QB Austin Davis a Brown
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Great news. I do like McCown, but obviously he is not the long term answer and neither is JM (sorry Johnny fans). Until we can draft a good QB, he could end up being our starter before the season is over. This does not mean that we wont be winning though, he could actually win out over McCown later in the season.
Great news. I do like McCown, but obviously he is not the long term answer and neither is JM (sorry Johnny fans). Until we can draft a good QB, he could end up being our starter before the season is over. This does not mean that we wont be winning though, he could actually win out over McCown later in the season.
Reason #0264936394739 for Browns QB troubles over the years....
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ufffff....
there's always the T man.
has it really come to this? let's get the season started so we can really evaluate instead of going of the whiff off someone's ass.
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So Gaines to the IR/return and PS filled. Looks like we are good to go unless we are going to add a RB or activate Draughns before Sunday.
BEREA, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns on Monday signed QB Austin Davis to the 53-man roster and signed OL Garth Gerhart and DL Dylan Wynn to the practice squad. In addition, the club placed DB Charles Gaines
(hamstring) on injured reserve – designated for return.Davis is 6-2, 221-pounds and in his fourth NFL season out of Southern Mississippi. Originally signed by St. Louis as an undrafted free agent in 2012, Davis made his NFL debut last year appearing in 10 games (eight starts) with the Rams. He completed 180 of 284 passes (63.4 percent) for 2,001 yards with 12 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He set USM single-season and career records for passing yards, touchdowns and completion percentage. A native of Collinsville, Miss., Davis graduated from West Lauderdale High School.
Gaines, a sixth round pick this year, will be eligible to return to practice Week 6 and eligible to play Week 8.
Gerhart is 6-1, 310 pounds and officially in his second NFL season out of Arizona State. He re-joins the Browns after initially signing with the club as an undrafted free agent in 2012 and spent that season on the club’s practice squad. He appeared in two games with the Packers last season. His brother, Toby, is a running back for the Jaguars. A native of Corona, Calif., Gerhart graduated from Norco High School.
Wynn signed with the Browns as an undrafted free agent in May and was waived during final roster cuts.
The practice squad is now at the NFL maximum 10 players.
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He is PS eligible.Nice "me, too" tweet by MKC...
Works for me... but appears to be a 53 guy... so question is, Who goes?
I'd guess one of the TEs or Malcolm Johnson are gone. One of them has to be on the chopping block to add a RB too. If they sign Davis and a RB, maybe a WR like Moore or LB like Carder are gone.
He is PS eligible.
I'd guess one of the TEs or Malcolm Johnson are gone. One of them has to be on the chopping block to add a RB too. If they sign Davis and a RB, maybe a WR like Moore or LB like Carder are gone.
I thought Davis was active too much in 2014 (10 games) to be PS eligible any longer. Plus this is his 4th year in the league isn't it?
Regardless... still have a RB to go.
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
HA!.........I say neverrrrr.....
In all my years of Browns drafts(which are many), Ive never seen an influx of college manlove like we saw this past year....
completely unprecedented.....
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I think Austin is a great pick up. He played last year behind the 2nd worst OL in all of football according to PFF. If anyone had a group of sub par receivers as bad as us it was St Louis. With that if you prorate his stat line to a full season he would have ranked in at 3rd highest in passing yards with 3560 yds. and 3rd in TD's with 21 . His TD to INT ratio would have been 21/16 so a definite need to improve. I haven't watched tape to see but surely running for his life had to contribute to that.
There are folks including Farr who think the kids legit. Its a shame he wasnt in camp from day one.
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I think Austin is a great pick up. He played last year behind the 2nd worst OL in all of football according to PFF. If anyone had a group of sub par receivers as bad as us it was St Louis. With that if you prorate his stat line to a full season he would have ranked in at 3rd highest in passing yards with 3560 yds. and 3rd in TD's with 21 . His TD to INT ratio would have been 21/16 so a definite need to improve. I haven't watched tape to see but surely running for his life had to contribute to that.
There are folks including Farr who think the kids legit. Its a shame he wasnt in camp from day one.
I think Austin is a great pick up. He played last year behind the 2nd worst OL in all of football according to PFF.
And our starter was behind the worst?
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Not disagreeing... I like Austin as well...
I thought our McCown brother was behind worst at TB last year giving us refugees from behind the two worst.
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Not disagreeing... I like Austin as well...
I thought our McCown brother was behind worst at TB last year giving us refugees from behind the two worst.
Not disagreeing... I like Austin as well...
I thought our McCown brother was behind worst at TB last year giving us refugees from behind the two worst.
My bad LOL totally forgot he was with TB last year. Yes they were ranked at 25 so he definitely had some issues too. I am still surprised they signed a QB considering we kept Pryor. It almost lends itself to the theory that perhaps JFF is actually hurt worse than they let on and headed to at least short term IR
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
HA!.........I say neverrrrr.....
In all my years of Browns drafts(which are many), Ive never seen an influx of college manlove like we saw this past year....
completely unprecedented.....
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On the pass blocking ranking alone TB was even worse.
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
Not long, guess I'm the first one. Glad to see AD land somewhere that has really hasn't had a QB that stands out for a while. He is used to being the underdog, went to Southern Miss on a baseball scholly and decided to walk on as a QB instead and became the 4 year starter. Broke most of the records that Brett Favre set at Southern Miss. He is as solid a QB as you will find, very cerebral, doesn't give up on plays and isn't injury prone. His weaknesses are the deep ball and had a game or two that he couldn't hit his rhythm. Since I'm from South MS, being a Browns fan hasn't really ever crossed my mind but if he finds a place with you, I guess I'll be wearing new colors.
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
Not long, guess I'm the first one. Glad to see AD land somewhere that has really hasn't had a QB that stands out for a while. He is used to being the underdog, went to Southern Miss on a baseball scholly and decided to walk on as a QB instead and became the 4 year starter. Broke most of the records that Brett Favre set at Southern Miss. He is as solid a QB as you will find, very cerebral, doesn't give up on plays and isn't injury prone. His weaknesses are the deep ball and had a game or two that he couldn't hit his rhythm. Since I'm from South MS, being a Browns fan hasn't really ever crossed my mind but if he finds a place with you, I guess I'll be wearing new colors.
Not long, guess I'm the first one. Glad to see AD land somewhere that has really hasn't had a QB that stands out for a while. He is used to being the underdog, went to Southern Miss on a baseball scholly and decided to walk on as a QB instead and became the 4 year starter. Broke most of the records that Brett Favre set at Southern Miss. He is as solid a QB as you will find, very cerebral, doesn't give up on plays and isn't injury prone. His weaknesses are the deep ball and had a game or two that he couldn't hit his rhythm. Since I'm from South MS, being a Browns fan hasn't really ever crossed my mind but if he finds a place with you, I guess I'll be wearing new colors.
I was surprised that he was available. Not that he's great, but in a QB starved league, he played decent last year for the Rams. Must have had a bad camp or Jeff Fisher wasn't happy with him.
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How long until Southern Mississippi fans start finding us?
Not long, guess I'm the first one. Glad to see AD land somewhere that has really hasn't had a QB that stands out for a while. He is used to being the underdog, went to Southern Miss on a baseball scholly and decided to walk on as a QB instead and became the 4 year starter. Broke most of the records that Brett Favre set at Southern Miss. He is as solid a QB as you will find, very cerebral, doesn't give up on plays and isn't injury prone. His weaknesses are the deep ball and had a game or two that he couldn't hit his rhythm. Since I'm from South MS, being a Browns fan hasn't really ever crossed my mind but if he finds a place with you, I guess I'll be wearing new colors.
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Guess I'm the second USM fan to the forum. I have known Austin since his high school days and I am a life long souther miss fan. I am proud Austin has landed with you guys. He was never given a fair chance in St. Louis most obviously this year. After putting up decent stats with a poor OL and no running game the Rams were hell bent to bring Keenum back and basically handed the back up job this year. Davis only threw five passes in preseason this year with very few practice reps. He was kept in camp till final cuts as insurance if one of qbs were injured. Long story short he was screwed by fisher and rams brass. There is no real advantage to Keenum. If you have nothing else, Davis is a legit and quality back up. As stated above he is a cerebral Qb that is accurate with his passes. From my understanding, the browns had interest in Austin back in the spring. I wish he had been in camp from day one instead of going back to the soon to be Los Angeles Rams. There was interest from a couple of teams during pre season one of those being philly. I think Austin can flourish with a team with a steady run game and protection. I hope he can catch on with the Browns and was not brought in until Manziel gets healthy. Look forward to keeping up with the browns.
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Hahahaha. Narrative busted.
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