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  • Well.....now it IS official.....Browns eliminated.    So, here for now is the order for the top half of the draft:

    2020 NFL Draft Order

    PICK TEAM RECORD WIN% GB SOS
     
    STREAK
     
    1 1-14 .067 -- .561 Lost 3
     
    2 3-12 .200 2.0 .500 Lost 3
     
    3 3-11-1 .233 2.5 .507 Lost 8
     
    4 4-11 .267 3.0 .470 Won 2
     
    5 4-11 .267 3.0 .492 Won 1
     
    6 4-9-1 .321 4.0 .536 Won 1
     
    7 5-10 .333 4.0 .481 Lost 1
     
    8 5-10 .333 4.0 .509 Lost 2
     
    9 5-10 .333 4.0 .546 Lost 7
     
    10 6-9 .400 5.0 .475 Won 1
     
    11 6-9 .400 5.0 .517 Won 1
     
    12 6-9 .400 5.0 .527 Lost 2
     
    13 6-9 .400 5.0 .553 Won 3
     
    14 7-8 .467 6.0 .470 Won 1
     
    15 7-8 .467 6.0 .485 Won 1
     
    16 7-8 .467 6.0 .500 Lost 1
  • I'd never root for the Browns to lose.... but.... a loss next week probably cinches Freddie getting shitcanned AND the Browns near or in the Top 10 of the Draft. 

  • I'd never root for the Browns to lose.... but.... a loss next week probably cinches Freddie getting shitcanned AND the Browns near or in the Top 10 of the Draft. 

    @dutch-oven said:

    I'd never root for the Browns to lose.... but.... a loss next week probably cinches Freddie getting shitcanned AND the Browns near or in the Top 10 of the Draft. 

    Yep and it’s Hard to excited for Freddie Part 2 and Alex Leatherwood 

  • @tour2ma said:

    Mekaleka Hiney-who?

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    Pretty sad 40 time...

    OUCH. You can bet he will lose some weight and better THAT time. Actually, I really, really like Becton. He's a very big smart kid, loves  the game, physical, far quicker feet that you'd think he'd have at 355/369 ? lbs. He's a leader... and some mocks have him in the first round...2nd and third rounds. I would think he's more a guard, in the pros...at RT? I think he may be a huge steal at ROG for the Browns. I thought he'd slide to the 4th or 5th, but it seems his stock is rising.

    @calfoxwc said:

    OUCH. You can bet he will lose some weight and better THAT time

    Quite possibly... but to be clear... it's not the 40 time per se that bothers me, it's the 10-yd split that may be at the root of it.

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Alex Leatherwood 

    One OT option that does not excite me, but that I have only looked at in game broadcasts.

  • Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

  • S, TE, Dline depth, secondary depth...

  • I suppose at some point a list of Browns Free Agents should be made so that we know a couple of things:  

     A. likelihood of losing those guys   (can we lose them despite really wanting to keep them?)

     B.advisability of letting them walk    (can we do better than what we have with them?)

    C. What kind of hole the loss of those players  would give us, so as to determine whether or not to replace them via other FAs or the draft.

    Does anyone know the identity of those players? 

  • I suppose at some point a list of Browns Free Agents should be made so that we know a couple of things:  

     A. likelihood of losing those guys   (can we lose them despite really wanting to keep them?)

     B.advisability of letting them walk    (can we do better than what we have with them?)

    C. What kind of hole the loss of those players  would give us, so as to determine whether or not to replace them via other FAs or the draft.

    Does anyone know the identity of those players? 

    @the-gipper said:

    Does anyone know the identity of those players? 

    https://overthecap.com/free-agency/cleveland-browns/    Hunt-RFA / Randall/Schobert/Robinson-Unrestricted... we all wear brown & orange, but we certainly won't matter😉 nor will some of these guys..Browns will control the rights to RFA* or ERFA* by matching team offers.. We also need a clearer picture of who's coaching this team..Hopefully, without Steve Wilks coaching his flag football non-tackling and coverage systems.. 

  • I suppose at some point a list of Browns Free Agents should be made so that we know a couple of things:  

     A. likelihood of losing those guys   (can we lose them despite really wanting to keep them?)

     B.advisability of letting them walk    (can we do better than what we have with them?)

    C. What kind of hole the loss of those players  would give us, so as to determine whether or not to replace them via other FAs or the draft.

    Does anyone know the identity of those players? 

    @the-gipper said:

    I suppose at some point a list of Browns Free Agents should be made so that we know a couple of things:  

     A. likelihood of losing those guys   (can we lose them despite really wanting to keep them?)

     B.advisability of letting them walk    (can we do better than what we have with them?)

    C. What kind of hole the loss of those players  would give us, so as to determine whether or not to replace them via other FAs or the draft.

    Does anyone know the identity of those players? 

    A. Hunt should be retainable. Scho is gonna get paid.  The others have probably played themselves (negatively) out of town 
     

    B.  Hunt actually seems to want to be here and plays hard each week and has talent.  Check Check and Check.  If we want a run stuffing thumper I think we can let Scho walk.  If Randall has truly played himself out of big contract and into a marginal starting  player type salary - maybe we keep.  
     

    C.  I can make the argument that safety is the biggest need on this team.  LT and RT equally big.  I think we will see a Tackle somewhere in the first in our range that will be good value.  Lots of good value at 10-20. I think I’d combo both positions in free agency and high in the draft.  We need a reliable TE too
     

  • Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

    @jiggins7919 said:

    Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

    The oline has been scapegoated all year. 
    Freddie, Baker and our Secondary have been equally and probably arguably more of an issue this season.  Don’t forget our oline is blocking for the #1 back in the league.


    Most fan bases kick and scream and criticize their oline they think oline should protect a QB more than 5 seconds each play.

    Re. Secondary/ We need a Jamal Adams type. And I’m starting to think a run stuffing thumper might be a better option the Joe Scho 

  • I'm always in favor of more OL competition, but let's give Wyatt Teller an opportunity to be the man at RG for a full season before declaring him not the solution.  At minimum he's not part of the problem.. he was the best RG in all the land just 2 weeks ago.  Maybe a full offseason working w tretter and Bito will improve their communication & give Baker confidence in the pocket once more.

    Well, that, and more quick-hitting routes, but that's a different thread.

    Point is, any OL after round 3 would only be competition and not a guaranteed upgrade, so let's don't end his tenure just yet.

  • @westside-steve said:

    https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-3

    How many draft threads are there going to be?

    WSS

    I like the idea of going for two OTs right away. No more screwing up this OL like they did this year. Wanna score points? Then give Baker another second of time.

  • @westside-steve said:

    https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-3

    How many draft threads are there going to be?

    WSS

    As far as I know this is the only one going so far.

  • @westside-steve said:

    https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/browns-maven-features/cleveland-browns-2020-7-round-mock-draft-vol-3

    How many draft threads are there going to be?

    WSS

    I like the idea of going for two OTs right away. No more screwing up this OL like they did this year. Wanna score points? Then give Baker another second of time.

    @texasag1969 said:

    I like the idea of going for two OTs right away. No more screwing up this OL like they did this year. Wanna score points? Then give Baker another second of time.

    I probably wouldn't have an issue with that, but damn do we need defensive help.  I don't know how many fans noticed, but the second half of the year we blocked pretty damn well (everyone except for Hubbard, duh).  

    I'm now officially terrified of what John Dorsey will do.  Look at the 2nd rounder in Corbett, and then look at the 3rd rounder in Chad Thomas.  Chad Thomas is ATROCIOUS and doesn't belong on the field.  He was supposed to be able to set the edge against the run, but he's worse against the run than he is against the pass!  What's worse, virtually EVERY SINGLE ANALYST laughed their asses off when we drafted him.  You CAN'T miss that badly.  

    Corbett?  He's not even on the TEAM anymore, and he was the first pick of the second round (a VERY desirable pick).  John Dorsey better thank Sashi Brown for that extra 2nd rounder or else we wouldn't have Nick Chubb.  And look at the other picks.  Antonio Calloway?  He's gone.  Genard Avery?  Gone.  Chad Thomas will be gone (I hope), and the only other guy is Ratley, who is just a decent player, but there are hundreds of Ratleys in the NFL. 

    The worst part of the entire situation is that we somehow have MORE holes on our roster NOW than we did after the damn draft.  How in the hell is that possible?  

    Oh, one more thing.  Why in the world would we cut Darren Fells as our blocking TE and keep guys like Pharoh Brown and Demetrius Harris?  Like, what's the ability difference in just blocking with those 3 guys?  It's got to be minimal, right?  So wouldn't you keep the guy that's familiar with your offense, and the guy your QB is familiar with?  Why change TE's if you don't have to?  The fact that Fells had like 37 touchdowns this year is icing on the cake.  

  • Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

    We start fucking around with need-drafting and we'll be middling again. Need is a tiebreaker.

    Round One is the domain of BPA.

    @jiggins7919 said:

    Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

    Greg wasn't playing badly before his benching. He's serviceable in at the position... he'd also be serviceable at RT.

    Agree OT and OG are needs, but whether either will be worth a 1st round spend in the mid-teens is debatable.

    And did I miss Fells' Pro-Bowl announcement? Apparently he shattered Gronk's single-season TD record of 15... 😉

  • We start fucking around with need-drafting and we'll be middling again. Need is a tiebreaker.

    Round One is the domain of BPA.

    @jiggins7919 said:

    Anybody else notice how much better Greg Robinson is playing after being benched? He's no world-beater, but he had yet another solid game against the Ravens. LTs are difficult to come by, so I'm thinking we try and keep him another year. 

    Now, RT is another story. Hubbard will likely be the first guy left at the door. What's another hole? Linebacker? Safety? I think we can get these positions nailed in the first 3 rounds, plus another guard because we get an extra 3rd rounder from Duke trade. With our first 4 picks I want a RT, safety, linebacker, and guard. Make it happen. 

    Greg wasn't playing badly before his benching. He's serviceable in at the position... he'd also be serviceable at RT.

    Agree OT and OG are needs, but whether either will be worth a 1st round spend in the mid-teens is debatable.

    And did I miss Fells' Pro-Bowl announcement? Apparently he shattered Gronk's single-season TD record of 15... 😉

    @tour2ma said:

    And did I miss Fells' Pro-Bowl announcement? Apparently he shattered Gronk's single-season TD record of 15... 😉

    LOL, you mean Hall of Fame? ?

    Obviously I'm having a bit of fun exaggerating, but the point remains. Why dick around with the bottom of the roster? For example, Cark Nassib. He wasn't going to be a star or anything, but is Chad Thomas better? Cox? That other scrub I can't think of...Gaston or something? These appear to be easy decisions, yet Dorsey can't resist trying to make things "better" that seem to be well enough. 

  • Offensive line get better at every position if possible.  On the d another edge rusher and another corner.  I would not be upset if we got our o line in free agency and traded up to get young.  With Young opposite of Garrett that’s a winning combo and makes the ravens life hell making Jackson stay in the pocket and pass which he blows at. 

  • We start fucking around with need-drafting and we'll be middling again. Need is a tiebreaker.

    Round One is the domain of BPA.

    I think that is fair, though I doubt that we would be looking for QB/RB/WR...all things considered.   Anywhere else seems fair game.

    At wherever we draft....10-15, an argument could probably be made that the player we take for need is also the BPA. 

  • @texasag1969 said:

    I like the idea of going for two OTs right away. No more screwing up this OL like they did this year. Wanna score points? Then give Baker another second of time.

    I probably wouldn't have an issue with that, but damn do we need defensive help.  I don't know how many fans noticed, but the second half of the year we blocked pretty damn well (everyone except for Hubbard, duh).  

    I'm now officially terrified of what John Dorsey will do.  Look at the 2nd rounder in Corbett, and then look at the 3rd rounder in Chad Thomas.  Chad Thomas is ATROCIOUS and doesn't belong on the field.  He was supposed to be able to set the edge against the run, but he's worse against the run than he is against the pass!  What's worse, virtually EVERY SINGLE ANALYST laughed their asses off when we drafted him.  You CAN'T miss that badly.  

    Corbett?  He's not even on the TEAM anymore, and he was the first pick of the second round (a VERY desirable pick).  John Dorsey better thank Sashi Brown for that extra 2nd rounder or else we wouldn't have Nick Chubb.  And look at the other picks.  Antonio Calloway?  He's gone.  Genard Avery?  Gone.  Chad Thomas will be gone (I hope), and the only other guy is Ratley, who is just a decent player, but there are hundreds of Ratleys in the NFL. 

    The worst part of the entire situation is that we somehow have MORE holes on our roster NOW than we did after the damn draft.  How in the hell is that possible?  

    Oh, one more thing.  Why in the world would we cut Darren Fells as our blocking TE and keep guys like Pharoh Brown and Demetrius Harris?  Like, what's the ability difference in just blocking with those 3 guys?  It's got to be minimal, right?  So wouldn't you keep the guy that's familiar with your offense, and the guy your QB is familiar with?  Why change TE's if you don't have to?  The fact that Fells had like 37 touchdowns this year is icing on the cake.  

    @jiggins7919 said:

    I probably wouldn't have an issue with that, but damn do we need defensive help.  I don't know how many fans noticed, but the second half of the year we blocked pretty damn well (everyone except for Hubbard, duh).  

    I'm now officially terrified of what John Dorsey will do.  Look at the 2nd rounder in Corbett, and then look at the 3rd rounder in Chad Thomas.  Chad Thomas is ATROCIOUS and doesn't belong on the field.  He was supposed to be able to set the edge against the run, but he's worse against the run than he is against the pass!  What's worse, virtually EVERY SINGLE ANALYST laughed their asses off when we drafted him.  You CAN'T miss that badly.  

    Corbett?  He's not even on the TEAM anymore, and he was the first pick of the second round (a VERY desirable pick).  John Dorsey better thank Sashi Brown for that extra 2nd rounder or else we wouldn't have Nick Chubb.  And look at the other picks.  Antonio Calloway?  He's gone.  Genard Avery?  Gone.  Chad Thomas will be gone (I hope), and the only other guy is Ratley, who is just a decent player, but there are hundreds of Ratleys in the NFL. 

    The worst part of the entire situation is that we somehow have MORE holes on our roster NOW than we did after the damn draft.  How in the hell is that possible?  

    Oh, one more thing.  Why in the world would we cut Darren Fells as our blocking TE and keep guys like Pharoh Brown and Demetrius Harris?  Like, what's the ability difference in just blocking with those 3 guys?  It's got to be minimal, right?  So wouldn't you keep the guy that's familiar with your offense, and the guy your QB is familiar with?  Why change TE's if you don't have to?  The fact that Fells had like 37 touchdowns this year is icing on the cake.  

    The Oline blocked for the #1 back in the NFL too.  Hubbard has to go though. 
     

    As you pointed out the D was awful.  We could revamp the entire oline and lose 21-38 type games all year.  If we fix Freddie and Baker the line looks a whole lot better.  
     

    i hate our TEs too and Baker loves looking in that direction. If a blocking odd catching dynamo existed I would certainly take him in round 1 this year - would fix two issues