Starting Lineup... maybe

Comeonman

Zombo said:

I think Desmond Bryant still starts at DE ... whatever the final DL arrangement, it looks like a bad-ass defense.

Zombo

I really like Bryant and think he will start at DE as well. If the D stays healthy they can look like did against the Colts every game

Ibleedbrown

Correct me if l'm wrong on this, but wasn't Dray considered a mostly blocking TE, who happened to catch a high percentage of passes, albeit few, thrown his way when we signed him?

I think that guy is poised to be a breakout pass catcher this year. Poised dammit!

And l like Greco too. Even more than Grieco. 21 Jump Street yo.

Zombo

Special teams:

K - Coons

P - Lanning

LS - Hughlett

I imagine we will bring in a real kicker.

Is Hughlett expected to beat out Christina Yount? I remember Yount slumped last year, but rebounded.

Zombo

Mudfly

@the-gipper said:
I think you may need at least one more OL.

Maybe for PS, but feel these guys would cover all the bases game to game(46 man roster).....plus, Im using exactly the same # we carried last year.....so they would almost have to feel we are weaker at OL than last year to add an extra one.....(right?)

Zombo said:

I think Desmond Bryant still starts at DE ... whatever the final DL arrangement, it looks like a bad-ass defense.

Zombo

Sure looks bad ass on paper(which is what we said last year too).....Farmer says he wants "waves" of DL coming and going....though Im not a huge D. Bryant fan, but only time will tell there.....he is definitely our healthiest DL player tho

@ibleedbrown said:

I think that guy is poised to be a breakout pass catcher this year. Poised dammit!

And l like Greco too. Even more than Grieco. 21 Jump Street yo.

Poise is a great asset.........I like Greco too.....

Zombo said:

I imagine we will bring in a real kicker.

Is Hughlett expected to beat out Christina Yount? I remember Yount slumped last year, but rebounded.

Zombo

Dont know here.....Im just guessing based upon who we have.....

I do know Yount struggled and Hughlett came in with some high praise....so, just "hoping" we upgrade there, just like any other position.....

Same with the kicker......we might already have a "real" kicker in camp, but we just dont know it yet....or maybe not.....

Where do kickers come from anyway?????

TypicalBrowns

One thing is for sure, looking at our depth, it's easily the deepest the team has been since the early 90s. Nothing has come close since to the depth we have this year

Zombo

@mudfly said:

Where do kickers come from anyway?????

The last two good ones we had were nobodies kicking around looking for a job.

I think we stole Stover from the Giants practice squad and Phil Dawson from Patriots practice squad.

Hopefully we get lucky again.

Zombo

miktoxic

offense

this is easy:

QB - McCown

RB1 - johnson

RB2 - crowell

WR1 - bowe

WR2 - gabriel

WR 3 - hartline

TE1 - dray

TE2 - barnidge

LT - thomas

LG - bitonio

C - mack

RG - greco

RT - erving

look for mayne and the 2 other TEs to be worked in when available and ready.

The Gipper

@miktoxic said:

offense

this is easy:

QB - McCown

RB1 - johnson

RB2 - crowell

WR1 - bowe

WR2 - gabriel

WR 3 - hartline

TE1 - dray

TE2 - barnidge

LT - thomas

LG - bitonio

C - mack

RG - greco

RT - erving

look for mayne and the 2 other TEs to be worked in when available and ready.

You are only allowed 11 men on the field at a time...you have 13 out there.

Mudfly

Zombo said:

Is Hughlett expected to beat out Christina Yount? I remember Yount slumped last year, but rebounded.

Zombo

We just got our answer....Browns waived Christian Yount today.....

miktoxic

@the-gipper said:
You are only allowed 11 men on the field at a time...you have 13 out there.

duh, really? i know i didn't show all the depth but i showed the important stuff like RB and WRs.......that's all. so in any given play one or two or three of the offensive weapon positions will be on the field or not.

stop being a larryfine

wargograw

Forgot Hawkins though.

miktoxic

@wargograw said:
Forgot Hawkins though.

i know but didn't really.

can't hartline (#3) be the #1 slot?

bringbackbrownie2

@miktoxic said:

i know but didn't really.

can't hartline (#3) be the #1 slot?

Hawkins is faster so he would be better in slot. Hartline is used to being #2 wideout..

gumby73

Denver OT Canty done for the Year. Trade Mitch or Bowie for WR or TE?? Depth at T is rare but love it and they all want playing time

Zombo

@mudfly said:
We just got our answer....Browns waived Christian Yount today.....

Fuck, I shoulda known better to buy the jersey.

Zombo

Mudfly

Zombo said:

Fuck, I shoulda known better to buy the jersey.

Zombo

HA!.....I wore a Curtis Weathers jersey for years........double nickels......

tiamat63

I wonder if we'll be seeing a lot more single back this year. Using 11 personnel in a way but housler in more of a wing spot as opposed to Dray whom is more traditionally in line. Hell, we have quality receivers and I'd like to have Hawk on the field quite a bit.

Tour2ma

We must have approached about 80% single back last year.

I get the feeling Pet would love more 2-back sets... if we find a decent FB/H-back option.

Mudfly

@tour2ma said:
I get the feeling Pet would love more 2-back sets... if we find a decent FB/H-back option.

Let's hope that the cure for that comes from Johnson & Johnson

Ibleedbrown

@mudfly said:
Let's hope that the cure for that comes from Johnson & Johnson

A running game with no tears!