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  • Obviously the Browns need to invest heavily into the OTackles… but I hope they do the same with TEs. 

    The Browns most likely will be running a lot of multi-TE sets. Njoku is on his last year of his rookie contract, and the roster beyond that is mediocre at best. 

    @dutch-oven said:

    The Browns most likely will be running a lot of multi-TE sets.

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    @calfoxwc said:

    I'm starting new draft rumors: Three round draft.

    • Austin J feels very reachy at 10 overall. Epenesa is an intriguing thought at that spot.
    • McKinney looks very possible and reasonable at 2.09; the other Safety is a reach. I like Texas' Brandon Jones' value in the 3rd.
    • I don't see Hill going in Day 3 unless he really surprises at The Combine.

    Edit: And having now looked at the list of Underclass WRs who have declared for the 2020 Draft, I now agree it is a strong, deep class... in part that's why I see Hill being pushed out of Day 3.

  • @dutch-oven said:

    The Browns most likely will be running a lot of multi-TE sets.

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    @calfoxwc said:

    I'm starting new draft rumors: Three round draft.

    • Austin J feels very reachy at 10 overall. Epenesa is an intriguing thought at that spot.
    • McKinney looks very possible and reasonable at 2.09; the other Safety is a reach. I like Texas' Brandon Jones' value in the 3rd.
    • I don't see Hill going in Day 3 unless he really surprises at The Combine.

    Edit: And having now looked at the list of Underclass WRs who have declared for the 2020 Draft, I now agree it is a strong, deep class... in part that's why I see Hill being pushed out of Day 3.

    @tour2ma said:

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    Ya got a plan on a FB this offseason besides Juszczyk? Stef used RFA FB CJ Ham 20-30 snaps/game.. Ham might be it, but have ya seen BC's FB AJ Dillon? I can't get Dillon past the 4th round in first-pick..  

  • @tour2ma said:

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    Ya got a plan on a FB this offseason besides Juszczyk? Stef used RFA FB CJ Ham 20-30 snaps/game.. Ham might be it, but have ya seen BC's FB AJ Dillon? I can't get Dillon past the 4th round in first-pick..  

    @gumby73 said:

    Ya got a plan on a FB this offseason besides Juszczyk? Stef used RFA FB CJ Ham 20-30 snaps/game.. Ham might be it, but have ya seen BC's FB AJ Dillon? I can't get Dillon past the 4th round in first-pick..  

    Shanny uses a FB because he has a damn good one. I figure Stef has a similar mindset.   If I can't get a true lead, I'll just run with more TE help or even an extra lineman.

  • @tour2ma said:

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    Ya got a plan on a FB this offseason besides Juszczyk? Stef used RFA FB CJ Ham 20-30 snaps/game.. Ham might be it, but have ya seen BC's FB AJ Dillon? I can't get Dillon past the 4th round in first-pick..  

    @gumby73 said:

    Ham might be it, but have ya seen BC's FB AJ Dillon? I can't get Dillon past the 4th round in first-pick..  

    I haven't seen him, but I seldom sweat FBs... somewhere in this great, big country is an oversized, UDFA RB with decent hands who will block his ass of to play in the NFL.

    The Fanspeak sim is pretty good this year, isn't it? I miss the trading that's in FirstPick, but FanSpeak's player rankings seem much more accurate.

  • @dutch-oven said:

    The Browns most likely will be running a lot of multi-TE sets.

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    @calfoxwc said:

    I'm starting new draft rumors: Three round draft.

    • Austin J feels very reachy at 10 overall. Epenesa is an intriguing thought at that spot.
    • McKinney looks very possible and reasonable at 2.09; the other Safety is a reach. I like Texas' Brandon Jones' value in the 3rd.
    • I don't see Hill going in Day 3 unless he really surprises at The Combine.

    Edit: And having now looked at the list of Underclass WRs who have declared for the 2020 Draft, I now agree it is a strong, deep class... in part that's why I see Hill being pushed out of Day 3.

    @tour2ma said:

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    • Austin J feels very reachy at 10 overall. Epenesa is an intriguing thought at that spot.
    • McKinney looks very possible and reasonable at 2.09; the other Safety is a reach. I like Texas' Brandon Jones' value in the 3rd.
    • I don't see Hill going in Day 3 unless he really surprises at The Combine.

    Edit: And having now looked at the list of Underclass WRs who have declared for the 2020 Draft, I now agree it is a strong, deep class... in part that's why I see Hill being pushed out of Day 3.

    Thanks ! I didn't catch that Epenesa was awesome against Austin til later. True - it's better to have a dramatic game changer so high.

    Hill is a homer pick by me, certainly, but then I remembered Michael Thomas, lol. Truth is, my bad, Hill isn't the end all, I just kept thinking of the other guys ranked well ahead of him would be gone by our pick in the third.

    Like all these guys: https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/10/nfl-draft-2020-top-wide-receivers-jerry-jeudy-laviska-shenault

    I don't know - I just have fun trying to figure it out.

  • @tour2ma said:

    Yup... Under Stef the Vikes used 2 or more TEs 51% of the time.... 3 TE 10%.

    Receiving talent at TE looks to be scarce, but there are some good value blocking TEs in the first half of Day 3. So if we can't land OT improvement, then perhaps we can add a help chipping. Problem is we only have one pick in the first-half of Day 3... but trading down one of our two 3rd rounders can fix that.

    Found this website for the formation stats... https://www.sharpfootballstats.com/personnel-grouping-frequency.html

    • Austin J feels very reachy at 10 overall. Epenesa is an intriguing thought at that spot.
    • McKinney looks very possible and reasonable at 2.09; the other Safety is a reach. I like Texas' Brandon Jones' value in the 3rd.
    • I don't see Hill going in Day 3 unless he really surprises at The Combine.

    Edit: And having now looked at the list of Underclass WRs who have declared for the 2020 Draft, I now agree it is a strong, deep class... in part that's why I see Hill being pushed out of Day 3.

    Thanks ! I didn't catch that Epenesa was awesome against Austin til later. True - it's better to have a dramatic game changer so high.

    Hill is a homer pick by me, certainly, but then I remembered Michael Thomas, lol. Truth is, my bad, Hill isn't the end all, I just kept thinking of the other guys ranked well ahead of him would be gone by our pick in the third.

    Like all these guys: https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/07/10/nfl-draft-2020-top-wide-receivers-jerry-jeudy-laviska-shenault

    I don't know - I just have fun trying to figure it out.

    @calfoxwc said:

    I don't know - I just have fun trying to figure it out.

    So cal, you gonna play the Browns Mock draft with us this year. It's a really good pastime until draft day. And by then we all get so familiar with the draft possibilities that we can cheer or jeer at each Browns' choice in "live" time. I've even been thinking it might be worth my while to attend the draft in Vegas this year. Haven't been back there in years and I have an old friend who lives there who can get us in for the first two rounds.

  • good luck trying to Mock this time of year... https://draftwire.usatoday.com/gallery/2020-nfl-draft-rankings-top-50-prospects-senior-bowl/   most media markets are having a different opinion even going into Senior bowl week deciding on the whom's BPA might even be.. 

  • @calfoxwc said:

    I don't know - I just have fun trying to figure it out.

    So cal, you gonna play the Browns Mock draft with us this year. It's a really good pastime until draft day. And by then we all get so familiar with the draft possibilities that we can cheer or jeer at each Browns' choice in "live" time. I've even been thinking it might be worth my while to attend the draft in Vegas this year. Haven't been back there in years and I have an old friend who lives there who can get us in for the first two rounds.

    @texasag1969 said:

    So cal, you gonna play the Browns Mock draft with us this year. It's a really good pastime until draft day. And by then we all get so familiar with the draft possibilities that we can cheer or jeer at each Browns' choice in "live" time. I've even been thinking it might be worth my while to attend the draft in Vegas this year. Haven't been back there in years and I have an old friend who lives there who can get us in for the first two rounds.

    That the one where everybody picks for a different team? Haven't ever done, because I'd only want to draft for the Browns and a lot of folks want to do that. If I drafted for any other team, I'd draft a 4th rounder in the first round to help the Browns out. lol

  • Really interesting article about how to fix the oline ...mentions free agents and top picks in the draft...

    Becton over Wirfs? The new offense would be zone blocking - meaning that agility, balance,  and quick feet

    are required.

    crap. didn't get the link in there. This one is good. Can't find the other one.

    https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2020/01/how-might-new-browns-head-coach-kevin-stefanski-fix-clevelands-offense-film-review.html

    then there is:

    https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/nfl-draft-2020-breaking-down-other-tackles-who-could-help-the-cleveland-browns-offensive-line-film-review/ar-BBYP2or

  • @texasag1969 said:

    So cal, you gonna play the Browns Mock draft with us this year. It's a really good pastime until draft day. And by then we all get so familiar with the draft possibilities that we can cheer or jeer at each Browns' choice in "live" time. I've even been thinking it might be worth my while to attend the draft in Vegas this year. Haven't been back there in years and I have an old friend who lives there who can get us in for the first two rounds.

    That the one where everybody picks for a different team? Haven't ever done, because I'd only want to draft for the Browns and a lot of folks want to do that. If I drafted for any other team, I'd draft a 4th rounder in the first round to help the Browns out. lol

    @calfoxwc said:

    because I'd only want to draft for the Browns

    Easy to arrange... just have to volunteer to run the whole thing. 🙂

  • @calfoxwc said:

    because I'd only want to draft for the Browns

    Easy to arrange... just have to volunteer to run the whole thing. 🙂

    @tour2ma said:

    Easy to arrange... just have to volunteer to run the whole thing. 🙂

    That is right. In the past, whomever takes the Browns has had to serve as the Commissioner.  Hell, I did it a couple of times I think before the Browns picker=commish rule was in place.