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  • Farewell Duuuuuuuke. I appreciate what he gave this team and I hope we're able to replace some of the mismatches he could cause.

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  • undisclosed late round pick? I don't like the sound of that, sounds like we GAVE him away

  • I guess so.  Too bad.   I think they should have sent him to the NFC however.

    https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-trade-rb-duke-johnson-to-texans

  • I read it was a 4th round pick

  • Undetermined draft pick. Sounds like it’s up to him to determine how good our pick might be. 

    Now i hear 4 th round possible 3rd

  • 4th potential 3rd

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  • As I've said before, I'm still just puzzled a bit at this one. Let's be real, Hunt can and will be an upgrade to the back-up over DJ. But with this offense and style of play, a guy like Duke especially weeks 1-8 seemed like such a great piece of the puzzle. 

    Nothing but love though, best of luck to the man.

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  • He wanted out. He got out. 

    That's a decent asset in return.

    Win/Win

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  • 4th rounder that can very easily turn into a 3rd. He needs to be active for 10 games. Someone just tweeted that this is the highest compensation for a RB since the Trent richardson trade!

    https://www.profootballrumors.com/

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  • I believe Duke was drafted in 4th.seems good value and Duke does not miss many games..wonder if Dorsey's clock is still ticking to flip a 2nd and Duke pick at Trent Williams? .make my day JD .force hub & Robbie to earn it and better your OL depth.

    Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends
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  • Sounds like a 3rd rounder if Duke plays 10 games, so I like the sound of that. I don't love trading him, but I think I'm more angry with him than anything. I didn't see WHY he needed to be traded. Didn't make sense to me, but whatever. A 3rd rounder is no joke, so hopefully he stays healthy. 

  • He gave us many good years and I keep saying that for a long time he was the only playmaker in the team. He wanted to be traded as I expected him to, he got what he wanted and we got the 4th round we got him with some good production years later. I couldn't ask more. 

    I'm really happy with the trade. Now I would usually say "let's hope we don't miss him" but it had to be done.

    EDIT: He was taken in the 3rd round. But 4 years have passed and those years are the best in a running back's football life.

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  • NeroN Nero

    He gave us many good years and I keep saying that for a long time he was the only playmaker in the team. He wanted to be traded as I expected him to, he got what he wanted and we got the 4th round we got him with some good production years later. I couldn't ask more. 

    I'm really happy with the trade. Now I would usually say "let's hope we don't miss him" but it had to be done.

    EDIT: He was taken in the 3rd round. But 4 years have passed and those years are the best in a running back's football life.

    @nero said:

    He gave us many good years and I keep saying that for a long time he was the only playmaker in the team. He wanted to be traded as I expected him to, he got what he wanted and we got the 4th round we got him with some good production years later. I couldn't ask more. 

    I'm really happy with the trade. Now I would usually say "let's hope we don't miss him" but it had to be done.

    EDIT: He was taken in the 3rd round. But 4 years have passed and those years are the best in a running back's football life.

    But as we say in America- he doesn't have a lot of mileage on the tires....  https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/J/JohnDu00.htm

    Let's hope Hillliard is ready (Dorsey must think so). He didn't have a rush from scrimmage last year, mostly used as a kick returner. 

  • We sure do like trading with Houston. 

    So long Duke and happy trails.

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    As I've said before, I'm still just puzzled a bit at this one. Let's be real, Hunt can and will be an upgrade to the back-up over DJ. But with this offense and style of play, a guy like Duke especially weeks 1-8 seemed like such a great piece of the puzzle. 

    Nothing but love though, best of luck to the man.

    @jrb12711 said:

    As I've said before, I'm still just puzzled a bit at this one. Let's be real, Hunt can and will be an upgrade to the back-up over DJ. But with this offense and style of play, a guy like Duke especially weeks 1-8 seemed like such a great piece of the puzzle. 

    Nothing but love though, best of luck to the man.

    I'm guessing that he was still a bit of an issue in the locker room. If he was truly that unhappy, then I doubt he was able to successfully hide it all of the time..... Good player on the field that the Browns never seemed to figure out how to fully use correctly - but if he wanted out, then he needed to go. 

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  • Who’s our backup RB now?

  • Zombo said:

    Hilliard.

    I think we'll be looking through the scraps for a 3rd rib, but it will be interesting to see what we have on the roster tonight.

    Z

    I hear that Jay ajayai might be out there 

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    @jrb12711 said:

    As I've said before, I'm still just puzzled a bit at this one. Let's be real, Hunt can and will be an upgrade to the back-up over DJ. But with this offense and style of play, a guy like Duke especially weeks 1-8 seemed like such a great piece of the puzzle. 

    Nothing but love though, best of luck to the man.

    I'm guessing that he was still a bit of an issue in the locker room. If he was truly that unhappy, then I doubt he was able to successfully hide it all of the time..... Good player on the field that the Browns never seemed to figure out how to fully use correctly - but if he wanted out, then he needed to go. 

    @d-bone said:

    I'm guessing that he was still a bit of an issue in the locker room. If he was truly that unhappy, then I doubt he was able to successfully hide it all of the time..... Good player on the field that the Browns never seemed to figure out how to fully use correctly - but if he wanted out, then he needed to go. 

    Maybe, I didn't get that vibe overall from the squad but it's hard to tell sometimes. I definitely fully agree with what you said though, and I believe Duke may be a breakout player down in Houston. Their RB pool is pretty shallow (I feel like lamar miller has been there 45 years) and the offense is pretty dynamic. Seems like a great fit.

    Overall, I can't blame the guy for wanting out as I've said before. He was going to be a depth chart casualty and with the right playing time could be looking at 10's of millions of more money in a deal. Best of luck.

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  • Good luck Duke! Sucks to see ya go 

  • Mr. Make-BelieveM Mr. Make-Believe

    He wanted out. He got out. 

    That's a decent asset in return.

    Win/Win

    @mr.-make-believe said:

    He wanted out. He got out. 

    That's a decent asset in return.

    Win/Win

    It's pretty much the going rate. Better to clean house than let a malcontent fester. 

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