@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

Hey, that's a plan. It should be tried. It is like when Pat Riley said, "I don't want centers, point guards, forwards, I just want 5 guys who are 6'8 or 6'9 who can play basketball and who can be interchangeable in their positions."

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@shoot said:

Four quarters is better than 10 dimes if you can only use 4of them.

Jerome Harrison is going anywhere either. We do however have plenty RBs. I can see Harrison starting with Hillis backing him up... in and out at FB mostley. This position is a tough one to call, Harrison has always shown production in my eye... and Davis and Jennings are young talented backs who have shown potential. I'm interested to see whats going to happen here. I am glad however that J.Lewis has stepped aside for these young guys to shine.

@the-gipper said:

Not if we run the elusive 1-8-2 defense. 1 down lineman, 6 ILBs, 2 OLBs, and 2 safeties. Corners be damned.

@shoot said:

I suspect it may be because they believe he might be an upgrade from all of them. And I, for one, believe we need an upgrade in that department, despite the numbers we have. If we could put all six of them in there at a time, they might be able to stop the run, but last time I checked the rules only allow essentially two.

@the-gipper said:

Was that him that made those catches in his first game as a Brown? I get him and Estandia mixed-up. Either way, one of them will have to go. 4 TEs holding roster spots is a little excessive.

@the-gipper said:

I agree. The Pittsburgh game was particularly memorable for a difficult catch or two.

@mopaji said:

But what I wanted to point out is that we have too many RBs and TEs. I'm not sure which TE or which two we will be parting with but my guess is Royal and maybe Moore? With the RBs, we have to trim the fat there a little bit and I can see the backfield being Davis, Hillis, and Jennings with a few packages with Hillis at FB. That right there would be a WCO type of package with two more potential recievers on the field. Harrison will probably be packaged with a pick or two so we can move up in the draft. Maybe even get another 1st but most likely, another 2nd. And it sure looks nice with Delhomme, Fujita, Watson, and Brown's names in there now!

I actually thought Evan Moore did a hell of a job when he was in there last year, for a backup TE.

But what I wanted to point out is that we have too many RBs and TEs. I'm not sure which TE or which two we will be parting with but my guess is Royal and maybe Moore? With the RBs, we have to trim the fat there a little bit and I can see the backfield being Davis, Hillis, and Jennings with a few packages with Hillis at FB. That right there would be a WCO type of package with two more potential recievers on the field. Harrison will probably be packaged with a pick or two so we can move up in the draft. Maybe even get another 1st but most likely, another 2nd. And it sure looks nice with Delhomme, Fujita, Watson, and Brown's names in there now!

@d-bone said:

I guess that how he will be used and where he will be slated on the depth chart are two different things. His versatility makes him essentially a "Backup" fullback, halfback, and tight end. Someone said H-back, which is just kind of a flexible offensive player, isn't it?

@earl34 said:

I think that the guys who need to be looking over their shoulders are Ratliff, Jennings, Furrey, Stuckey, Royal, St. Clair, Womack, Robaire Smith, Grennan, Ventrone, Sorensen, McDonald, Poteat and perhaps one linebacker such as Maiava.

Poteat and Furrey are not on the roster now.

@playerjdd said:

Furrey is not on the roster, so he must be out of here.

@ballpeen said:

I think that Hillis is really a "flex" player. He'll be a HB sometimes and a FB at others.

I think that the guys who need to be looking over their shoulders are Ratliff, Jennings, Furrey, Stuckey, Royal, St. Clair, Womack, Robaire Smith, Grennan, Ventrone, Sorensen, McDonald, Poteat and perhaps one linebacker such as Maiava.

@d-bone said:

I agree, and at the least, he is ahead of Vickers. We didn't trade for the guy to have him be a back-up fullback.

I just posted about this same topic!! You beat me to it!

nmills said:

Veikune is a LB not DE

And I change some things with the depth at Lb and switch Abe to SS and Coye to FS maybe even play Bmac at FS

I consulted two different lists, one had Veikune at DE, but the Browns official site had him at LB, so LB it is. And on Elam and Francies, that is one of the areas where they just had them listed as DBs. I thought these two were safeties, but not sure whether strong or free.

Veikune is a LB not DE

And I change some things with the depth at Lb and switch Abe to SS and Coye to FS maybe even play Bmac at FS