Browns Hire Horton For D C

TexasAg1969

The girl with the pearl earring. Nice Gip.

Tour2ma

@texasag1969 said:
The girl with the pearl earring. Nice Gip.

So you're the other guy that watched that movie?

TexasAg1969

@tour2ma said:
So you're the other guy that watched that movie?

And I even may have read the novel. Senility has blacked that memory out so who the hell knows. But yep, Scarlett Johansson got a Golden Globe nomination in that movie role.

gftChris

@tour2ma said:
So you're the other guy that watched that movie?

I haven't seen the movie but still recognised the painting. What does that win me?

TexasAg1969

@gftchris said:
I haven't seen the movie but still recognised the painting. What does that win me?

An all-expense paid trip to The Hague to see it in person. The catch is you are the one paying for the trip. Plus you can send $300 to the scammer of your choice for not giving it to you for free. Any of those calling you with the the free trip you won to the Bahamas will do just fine.

jiggins7919

Horton wasn't my first choice, but at the same time, is he better than O'Neil? I have to think that he's much better, and he has way, WAY more experience. The biggest issue for Horton is that he's not going to have a whole bunch of talent, and there's a good chance he doesn't get much help early in the draft. I have a sneaky suspicion we could go offense with our first and second pick, but it's just a hunch. We need a QB and we need a WR, and we need them NOW. The WR issue can be extremely mitigated by the return of Josh Gordon, but even his staunchest supporters (me) know that he can't be counted on. Even if Gordon DOES return, he never played as a deadly red zone target. From what I remember, Gordon did most of his damage on longer passes and many of his touchdowns seemed to be 20 yards or much more. I could be wrong, but I don't remember Gordon being a deadly red zone guy, or somebody that would leap to make contested catches on 3rd and goal. THAT'S what we need. A viable red zone target to go along with Barnidge.

Horton needs talent, and he needs a lot of it. Acquiring free agent pass rushers isn't exactly the easiest thing to do, and they generally come at a high price. Like, very high. Horton will also need a corner back, safety (at least one), and every type of linebacker. Very difficult to get all that in one draft or one period of free agency. I think it's safe to say that Gilbert is done and Tramon's best years are behind him. Even the superior Haden is surrounded by question marks, so a once stout secondary is now in severe flux. Our one big hope is that corner we drafted with the awful knee injury. He apparently is a hard worker, very bright, and was projected as a late first rounder before getting his knee mangled. Should he come back and play well, that would be just the type of boon our defense needs to get rolling.

I know we're sick of hearing this, but it's going to take time. I think we get our offense squared away this year, and then next season we focus on our defense. Fans don't mind having patience as long as the team is moving in the right direction. What killed Pettine was starting out 7-4 and being tied for the damn division lead after 11 games. Browns fans were as high as they've ever been, so when collapse came, and boy did it ever, we fell far and fell hard. Pettine's defense was picked apart, and he couldn't withstand the overwhelming injuries and subpar play.

LBC mike

Time?

Tour2ma

@lbc-mike said:
Time?

Half-past the Senior Bowl...

The Gipper

@gftchris said:
I haven't seen the movie but still recognised the painting. What does that win me?

I have not seen it either. I just know that it was painted by a Dutch guy named John. (Jan)...and I didn't know any more famous Dutch guys named John/Jan.

Tour2ma

Well... in that case I didn't see it either...