Does anybody know why Fells is gone?
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He was a good blocking TE and it seemed like he was our most reliable receiving option at TE towards the end of last year. Silly to let him go.
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I said I really missed him and several people on the board made fun of me. I don't get it either. I'm not exactly sure WHY he was replaced with Harris and Brown, but Dorsey has a history of never leaving well enough alone, and this is another example.
but Dorsey has a history of never leaving well enough alone, and this is another example.
I doubt it was his contract... but maybe Dorsey gets the itch to think the grass is greener on the other side of the fence?
I think more like "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" Maybe that's a good point. They traded the top notch ROG for a better DE, but at what cost?
Corbett was supposed to be a Joel Bitonio. Nope, not at all. Strange - they were about the same size. I do like Seals-Jones, though.
A little bit too much musical chairs, I think. Not the coaches' fault.
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
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What is this?
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They couldn't trade him, so they released him. He could really play. I don't get it.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, from Yahoo fantasy football:
"Darren Fells caught 6-of-7 targets for a very nice 69 yards in Houston's Week 6 win over the Chiefs.
Advice: Fells' uptick in usage can be attributed to Houston falling behind 17-3 in the first quarter. Even so, TE Jordan Akins (3/39) was also involved as these two continue sharing the field in 12 personnel sans Kenny Stills (hamstring). Fells will stay a leap-of-faith TE2 next week against the Colts.
(Rotoworld.com)
Player Note Sun, Oct 6
Darren Fells caught 2-of-2 targets for 20 yards and two touchdowns in the Texans' Week 5 win over the Falcons."
They couldn't trade him, so they released him. He could really play. I don't get it.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch, from Yahoo fantasy football:
"Darren Fells caught 6-of-7 targets for a very nice 69 yards in Houston's Week 6 win over the Chiefs.
Advice: Fells' uptick in usage can be attributed to Houston falling behind 17-3 in the first quarter. Even so, TE Jordan Akins (3/39) was also involved as these two continue sharing the field in 12 personnel sans Kenny Stills (hamstring). Fells will stay a leap-of-faith TE2 next week against the Colts.
(Rotoworld.com)
Player Note Sun, Oct 6
Darren Fells caught 2-of-2 targets for 20 yards and two touchdowns in the Texans' Week 5 win over the Falcons."
I had no idea he was in Houston no wonder they are playing so well they have Fells Hyde and The Duke
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
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I motion, we hang Darren Fells name right next to Tank Carder's name in the Browns Board ring of Honor.
..only falling slightly behind from getting the jersey Mannequin back from Schoolie & start hanging TE names after Ozzie Newsome back in the downtown shop window ?
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
Apparently it's their offensive line. Deshaun Watson, qb, who I never would have drafted in fantasy football, (was a half hr late, computer drafted for me....) got me 41 points, and keeps doing great.
The oline is the engine of the offense, the qb is the steering wheel, the rb's are the transmission, and the wr's are the tires.
Oh, and the TE's are the mirrors that are supposed to block anybody out of the way that gets too close. lol
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Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
Apparently it's their offensive line. Deshaun Watson, qb, who I never would have drafted in fantasy football, (was a half hr late, computer drafted for me....) got me 41 points, and keeps doing great.
The oline is the engine of the offense, the qb is the steering wheel, the rb's are the transmission, and the wr's are the tires.
Oh, and the TE's are the mirrors that are supposed to block anybody out of the way that gets too close. lol
The oline is the engine of the offense, the qb is the steering wheel, the rb's are the transmission, and the wr's are the tires.
Oh, and the TE's are the mirrors that are supposed to block anybody out of the way that gets too close. lol
the texans TE's don't have to protect both Tackles anymore..Once they traded for Tunsil to play LT. look how the both TE receiving numbers have gone up..Former Browns draftee Rodrick Johnson plays RT for texans.(he still gets help).. Both Hue & Fells are from the So Cal area..Hue coached at Cal, Fells played basketball there..Maybe a conflict of leaks were a worry? FA TE D.Harris was signed a week before Fells official release..when Fells was being shopped.. agents talk..Fells & agent did the right thing for themselves to get more playing time
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Fells is an excellent blocking TE with better hands than Demetrius Harris whom he replaced. With our O line woes he definitely would've helped. Seals is Njoku's back up, a pass catching TE.
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Fells is an excellent blocking TE with better hands than Demetrius Harris whom he replaced. With our O line woes he definitely would've helped. Seals is Njoku's back up, a pass catching TE.
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The nerve.?.Who cuts former Wolverines just before a Buckeye kickoff? https://nfltraderumors.co/browns-waive-fb-joe-kerridge-from-injured-reserve/ played 4 Career games as a Packer
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Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
BINGO! Although I didn't mind trading Duke. The interesting thing is both Hyde and Duke ended up where Fells is; and that offense is playing well utilizing all 3. Fells already has 15 rec 159 yards and 3 TDs in just 6 games. That's a much better projection than Harris is giving us with only 1 TD reception thus far...
Seals-Jones is a former college WR that weighs about 240-245 lbs and he's more cut out for Njoku's role. This should get him more receptions than we expect from our 2nd TE that plays mostly in red zone and short yardage (which is where we had Fells). In fact, Seals-Jones had 34 rec 343 yds and 1 TD in 2018. That said, he already has 1 TD here with 10 games left.
The question is - did we upgrade Darren Fells with Demetrius Harris in the short yardage/red zone area? He doesn't appear to be a better blocker than Fells. His first 4 years playing TE for KC he had never had more than 1 TD when/if he scored at all. The best season of his life was last year with 3 TDs to go with his 12 receptions on a playoff team in an offense the QB threw 50 TD passes. Meanwhile Fells had the same 3 TDs and 11 rec for a team that only won 7 games. In fact, Fells averaged more TDs per season than Harris during their first 5 years in similar roles.
I don't remember our passing game struggling this much in the red zone last year...
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
Fells was extremely average and the Browns were looking to improve depth. It was a sound move to move on and look for a better option...Fells had all of 100 yards last season and played in 16 games.....Seals Jones has already exceeded that in 3 games(150) and, so far, looks to be a much better player......
Bravo to JD for trying to improve on mediocrity.....
Fells is an excellent blocking TE with better hands than Demetrius Harris whom he replaced. With our O line woes he definitely would've helped. Seals is Njoku's back up, a pass catching TE.
Fells is an excellent blocking TE with better hands than Demetrius Harris whom he replaced. With our O line woes he definitely would've helped. Seals is Njoku's back up, a pass catching TE.
Sorry MD! I read your goodies after I posted a lot of the same stuff. I saw what you saw without drinking MD20/20...
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Isn't Njoku still on IR?
Isn't Njoku still on IR?
Yes, two more weeks I think.
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Seals and Fells are two different types of TE. You can't compare receiving yards. I liked Fells blocking a ton more than the guys we have now. If anything, they're about the same but they had to learn a new system. Why not keep the same personnel? Why trade Duke Johnson? What's he averaging...8 yards a carry?
BINGO! Although I didn't mind trading Duke. The interesting thing is both Hyde and Duke ended up where Fells is; and that offense is playing well utilizing all 3. Fells already has 15 rec 159 yards and 3 TDs in just 6 games. That's a much better projection than Harris is giving us with only 1 TD reception thus far...
Seals-Jones is a former college WR that weighs about 240-245 lbs and he's more cut out for Njoku's role. This should get him more receptions than we expect from our 2nd TE that plays mostly in red zone and short yardage (which is where we had Fells). In fact, Seals-Jones had 34 rec 343 yds and 1 TD in 2018. That said, he already has 1 TD here with 10 games left.
The question is - did we upgrade Darren Fells with Demetrius Harris in the short yardage/red zone area? He doesn't appear to be a better blocker than Fells. His first 4 years playing TE for KC he had never had more than 1 TD when/if he scored at all. The best season of his life was last year with 3 TDs to go with his 12 receptions on a playoff team in an offense the QB threw 50 TD passes. Meanwhile Fells had the same 3 TDs and 11 rec for a team that only won 7 games. In fact, Fells averaged more TDs per season than Harris during their first 5 years in similar roles.
I don't remember our passing game struggling this much in the red zone last year...
I don't remember our passing game struggling this much in the red zone last year...
We didn't. We were basically automatic and that's what is so freaking frustrating.
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