GM for a day!
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There is Hillis
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I would throw money at OL, WR and ILB Free agents. One each would be good pick ups.
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Spikes is still young.
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Since we are moving into the offseason without a coach or QB. Let us entertain ourselves. With all of Draft Picks this year and our 20M cap, what would you do. There are plenty of Draft threads and talk so lets leave that our of it but keep it in mind we already drafted and plugged some holes. What are your top priorities in FA and the current roster?
Here is a list of FA's.
http://nfltraderumors.co/2014-nfl-free-agents/
Here is my stab at it.
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Resign Mack, Haden, Greco
Resign TJ if we can't get a better FA pick-up.
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Let all our FA's walk and test the market.
Release the following Bess, Little, Weeden (or restructure contract for peanuts), Carder, Cousins, Lavou.
FA targets for me would be
No QB FA
RB - McFadden, john Kuhn, Brandon Jacobs.
WR - Golden Tate, Hakeem Nicks
OL- Jarek Veldheer, Jon Asamoah
LB - Brandon Spikes, Brian Orakpo
CB- Verner, Talib, Brent Grimes
S- Byrd, Brandon Meriweather
These are TARGETS.
I think with the roster we have FA pick ups from above and the Draft we should have a bad ass roster.
Injury prone Mcfadden and Brandon Jacobs (Mcginnis 1.25) ? That's why we're fans and not in the FO.
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What would you do? Tate? probably staying in houston with new coach. Will demand too much? Everyone has been complaining about our run game for the last 3 years. Just draft a RB?
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By no means I am saying we need to sign a FA RB, just looking for a good 3rd down back for low cost to help the team
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I'd be happy with Talib - if he can play the way he has this year, opposite Haden they'd be unstoppable.
Re-sign Ward, Mack (I doubt we can attract better, since there aren't many better around) and give an extension to Haden as well.
If we can pick up an OG that can run block then great.
On top of that, probably draft a WR high, either 25 or 36; draft an OG with the other one of those two probably; get an RB in the 3rd as well as an ILB. Top pick on BPA - if clowney's there you have to take him. Otherwise it's probably a QB to compete with Hoyer.
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Own FA/Roster Moves:
- Resign Ward and Mack
- Resign Joe Haden -- Probably would give the Browns an addition $1 to $2 million for this years FA
- Restructure Jackson
- Cut Ahtyba Rubin -- Savings of close to $7 Million in Cap Space (Winn, Hughes, Bryant, and Bryant pick up the slack)
Scheme:
- Offensive - Predominantly Two TE, Shotgun Sets, Flex Cameron out into the slot often
- Defensive - Keep the 3-4 and bring in Wade Phillips as DC
- Special Teams - Get a guy to teach basics, also tell the FO to stop tinkering with end of the roster which kills ST continuity... Also just put Benjamin back at KR, he has shown flashes and the offense rarely uses him
Free Agency:
Sign Jon Asamoah, RG, from the Kansas City Chiefs
Sign Eric Decker, WR, from the Denver Broncos
Sign John Kuhn, FB, from the Green Bay Packers
Sign Joe Mays, ILB, from the Houston Texans
Draft:
1A - QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
1B - CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
2A - TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Washington
Trade 3A and 4B up about 15 to 20 spots to secure an ILB
2B - ILB Shane Skov, Stanford
3B - OT JaWuan James, Tennessee
4A - RB Terrance West, Towson
5 - WR Josh Huff, Oregon
6 - S Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
7 - QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
2014 Depth Chart:
QB - Manziel, Hoyer, Thomas
RB - Lewis, West, Baker
FB - Kuhn, Gray
WR1 - Gordon, Little, Huff
WR2 - Decker, Benjamin
Slot (when no TE) - Huff, Cooper
TE1 - Cameron, Gray
TE2 - Sefarian-Jenkins, Barnidge
LT - Thomas, Fragel
LG - Pinkston, Greco
C - Mack, Greco
RG - Asamoah, Gilkey
RT - Schwartz, James, Faulk
RDE - D. Bryant, Hughes
DT - Taylor, Kitchen, Hughes
LDE - Winn, A. Bryant
OLB - Sheard, Mingo
ILB - Jackson, Mays
ILB - Skov, Robertson
OLB - Kruger, Groves
CB1 - Haden
CB2 - Gilbert
Nickel - Skrine
Dime/Safety Mix - McFadden
FS - Gipson, Aubrey
SS - Ward, Poyer
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Not bad and realistic.
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Kuhn would be a good FA pick up
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Own FA/Roster Moves:
- Resign Ward and Mack
- Resign Joe Haden -- Probably would give the Browns an addition $1 to $2 million for this years FA
- Restructure Jackson
- Cut Ahtyba Rubin -- Savings of close to $7 Million in Cap Space (Winn, Hughes, Bryant, and Bryant pick up the slack)
Scheme:
- Offensive - Predominantly Two TE, Shotgun Sets, Flex Cameron out into the slot often
- Defensive - Keep the 3-4 and bring in Wade Phillips as DC
- Special Teams - Get a guy to teach basics, also tell the FO to stop tinkering with end of the roster which kills ST continuity... Also just put Benjamin back at KR, he has shown flashes and the offense rarely uses him
Free Agency:
Sign Jon Asamoah, RG, from the Kansas City Chiefs
Sign Eric Decker, WR, from the Denver Broncos
Sign John Kuhn, FB, from the Green Bay Packers
Sign Joe Mays, ILB, from the Houston Texans
Draft:
1A - QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
1B - CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
2A - TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Washington
Trade 3A and 4B up about 15 to 20 spots to secure an ILB
2B - ILB Shane Skov, Stanford
3B - OT JaWuan James, Tennessee
4A - RB Terrance West, Towson
5 - WR Josh Huff, Oregon
6 - S Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
7 - QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
2014 Depth Chart:
QB - Manziel, Hoyer, Thomas
RB - Lewis, West, Baker
FB - Kuhn, Gray
WR1 - Gordon, Little, Huff
WR2 - Decker, Benjamin
Slot (when no TE) - Huff, Cooper
TE1 - Cameron, Gray
TE2 - Sefarian-Jenkins, Barnidge
LT - Thomas, Fragel
LG - Pinkston, Greco
C - Mack, Greco
RG - Asamoah, Gilkey
RT - Schwartz, James, Faulk
RDE - D. Bryant, Hughes
DT - Taylor, Kitchen, Hughes
LDE - Winn, A. Bryant
OLB - Sheard, Mingo
ILB - Jackson, Mays
ILB - Skov, Robertson
OLB - Kruger, Groves
CB1 - Haden
CB2 - Gilbert
Nickel - Skrine
Dime/Safety Mix - McFadden
FS - Gipson, Aubrey
SS - Ward, Poyer
Own FA/Roster Moves:
- Resign Ward and Mack
- Resign Joe Haden -- Probably would give the Browns an addition $1 to $2 million for this years FA
- Restructure Jackson
- Cut Ahtyba Rubin -- Savings of close to $7 Million in Cap Space (Winn, Hughes, Bryant, and Bryant pick up the slack)
Scheme:
- Offensive - Predominantly Two TE, Shotgun Sets, Flex Cameron out into the slot often
- Defensive - Keep the 3-4 and bring in Wade Phillips as DC
- Special Teams - Get a guy to teach basics, also tell the FO to stop tinkering with end of the roster which kills ST continuity... Also just put Benjamin back at KR, he has shown flashes and the offense rarely uses him
Free Agency:
Sign Jon Asamoah, RG, from the Kansas City Chiefs
Sign Eric Decker, WR, from the Denver Broncos
Sign John Kuhn, FB, from the Green Bay Packers
Sign Joe Mays, ILB, from the Houston Texans
Draft:
1A - QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
1B - CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
2A - TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Washington
Trade 3A and 4B up about 15 to 20 spots to secure an ILB
2B - ILB Shane Skov, Stanford
3B - OT JaWuan James, Tennessee
4A - RB Terrance West, Towson
5 - WR Josh Huff, Oregon
6 - S Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
7 - QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
2014 Depth Chart:
QB - Manziel, Hoyer, Thomas
RB - Lewis, West, Baker
FB - Kuhn, Gray
WR1 - Gordon, Little, Huff
WR2 - Decker, Benjamin
Slot (when no TE) - Huff, Cooper
TE1 - Cameron, Gray
TE2 - Sefarian-Jenkins, Barnidge
LT - Thomas, Fragel
LG - Pinkston, Greco
C - Mack, Greco
RG - Asamoah, Gilkey
RT - Schwartz, James, Faulk
RDE - D. Bryant, Hughes
DT - Taylor, Kitchen, Hughes
LDE - Winn, A. Bryant
OLB - Sheard, Mingo
ILB - Jackson, Mays
ILB - Skov, Robertson
OLB - Kruger, Groves
CB1 - Haden
CB2 - Gilbert
Nickel - Skrine
Dime/Safety Mix - McFadden
FS - Gipson, Aubrey
SS - Ward, Poyer
you would take gilbert over Dennard at CB or are you presuming that Dennard would already be off the board?
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I would opt to get a CB in FA this year.
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Sign Derek Anderson, Seneca Wallace and Colt McCoy to compete with Hoyer for the starting spot.
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IF my last name was Lombardi (which it isn't), I would ask Banner to FIRE my sorry ass & get a REAL GM in here!
Mike
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Own FA/Roster Moves:
- Resign Ward and Mack
- Resign Joe Haden -- Probably would give the Browns an addition $1 to $2 million for this years FA
- Restructure Jackson
- Cut Ahtyba Rubin -- Savings of close to $7 Million in Cap Space (Winn, Hughes, Bryant, and Bryant pick up the slack)
Scheme:
- Offensive - Predominantly Two TE, Shotgun Sets, Flex Cameron out into the slot often
- Defensive - Keep the 3-4 and bring in Wade Phillips as DC
- Special Teams - Get a guy to teach basics, also tell the FO to stop tinkering with end of the roster which kills ST continuity... Also just put Benjamin back at KR, he has shown flashes and the offense rarely uses him
Free Agency:
Sign Jon Asamoah, RG, from the Kansas City Chiefs
Sign Eric Decker, WR, from the Denver Broncos
Sign John Kuhn, FB, from the Green Bay Packers
Sign Joe Mays, ILB, from the Houston Texans
Draft:
1A - QB Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M
1B - CB Justin Gilbert, Oklahoma State
2A - TE Austin Sefarian-Jenkins, Washington
Trade 3A and 4B up about 15 to 20 spots to secure an ILB
2B - ILB Shane Skov, Stanford
3B - OT JaWuan James, Tennessee
4A - RB Terrance West, Towson
5 - WR Josh Huff, Oregon
6 - S Nickoe Whitley, Mississippi State
7 - QB Logan Thomas, Virginia Tech
2014 Depth Chart:
QB - Manziel, Hoyer, Thomas
RB - Lewis, West, Baker
FB - Kuhn, Gray
WR1 - Gordon, Little, Huff
WR2 - Decker, Benjamin
Slot (when no TE) - Huff, Cooper
TE1 - Cameron, Gray
TE2 - Sefarian-Jenkins, Barnidge
LT - Thomas, Fragel
LG - Pinkston, Greco
C - Mack, Greco
RG - Asamoah, Gilkey
RT - Schwartz, James, Faulk
RDE - D. Bryant, Hughes
DT - Taylor, Kitchen, Hughes
LDE - Winn, A. Bryant
OLB - Sheard, Mingo
ILB - Jackson, Mays
ILB - Skov, Robertson
OLB - Kruger, Groves
CB1 - Haden
CB2 - Gilbert
Nickel - Skrine
Dime/Safety Mix - McFadden
FS - Gipson, Aubrey
SS - Ward, Poyer
you would take gilbert over Dennard at CB or are you presuming that Dennard would already be off the board?
you would take gilbert over Dennard at CB or are you presuming that Dennard would already be off the board?
Dennard probably wouldn't be there at that point in the draft so I would go with Gilbert since his size is better than Verrett or Joyner.... Roby may be another option since Ekpre-Olomu is staying and that may cause Gilbert to rise.
The defense is largely the same as this year but I hope the D-Coordinator can change results. This D was an anomaly with a bunch of weird conflicting statistics, which I predicted the combo of Gilbert and Skov/Mays (rotation) could change.
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okay lets say Haslem fires people and hires you. what kind of damage control would you do?
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