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  • Another one bites the dust!

    My take is he wasn't worth his pay or up to the Mankock Standard.

    Head or Gut?
  • S Solon16

    @jewdago said:

    cool. let's release a bunch of dudes who we don't have replacements for. sounds like a great idea to me. mankok knows that we only have five draft picks, right?

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    @solon16 said:

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    Hmmm...seems I have mentioned Oline on a few occasions.

    O-line, tackle to be exact, is the top end strength of this draft.

    If you think you will need a O-tackle sometime in the next 5 years, this is a good year to get that done.

    That, or we feel pretty good about that O-lineman who visited.

    If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
  • Riffer XR Riffer X

    I predicted this may happen in about three different threads the last week or so. Not a shock to me at all. Dude was overpaid from the get go.

    @riffer-x said:

    I predicted this may happen in about three different threads the last week or so. Not a shock to me at all. Dude was overpaid from the get go.

    Wasn't Shaffer the person who got beat by his guy and caused/allowed the injuries to both Anderson and Quinn?

    -Jeff-

  • Shaffer whiffed and got Anderson killed. I think Quinn got hurt from constant pressure up the middle by Fraley and Hadnever.

  • Shaffer was also responsible for Frye's broken wrist in '06.

  • Come on - I can't believe so many people are surprised by this move. They guy was a horrible FA pickup, waaaayyyyyy overpaid and too slow.

    I see nothing wrong with this move.

    CHANGE IS GOOD
  • S Solon16

    @jewdago said:

    cool. let's release a bunch of dudes who we don't have replacements for. sounds like a great idea to me. mankok knows that we only have five draft picks, right?

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    @solon16 said:

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
    GeechG S 2 Replies

  • I won't miss him. He had a cool beard tho.

  • A #5 right tackle? I don't think so

    Levi Brown

    ? Oldcrow1945O B 3 Replies
  • G Greythan
    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so

    Levi Brown

    @greythan said:

    Levi Brown

    To protect the blind side of a left-handed QB (or at least that was the plan).

  • G Greythan
    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so

    Levi Brown

    @greythan said:

    Levi Brown

    It's not going to happen. You don't draft a right tackle with the 5th overall pick....Unless it is as Alo said, to protect a lefty.

    I'm just not sure who they'll sign....Kahlif Barnes? Draft and start a rookie that they draft somewhere in rounds 2 or 4?

    I'm wondering If Shaffer is not coming back with a new deal.

    Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb contesting the vote! - "Ben Franklin"
  • G Greythan
    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so

    Levi Brown

    @greythan said:

    Levi Brown

    Perhaps we could look at Levi's replacement at PSU, Gerald Cadogen. Might be had in the 2nd round or so.

  • They say were looking at adam goldberg from the rams... he's supposed to be average and has played everywhere on the line... i think he's only 27 too maybe that has something to do with shaffers release

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  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945

    @solon16 said:

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so.

    oldcow1945 said:

    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so.

    Right!

    I mentioned this a couple weeks ago, but I'll say it again. To me, putting a #5 overall OT at RT would be a waste of his talent. He'd be overqualified. It sounds oh so delicious, but in the end, it's not the smartest use of a #5 overall pick, especially with the multitude of needs we have.

    -Al

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  • I have no issue with this either. I, personally, liked Tucker at RT a hell of alot better than Shaffer.
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  • You don't draft a RT that high in the draft... unless you have a left handed qb and you desperately need that on the oline.

    Shaffer played hard, he just didn't have the feet to keep up with speed rushers. And anymore, if not before the past couple of years,

    he's easily? bull rushed to the qb.

    He just hasn't been getting the job done.

    Need new right tackle. I would still draft Jamon Meredith of S. Carolina, he has the frame to go from 308 to 320 and he's smart,

    strong, quick and solid character. Second round.

    But signing a capable RT is preferable, unless the Browns trade down from #5 for extra picks...

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  • I think we should release the entire team... except for the new Jets we signed, of course!

  • C calfoxwc

    You don't draft a RT that high in the draft... unless you have a left handed qb and you desperately need that on the oline.

    Shaffer played hard, he just didn't have the feet to keep up with speed rushers. And anymore, if not before the past couple of years,

    he's easily? bull rushed to the qb.

    He just hasn't been getting the job done.

    Need new right tackle. I would still draft Jamon Meredith of S. Carolina, he has the frame to go from 308 to 320 and he's smart,

    strong, quick and solid character. Second round.

    But signing a capable RT is preferable, unless the Browns trade down from #5 for extra picks...

    @calfoxwc said:

    Need new right tackle. I would still draft Jamon Meredith of S. Carolina, he has the frame to go from 308 to 320 and he's smart,

    strong, quick and solid character. Second round.

    Not sure about the weight projection. He weighed in at 304 lbs. at the Combine, but he was only 289 lbs. at the Shrine Game. He may not be capable and/or willing to pack on an additional fifteen pounds.

    Also, the intelligence thing is a little complicated. He's a 3.7 GPA student, but he also had to be coached up during drills at the Combine. Also, there was something fishy going on between him and Spurrier: it was odd that Spurrier wouldn't let a guy that athletic play tackle (Meredith started at left guard).

  • Oldcrow1945O Oldcrow1945

    @solon16 said:

    Hmmm.....Might make OL a prospect.....at #5

    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so.

    oldcow1945 said:

    A #5 right tackle? I don't think so.

    You are correct...not a rt...you get a LT and put him on the right. Gives us leverage and trading ammo in future and bookends the line and if your lt goes down you have a true step in starter not a backup lt that gets beaten like a redheaded step child. to name a few....it isn't out of the relm of possibility and only position worth a #5 if curry gone, don't think we'll go crabtree. JMO

  • I love it. They are taking out the trash.

    Shaffer was a bum and couldn't be traded with his contract. Guarantee whoever they get is better then Shaffer.

    One thought comes to mind. When they are looking at film are they seeing a few guys who quit on the team at the end of the season. Shaffer absolutely sucked at the end of the year. Maybe Jones was hurt but he didn't leave it on the field. He was arm tackling.

    I hope Shaun Smith is next, he certainly quit on the team and whatever he is getting paid, it's too much.

    I'm just hoping they have a plan to get more draft picks so they can build this team the right way. Screw overpaid free agents.

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