Udfa's

Unsympathetic

Holy crap, for once we signed more than one good UDFA's..

Kruger

McWethy

Faulk

Cave

are all people I recognize with NFL potential.. Here's to hoping they make the team "with upside" rather than older veterans who claw just to stay on the 42

86collins

Cave was an All-American at Notre Dame. Faulk was listed in the top 20 offensive tackles in the draft.

cambridgeho

McWethy looks like he may be what we wanted the whole time.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/plattevilles-mcwethy-catches-the-eye-of-packers-other-nfl-teams

86collins

I sure hope he is the starter instead of Haag.

Canton Mike

@mld-woody said:
Its crazy how fast all these UDFAs get signed.

The thing is, most (or all) of these early UDFAs announced are verbal commitments. I often wonder what happens if their favorite team contacts them BEFORE they have actually signed? Do they often jump ship?

Last year I was excited about Johnson Bademosi, then I saw a report that had him signing with the 49ers. Luckily, he chose us.

Mike

Canton Mike

@cambridgeho said:

McWethy looks like he may be what we wanted the whole time.

http://cheeseheadtv.com/blog/plattevilles-mcwethy-catches-the-eye-of-packers-other-nfl-teams

I called Cal yesterday regarding this kid . He would have been the Combine Star had he been there! I want to see what happens with some NFL coaching, but this kid will be worth watching!

That's one thing about small school players. Coaching, or lack of, can hold them back. Many are literally "sponges"...thirsty for knowledge & help with their shortcomings. I love their hunger, the chip on their shoulder, & the absence of Prima Donas.

Mike

cambridgeho

@canton-mike said:

I called Cal yesterday regarding this kid . He would have been the Combine Star had he been there! I want to see what happens with some NFL coaching, but this kid will be worth watching!

That's one thing about small school players. Coaching, or lack of, can hold them back. Many are literally "sponges"...thirsty for knowledge & help with their shortcomings. I love their hunger, the chip on their shoulder, & the absence of Prima Donas.

Mike

Agreed, he is a big stong dude for FS.

Assmunch

@86collins said:
Cave was an All-American at Notre Dame. Faulk was listed in the top 20 offensive tackles in the draft.

Let's hope there is a bear in this Cave.

Canton Mike

OH NO!!!!

Safety Ryan McWethy is NOT listed as one of the 18 UDFAs signed by the Browns on the Browns' website. Either he signed elsewhere or the Browns are waiting for him to sign (which seems unlikely). Oh well, s**t happens.

Mike

Unsympathetic

According to McWethy's college, he did sign a contract with us.. perhaps that Browns page isn't being updated?

Canton Mike

I hope you're correct & his omission was just an oversight.

I really enjoy watching UDFAs in camp. They are not EXPECTED to excel in camp & if & when they do, it's a tribute to their hustle & desire more than talent in a lot of cases. I always wish them well.

Mike

Tim Couch Pulls Out

While it is a good story, this McWethy kid will never start a game for us unless it is because of injuries.

Harry Buffalo

@canton-mike said:

OH NO!!!!

Safety Ryan McWethy is NOT listed as one of the 18 UDFAs signed by the Browns on the Browns' website. Either he signed elsewhere or the Browns are waiting for him to sign (which seems unlikely). Oh well, s**t happens.

Mike

Players that were not on the officially signed list but wee previously mentioned as signing with the Browns were actually just invited to attend mini camp on a try out basis. So he will be there, he just has less time to show that he should be on the roster than some of the other UDFA.

Canton Mike

@harry-buffalo said:
Players that were not on the officially signed list but wee previously mentioned as signing with the Browns were actually just invited to attend mini camp on a try out basis. So he will be there, he just has less time to show that he should be on the roster than some of the other UDFA.

Thanks. I actually found that he is an invitee just an hour or so ago. I'm just glad to see he's getting a shot, so we'll see what happens.

Mike

Zombo

I notice that Cave was ND's long snapper. If he is a nfl-level long snapper, he could save us a roster spot as he could be be backup lineman and center and we could get rid of the LS from UCLA (who, admittedly, has never made one bad snap ... but a roster spot is a roster spot).

Zombo

The Gipper

Here is the list of UDFA QBs and the teams they signed with:

Matt Scott, Arizona: Jacksonville

Jeff Tuehl, Wash. St.: Buffalo

Ryan Griffin, Tulane: New Orleans

James Vandenberg, Iowa: Minnesota

Clay Belton, Findlay: Miami

Tyler Bray, Tenn.: Kansas City

Trent Steelman, Army: Baltimore

Ryan Alpin, Arkansas St.: Cleveland...but failed physical

Dalton Williams, Akron: Dallas

Ryan Katz, San Diego St.: Denver

Alex Corder, W. Michigan: Detroit

Matt Brown, Illinois St.: Green Bay

Collin Klein, Kansas St.: Houston

Jordan Rodgers, Vanderbilt: Jacksonville

Dayne Crist, Kansas: Kansas City

Kyle Padron, E. Washingtion: Oakland

Marquels Gray, Minnesota: San Francisco

Robert Marve, Purdue: Tampa Bay

The Browns need another arm for camp and I think there are still a few names out there:

Colby Cameron La Tech

Matt McGloin Penn St.

Jake Ryan, Austin Peay

Nate Montana, WVa Wesleyan (son of Joe?)

Tino Sunseri, Pitt

Colton Chapple, Harvard

Zach Maynard, Cal

Any interest?

Harry Buffalo

Cameron and Montana are both off the table.

thenew23

Teams are allowed to carry a max of 90 players under contract during the offseason

Browns currently have 83 players signed. They also have 5 draft picks who need to be signed, making 88. They have 3 other UDFAs who they invited to rookie camp on a tryout basis... still only 3 QBs on the roster, but you would think they would have at least one come to rookie camp, right?

Looks like they are trying to find a gem in the UDFA class as they have 21 guys coming into rookie camp next weekend, not including our 5 draft picks...

thenew23

We all seem excited about picking up Cave, Faulk, and have read the reports on McWethy, but here are a few other guys who I think have a great shot at making the team.

Garrett Hoskins - TE/FB/H-back - at only 6'2" Hoskins was being scouted by many as a FB or H-back compared to his natural TE position. He led his team in receptions and yards in 2012 as a TE and is very talented. He may become a decent FB if given the chance, (he's only competing with Marecic and Smelley)

Travis Tannahill - TE - 2012 First team All-Big 12. Known for catching short slip routes, and for run blocking. He may be tried as well at FB given his lack of true NFL TE speed.

Keenan Davis - WR - Was given the reigns as #1 WR in Iowa after a breakout junior year in 2011, but had a down year in 2012. He had flashes of brilliance, has good size, and great speed and hands to produce at the NFL level. All indications were that he would be drafted, so this could be a guy we end up watching in Brown and Orange if he produces at the level he is capable of.

Josh Aubrey- CB - Another small school guy with good size, speed, athleticism, and every measurable you would want to see in a starting CB. Reports are that he played mostly in man coverage and was solid most of the time, yet inconsistent. He has the talent to develop and may win a spot on at least the practice squad.

As of now, I would guess at least 2-4 of the 7 mentioned will be on this team in one capacity or another...

The Gipper

@thenew23 said:

We all seem excited about picking up Cave, Faulk, and have read the reports on McWethy, but here are a few other guys who I think have a great shot at making the team.

Garrett Hoskins - TE/FB/H-back - at only 6'2" Hoskins was being scouted by many as a FB or H-back compared to his natural TE position. He led his team in receptions and yards in 2012 as a TE and is very talented. He may become a decent FB if given the chance, (he's only competing with Marecic and Smelley)

Travis Tannahill - TE - 2012 First team All-Big 12. Known for catching short slip routes, and for run blocking. He may be tried as well at FB given his lack of true NFL TE speed.

Keenan Davis - WR - Was given the reigns as #1 WR in Iowa after a breakout junior year in 2011, but had a down year in 2012. He had flashes of brilliance, has good size, and great speed and hands to produce at the NFL level. All indications were that he would be drafted, so this could be a guy we end up watching in Brown and Orange if he produces at the level he is capable of.

Josh Aubrey- CB - Another small school guy with good size, speed, athleticism, and every measurable you would want to see in a starting CB. Reports are that he played mostly in man coverage and was solid most of the time, yet inconsistent. He has the talent to develop and may win a spot on at least the practice squad.

As of now, I would guess at least 2-4 of the 7 mentioned will be on this team in one capacity or another...

We had a couple of UDFAs make it last year: Gipson....and LJ Fort.... Why not a couple of these guys this year. Sure.