NEW WIDE RECIEVER
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@shepwrite said:
Really, the big elements for most non-amazing WRs is health, opportunity, looks, and the quarterback.Can Mike Furrey be a 98 catch, 1,000 yard receiver? Sure. He's done it. Does that mean he'll be that for the Browns?
Sure. If he's healthy, he plays, and we throw at him accurately.
Not sure that the stats Furrey put up three years ago under his patron, Mike Martz, are an accurate reflection of what we'd get out of a him. If teams thought the guy was capable of matching those stats, he wouldn't still be on the FA market.
In '06, Furrey was targeted 146 times, more than Braylon was thrown to last year. No way we're going to give him that many targets, especially when we've got an offense that actually runs the ball and some young receivers who should be on the field. After all, the Lions went 3-13 during Furrey's great season, which led to Martz & the Lions drafting an elite receiving prospect who'd push Furrey to the slot.
Wouldn't mind seeing Furrey in a Browns uniform, but I don't think we'd be bringing him in to start. More of an insurance policy in case our rookie receivers aren't capable of contributing this year.
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Browns Sign Free Agent WR
by Site Staff of theOBR.com, May 5, 2009 at 6:30pm ET
The Cleveland Browns today signed free agent wide receiver Mike Furrey, the team announced. Furrey is a veteran of six NFL seasons, including the last three with Detroit.
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The guy was right! Wow, heard it here on the Browns Board first, the only place where you can get around Mangini's media blockade!
Great signing, the guy just has hands, great hands! HANDS!!!! HAAAAAAAAAAAAANNNNNNDSSS!
Our Newest Cleveland Brown
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Furrey
According to Wiki he was also playing free safety w/ the Rams.
I'll bet EM knows that.
I fixed the wiki
I fixed the wiki
Does that mean you are the guy who misspelled his name?
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I've noticed a disturbing trend with our new staff.
They seem to be going after guys that can *gasp* catch the ball!
Imagine that!
A WR that can catch the ball!
How we've only had 2, count 'em, 2 of those since we've came back and NOW we've brought 4 guys to camp, in 1 season KNOWN for catching the ball!
Dear God I'm loving the coaching change already!
I wonder how much time Edwards has on the clock here...
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Good to see that receiver depth won't be a problem again this year.
I wonder if Patten and Furrey are fighting for the same roster spot. Patten's got better speed, but he's also older and less durable.
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WoW, We go from having a really bad WR core one week to having nothing short of a superb Wr core. Mike Furrey is such a great pickup i cant cant believe we got him. He is going to be BQ's Wes Welker. On anther note, looks like we might be seeing BE out the door soon. Im going to miss his crazy TD grabs, but not his drops.
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WoW, We go from having a really bad WR core one week to having nothing short of a superb Wr core. Mike Furrey is such a great pickup i cant cant believe we got him. He is going to be BQ's Wes Welker. On anther note, looks like we might be seeing BE out the door soon. Im going to miss his crazy TD grabs, but not his drops.
On anther note, looks like we might be seeing BE out the door soon.
I don't believe any of these roster moves have anything to do with Edwards. And that Thomas Jones-for-Edwards trade rumor is garbage. No way we trade Edwards for an over-30 RB...
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@shepwrite said:
I would say Edwards, Robiskie, MoMass, Furrey, and Patten are the locksAbsolutely.
The "number 1," the "rookies," and the "possession guys/vets." Nice mix, too.
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Mad Props to Nails on this Furry signing. I thought it was bogus. Way to leak a signing way way earlier than anybody. Now the browns have a very respectable WR corp. Cant argue with Edwards, Furry, Robiskie w
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So, can we chalk this up to a move able to be made because of our day 1 draft day moves?
Official Release: http://admin.clevelandbrowns.com/article.php?id=9560
I didn't read this entire thread, but I didn't know this:
- Born May 12, 1977 in Grove City, Ohio, Furrey attended Hilliard (Ohio) High School
Quinn to Furrey and Robiskie? Pretty cool.
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@shepwrite said:
I would say Edwards, Robiskie, MoMass, Furrey, and Patten are the locks, actually. Cribbs is the sixth receiver... who really isn't. That's buh-bye for everybody else.You're probably right, though a guy with durability issues like Patten's could Kevin Kasper himself out of a roster spot.
Steptoe's not practice squad-eligible, so he's probably gone. Hubbard's eligible, but he'll need to show something during training camp to earn that spot...and if he shows something, another team could scoop him up after final cuts.
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@shepwrite said:
Who's the guy in your picture? A Cornhusker?Ndamukong Suh, a.k.a. the consolation prize if the Browns suck this year.
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Zombo said:
Yeah, after going after solid gluefingers like Furrey, Robiskie, and Patten ... one thing is certain ... Mangini watched last year's tapes.Zombo
--worst performace from a group of receivers I have ever seen.
The most disgusting part of the Browns regime since basically Michael Jackson, Patrick Rowe and Rico Smith is the fact we have had Wr's that suck complete and total ass.
Guys that can catch tend to be pretty cool. KJ had Cris Carter hands but fell down after the catch quicker than Ozzie.
I think we are assembling a real WR corps. here. Hanging onto Edwards is huge, I expect him (under Mancock) to not fook around one bit this year. These guys have a certain charm about them that says "play football mofos and shut the FU."
I love what these guys are doing.
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Cant help but to feel good about the posession type WRs mankok is bringing in to compete and keeping edwards is huge imo as well..as mangini reveals more about what he is doing and seeing active motivated coaching all over the camp makes me think this years browns may be what we thought they should have been last year...
Im getting pretty pumped up!
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@inspecta said:
Yeah I got a buddy in Uniontown PA, that absolutely hates the steelers just because of their fans. He's not a Browns fan, he's actually a Chargers fan, but absolutely abhors having a football discussion with those inbred hicks because they are so amazingly ignorant of anything outside of Pittsburgh.I know I've mentioned him before, but I'm not sure if I shared this story yet. On Superbowl sunday he went down the steeler bar to have some fun, before the game he went around asking people who won last years super bowl, out of about 50 or so people he asked only 3 knew the answer. These inbred hicks just don't get it, if it doesn't have to deal with the stoolers they could care less about it, they could also care less about how the game is played, or defensive schemes, or different coaching changes, or the draft. Basically their minds are only tuned to football for 3 hours every sunday, and then it's only to watch the steelers, most cannot even explain to you in football terms how the steelers won the game, they can only look at the score board, and after consulting a calculator tell you that the steelers have more points than their opponents.
It's an ironic twist of fate, that God gave the undisputed dumbest fanbase in America the most consistent team in the past 10 years. These are the same fans though that after a few losing seasons will go back to following Dale Earnhart Jr and the NASCAR on sundays.
Of course there are exceptions to the rule, and there are informative steeler fans out there, but the vast majority are dumbshit asshats.
Pure comedy. I'm SURE your supposed friend walked around the bar polling the masses for his own personal enjoyment. "Hello kind sir, but may I ask who won lasts years Super Bowl?" Give me a break. The exception to the rule exists in a much larger number but if you're information base is a CHARGERS fan on the east coast who likely follows the team because of their baby blue home jerseys I guess I should just shut up and listen. *kisses*
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@inspecta said:
I could give a shit less if you believe me. Listen, this guy vents to me non stop during football season about the ignorant antics of your brethren. We actually talked about him doing that during the week leading up to the game. If the steelers aren't playing you guys don't give a shit, even if a game has relevance to the NFL. There are a plethora of great games every year that don't involved either the Browns or the Steelers, the difference is Browns fans recognize those games, while stooler knuckle draggers remain oblivious....A sample size of how many people? lol 30? Your accused group are also in the minority. I pay almost 300 dollars a year so I can have NFL ticket and watch all the games. I also play in the same 2 Fantasy Football leagues each year and know countless people that do the same. All of whom are diehard Steeler fans. I watch the plethora of great games and know my football and once again the same can be said for a countless number of my friends and people that I've met over the years. I also don't care if you don't believe me. All of this is what's best about a rivalry the Retarded bickering back and forth that often leads to no where. Want me to drive up your way and we can suit up in our gear and punch each other in the face?
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@inspecta said:
Dude I would love to suit up one more time and take on a steeler fan.I just got wood thinking about it....
LETS DO IT BABY! I'll toss on my Heath Miller authentic and pair of shorts and we'll beat each other until we can't move!
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@inspecta said:
I could give a shit less if you believe me. Listen, this guy vents to me non stop during football season about the ignorant antics of your brethren. We actually talked about him doing that during the week leading up to the game. If the steelers aren't playing you guys don't give a shit, even if a game has relevance to the NFL. There are a plethora of great games every year that don't involved either the Browns or the Steelers, the difference is Browns fans recognize those games, while stooler knuckle draggers remain oblivious....A sample size of how many people? lol 30? Your accused group are also in the minority. I pay almost 300 dollars a year so I can have NFL ticket and watch all the games. I also play in the same 2 Fantasy Football leagues each year and know countless people that do the same. All of whom are diehard Steeler fans. I watch the plethora of great games and know my football and once again the same can be said for a countless number of my friends and people that I've met over the years. I also don't care if you don't believe me. All of this is what's best about a rivalry the Retarded bickering back and forth that often leads to no where. Want me to drive up your way and we can suit up in our gear and punch each other in the face?
A sample size of how many people? lol 30? Your accused group are also in the minority. I pay almost 300 dollars a year so I can have NFL ticket and watch all the games. I also play in the same 2 Fantasy Football leagues each year and know countless people that do the same. All of whom are diehard Steeler fans. I watch the plethora of great games and know my football and once again the same can be said for a countless number of my friends and people that I've met over the years. I also don't care if you don't believe me. All of this is what's best about a rivalry the Retarded bickering back and forth that often leads to no where. Want me to drive up your way and we can suit up in our gear and punch each other in the face?
There will always be a certain faction of intelligent fandom in whatever fan base you refer to, but there will never be the percentage of Pure D dumbassage that your fans exhibit on a daily basis.
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A sample size of how many people? lol 30? Your accused group are also in the minority. I pay almost 300 dollars a year so I can have NFL ticket and watch all the games. I also play in the same 2 Fantasy Football leagues each year and know countless people that do the same. All of whom are diehard Steeler fans. I watch the plethora of great games and know my football and once again the same can be said for a countless number of my friends and people that I've met over the years. I also don't care if you don't believe me. All of this is what's best about a rivalry the Retarded bickering back and forth that often leads to no where. Want me to drive up your way and we can suit up in our gear and punch each other in the face?
There will always be a certain faction of intelligent fandom in whatever fan base you refer to, but there will never be the percentage of Pure D dumbassage that your fans exhibit on a daily basis.
There will always be a certain faction of intelligent fandom in whatever fan base you refer to, but there will never be the percentage of Pure D dumbassage that your fans exhibit on a daily basis.
Says the guy from Akron. I'm just saying you may run in to the Retarded Steeler fans in the Akron/Kent area but those fans don't exist in a large percentage in the city of Pittsburgh. It's kind of stupid to base an opinion off a fan base outside of it's teams state no?
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