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Who The Browns Must Reach For In Fa

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  • Flacco is not leaving Baltimore.

    End of conversation.

  • Flacco is not leaving Baltimore.

    End of conversation.

    XxDaBuckeyexX said:

    Flacco is not leaving Baltimore.

    End of conversation.

    Exactly...

    And if this is a wish list for FA, here is mine:

    S - Jarius Byrd or Dashon Goldson or Glover Quin

    OLB - Paul Kruger or Phillip Wheeler or Connor Barwin

    CB - Sean Smith or Derek Cox or Tony Carter

    WR - Danny Amendola or Brian Hartline or Greg Jennings

    ILB - Dannell Ellerbe or Brad Jones

    TE - Martellus Bennett

    OG - Andy Levitre or Louis Vasquez or Kevin Boothe

    If we get one or two of these guys, I'll be happy.

  • I believe that, given the expertise & experience of Horton & Turner (and of course, Chud), these guys will have tons of input in FA & Draft decisions. I'm just gonna sit back, have a brew or few, & enjoy watching CREDIBLE Pros work.

    It's gonna be fun.

    Mike

  • XxDaBuckeyexX said:

    Flacco is not leaving Baltimore.

    End of conversation.

    Exactly...

    And if this is a wish list for FA, here is mine:

    S - Jarius Byrd or Dashon Goldson or Glover Quin

    OLB - Paul Kruger or Phillip Wheeler or Connor Barwin

    CB - Sean Smith or Derek Cox or Tony Carter

    WR - Danny Amendola or Brian Hartline or Greg Jennings

    ILB - Dannell Ellerbe or Brad Jones

    TE - Martellus Bennett

    OG - Andy Levitre or Louis Vasquez or Kevin Boothe

    If we get one or two of these guys, I'll be happy.

    @thenew23 said:

    Exactly...

    And if this is a wish list for FA, here is mine:

    S - Jarius Byrd or Dashon Goldson or Glover Quin

    OLB - Paul Kruger or Phillip Wheeler or Connor Barwin

    CB - Sean Smith or Derek Cox or Tony Carter

    WR - Danny Amendola or Brian Hartline or Greg Jennings

    ILB - Dannell Ellerbe or Brad Jones

    TE - Martellus Bennett

    OG - Andy Levitre or Louis Vasquez or Kevin Boothe

    If we get one or two of these guys, I'll be happy.

    Whats really sad is only 4 or 5 of those guys will actually hit the open market. And theyre on everybody elses wish list too.

  • The offseason is upon us. As this past season of failure fades away into part of everyones memory filed under "Please Forget" we look to the future. These next couple months seem to be the most exciting months of being a Browns fan. We have yet another top 10 pick to look forward to, another new coaching staff everyone is excited about, and an owner who promises to win. And we have a boatload of money to spend in free agency. Isnt it so much fun to go through the list of upcoming free agents and say ohhh i want this guy, ahhh i want that guy. Just remember that 60-65% of the players on those lists will re-sign with their respective teams, or get franchised. Then the realization kicks in that the remaining players are on the other 31 teams wishlist also. And then comes the harshest realization of all, this is Cleveland. Generally speaking Cleveland is at the bottom of the list of NFL cities to live and play in. Lombardis true test isnt in the draft, its March 12 when free agency begins. Lets hope they spend that boatload of money wisely, and temper our optimism till we see what hes able to reel in.

  • Why did we need a new thread on this. Isn't it a repeat of the other current thread?

    Nevertheless, I don't think that "this being Cleveland" has that much to do with FAs coming here. The past regime Holmgren/Heckert simply had a philosophy of not going after big name FAs.

    (I believe part of this was dictated by Randy Lerner who knew he was going to sell and didn't want a potential new owner saddled with an albatross of a big FA contract)

    While I agree with you that 65% will stay where they are and that 31 other teams will be bidding...it will all be dictated by cash and playing opportunity.

    E.g. Alex Smith will want to go somewhere where he can almost be assured of the starting QB job....and that mean probably only 3-4 teams, and I am not sure the Browns is one of those.

    You might see interest in Arizona/KC/Jax/Buffalo and where else?

  • Oh youre right on Alex Smith. I was thinking more along the lines of Jarius Byrd or Greg Jennings or Dwayne Bowe. If you dont think the city itself has anything to do with a players decision youre fooling yourself.

  • I just hope we will be able to get ONE FA in the backfield. We will get the OLB pass rusher surely with the first pick. I don't think the third rounder will be able to help sure up the backfield with Haden Ward etc...

  • Oh youre right on Alex Smith. I was thinking more along the lines of Jarius Byrd or Greg Jennings or Dwayne Bowe. If you dont think the city itself has anything to do with a players decision youre fooling yourself.

    XxDaBuckeyexX said:

    Oh youre right on Alex Smith. I was thinking more along the lines of Jarius Byrd or Greg Jennings or Dwayne Bowe. If you dont think the city itself has anything to do with a players decision youre fooling yourself.

    I think the cash has far, far more to do with it that the city. And Cleveland IS known as a great football town, despite what you may think.

    And who the coaches of the team are is equally influential in a FAs decision.

  • 100% wrong - Barwin is absolutely not worth it.

    The accurate question is "is he better than every other FA" and he is absolutely the bottom of the barrel for FA LB's.