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@downtownbrown63 said:

Brian Mackler, the agent talked. There was some interesting information he shared on the show. I saw it past by my tweet deck a little while ago. Link is below.

https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmsports/dqwell-jacksons-agent-brian

Thanks, Guy. Yup, the soundbite is all you need to know. DQ finally got sick and tired of the churn in the FO and coaching staff. He wasn't going to stay for the same money in Cleveland regardless.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391509https://brownsboard.com/post/391509Fri, 07 Mar 2014 06:48:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:58:29 GMT]]>Brian Mackler, the agent talked. There was some interesting information he shared on the show. I saw it past by my tweet deck a little while ago. Link is below.

https://soundcloud.com/siriusxmsports/dqwell-jacksons-agent-brian

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391482https://brownsboard.com/post/391482Fri, 07 Mar 2014 01:58:29 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:10:37 GMT]]>Jackson was the 2nd highest paid MLB in the NFL. He was grossly over paid and we had to make this move.

Jackson looks good on paper, but he wasn't a downhill playmaker that we need to be a top defense. Throw in the fact that he is on the wrong side of 30 it really did void his trade value.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391459https://brownsboard.com/post/391459Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:10:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:52:07 GMT]]>Holy Hell, he's GONE!! I wish him well, but let's move on & upgrade our LB corps.

WTF....We Trust Farmer.

Mike

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391454https://brownsboard.com/post/391454Thu, 06 Mar 2014 22:52:07 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:20:43 GMT]]>Don't worry, we'll get a compensatory pick or two for him in the 2015 draft.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391408https://brownsboard.com/post/391408Thu, 06 Mar 2014 20:20:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:54:49 GMT]]>Well at least Trent will be able to run over their MLB now

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391397https://brownsboard.com/post/391397Thu, 06 Mar 2014 19:54:49 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:52:39 GMT]]>That's a nice contract for a LB who can't cover anyone

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@poeticg said:

The Browns released Jackson, making him the first of several possible cap casualties. Jackson was scheduled to make $9.433 million in 2014 against the cap, which would have been second highest on the team. By releasing him before March 15, the Browns avoided having to pay him $4.1 million in roster/workout bonuses. Due to his original signing bonus, though, Jackson will account for $4.2 million in dead money against the cap this year, but they won't have to pay him anything in 2015 or 2016. The savings on Jackson is $5.233 million.

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So, PG, what that tells me is Jackson wasn't willing to restructure for less than $6 million this year, and $5 million next- guaranteed. I'll also bet he wasn't willing to take anything less than a multi-year deal. It also says the Browns didn't think DQ was worth anywhere close to $9 million in 2014. Don't know the contract details- but neither did Indy apparently.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391381https://brownsboard.com/post/391381Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:53:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:43:14 GMT]]>OK, can we get the facts from a real source now.

In other words...had we kept DQ, how much would he have cost

OK, I went and found it myself:

By cutting Dโ€™Qwell Jackson the Cleveland Browns are saving $8.1 million dollars salary cap room. ESPN listed the top ten salaries by players in the Cleveland Browns organization. They are listed here in order of total cash cost for this year.
Read more at http://www.inquisitr.com/1153163/cleveland-browns-cut-popular-middle-linebacker-dqwell-jackson/#5Iw2ttB2e4tAfbvl.99

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391379https://brownsboard.com/post/391379Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:43:14 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:28:24 GMT]]>The Browns released Jackson, making him the first of several possible cap casualties. Jackson was scheduled to make $9.433 million in 2014 against the cap, which would have been second highest on the team. By releasing him before March 15, the Browns avoided having to pay him $4.1 million in roster/workout bonuses. Due to his original signing bonus, though, Jackson will account for $4.2 million in dead money against the cap this year, but they won't have to pay him anything in 2015 or 2016. The savings on Jackson is $5.233 million.

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@slowburn said:

you can't handle the truth

Thanks, Jack.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391371https://brownsboard.com/post/391371Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:26:13 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 18:19:44 GMT]]>you can't handle the truth

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@poeticg said:

I wish we would have just traded him for something, anything. We'll still have just over 4 millions of dead cap space on the book now for this season. It didn't take DQ long to land on a team. I'm sure we could have gotten something for him...

Where are you coming up with this bullshit about dead cap space. It is my understanding that it freed up 4 million in cap space to use elsewhere on someone that may be good.

You seem to be saying that is not true.

What IS the truth?

Can anyone who really knows tell us?

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@poeticg said:

I wish we would have just traded him for something, anything. We'll still have just over 4 millions of dead cap space on the book now for this season. It didn't take DQ long to land on a team. I'm sure we could have gotten something for him...

this. The contract the Colts gave him is proof that he had "some" trade value. They guaranteed him 11m. They have a surplus of OLB'ers, possibly even more than we do...wouldn't have minded for us to pull that german kid out of there for DQ. Do we go after Angerer now that Indy let him go?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391356https://brownsboard.com/post/391356Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:59:05 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:53:40 GMT]]>I wish we would have just traded him for something, anything. We'll still have just over 4 millions of dead cap space on the book now for this season. It didn't take DQ long to land on a team. I'm sure we could have gotten something for him...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391351https://brownsboard.com/post/391351Thu, 06 Mar 2014 17:53:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:54:21 GMT]]>Good for him and good luck to him

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@comeonman said:

he was making a joke. Luck for weeds

And I was playing along ๐Ÿ™‚

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@darren15 said:

Cannot see that to be honest .....maybe a 3rd next year ๐Ÿ™‚

he was making a joke. Luck for weeds]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391319https://brownsboard.com/post/391319Thu, 06 Mar 2014 16:25:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:54:27 GMT]]>

@gftchris said:

Trade. Maybe they'll throw in a 2nd rounder.

Cannot see that to be honest .....maybe a 3rd next year ๐Ÿ™‚

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@darren15 said:

Weedon to replace Luck next ๐Ÿ™‚

Trade. Maybe they'll throw in a 2nd rounder.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391305https://brownsboard.com/post/391305Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:48:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:47:37 GMT]]>Weedon to replace Luck next ๐Ÿ™‚

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391304https://brownsboard.com/post/391304Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:47:37 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:15:31 GMT]]>Chud is reuniting the old gang!

Zombo

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/391294https://brownsboard.com/post/391294Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:15:31 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to DQ JACKSON a COLT on Thu, 06 Mar 2014 15:13:29 GMT]]>Hopefully he does better than TR ๐Ÿ˜›

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