It's true, Cowherd hates the Browns...

[jiggins7919]

@the-gipper said:

Likely not...but, maybe

The Green Bay Packers and Chicago Bears will play in the season opener Thursday, Sept. 5, at Soldier Field and the Patriots will play their opening game on Sunday night in Foxborough against an opponent to be determined.

That could be the Browns....but also maybe the Browns/Jets could play on that Monday night.

I'm pretty sure we're going to be on Monday night, just a hunch.  Only problem with THAT is it's a freaking road game, and I'd much rather open the year in Cleveland.  Can you just imagine the atmosphere for our first home game...on a MONDAY NIGHT?    UGGGGHHHH!

Since this is the Colin Cowherd thread, I guess I should mention his name.  Colin Cowherd is a complete assclown who probably sleeps in Tiny Canadian Pussy Douche pajamas and drives a smart car.  (I didn't write that phrase, it was auto changed from Justin Beebs, lolololol)

?

[hoorta]

@vagitron said:

You realize how dumb it was for espn to write that about Pittsburgh? Bell has been gone, he held out all of last season and Connor did great. Brown is gone by his own doing, the end. The Steelers signed three guys in fa, far more action than I’ve ever seen in free agency and espn writes that. Bell haaaaaaaasssssss been gone. It just shows you how piss poor the mainstream media is on a myriad of things. Worst offseason in nfl history. Hilarious.

D-Nile.   "Cleveland Browns: Cleveland is the most talented team in the AFC North -- bar none -- after John Dorsey's splashy offseason, highlighted by the Odell Beckham Jr. heist. Baker Mayfield is going to be in the mix for MVP this season, with all the weapons around him and a season of NFL quarterbacking already under his belt. And the defense features a number of emerging playmakers, most prominently second-team All-Pro Myles Garrett."     http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001024500/article/nfl-madness-sixteen-teams-to-spotlight-for-the-2019-season

Just like Cow-pie wants to be major buzz kill for everything happening in Browns Town. Sometimes, I wish I could reach through the screen and punch him in the face. 

@vagitron said:

I love it too. Paper super bowl!

This might help get us to the real one.  

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001024444/article/top-11-wr-duos-in-2019-odell-beckhamjarvis-landry-rank-no-1

[choco]

@vagitron said:

The Steelers signed three guys in fa, far more action than I’ve ever seen in free agency 

so you just started watching the steelers this offseason?  my god are your fucking Retarded.

Bostic, Burnett, Hunter.

[choco]

@hoorta said:

D-Nile. 

he's the typical yinzer that just parrots the shit they get fed by the organization.  lacks critical thinking, when coupled with general ignorance about its favorite team, i do get quite the kick of it when it posts tho.  he will vanish after the first few weeks of the season... 

[hoorta]

@choco said:

so you just started watching the steelers this offseason?  my god are your fucking Retarded.

Bostic, Burnett, Hunter.

Here's their BIG offseason moves... A vet LB and a #2 wr.  A CB the Chiefs couldn't afford. And they're pretty much done- 3rd from the bottom in cap room at $3 million.  

• Signed LB Mark Barron to a two-year deal through the 2020 season

• Agreed to terms with DT Daniel McCullers on a two-year deal through the 2020 season.

• Signed WR Eli Rogers to a new two-year deal through the 2020 season.

• Signed WR Donte Moncrief to a two-year deal through the 2020 season.

• Signed CB Steven Nelson to a three-year contract through the 2021 season.

• Agreed to terms with P Jordan Berry and LB Anthony Chickillo on new two-year deals through the 2020 season.

• Acquired a sixth-round draft selection (No. 207 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft via trade with the Arizona Cardinals in exchange OT Marcus Gilbert.

• Acquired a third- and fifth-round draft selection (No. 66 and 141 overall) in the 2019 NFL Draft via trade with the Oakland Raiders in exchange WR Antonio Brown.

FEBRUARY

Signed DE Tyson Alualu to a new two-year deal through the 2020 season.

[choco]

yup, all but 3 of those were either RFA or resigned.  same as last year, 3 FA (LB, S, WR) with a bunch of resigned guys.  poor Vag knows so very little about his team.

[Tour2ma]

@hoorta said:

Here's their BIG offseason moves...

Not headline guys, but solid players at positions of need. So I would neither scoff too loudly nor long.

[hoorta]

@tour2ma said:

Not headline guys, but solid players at positions of need. So I would neither scoff too loudly nor long.

Yeah, I checked- Barron and Moncrief are OK. I'm waiting for Vag to say Barron is as good as Khalil Mack, and Moncrief will replace Brown just fine...  

[The Gipper]

@hoorta said:

Yeah, I checked- Barron and Moncrief are OK. I'm waiting for Vag to say Barron is as good as Khalil Mack, and Moncrief will replace Brown just fine...  

Barron may replace LJ fort and Moncrief would probably have to become the number two wide receiver to replace juju Smith who goes up to number one

[Tour2ma]

Eggzakly... it's JuJu they are high on.

Will he "replace" Brown's production? Likely not, but if he can approximate it...

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

Eggzakly... it's JuJu they are high on.

Will he "replace" Brown's production? Likely not, but if he can approximate it...

Smith-Shyster was quite productive as the #2.    I personally do not think that  he can duplicate the productivity of A. Brown as the #1...or that Moncrief can duplicate the productivity of him as #2.  

But, of course it helps both of them if BR is still playing at the high level he has for a lot of his career...which he likely should...if he is healthy.

BR's biggest problem, to me....is the loss of Munchak at OL.   Their OL was great protecting BR with Munchak to guide them. Maybe not so much without him.

[choco]

Don't think munchaks loss will be felt for a couple years, they're returning the entire OL, minus Gilbert who played very little. They're all developed, and the scheme isn't changing, so any dropoff is unlikely. James Washington should be better this year, as he was coming on late last year. It's an adequate group that should produce under Ben. 

Defensively is another story ... Depth is very thin with a couple questionable starters, Colbert's gotta nail this draft or they're gonna be in shootouts all year

[The Gipper]

@choco said:

Don't think munchaks loss will be felt for a couple years, they're returning the entire OL, minus Gilbert who played very little. They're all developed, and the scheme isn't changing, so any dropoff is unlikely. James Washington should be better this year, as he was coming on late last year. It's an adequate group that should produce under Ben. 

Defensively is another story ... Depth is very thin with a couple questionable starters, Colbert's gotta nail this draft or they're gonna be in shootouts all year

Sure, that is what they said when LeBeau left:  Oh, the Steelers defense will be just as good.   Well...they weren't.

[choco]

@the-gipper said:

Sure, that is what they said when LeBeau left:  Oh, the Steelers defense will be just as good.   Well...they weren't.

not even close gip...

year          DVOA          Total yards

2018         13                    6

2017           9                     5

2016          11                   12

2015            11                  21

lebeau left after 20`5....so im not quite sure by what measure you claim they got worse.  seems to have stayed the same by most metrics.  if anything, they've become less consistent, and are not generating the sacks/turnovers of the past.  you going by film?

[The Gipper]

@choco said:

not even close gip...

year          DVOA          Total yards

2018         13                    6

2017           9                     5

2016          11                   12

2015            11                  21

lebeau left after 20`5....so im not quite sure by what measure you claim they got worse.  seems to have stayed the same by most metrics.  if anything, they've become less consistent, and are not generating the sacks/turnovers of the past.  you going by film?

If you think that the Steelers defense plays as well now than when LeBeau was their DC...I don't know what you have been watching.  You just give his last year.....what about the decade and a half before that.   They made 3 SBs, winning two, primarily on the strength of his defense.  Since he left, it has been the offense that has carried that team for the most part, not the defense.

Admittedly, they don't have the same kind of talent when he was in his prime.....or....do they?  Maybe it is just that he got so much out of the talent he had that it seemed that that talent was much better. 

[gumby73]

@tour2ma said:

Eggzakly... it's JuJu they are high on.

Will he "replace" Brown's production? Likely not, but if he can approximate it...

Am not sure the steelqueens pass playbook can run a non rub route...(enter drum rim shot here) ? (excuse me,Pick play!)

[darren15]

That's my fucking Quarterback
 

https://twitter.com/bakermayfield/status/1114292629259337729

[hoorta]

@darren15 said:

That's my fucking Quarterback
 

https://twitter.com/bakermayfield/status/1114292629259337729

[flyingfooldoug]

If you don’t watch or listen.....he doesn’t even exist.  When you watch and listen it equals ratings. Ratings puts food into the mouth of a Colin. Think about it next time you want to listen to an idiot and by not paying attention to him, it shortens his career

[nickers]

Like I said.. Cowturd has Quarterback Penis Envy.. Now he has Football Team Penis Envy..... He knows the stools just lost most of their impact players in Bell and AB.... The fact that the Browns could win both games against the stools potentially crushes his feeble manhood.. Or lack there of...