<![CDATA[Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams]]>http://espn.go.com/blog/afcnorth/post/_/id...etrius-williams

The Cleveland Browns added a receiver who should be very familiar to AFC North fans.

Cleveland announced Tuesday that it signed former Baltimore Ravens receiver Demetrius Williams. The team also claimed running back Thomas Clayton off the New England Patriots' practice squad and released James Davis and Yamon Figurs.

Williams played for the Ravens from 2006-09 and was cut earlier this year. He showed flashes of talent in Baltimore but had problems staying healthy. But Williams may have a shot to stick in Cleveland, because receiver is one of the team's biggest needs.

NOTE: This is actually a huge move for us. He had one of the best college careers of any receiver and showed good things in Baltimore, but injuries kept him out. Hopefully he can stay healthy.

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@medicineman said:

I just can't figure out why we didn't nab a wr in free agency? They had to know we needed some exp at the position. And if thats not bad enough we missed the trade deadline. Do any of you think were going to have a 1000 yd wr this year?

We have a better chance of having a 1000 receiving tight end this year than 1000 receive wide receiver.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204978https://brownsboard.com/post/204978Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:52:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Sun, 31 Oct 2010 00:04:39 GMT]]>I just can't figure out why we didn't nab a wr in free agency? They had to know we needed some exp at the position. And if thats not bad enough we missed the trade deadline. Do any of you think were going to have a 1000 yd wr this year?

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@strangebru said:

Yamon Figurs might have been a bad pick up by the Browns, but Demetrius Williams is a horrible pick up by the Browns. For any of you who have seen the movie Unbreakable, Demetrius Williams is "Mr. Glass." Every year he was on the Ravens roster was the year he was supposed to break out as a great player. Every year he was on the Ravens roster he would have 2-3 outstanding plays, and then get injured and be out for the rest of the year. I wouldn't be too excited about his pick up, at least "Yamon*" is fun to say and he was a good return man.

*

I'm willing to bet Williams was only brought in for the remainder of this season or shorter. I would be very surprised if he is on the team after the coming off-season.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204782https://brownsboard.com/post/204782Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:28:15 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:16:04 GMT]]>Yamon Figurs might have been a bad pick up by the Browns, but Demetrius Williams is a horrible pick up by the Browns. For any of you who have seen the movie Unbreakable, Demetrius Williams is "Mr. Glass." Every year he was on the Ravens roster was the year he was supposed to break out as a great player. Every year he was on the Ravens roster he would have 2-3 outstanding plays, and then get injured and be out for the rest of the year. I wouldn't be too excited about his pick up, at least "Yamon*" is fun to say and he was a good return man.

*

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204780https://brownsboard.com/post/204780Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:16:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Thu, 28 Oct 2010 18:44:25 GMT]]>I found something 🙂

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-game-highlig...yards-TOUCHDOWN

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@daydawg19 said:

That Figurs 😎

*ba dum tis*

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@halfsane said:

His one end around last week, complete with a self tackle, was all it took to get cut. lol

That Figurs 😎

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204504https://brownsboard.com/post/204504Thu, 28 Oct 2010 02:15:25 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 20:00:45 GMT]]>If I'm not mistaken, Mitchell was a project pick...

At draft time it was stated that he had exceptional speed but had some issues catching the ball...

We were going to coach him up and if that failed all we have invested is a 6th round pick....

After the bye we will probably see more of him to stretch the field---that is, if he accepted the coaching up...

Peace

T.Dawg

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Zombo said:

Let's not start up the excuse factory on this guy. He played in 37 games, 3 full seasons, at South Florida. Plus a redshirt year. In case you weren't aware, South Florida is in the Big East, a BCS conference. The Bulls went to four bowl games in a row and were ranked as high as #2 in the country while Carlton was there.

I want to see him make it as bad as anybody, but I feel a lot better with Demetrius Williams and his four years of NFL experience out there helping Colt rather than this sixth round draft pick that made goo goo eyes at you at training camp.

Zombo

All I want to say is don't give up on this guy. Look at the season Lance Moore is having with the Saints. We had a chance to sign him as an undrafted free agent a few years ago, but he said he wasn't good enough during try outs and we dropped him, then after have 3 years of work in the NFL he broke out with the saint 1-2 years ago and now he is a solid receiver.

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@hoorta said:

What kind of coverage was that? I suspect that saftey had cement in his shoes, or Williams is lightning fast..

Regarding Mitchell, if he was another Marquis Colston we'd have seen him active by now. Maybe he has Ben Gay syndrome? Like not too bright?

BTW, Oregon has about six flavors of hideous jerseys, courtesy of the Big Enchillada at Nike- who graduated from there, and pays for all the hideousness.

Just like we saw the Patriots bring in Tom Brady to replace Bledsole, oh wait... that's not correct. Brady was kept on the bench until Bledsole was too injured to play.

You gotta let the kid get on the field and start playing before you rule him out. Not saying he's going to be Colston, but you never know how a player is going to pan out until they get some game time. Sometimes a player just doesn't get a chance due to his position on the depth chart.

I will admit, i'm a USF homer and always was a fan of Mitchell. Hopefully i'm not using the blinders, but I just want us to give him a chance to succeed.

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@mr.-t said:

No but if im correct this is a video of him in college

What kind of coverage was that? I suspect that saftey had cement in his shoes, or Williams is lightning fast..

Regarding Mitchell, if he was another Marquis Colston we'd have seen him active by now. Maybe he has Ben Gay syndrome? Like not too bright?

BTW, Oregon has about six flavors of hideous jerseys, courtesy of the Big Enchillada at Nike- who graduated from there, and pays for all the hideousness.

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@bigbrownsfan said:

I been saying that since we wasted a 2nd round pick on the bum. That pick reeked of legacy pick just cuz he was from Ohio St. and Daddy coached here.

Sometimes legacy picks can be a good thing- you wouldn't happen to want Clay Matthews Jr on the Browns, or would you?

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@mr.-t said:

No but if im correct this is a video of him in college

those oregon unis are beyond hideous..

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Zombo said:

I think a guy like this can help right away, unlike Skippy's pipe dream, Charlton Mitchell. This is the first WR we brought in this year that I can get semi-excited about.

Zombo

Don't be hating on Carlton Mitchell Zippy, the kid is tall and reported to be the quickiest on the team. Remember he came out after his Junior year from a smaller college. He has some learning to do and I would take him over the inflated big school recruits of Robiskie or Nomass anyday and we haven't even seen him play yet.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204304https://brownsboard.com/post/204304Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:19:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:23:50 GMT]]>Norwood has fantastic hands, but is a bit undersized and no speed demon himself.

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@clevelandmilidh said:

Figures was brought in to return Kicks if Cribbs couldn't go. Cribbs is fine so they released him

Anybody know Williams' 40 time

No but if im correct this is a video of him in college

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204226https://brownsboard.com/post/204226Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:13:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:10:57 GMT]]>Figures was brought in to return Kicks if Cribbs couldn't go. Cribbs is fine so they released him

Anybody know Williams' 40 time

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204224https://brownsboard.com/post/204224Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:10:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 22:04:56 GMT]]>Well we only lost the teams washing machine when we signed Figurs, it was time for a new one anyways.

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@hoorta said:

It's becoming more and more apparent that Robiski just doesn't have enough speed to consistently get open in the NFL.

I been saying that since we wasted a 2nd round pick on the bum. That pick reeked of legacy pick just cuz he was from Ohio St. and Daddy coached here.

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@hoorta said:

If they guy isn't in a wheelchair, he's probably an upgrade over what we have now. It's becoming more and more apparent that Robiski just doesn't have enough speed to consistently get open in the NFL.

When your depth chart reads MoMass-Cribbs, Stuckey you have problems.

That made me laugh out loud. Sad but true. How is it this team won two games?

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@neweradawg said:

I am begining to like Stuckey a little more

He is quick in an open field. He can usually wiggle through the first tackle. He will break a big one soon.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/204200https://brownsboard.com/post/204200Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:57:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Browns Add WR Demetrius Williams on Tue, 26 Oct 2010 19:47:07 GMT]]>I am begining to like Stuckey a little more

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@hoorta said:

If they guy isn't in a wheelchair, he's probably an upgrade over what we have now. It's becoming more and more apparent that Robiski just doesn't have enough speed to consistently get open in the NFL.

When your depth chart reads MoMass-Cribbs, Stuckey you have problems.

Lol i would say you are right on both counts! Im thinking we will keep seeing musical WRs and maybe RBs as well throughout the season and continuing on next year and beyond in search of that elusive unknown leftover talent that can mesh with our system/gameplan, heckert and mangini appear to be working very closely together to find what the team needs, as for the round of the player/experience of the player i believe we are looking to add stability and impact and if the new guy dont/wont/cant work in our system we waive them when something else pops up on the radar and we try again, both heckert and mangini are being very aggressive and determined as a team to throw a full functioning unit together and ya cant help but to like the effort!

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@hoorta said:

Mitchell, Mitchell, MITCHELL!!!!! 😆 :lol: 😆

I am still frustrated he didn't get playing time last week.

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