Surprise Cuts

Thomaspro

This is the time of year when we are surprised by cuts on not only our own team but other teams. Browns have not made any surprise cuts yet. So I will start with other teams surprise cuts. Chester Taylor Da Bears!

Nw220

Not surprizing he was cut considering he was becoming a cap liabiality for them,they just signed Marion Barber..Wondering who else might be let go who could help this team,we are scary thin on Defense and we could take a few players if they were to be cut.

Only problem i dont see H&H bringing in really any other players considering what we saw in the F/A.Theree may be some interest if the right player comes at the right price.

Thomaspro

What about the cente4r that was cut by Dallas. I hear he can play Left Guard.

Thomaspro

James Sanders just cut by Patriots. Only 27. Better against the pass than run. Should Browns take a look at him since were are so thin at Safety?

Thaak

@thomaspro said:

James Sanders just cut by Patriots. Only 27. Better against the pass than run. Should Browns take a look at him since were are so thin at Safety?

I was thinking of James Sanders as well. Wouldn’t he be just as questionable a starter/1st back-up as Usama Young though?

Gurode might need to play RT dependant on how badly hurt Lauvao is.

WRREBEL

NO ask choco we dont want to sign a veteren even if it will help our team..

Thomaspro

@wrrebel said:

NO ask choco we dont want to sign a veteren even if it will help our team..

C'mon man can't we have a good thread of posts with starting arguments?

Tim Couch Pulls Out

BRING VERNON GHOLSTON TO CLEVELAND!

I'm actually semi-serious. We need LBs. If he's cheap enough, he could be a decent enough backup.

pizzadeliveryguy

@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

BRING VERNON GHOLSTON TO CLEVELAND!

I'm actually semi-serious. We need LBs. If he's cheap enough, he could be a decent enough backup.

The airfare to get him here would be too much. Hell, if he would hitch hike and play for $1 it would be too much.

alporcini

i was watching the Jets last week... Maybin buried the QB and forced a fumble... yeah, I know he's never done it during the regular season... but I wouldn't have minded him coming here...

choco

lmao...still pissed about getting your ass handed to ya rebel? seems like it...

sanders may be a possibility since we have no youth behind the starters.....hagg isn't coming back for a while. word i heard was gourde want to play C and start. he was let go in favor of youth, as was columbo. retreads dont get me excited.

id wait till final cuts when the better talent around the league hits the waivers.

Pumpkin Eater

Gholston has never even had a sack.

Tim Couch Pulls Out

So he would fit in pretty well on our defense.

choco

ouch....

alporcini

Bring back David Veikune! Broncos gave him boot.

The Gipper

What we need are OLBs that can guard the perimeters. Look at these highlights. On every play the Eagles just went around tackle to gain huge yards or score TDs:

Tim Couch Pulls Out

OH BABY ONIEL COUSINS OUR PROBLEMS ARE SOLVED!

I kid. This is actually not a bad move, seeing as our line is complete shit on the right side. I don't think he'll start, but this should light a fire under Pashos', Lauvao's, and Pinkston's butts to get shit together.

And if it turns out they all suck... it will be another long season. I know Ghoolie doesn't think so, but the games are won and lost in the trenches.

And let's face it, Ghoolie couldn't tell his ass from a hole in the ground, so it's not like his opinion matters much anyway.

Mr. T

@pumpkin-eater said:

Gholston has never even had a sack.

Maybe our new 4-3 defense is where he would fit in and become a pro bowl athlete. We know he has the tools.

WRREBEL

I love our strategy.. let's sign guys that no body wants because he has no talent.. no other team even put a waiver in on him..

I think a move like this shows how inept choco and his daddy heckert are..

Oh wait we have joey grecco, problem solved. He can catch tim couchs wife cheating on him with cade mccown again

Riffer X

http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/End-of-the-line-for-Vernon-Gholston.html

Talking to Bears personnel down at training camp earlier this month, I asked around about Vernon Gholston. The responses were lukewarm at best. But the one constant I kept hearing throughout the day was obvious: if Gholston was going to produce (and stick in the NFL) this was the ideal scheme for him in Chicago.

Vernon GholstonAre there any more opportunities left for Gholston after being cut by the Bears?

And we all know how that turned out when the Bears cut the former Jets first-round pick to trim their roster down to 80-players today.

Saw it myself just watching one-on-one pass rush at practice. Didn’t see explosion off the line or a player that was schooled on using his hands at the point of attack. No question he was an athlete (and a NFL combine talent), but knowing football, I didn’t see a player that was going to stick in Chicago.

There was something, well, missing. And now we should really wonder if Gholston is done—for good.

Think about for a minute. Gholston has now washed out under Rex Ryan and Lovie Smith. Two defensive head coaches that have strong reputations in this league for teaching and getting the most out of their talent.

We are also talking about two different schemes. The 3-4 pressure front in New York and the zone based 4-3 defense in Chicago that must get pressure from their front four.

Two solid opportunities to stick on a roster from my perspective, and two opportunities that most players don’t get in this league. He was given that standard “second chance” by the Bears all based on his draft position.

But after his release, can you see anyone taking another flier on Gholston? Not in my opinion, and I don’t think many people would disagree right now.

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