@canton-mike said:

All in favor say aye.....................................AYE

Read the guys first post back in Aug 2013 and he was somewhat well spoken. What happened between then and now? Meth? Heroin? both? Lets hope there is a rational explanation.

But they really fit on critieria that once and for all, is freakin smart critieria. Because the Browns now

are in the hands of people who played, and know what it takes to be a legit part of the TEAM.

2. It's a very good idea to keep the political opinions on the opinion forum, and the weird sicko comments

on the invisible sicko forum. The one that doesn't really exist, but the weirdos can go elsewhere and

think it does.....

3. It's a Brownsboard, and that seems more important than ever.

@boxerbrowns said:

Would an Admin please ban this person? They contribute NOTHING but cowardly, bullying, practically incoherent slurs.

Mike

@canton-mike said:

Are we seeing a new vision or is it just something we have never seen? I keep asking myself, is this what a winning front office looks like or is it just different from what we are used to seeing? So far I like the progression, I hope it's finally the right way.

@typicalbrowns said:

are we seeing signs of Hoyer being the projected starter? who the fuck knows what qbs we will grab.

real talk- is Farmer even planning to draft a qb in the first 2 rounds?

My projection:

QB#1) Hoyer

QB#2) Rookie

QB#3) Grossman

That's just what I expect to happen given the info we have

@typicalbrowns said:

are we seeing signs of Hoyer being the projected starter? who the fuck knows what qbs we will grab.

real talk- is Farmer even planning to draft a qb in the first 2 rounds?

I hope not. I know we need a quarterback, but I wouldn't draft one just for the sake of it. I would rather see them take a developmental guy in the middle rounds. I like the guys coming out next year better - Petty, Winston, Mariotta, etc.

Use the round 1 & 2 picks to get a # 2 WR, an OG, and a LB or CB.

I really like watching this new mindset.

I think we finally have a real vision with a real passion.

Mike

@mike-h said:

I wish I had an Xmen name.

I'd go with cyclops or beast personally.

i live my life like that bro.

can't wait for comiccon 2014 and D&D masters championships held in north platte, NB.

see ya there!

ben's taint could be a good move.

BUT

i'll always go back to the jimmy johnson saying: you can find a RB anywhere. why pay for one when you can turn the corner and find one bagging groceries?

how much would ben's taint cost versus a rookie with no hits on his legs?

and NO it doesn't have to be storm johnson. just liked the fact that 2 months ago the kid did a demo on NFL network and when was asked where he'd like to play......he said cleveland.

so go suck a nut. fuckos.

@miktoxic said:

well it's still a horse/bullshit logo team.

couldn't mistake them for america's team..blech.

ben tate = smelly taint.

Mik is becoming concerned his lover Storm Johnson won't make it too Cleveland! What's with all the anti-FA running back angst and rage? At least if were going to get a FA RB Tate is easily the best choice of the group. He's got the freshest legs (backup for AF) and he's young. Shows good to great ability running the ball. Lets give him a shot. Were not going to hit homeruns on every Pick Mik(hahaha). Anyways I mostly agree with I'm just playing devils advocate and I can see both sides of the equation on this.

@mike-h said:

well it's still a horse/bullshit logo team.

couldn't mistake them for america's team..blech.

ben tate = smelly taint.

With regards to Dansby, he is a better run stuffer and better in coverage. Jackson used to do well in coverage but he has lost a step and TE just keep getting faster. 2 years older in my opinion doesn't matter that much. I think both will be out of the league around the same time anyway and at least Dansby's contract is front loaded, making it easy to cut him after two seasons if he needs to be let go. With these two they were and are stop gates at this point in their careers, good stop gates, but by no means the future of either franchise. Dansby is here to hold the spot until a young buck can step in.

@mike-h said:

Now you can hang out with MarkO.....and you can both go sit on a drumstick

ben tate has to be looking at what the broncos have done in 2 days to upgrade their team and wondering if he should just resign with them since a lot of pundits are already calling the broncos favorites once again to make it to the super bowl.

meanwhile elway knows the worth of a 6th round pick at RB as he played with one of the best in TDavis.

@miktoxic said:

am i crazy or am i the only one that thinks/knows that only a dime a dozen of RBs last past a 3 year average in the NFL. fuck ben tate. fuck reggie bush. fuck golden tate for that matter.

what happened to the homers touting hyde. what about storm johnson who i'd take over everyone coming in as rookie and minimum salary. young fresh strong legs who haven't been pounded on for years in the NFL.

just cuz these guys are free agents you automatically think if we don't reach out to them that our FO isn't doing enough.

chill the fuck out and let's watch what unfolds. if you don't like the way farmer is doing biz or the way pettine wants his team run then be the first dingbat to throw up the "GET FARMER OUT OF TOWN AND FIRE PETTINE THREAD".

see how far that get's ya.

whiners and hoes.

I get it. I'd prefer we draft a guy or two for the fresh legs. And I think there's a lot of RB talent in this draft.

But I'm not farmer. Ben Tate is a little appealing to me because he's pretty young and hasn't been the #1 back his entire career. He's had good production when he has played too. I wouldn't hate Tate at all as long as we don't overpay - but it looks like the teams aren't valuing FA RBs that much nowadays.

what happened to the homers touting hyde. what about storm johnson who i'd take over everyone coming in as rookie and minimum salary. young fresh strong legs who haven't been pounded on for years in the NFL.

just cuz these guys are free agents you automatically think if we don't reach out to them that our FO isn't doing enough.

chill the fuck out and let's watch what unfolds. if you don't like the way farmer is doing biz or the way pettine wants his team run then be the first dingbat to throw up the "GET FARMER OUT OF TOWN AND FIRE PETTINE THREAD".

see how far that get's ya.

whiners and hoes.

@lbc-mike said:

I don't think we added too much at all. I think Dansby and Whitner are better than DQ and Ward. But we didn't really fill any holes or upgrade. We have holes at QB and at guard now. Sure Tate is getting wined and dined right now. Did we take a step forward? Mack might be gone soon.

I think we might be a little worse off.

We haven't really filled any new holes I agree. Tate is, but that's probably the easiest hole to fix.

We shouldn't pay Mack what he wants anyway. It's a bit ridiculous IMO and center isn't terribly hard to replace.

We're the browns though. We can't upgrade every position through FA. Need to accept that to get higher flight FAs we need to cripple ourselves cap wise.

Also, there's still a couple FA guys that could fill holes. Edelman, some center, etc.

I think we might be a little worse off.

@mike-h said:

Just leased a new apartment 2 blocks from beach and bought a board. Once I learn how to stay up on it, I'll probably disappear

Pick up a surfing instruction book. Check out youtube.

Get the book "Force of Nature" by Laird Hamilton. Also, I can recommend a ton of dvds.

And there's a surfing shop I follow, that I believe is located in San Diego. Degree 33. Seem to have great reviews.

@mike-h said:

Haha, nice. I moved to San Diego the day after Thanksgiving.

Zero fucking regrets. Worst winter ever. It's shitting snow all over NE Ohio as we type

I want to move to San Diego, because, well, I want to surf and hug cute cuddly great white sharks. But unfortunately, I'm in a one dimensional job that limits my locations. Sucks.

Looks like I'll be heading back to Charlotte. Bummer.