awful routes, can't block, but is a great athlete if he has the ball in his hands due to his size/speed combo. They were all happy to see him leave.

    @utzie said:

    Word from Cardinals fans is that he has stone hands, runs awful routes, can't block, but is a great athlete if he has the ball in his hands due to his size/speed combo. They were all happy to see him leave.

    In other words, we should still be looking for a TE in the draft, eh?

  • I guess I am not quite seeing the purpose of this guy if he is as bad as advertised.

    👍

  • He's 6'5" and can be coached up. This was a decent signing for the Browns because he can play at an NFL level right away. Some of the tight ends in the draft will take time to develop. I agree with this signing. The Cardinals played three quarterbacks last year and each one had a favorite target. Signing Housler now will give the coaches and the players ample time to develop chemistry. He's still young and might surprise some people.

    DAMN THE TORPEDOES! FULL SPEED AHEAD!
    👍

  • ...can you not post video on here anymore?

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain-
  • PoeticGP PoeticG

    ...can you not post video on here anymore?

    @poeticg said:

    ...can you not post video on here anymore?

    copy the youtube link and paste directly into the reply.

  • Ah! Got it! Poet got his post back.

    The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and then starting on the first one. -Mark Twain- "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog." -Mark Twain-

  • Championship!

  • Looks pretty strong after the catch. Too bad catching the ball is a problem, or so they say

  • Dray, 28 yrs. old. 6'5" 250lbs. FA-2017-----Barniage, 29 yrs. old. 6' 5" 255lbs. FA-2016------Housler, 27 yrs.old 6' 5" 250lbs. FA-2016.. Compared to our WR's got to love the size. Age and Possible losing 2 to FA after next season. Yea, we may want to get a TE we can School, but it moves the need down the list to 5,6 or 7th round or draft a TE higher in 2016. Flipo has got a plan that's going to include Backs working in combos with TE's and not the old, run up the middle or Shanny's run Right..

    Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends Team Brotherhood-"It's not about You,Me or I. It's about building We"..Hue Jackson
    👍
  • gumby73G gumby73

    Dray, 28 yrs. old. 6'5" 250lbs. FA-2017-----Barniage, 29 yrs. old. 6' 5" 255lbs. FA-2016------Housler, 27 yrs.old 6' 5" 250lbs. FA-2016.. Compared to our WR's got to love the size. Age and Possible losing 2 to FA after next season. Yea, we may want to get a TE we can School, but it moves the need down the list to 5,6 or 7th round or draft a TE higher in 2016. Flipo has got a plan that's going to include Backs working in combos with TE's and not the old, run up the middle or Shanny's run Right..

    @gumby73 said:

    Dray, 28 yrs. old. 6'5" 250lbs. FA-2017-----Barniage, 29 yrs. old. 6' 5" 255lbs. FA-2016------Housler, 27 yrs.old 6' 5" 250lbs. FA-2016.. Compared to our WR's got to love the size. Age and Possible losing 2 to FA after next season. Yea, we may want to get a TE we can School, but it moves the need down the list to 5,6 or 7th round or draft a TE higher in 2016. Flipo has got a plan that's going to include Backs working in combos with TE's and not the old, run up the middle or Shanny's run Right..

    I don't see why that would allow us to draft a tight end low, mostly because those guys probably aren't any good. No matter who we have on the roster we're going to need a superior TE.

    WSS

    www.westsidesteve.com www.myspace.com/westsidestevemusic www.cdbaby.com/artist/westsidestevesimmons

  • I think this allows them to not HAVE to draft a tight end if their targets aren't on the board.

    Good size and speed. not so good everywhere else. Evan Moore?

  • hx214H hx214

    I think this allows them to not HAVE to draft a tight end if their targets aren't on the board.

    Good size and speed. not so good everywhere else. Evan Moore?

    @hx214 said:

    I think this allows them to not HAVE to draft a tight end if their targets aren't on the board.

    Good size and speed. not so good everywhere else. Evan Moore?

    Ya, Farmer did the same thing last year ... filling holes before the draft so that if the right guy isn't available at the right time, you don't have to make a desperation pick.

    Zombo

    The GipperT 1 Reply

  • the TE class in this draft isn't all that special. besides williams there is no real 'golden ticket' to punch. i like the signing for the reasons stated above.

    draft for real need. if we can get by with these guys for a year without a huge drop off (i mean what was the TE production last year anyways?) there's always next year to draft a 'special' TE.

  • Z Zombo

    @hx214 said:

    I think this allows them to not HAVE to draft a tight end if their targets aren't on the board.

    Good size and speed. not so good everywhere else. Evan Moore?

    Ya, Farmer did the same thing last year ... filling holes before the draft so that if the right guy isn't available at the right time, you don't have to make a desperation pick.

    Zombo

    Zombo said:

    Ya, Farmer did the same thing last year ... filling holes before the draft so that if the right guy isn't available at the right time, you don't have to make a desperation pick.

    Zombo

    Yea, makes sense.

    Farmer has shown that he hates taking pass catchers WR/TEs high. Picking up Bowe/Hartline may show that he will skip WR in round one despite all the mock drafts.

    i mean....if Vince Lombardi was right, that the game is won and lost in the trenches, expect to see OL, DL taken high. not WR/TE/RBs.

    👍
  • The GipperT The Gipper

    Zombo said:

    Ya, Farmer did the same thing last year ... filling holes before the draft so that if the right guy isn't available at the right time, you don't have to make a desperation pick.

    Zombo

    Yea, makes sense.

    Farmer has shown that he hates taking pass catchers WR/TEs high. Picking up Bowe/Hartline may show that he will skip WR in round one despite all the mock drafts.

    i mean....if Vince Lombardi was right, that the game is won and lost in the trenches, expect to see OL, DL taken high. not WR/TE/RBs.

    @the-gipper said:

    Yea, makes sense.

    Farmer has shown that he hates taking pass catchers WR/TEs high. Picking up Bowe/Hartline may show that he will skip WR in round one despite all the mock drafts.

    i mean....if Vince Lombardi was right, that the game is won and lost in the trenches, expect to see OL, DL taken high. not WR/TE/RBs.

    I'm on board with that. I may be one of the few, but I don't want to see a receiver in the first

  • Kinda depends on the WR... and who else is on the board.

    I definitely do not want to see a TE in the first...

    "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
  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    Kinda depends on the WR... and who else is on the board.

    I definitely do not want to see a TE in the first...

    @tour2ma said:

    Kinda depends on the WR... and who else is on the board.

    I definitely do not want to see a TE in the first...

    Sure, if it falls in your lap then it falls in your lap. Cooper and White are the only two I would even consider in the first, but they won't be there. Williams looks like the best TE, and I wouldn't touch him till mid to late second

  • I don't mind a 4.5-running, 6'5" TE. Pull down 30-40 catches, and a TD or three and that's all we need.

    I'm awesome, and I fuck dolphins. Ghoolie 12/2/2012: I have absolutely no skills, training or pride
Log in to reply