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  • CB's historically are not very good as rookies. There is a big difference defending one or two WR's a year with NFL talent compared to every game doing it. Guys like Leon Hall, Jonathan Joesph, even Patrick Peterson were not very good year one. I'd not worry too much this year, but if after next year you don't see improvment then you can worry a bit.

  • What happened to our fans? Bunch of whiny bitches anymore. 3 games? WTF, it's not out of the ordinary for rookie cornerbacks to struggle.

  • Lose a close game because of a blocked fg and suddenly it's Alice in Wonderland ("Off with their heads!!").

    Now if West hadn't moved on Johnny's 37 yd. gain and if the fg was made would we be saying, "Pettine is King of the World!!" ? Yeah!

    So we lost a close one. Who doesn't in the NFL?

    Pussies.

  • walter is just a big fucking bitch right now.

    who pissed in your wheaties?

    3 fricking games which one of the players you're screaming about has only played 2.

    trade manziel. with your thinking with the 6 plays we've seen of him he is a bust and bye bye.

    meanwhile you were sucking his cock for like 4 months.

    are you smoking dust or something?

    @miktoxic said:

    walter is just a big fucking bitch right now.

    He had a good couple weeks between the end of his JM affair and 1st half of our opener.

    Or was it between opener's halftime and game 3's halftime?

    @texasag1969 said:

    Pussies.

    Clearly... posting here has affected you...

  • i agree with the OP.. Justin Gilbert is 6th round material, maybe 7th.

  • If the GMs of their respective teams thought like some of you Browns "fans" did, the following players would've been considered busts in their first year and been cut/traded:

    Robert Mathis: 3 sacks in his first year

    Robert Quinn: 5 sacks in his first year

    Greg Hardy: 3 sacks in his first year

    Mario Williams: 4.5 sacks in his first year

    Cameron Jordan: 1 sack in his first year

    Brent Grimes: 1 int, 6 PD in first two years.

    Tim Jennings: 0 int, 3 PD in first two years.

    So let's check the OMG-the-sky-is-falling attitude for a bit.

  • That's why I hate drafting in the top 10. You always expect that guy to be a superstar and when he's not we tend to freak out. Pick somebody at 25 and there's not as much pressure. I'd rather trade a top 10 pick for 3 second round trips to the well.

    WSS

  • That's why I hate drafting in the top 10. You always expect that guy to be a superstar and when he's not we tend to freak out. Pick somebody at 25 and there's not as much pressure. I'd rather trade a top 10 pick for 3 second round trips to the well.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    That's why I hate drafting in the top 10. You always expect that guy to be a superstar and when he's not we tend to freak out. Pick somebody at 25 and there's not as much pressure. I'd rather trade a top 10 pick for 3 second round trips to the well.

    WSS

    Especially in this last draft where half the second round picks were first round talent.

  • Um... it's perfectly normal that a rookie CB struggles out of the gate. Three games and you're calling him a bust?

    Ridiculous.

  • The issue isn't Gilbert, it was Manziel. We could had gotten a number of other solid players but we choose to take a QB that will be nothing but a gimmick show this season.

  • i agree with the OP.. Justin Gilbert is 6th round material, maybe 7th.

    @soju said:

    i agree with the OP.. Justin Gilbert is 6th round material, maybe 7th.

    There you go. Soju is back. Someone must have hacked his account.

  • CB's historically are not very good as rookies. There is a big difference defending one or two WR's a year with NFL talent compared to every game doing it. Guys like Leon Hall, Jonathan Joesph, even Patrick Peterson were not very good year one. I'd not worry too much this year, but if after next year you don't see improvment then you can worry a bit.

    @au165 said:

    CB's historically are not very good as rookies. There is a big difference defending one or two WR's a year with NFL talent compared to every game doing it. Guys like Leon Hall, Jonathan Joesph, even Patrick Peterson were not very good year one. I'd not worry too much this year, but if after next year you don't see improvment then you can worry a bit.

    The problem is his game is full of holes. It's not a few mechanical errors, it's everything. He can't tackle, is NOT physical, and would rather take a receiver out and get the pass interference than make a play on the ball.
  • @walterwhite said:

    You're comparing Justin Gilbert to hall of fame QB's.

    Think about that.

    umm...were they Hall of Famers their first year? Or were they losing straight out of the gate...which is my point . Do not write them off so soon.

    @dawgpound101 said:

    umm...were they Hall of Famers their first year? Or were they losing straight out of the gate...which is my point . Do not write them off so soon.

    By that logic should we give colt McCoy another chance? Brandon weeden? Maybe Trent Richardson? We can't write them off because they might be in the HOF one day.

  • there were better cornerbacks in the 2014 draft than Justin Gilbert. Look what Kyle Fuller is doing in Chicago! I think the Browns rushed their decision when they should have been planning for the present as well as the future. A stud receiver for Brian Hoyer and a Quarterback at #26.

    Year after year the Browns waste their first round pick and I have grown up, became a mother and now a GRANDMOTHERS without a Super Bowl appearance. Can you say; Tim Couch, Courtney Brown, Barkevious Mingo, and Brandon Weeden!

  • What makes me want to vomit is how we continually trade down and those trade downs are meaningless when you get nothing in return.

    Atlanta absolutely HOSED us because all we got was FATASS Phil Taylor and a ginger hack QB and they have Julio Jones.

    Now, Buffalo will reap the benefits of Sammy Watkins when him or Mack could have been ours.

    Instead, we outsmart ourselves and trade down to get Justin GilBURNT and whatever bonafide bust we get next year.

    2011 - Phil Taylor over JJ Watt and Julio Jones 😵

    2012 - Trent Richardson and Brandon fucking Weeden 😮

    2013 - Mingo 🙁

    2014 - Gilburnt over Watkins, Mack, Mathews, etc. and Manziel who is unknown at this point.

    That's 6 1st round picks in 4 years and not a single one of them are good. That's pitiful.

  • If the GMs of their respective teams thought like some of you Browns "fans" did, the following players would've been considered busts in their first year and been cut/traded:

    Robert Mathis: 3 sacks in his first year

    Robert Quinn: 5 sacks in his first year

    Greg Hardy: 3 sacks in his first year

    Mario Williams: 4.5 sacks in his first year

    Cameron Jordan: 1 sack in his first year

    Brent Grimes: 1 int, 6 PD in first two years.

    Tim Jennings: 0 int, 3 PD in first two years.

    So let's check the OMG-the-sky-is-falling attitude for a bit.

    @osiris said:

    If the GMs of their respective teams thought like some of you Browns "fans" did, the following players would've been considered busts in their first year and been cut/traded:

    Robert Mathis: 3 sacks in his first year

    Robert Quinn: 5 sacks in his first year

    Greg Hardy: 3 sacks in his first year

    Mario Williams: 4.5 sacks in his first year

    Cameron Jordan: 1 sack in his first year

    Brent Grimes: 1 int, 6 PD in first two years.

    Tim Jennings: 0 int, 3 PD in first two years.

    So let's check the OMG-the-sky-is-falling attitude for a bit.

    But the difference is they don't do it again and again. It's the same crap for us every year.
  • A bust after 3 games. He's not even starting. The shit i read on this board is amazing.

  • A bust after 3 games. He's not even starting. The shit i read on this board is amazing.

    @alkid3 said:

    A bust after 3 games. He's not even starting. The shit i read on this board is amazing.

    All the rookie CB's are playing up to speed except Gilbert. He looks completely lost.

    Sorry but he's looking like another Mingo (a guy we took for the measureables and not a football player)

  • @opal312 said:

    ve been a Browns fan since birth and after 50 years I will now stop saying, "there's always next year".

    Can anyone please explain why the Browns didn't draft Mike Evans at #4 and a Q.B. At #26?

    They weren't planning on playing the rookie quarterback so why not draft Garapollo at 26 leaving plenty of time to get the worst cornerback in the draft.

    Gilbert is a bust and we now have Andrew Hawkins as our first string wide receiver. Ray Farmer and Petine will be job hunting next year. Let me do the draft! At least I know how!

    First... pay attention to your elders, kid.

    Second, are you decrying the Hawkins that is 14th in the league in receiving yardage with 244 on 21 catches? The Hawkins who is our #2 WR behind Austin? (Who by the way has 14 catches for 115.)

    And you're wanting Evans??? Mike Evans??? The TB rookie that has 13 catches for 148?

    Not #4 overall Watkins (13 for 176 despite missing a game)? Or #20 Cooks (18 for 168)?

    Watkins and Cooks too short.. OK...

    How 'bout #28 overall Benjamin (16 for 263)?

    Let you run our draft? Ummmm... no. Not if you'd have taken Evans at #4... or #8.

    Welcome to the Browns Board... 😉

    @tour2ma said:

    First... pay attention to your elders, kid.Second, are you decrying the Hawkins that is 14th in the league in receiving yardage with 244 on 21 catches? The Hawkins who is our #2 WR behind Austin? (Who by the way has 14 catches for 115.)And you're wanting Evans??? Mike Evans??? The TB rookie that has 13 catches for 148?Not #4 overall Watkins (13 for 176 despite missing a game)? Or #20 Cooks (18 for 168)?Watkins and Cooks too short.. OK...How 'bout #28 overall Benjamin (16 for 263)?Let you run our draft? Ummmm... no. Not if you'd have taken Evans at #4... or #8.Welcome to the Browns Board... 😉

    Yea well Mike Evans is stuck on a bad team with no quarterback. We could have had him or Watkins and a quarterback at #26 then later a corner. You homies don't get it. That's why the Browns will never win anything. Keep buying tickets and maybe your great great great grandkids will have better luck

  • I've been a Browns fan since birth and after 50 years I will now stop saying, "there's always next year".

    Can anyone please explain why the Browns didn't draft Mike Evans at #4 and a Q.B. At #26?

    They weren't planning on playing the rookie quarterback so why not draft Garapollo at 26 leaving plenty of time to get the worst cornerback in the draft.

    Gilbert is a bust and we now have Andrew Hawkins as our first string wide receiver. Ray Farmer and Petine will be job hunting next year. Let me do the draft! At least I know how!

    @opal312 said:

    I've been a Browns fan since birth and after 50 years

    @opal312 said:

    Yea well Mike Evans is stuck on a bad team with no quarterback. We could have had him or Watkins and a quarterback at #26 then later a corner. You homies don't get it. That's why the Browns will never win anything. Keep buying tickets and maybe your great great great grandkids will have better luck

    for someone who is at least 60 you can't lie for shit.