Official first training camp notes thread..

Zombo

Zombo said:

I think that TE we got from the Cardinals is going to have big year in this offense, big numbers.

Z

and what do you know, stumbled across a story that proposes the same thing:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2528061-te-rob-housler-could-be-browns-offenses-secret-weapon

gumby73

Telfer had Lisfranc foot surgery in feb. not no doctor on recovery time, but foot not a good injury in this sport. Slater is a Hamstring, and must be a bad one after a year out in Seattle already.(sandbagging IMO) Ekpre solid IR imo no need to rush with our CB's. All 3 count toward roster spots and per PFT All 3 are eligible to come off the list at any point in camp, but cannot practice with the team until they are activated and they cannot be placed on the regular season version of the lists if they are activated..

Mudfly

Zombo said:

I think that TE we got from the Cardinals is going to have big year in this offense, big numbers.

Z

Im hoping he does well too.....never seen him play but am trusting Farmers eye more and more....

Mudfly

and already a little preseason smack talk....Cardinals and Browns going at it on twitter?....

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2015/07/cleveland_browns_tweet_cardina.html

Btw Card fans....we are gonna kick their fucking little twitter loving asses....

DieHardBrownsFan

Just BR TMZ bs.

D Bone

Z with the self quote - The interweb version of speaking in the 3rd person

WELCOME FREAKIN' BACK FOOTBALL!!

Tour2ma

wargograw

Wargo is gettin upset.

D Bone

HA!! I still use that as well to this day.............

Zombo

Mongo like candy.

Z

Mudfly

A couple minor roster moves this week......so, for the moment....

DL Tory Slater and DB Micah Pellerin have been waived......

OL Erle Ladson and DB Landon Fiechter have been signed.......(Fiechter was waived last month, and now is back)

Dste Ace

Zombo said:

Great to see this thread ... welcome to Football Season 2015, boys.

Zombo

At long last.

Praise Jesus.

gumby73

Cluster of Questions?? Tory Slater got from Seattle's D put on Pup list 7-22 than passed physical on hammy to play7-27 that same day Cut?? To much competition at position was reason given by our media I say na na.. Flipo plan to use backs out of backfield in passing game. Ahmad Bradshaw FA or Willis McGhee with to many injuries?? Why in the world do we keep grabbing OL and DB before camp, how deep is deep when your already deep at those positions?? Tour any of the OL arena football guys any good?

wargograw

I saw Bradshaw was available last night. Didn't realize that. Would have been an awesome (and probably cheap) pickup for us had we not gotten Duke.

miktoxic

@gumby73 said:

Why in the world do we keep grabbing OL and DB before camp, how deep is deep when your already deep at those positions??

maybe to drive competition?

Mudfly

yep...you get to have 90 in camp....so why not cut em if you know they aren;t good enough and bring in some more.....??

lots and lots of musical players coming right up!

Canton Mike

Years ago, I believe it was Butch Davis who said if you improve your 53rd player, you've improved your team. Problem back then was that we failed to improve the 1st 22 players! We can't say that today (thank God!).

Mike

calfoxwc

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2528061-te-rob-housler-could-be-browns-offenses-secret-weapon

That link that Zombo posted is exciting stuff. Defenses can try to cover Hawkins and Gabriel downfield,

and try to stop Hartline and Bowe in the middle, and then they have to try to stop Housler...

and the Browns can open the secondary up for Duke out of the backfield.

Or a broken/missed tackle on one of the rb's......

Oh, this offense isn't going to be anything like last year's offense. You watch.

Mudfly

alrighty then.....Day #1 of camp is officially in the books.....

todays training camp/Browns Daily notes....highlights....lowlights....

Haden and Tramon Williams were very sharp and made the O's day very difficult....

Pryor looked good and caught the ball well....

Benji also had a very solid day and looks to be giving a lil extra effort....

More raves for Gabriel too.....

Mayle struggled with some drops, but still has some lingering discomfort with the thumb...

Cam Erving working exclusively with 2nd team...Pettine says first team is solid, so he's gotta earn those reps...

Johnny had a rough 1st day and did not throw the ball well...

Shaw and McCown looked pretty good....tho McCown and Crow missed on a handoff.....(Crow had a few of these last year too)

AB spend the whole day on the D line...no LB reps....

Taylor sat out and did not participate in the conditioning test......hmmmm....

Mack is taking full reps and looking fine......

And....so went day #1.....

Mudfly

as an interesting aside(and I get it IS day 1)...but here is how the #1 team lined up today.....new names in red

* Starting lineups for day one:

Offense -- QB McCown, RB West, FB Malcolm Johnson, WRs Dwayne Bowe and Andrew Hawkins, TE Jim Dray, OL Joe Thomas, Joel Bitonio, Alex Mack, John Greco and Mitchell Schwartz.

Defense -- DL Randy Starks, Ishmaa'ily Kitchen, Desmond Bryant; OLBs Paul Kruger and Scott Solomon; ILBs Karlos Dansby and Craig Robertson; S Donte Whitner and Tashaun Gipson; CBs Joe Haden and Tramon Williams.