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Earl Thomas Signing with Ratbirds

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  • jcam222J jcam222

    @darren15 said:

    I think it's either Earl Thomas or Eric Berry

    Think both and you are on the right track, also don’t be shocked to see our #2 traded for a stud CB. 

    darren15D darren15 wrote on
    #22

    @jcam222 said:

    Think both and you are on the right track, also don’t be shocked to see our #2 traded for a stud CB. 

    Jalen Ramsey ? Wont sign both as that means we lose Randall 

  • darren15D darren15

    @jcam222 said:

    Think both and you are on the right track, also don’t be shocked to see our #2 traded for a stud CB. 

    Jalen Ramsey ? Wont sign both as that means we lose Randall 

    tiamat63T tiamat63 wrote on
    #23

    @darren15 said:

    Jalen Ramsey ? Wont sign both as that means we lose Randall 

    Stud corners don't go for 2nd round picks.  If at all. 

  • 7 7moses7 wrote on
    #24

    Thomas looks like a reach , not a Dorsey kind of move. A 30 year old player coming off an injury doesn’t look right, maybe a lot of smoke for something else brewing elsewhere 

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  • CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS wrote on
    #25
    I dug up some old wishes from my "3-4 defense thread" ?
    This move isn't official yet, so hopefully it falls through..
     
     
    "...D Randall has been the free safety, he does have decent ball skills; but isn’t an elite FS. Imagine if we had Earl Thomas?..... Cleveland would love Earl Thomas."
     
    ...."I wanna stress this again, though: Earl Thomas at free safety.
     
    He plays harder than any safety in the NORTH since Troy P. Of course, his asking price may be too high. But damn, what a potential signing to bolster this defense. "
     
  • 7 7moses7

    Thomas looks like a reach , not a Dorsey kind of move. A 30 year old player coming off an injury doesn’t look right, maybe a lot of smoke for something else brewing elsewhere 

    Z Zombo wrote on
    #26

    @7moses7 said:

    Thomas looks like a reach , not a Dorsey kind of move. A 30 year old player coming off an injury doesn’t look right, maybe a lot of smoke for something else brewing elsewhere 

    I like his attitude .

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    A two year piece as a defensive leader.

    My question would be: He has always been a free safety, Randall's position. Keep Kindred at SS and move Randall back to corner? We need corner depth.

    Zombo

  • tiamat63T tiamat63

    I love Earl and he has been my favorite DB since he came from Texas ( wanted him over Haden) 

    That said,  it would be a move I'm ehh on.  Coming off injury,  wrong side of 30 and looking for high guaranteed dollars as potentially his last contract.  

    On the field wise - he takes over deep center for Randall and/or they become more interchangeable.   Kindred takes over for Pep as the nickel safety/5th man pressure / 8man front.  

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #27

    Well... there would go my lack of playoff experience and vet presence arguments... at least in part.

    @tiamat63 said:

    That said,  it would be a move I'm ehh on.  Coming off injury,  wrong side of 30 and looking for high guaranteed dollars as potentially his last contract.  

    On the field wise - he takes over deep center for Randall and/or they become more interchangeable.   Kindred takes over for Pep as the nickel safety/5th man pressure / 8man front.  

    Still played great prior to injury... fits our short-term cap... a lot more there than "eh"... at least from me.

    This is an impact up the middle move if it gets done... just where we need it.

    And interchangeability is the key. Wilks loves it...

    "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
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  • D domcucch1994 wrote on
    #28

    Wouldn't mind a short term deal, but where does this put Kindred/Randall?

    Would make more sense to sign a true SS like Clinton-Dix

    CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC 1 Reply
  • MLD WoodyM MLD Woody

    OSU/Browns fans will forever remember Pep for one bad season out of position and then swapping him for Earl Thomas and OBJ... Lol

    VaporTrailV VaporTrail wrote on
    #29

    @mld-woody said:

    OSU/Browns fans will forever remember Pep for one bad season out of position and then swapping him for Earl Thomas and OBJ... Lol

    The defense being shit poor wasn't his fault. Guy balled out and we wouldn't have OBJ if Peppers didn't have a good year. He did what Gregg asked of him. I feel bad for the guy, but our offense is literally a Madden offense now.

    Tour2maT 1 Reply
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  • D domcucch1994

    Wouldn't mind a short term deal, but where does this put Kindred/Randall?

    Would make more sense to sign a true SS like Clinton-Dix

    CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS wrote on
    #30

    @domcucch1994 said:

    Wouldn't mind a short term deal, but where does this put Kindred/Randall?

    Would make more sense to sign a true SS like Clinton-Dix

    Time will tell.. the motto of this offseason. It’s difficult for us fans to be patient in a time like this ?

  • VaporTrailV VaporTrail

    @mld-woody said:

    OSU/Browns fans will forever remember Pep for one bad season out of position and then swapping him for Earl Thomas and OBJ... Lol

    The defense being shit poor wasn't his fault. Guy balled out and we wouldn't have OBJ if Peppers didn't have a good year. He did what Gregg asked of him. I feel bad for the guy, but our offense is literally a Madden offense now.

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #31

    @vaportrail said:

    ... our offense is literally a Madden offense now.

    lol... that it is...

    "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

    Well... there would go my lack of playoff experience and vet presence arguments... at least in part.

    @tiamat63 said:

    That said,  it would be a move I'm ehh on.  Coming off injury,  wrong side of 30 and looking for high guaranteed dollars as potentially his last contract.  

    On the field wise - he takes over deep center for Randall and/or they become more interchangeable.   Kindred takes over for Pep as the nickel safety/5th man pressure / 8man front.  

    Still played great prior to injury... fits our short-term cap... a lot more there than "eh"... at least from me.

    This is an impact up the middle move if it gets done... just where we need it.

    And interchangeability is the key. Wilks loves it...

    tiamat63T tiamat63 wrote on
    #32

    @tour2ma said:

    Well... there would go my lack of playoff experience and vet presence arguments... at least in part.

    Still played great prior to injury... fits our short-term cap... a lot more there than "eh"... at least from me.

    This is an impact up the middle move if it gets done... just where we need it.

    And interchangeability is the key. Wilks loves it...

    The 'eh' depends on cost - to me at least. 

    @domcucch1994 said:

    Wouldn't mind a short term deal, but where does this put Kindred/Randall?

    Would make more sense to sign a true SS like Clinton-Dix

    Randall and ET play the hashes and center field.   Kindred steps in as the nickel safety. 

    Edit.  Also times kindred might sub Randall in base packages for 8 and 9 man fronts. 

  • D BoneD D Bone wrote on
    #33

    He's a Raven

  • tiamat63T tiamat63 wrote on
    #34

    4 years 55mil.  Hence my 'eh'. 

    Jefferson and ET might be the best duo in the North and maybe the AFC. 

    Tour2maT 1 Reply
  • D domcucch1994 wrote on
    #35

    FUCK!!!

  • tiamat63T tiamat63

    4 years 55mil.  Hence my 'eh'. 

    Jefferson and ET might be the best duo in the North and maybe the AFC. 

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #36

    @tiamat63 said:

    4 years 55mil.  Hence my 'eh'. 

    Jefferson and ET might be the best duo in the North and maybe the AFC. 

    For a second I thought "Weddle"? Then saw where he's a Ram now...

    "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
  • The GipperT The Gipper wrote on
    #37

    Fuck him then.   Let's show that is has become old and slow and burn his ass twice each year with our crew.

  • C Clevfan4life wrote on
    #38

    Damn, I thought for sure Dorsey had this in the bag prior to letting pep go

  • D domcucch1994 wrote on
    #39

    This news makes my pee pee sad... ?

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on
    #40

    That's one busy willie you have there, cucch...

    "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
    NeroN 1 Reply
  • CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFSC CLEVELANDwantsPLAYOFFS wrote on
    #41

    Well at least we acted interested to steepin his price tag maybe but this is not good news for Baker when it’s time to play Ratbirds

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