Under Shurmur it seemed like Travis was sent on fly patterns almost exclusively... with little success.

Under Norv they started hooking and even slanting him to good effect early on, and then he disappeared from the offense entirely the four games prior to the Punt return that ended his season.

I hope to see Shanny not only mixing up Travis' route assignments, but also including some bubble-screens and other quick hitch plays to try to get him some broken field opportunities.

@harry-buffalo said:

There are going to be MANY names on the waiver wire come roster cut downs. That not only includes veterans, but even late round draft picks from teams that over drafted at the positions (The Packers come to mind).

Seahawks and Eagles as well... both drafted 2 WRs and already had good, if not glamorous, depth at the position.

@jcam222 said:

Been reading into him a bit, but not much to say...

Born and raised in Kentucky, he originally committed to Louisville coming out of HS, but chose to go to Eastern Kentucky. He was suspended from there after one season, for "immature things," and went to Antelope Valley Community College in California (right?).

He took a year off football, then decided he wanted to play again and tried to go to Kentucky or any Division I school, but realized he would only get 1 year of eligibility. D-II would give him 2 more years. He "googled" D-II football and found Grand Valley State as being one of the top choices, so he enrolled there, and was able to make it on the football team very easily.

At 6'2" 215, he ran a 4.38 40 at his pro-day in 2013 after not being invited to the combine, and got himself recognized as a potential draftee. Grand Valley coaching staff, as well as their Quarterback, have nothing but praise for his ability to get open, his speed and quickness, and his demeanor as a person. If you can get any tape on him, he shows great ball skills and playmaking ability.

His measurables compare great with some of the top picks at WR, at his size:

Julio Jones - 6'2" 220lbs 4.34 40-time, 17 reps, 38.5 vert, 11'3" broad, 4.25 shuttle, 6.66 3-cone drill

Dez Bryant - 6'2" 224lbs 4.52 40-time, 14 reps, 38 vert, 11'1" broad, 4.46 shuttle, 7.10 3-cone drill

Charles Johnson - 6'2" 215lbs, 4.38 40-time, 14 reps, 39.5 vert, 11'1" broad, 4.31 shuttle, 7.04 3-cone drill

Andre Johnson - 6'3" 230lbs, 4.41 40-time, didn't do, 41 vert, 10'9" broad, 4.10 shuttle, didn't do 3-cone drill

It'll be interesting to see what he does when he gets a shot this year. Hopefully, he can stay healthy and perform "on the field", the way he measures up "off the field."

@mike-h said:

THIS.

Except I'd go one step further. Chandler Jones can end up being a big contributor right away. Good scouting report I found on him. He wasn't at the Combine, so people are sleeping on him a bit.

He played a lot at SJSU. He's not raw as some will assume.

Yeah, we have serious WR issues right now, but this kid is part of the good news. Check him out.

Now we just need to teach Little how to catch. Yeah right.

I like Jones but his size makes him a slot receiver and we just signed Hawkins for that. I like his potential, but I think Krause is a better prospect for us

@louisville-slugger said:

I'd just counter that by saying Jones is taller, just as fast and athletic, and was the #1 WR on his team. I don't know why, all of a sudden, I am reading people be all over Krause in comparison to Jones. I think it has to do with the guys from dawgsbynature ding a quick overview of every prospect and they put Krauses pro day stats in a nice big twitter feed box while they put Jone's pro day stats just in the little paragraph they did on him.

Which isn't to say I don't find Krause interesting. Apparently the Browns gave him a $10,000 signing bonus, so they must see something in him that they like.

@texasag1969 said:

There are going to be MANY names on the waiver wire come roster cut downs. That not only includes veterans, but even late round draft picks from teams that over drafted at the positions (The Packers come to mind).

@texasag1969 said:

Here's my questions. With so many new WR's coming into the league, do you think there will be a lot of them on the waiver wire (both new and old) as we get closer to game 1?

And will staff will go for one or more of the free agents still out there?

I don't feel like I'd be going out on too much of a limb to say there will be some veteran WR talent available when cuts start getting made.

I assume we'll take a look at who becomes available. We'll more then likely be able to offer more money than most any other team as well so we have that going for us as well.

It will be interesting to see how it plays out.

And will staff will go for one or more of the free agents still out there?

@mld-woody said:

And I was hoping at some point the Browns would have acquired ILB Andrew Jackson from W. Ky. He was drafted by someone else.

And, for our WR needs, we could always bring back Naman Roosevelt.

@mld-woody said:

I'm rooting for Gerald Ford. Named after our greatest president

That's sarcasm correct?

http://www.rotoworld.com/player/nfl/8615/charles-johnson

Second-year WR Charles Johnson (ACL surgery) is working on the side with trainers at Browns pre-draft minicamp.

We're keeping tabs on Johnson because he's a physical freak with 4.39 wheels and an insane 11-foot-1 broad jump.

The Browns also have an opening at No. 2 wideout, although they may address it early in May's draft. Johnson tore his ACL sometime between June and October of last year.

He's 6'2 / 215. Apr 30 - 9:30 PM

@lbc-mike said:

Understood, just pointing out that there's still activity going on.

I saw somewhere that we have well over a 100 players coming to Rookie camp, but only 90 can be in Training camp.

There's going to be a lot shuffling and competition coming up.

2 - Burleson

3 - Little

4 - Benjamin

5 - Jones

Not very impressive

Latest I've seen on the Receiving corps is this (Krause wasn't on your list) :

Wide Receiver

Willie Snead IV- Ball State

Kenny Shaw- Florida State

Chandler Jones- San Jose State

Gerald Ford- Valdosta State

Taylor Gabriel- Abilene Christian

Jonathan Krause- Vanderbilt

Tight End

Blake Jackson- Oklahoma State

Zane Fakes, Tight End, Ball State

P.S. I am not giving too much hope for Gordon. Think he will be here at week 1? you are setting yourself up for disappointment.

@lbc-mike said:

Wasn't Charles Johnson a pick up last year from GB who is suppose to have so potential?

Ya. Last year in the draft he was very similar to this year Jeff Janis. Unfortunately when we signed him off the Packers practice squad we found he had an ACLU tear that he didn't know about so he missed the whole season.

@poeticg said:

Two things LBC-1)Puff, puff, pass.2)Don't be taking out Gordon yet. I'm sure he'll appeal and retest. The test that he supposedly failed was from over 4 months ago. If he's been clean and sober and doing the right things and he retests and passes, he good.Gordon needs to be here. You don't walk away from potential HOFERs. There have been many who have risen to the challenge and overcame their demons, there is no reason Gordon cannot do so. Having to work with Weeden for 2 years would make you smoke the cronic like a fucking chimney too!

I agree, but even if the original test showed that he had a very small the count, he brought in witnesses saying he didn't smoke but people around him were, brings in someone that says he blew smoke in face, and passes a new drug test, he is still going to miss half the season at least.

1)Puff, puff, pass.

2)Don't be taking out Gordon yet. I'm sure he'll appeal and retest. The test that he supposedly failed was from over 4 months ago. If he's been clean and sober and doing the right things and he retests and passes, he good.

Gordon needs to be here. You don't walk away from potential HOFERs. There have been many who have risen to the challenge and overcame their demons, there is no reason Gordon cannot do so. Having to work with Weeden for 2 years would make you smoke the cronic like a fucking chimney too!