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  • The Gipper The GipperT In Memoriam Very Popular
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    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by The Gipper
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    Here is AFC North  transactions:

    Browns:

    Key additions: Odell Beckham Jr., wide receiver; Sheldon Richardson, defensive tackle; Olivier Vernon, defensive end

    Key subtractions: Tyrod Taylor, quarterback; Breshad Perriman, wide receiver; Briean Boddy-Calhoun, cornerback

    (My opinion:  huge net gains in talent)

    Ravens:

    Key additions: Earl Thomas, free safety; Mark Ingram, running back; Justin Bethel, special teams/cornerback

    Key subtractions: C.J. Mosley, middle linebacker; Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker; Za'Darius Smith, outside linebacker

    My opinion: fair size net loss in talent...particularly Mosley  (Suggs/Thomas a wash imo)

    Steelers

    Key additions: Steven Nelson, cornerback; Donte Moncrief, wide receiver;Mark Barron, linebacker

    Key subtractions: Le'Veon Bell, running back; Antonio Brown, wide receiver; Jesse James, tight end; L.J. Fort, linebacker

    My opinion:  huge net loss in talent (not even counting Bell).

    Bengals:

    Key additions: John Miller, guard; B.W. Webb, cornerback; Kerry Wynn, defensive line

    Key subtractions: Vontaze Burfict, linebacker; Tyler Kroft, tight end

    My opinion:  Not sure why they gave Bengals the worst grade.....seems a slight net gain in talent...got rid of a cancer in the mean time in Burfict.

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      Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by
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      Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...

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      • Tour2maT Tour2ma

        Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...

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        OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by
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        @tour2ma said:

        Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...

        One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...

        He's got a clean slate here.  He's got friends here.  He was wanted.  Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners.    (......and there's world peace)

        BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE
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          @tour2ma said:

          Sometimes "cancer" is very talented...

          One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...

          He's got a clean slate here.  He's got friends here.  He was wanted.  Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners.    (......and there's world peace)

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          The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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          @orion said:

          One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...

          He's got a clean slate here.  He's got friends here.  He was wanted.  Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners.    (......and there's world peace)

          We were talking about Burfict

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            The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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            This didn’t include the browns loss of Zeitler in the trade to get Vernon so we would have to factor that in. Although it also doesn’t talk about the fact that we added two or three offense of lineman in free agency as well.

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              @orion said:

              One man's cancer is another man's......umm....er.....I got nothin for that...

              He's got a clean slate here.  He's got friends here.  He was wanted.  Hopefully it's a good fit for everyone, we all play nice together and be winners.    (......and there's world peace)

              We were talking about Burfict

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              OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by
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              @the-gipper said:

              We were talking about Burfict

              ooops.

              never mind then,  I was on obj.

              BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE
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                darren15D darren15 wrote on last edited by
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                Just graded the free agency pick ups ....... without trying to be biased we are the only team that got an A

                ARIZONA      C+

                MARCUS GILBERT OT

                JORDAN HICKS LB

                BRET HUNDLEY QB

                TERRELL SUGGS  DE/OLB

                J.R SWEEZY  OG

                JOSH SHAW   S

                KEVIN WHITE.  WR

                DARIUS PHILON   DT

                ATLANTA  C

                JAMON BROWN  OG

                JAMES CARPENTER  OG

                GRADY JARRETT  DT

                BALTIMORE  C+

                NICK BOYLE  TE

                MARK INGRAM  RB

                EARL THOMAS  S

                RG3   QB

                BUFFALO B

                COLE BEASLEY  WR

                JOHN BROWN  WR

                FRANK GORE  RB

                KEVIN JOHNSON  CB

                TYLER KROFT  TE

                MITCH MORSE  C

                TY NSEKHE  OT

                JORDAN PHILLIPS  DT

                MAURICE ALEXANDER  S

                EJ GAINES    CB

                CAROLINA  C-

                MATT PARADIS  C

                DARYL WILLIAMS  OT

                CHICAGO C

                HAHA CLINTON-DIX  S

                BUSTER SKRINE  CB

                CORDARELLE PATTERSON

                MIKE DAVIS RB

                CINCINNATI   D

                PRESTON BROWN  LB

                BOBBY HART  OT

                BW WEBB  CB

                JOHN MILLER   OG

                TYLER EIFERT   TE

                DARQUEZE DENNARD  CB

                CLEVELAND  A

                ODELL BECKHAM  WR

                OLIVIER VERNON  DE/OLB

                SHELDON RICHARDSON  DT

                GREG ROBINSON OT

                RAY RAY ARMSTRONG  LB

                DEMETRIUS HARRIS  TE

                ADARIUS TAYLOR  LB

                ERIC KUSH  OG

                PHILIP GAINES  CB

                KENDALL LAMM  OT

                BRYAN WITZMANN  OG

                DALLAS  B-

                CAMERON FLEMING  OT

                DEMARCUS LAWRENCE  DE

                JASON WITTEN TE

                CHRISTIAN COVINGTON  DT

                RANDALL COBB  WR

                GEORGE ILOKA   S

                DENVER  C

                JOE FLACCO  QB

                KAREEM JACKSON  DB

                JA'WUAN JAMES  OT 

                JEFF HEUREMAN  TE

                DETROIT  B-

                DANNY AMENDOLA   WR

                JUSTIN COLEMAN   CB

                TREY FLOWERS  DL

                JESSE JAMES  TE

                GREEN BAY  B+

                ADRIAN AMOS  S

                PRESTON SMITH  DE

                ZA'DARIUS SMITH  OLB

                BILLY TURNER  OT

                MERCEDEZ LEWIS  TE

                HOUSTON  B+

                JADEVEON CLOWNEY  DE

                TASHAUN GIPSON  S

                BRADLEY ROBY  CB

                BRIAN BODDY-COLHOUN  CB

                DARREN FELLS  TE

                AJ MCCARRON   QB

                MATT KALIL   OT

                INDIANAPOLIS  B

                PIERRE DESIR   CB

                DEVIN FUNCHESS  WR

                MARGUS HUNT  DT

                CLAYTON GEATHERS  S

                JUSTIN HOUSTON  DE/OLB

                JACKSONVILLE    B-

                AJ CANN  OG

                NICK FOLES  QB

                CHRIS CONLEY  WR

                CEDRIC OGBUEHI  OT

                KANSAS CITY  B-

                CARLOS HYDE   RB

                TYRANN MATHIEU  S

                DAMIEN WILSON  LB

                ALEX OKAFOR  DE

                BASHAUD BREELAND  CB

                LA CHARGERS   C-

                THOMAS DAVIS  LB

                BRANDON MEBANE  DT

                DENZEL PERRYMAN  LB

                TYROD TAYLOR  QB

                BRANDON MEBANE   DT

                LA RAMS  B

                DANTE FOWLER   DE

                ERIC WEDDLE  S

                BLAKE BORTLES   QB

                CLAY MATTHEWS   LB/DE

                MIAMI   C-

                DWAYNE ALLEN  TE

                ERIC ROWE  CB

                RYAN FITZPATRICK  QB

                MINNESOTA   C+

                ANTHONY BARR  LB

                SHAMAR STEPHEN  DT

                JOSH KLINE   OG

                NEW ENGLAND   B-

                MICHAEL BENNETT  DE

                PHILLIP DORSET  WR

                JASON MCCOURTY  CB

                BRUCE ELLINGTON  WR

                MIKE PENNEL  DT

                NEW ORLEANS   B-

                WIL LUTZ  K

                LATAVIUS MURRAY  RB

                MALCOM BROWN   DT

                TEDDY BRIDGWATER  QB

                JARED COOK   TE

                NEW YORK GIANTS   B

                ANTOINE BETHEA   S

                JABRILL PEPPERS  S

                KEVIN ZEITLER  OG

                GOLDEN TATE   WR

                MARKUS GOLDEN  DE

                CODY LATIMER  WR

                NEW YORK JETS   A-

                HENRY ANDERSON  DT

                LE'VEON BELL  RB

                JOSH BELLAMY  WR

                JAMISON CROWDER  WR

                CJ MOSLEY  LB

                KELECHI OSEMELE  OG

                BRIAN POOLE  CB

                OAKLAND RAIDERS   A-

                ANTONIO BROWN  WR

                TRENT BROWN  OT

                LAMARCUS JOYNER  S

                TYRELL WILLIAMS  WR

                VONTAZE BURFICT  LB

                JONATHAN HANKINS   DT

                MIKE GLENNON   QB

                BRANDON MARSHALL   LB

                ISIAH CROWELL   RB

                PHILADELPHIA   B+

                BRANDON GRAHAM   DE

                DESEAN JACKSON  WR

                MALIK JACKSON  DT

                RONALD DARBY  CB

                ANDREW SENDEJO   S

                VINNY CURRY   DE

                PITTSBURGH  C-

                RAMON FOSTER  OG

                STEVEN NELSON  CB

                ELI ROGERS  WR

                DANIEL MCCULLERS  DT

                DONTE MONCRIEF  WR

                MARK BARRON  LB

                SAN FRANCISCO  B+

                KWON ALEXANDER   LB

                TEVIN COLEMAN  RB

                DEE FORD  OLB

                ROBBIE GOULD  K

                MIKE PERSON  OG

                JIMMIE WARD  CB

                JASON VERRETT   CB

                JORDAN MATTHEWS  WR

                SEATTLE   B

                FRANK CLARK  DE

                MYCHAL KENDRICKS  LB

                JASON MYERS  K

                KJ WRIGHT  LB

                MIKE IUPATI   OG

                TAMPA BAY   C

                DEONE BUCANNON  LB

                BRESHAD PERRIMAN  WR

                DONOVAN SMITH  OT

                PAYTON BARBER   RB

                RYAN GRIFFIN  QB

                SHAQ BARRETT LB

                KENTRELL BRICE   S

                TENNESSEE   C+

                ADAM HUMPHRIES   WR

                KEVIN PAMPHILE  OT

                RODGER SAFFOLD  OG

                KENNY VACCARO  S

                CAMERON WAKE  DE

                RYAN TANNEHILL  QB

                WASHINGTON   B-

                ADRIAN PETERSON  RB

                LANDON COLLINS  S

                CASE KEENUM  QB

                DOMINIQUE RODGERS-CROMARTIE  CB

                ERECK FLOWERS   OT

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                  The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                  Who graded  these?

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                    Who graded  these?

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                    darren15D darren15 wrote on last edited by
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                    @the-gipper said:

                    Who graded  these?

                    Me

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                      @the-gipper said:

                      Who graded  these?

                      Me

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                      I would have given Jax a higher grade just on QB improvement alone. The fact they added two OLs to improve the odds of that acquisition gives them a better score IMO. Bortles was a team anchor, sinking the ship to the bottom his whole time. Watch out for them under Foles and a healthy Fornette for the tough 1st down yardage. A team worth a gamble for the right price to win upsets this coming year. And worth a small bet for the whole enchilada @  around 50 to 1. $10 wins you $500.

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                        @the-gipper said:

                        Who graded  these?

                        Me

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                        The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                        Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed.  Did you factor in what each team lost?

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                          @darren15 said:

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                          Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed.  Did you factor in what each team lost?

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                          @the-gipper said:

                          Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed.  Did you factor in what each team lost?

                          Nope just what they got

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                            @the-gipper said:

                            Well....it seems you only counted what each team got in FA..or who they re-signed.  Did you factor in what each team lost?

                            Nope just what they got

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                            The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by
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                            @darren15 said:

                            Nope just what they got

                            Then that is not telling the whole story is it

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                              @darren15 said:

                              Nope just what they got

                              Then that is not telling the whole story is it

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                              darren15D darren15 wrote on last edited by
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                              @the-gipper said:

                              Then that is not telling the whole story is it

                              No ...... I will go in time out

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