Browns sign DE Adrian Clayborn

[darren15]

Nice vet depth

[SdBacker80]

At 18M or so I think we have 16 games covered with Clayborn and Vernon.  

Good rotational piece.  I've wanted these types of vet signings the past couple years because the roster was way too green.  

[tiamat63]

I like it.  Brings some beef on the edge to our base looks, he has the ability to play across the entire front in sub packages, also allows us to put Vernon on a pitch count when (if) he's restructured.   

If not, allows us to sink a pick in a young pass rusher and give him a real shot at pacing development.

[Tour2ma]

While I see Adrian in our Edge rotation, I can also see him inside platooning with Billings in obvious pass sits...

Garrett and Clayborn lined up as DTs would have some IOL soiling themselves.

[TexasAg1969]

@tour2ma said:

While I see Adrian in our Edge rotation, I can also see him inside platooning with Billings in obvious pass sits...

Garrett and Clayborn lined up as DTs would have some IOL soiling themselves.

Every time Garrett switched to DT he created an absolute quick twitch nightmare for those slower interior OLs. How many times did he fake the center and then split the C-G slot? If we had another edge guy it would be great to see him there much more often.

[Tour2ma]

@texasag1969 said:

If we had another edge guy it would be great to see him there much more often.

Not to mention that our D was putting opponents in 3rd and long more...

Also has not escaped my notice that we've been adding 3-4-ish pieces (Sorry, tia) to our D for our 3-4 lovin' DC...

[TexasAg1969]

@tour2ma said:

Not to mention that our D was putting opponents in 3rd and long more...

Also has not escaped my notice that we've been adding 3-4-ish pieces (Sorry, tia) to our D for our 3-4 lovin' DC...

Take Von from Denver then. He can still play high level.?

[tiamat63]

@tour2ma said:

Not to mention that our D was putting opponents in 3rd and long more...

Also has not escaped my notice that we've been adding 3-4-ish pieces (Sorry, tia) to our D for our 3-4 lovin' DC...

"Odd" fronts.   Me thinks specifically to combat looks from the Ravens and Bills.

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

While I see Adrian in our Edge rotation, I can also see him inside platooning with Billings in obvious pass sits...

Garrett and Clayborn lined up as DTs would have some IOL soiling themselves.

I think this covers us along the DL such that we won't need to grab one in the draft.   Browns can concentrate on  OL /LB/DBs.

[darren15]

@the-gipper said:

I think this covers us along the DL such that we won't need to grab one in the draft.   Browns can concentrate on  OL /LB/DBs.

And a WR3 now we dont have Higgins and Calloway

[The Gipper]

@darren15 said:

And a WR3 now we dont have Higgins and Calloway

Higgins status still up in the air, no? 

[darren15]

@the-gipper said:

Higgins status still up in the air, no? 

Yes....last I heard he was talking to the Bills but they since signed Diggs

[Tour2ma]

Ratley? Thought he showed some signs last season.

@the-gipper said:

I think this covers us along the DL such that we won't need to grab one in the draft.   Browns can concentrate on  OL /LB/DBs.

We have numbers for the DL... but not depth... especially young, talented depth.

Are there areas of greater need? Yes, but this LB class is not deep.

And OL and 2ndary are at least as set as DL... so to my mind it's still a BPA draft with need as a tie-breaker.

[SdBacker80]

@the-gipper said:

I think this covers us along the DL such that we won't need to grab one in the draft.   Browns can concentrate on  OL /LB/DBs.

I think we need another "dancing bear".  I'd take a flyer on one on the third day.  I don't trust the availability of some of these guys.  

[tiamat63]

@sdbacker80 said:

I think we need another "dancing bear".  I'd take a flyer on one on the third day.  I don't trust the availability of some of these guys.  

Alex Highsmith - an Edge I've been watching. 

Just in case Vernon misses half the season again.    We'll need a 3rd/4th man to get after the QB

[Tour2ma]

@tiamat63 said:

Alex Highsmith - an Edge I've been watching. 

Took a look at him a while back... some role potential.

Lately looking at Florida's Zuniga (broadcasters beware!) and Syracuse's Coleman.

[The Gipper]

@tour2ma said:

Took a look at him a while back... some role potential.

Lately looking at Florida's Zuniga (broadcasters beware!) and Syracuse's Coleman.

Daphne?    Always liked her going back to A Sure Thing.

[SdBacker80]

@tiamat63 said:

Alex Highsmith - an Edge I've been watching. 

Just in case Vernon misses half the season again.    We'll need a 3rd/4th man to get after the QB

I just selected him in our mock draft.  He’s a Charlotte guy (same w/Ogunjobi).  Saw some tape looks like a good NFL pass rusher right now- definite 3rd down guy and a Perfect guy to sit behind A couple vets for a few years and rotate in 8-10 plays a game 

[gumby73]

@tiamat63 said:

Alex Highsmith - an Edge I've been watching. 

Just in case Vernon misses half the season again.    We'll need a 3rd/4th man to get after the QB

have you checked out the motor on Notre Dame.. DE Khalid Kareem? .. Kareem has the NFL DE body type & long arms.. Once recruited by Bama & Michigan, ND played him at every tech on the DL. His stat-line improved all 3 seasons  ..lots of utube film out there on Kareem along with a Andrew Thomas stalemate in 2019...  

[tiamat63]

@gumby73 said:

have you checked out the motor on Notre Dame.. DE Khalid Kareem? .. Kareem has the NFL DE body type & long arms.. Once recruited by Bama & Michigan, ND played him at every tech on the DL. His stat-line improved all 3 seasons  ..lots of utube film out there on Kareem along with a Andrew Thomas stalemate in 2019...  

I haven't and I have quite a bit on the docket lined up to watch.  But the good news about shit being shut down, my weekends and some weekdays are free to binge available film.