<![CDATA[Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ?]]>Browns and Benjamin close to new deal ...Mack will opt out but may return....other news Browns to cut Bowe and Hartline and reinstate Gordon and sign Sanu

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2016/02/22/report-browns-close-to-re-signing-travis-benjamin/

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#Browns C Alex Mack is expected to opt-out of his contract, sources said. But a return to Cleveland on a new contract is a real possibility
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]]>https://brownsboard.com/topic/39662/benjamin-to-sign.....mack-out-then-inRSS for NodeThu, 01 Oct 2026 08:03:39 GMTMon, 22 Feb 2016 22:07:16 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 20:38:21 GMT]]>Really surprised the new FO could not get The Rabbit (Benji) deal done. But for a #2 WR @8million & than you really can't sell San Diego over Lake Erie. The Hobbit's have lost their leader. Not over yet with Sanu & Rishard Matthewsstill on FA board & very Draft able in Rd. 2. Mack got 1.5M more in creed to get Shanny's ZBS back & Matt Ryan. Maybe Schwartz too. Hello Wisnewski, your old buddy Hue is on line 1. T, if were drafting 2 OLmen ala TB your screwed dude 😁

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@calfoxwc said:

I remember when a few characters around here thought Schwartz was a crap olineman.

I remember when he actually was a crap olineman. He got better every year.

@mudfly said:

Honestly...no....cant recall seeing Schwartz getting pancaked....did it ever happen?....perhaps, but is there any player who hasnt been beat ever?....Id only tell you more teams have worse OT's than we do, as opposed to better ones...

Considering both of our OT's are ranked #1 this year....

Can you name 1 team that has 2 better OT's???....

Pancaked ala Erving flat on his ass? No... but rookie year he got rag-dolled and ripped to the ground more than once each...

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@texasag1969 said:

And he got pancaked on his back often enough in 2014 to invest in Vermont Maple Syrup. 😆

Did not see that at all this year, but still the OL could not run block. Last I looked he was a part of that.

Honestly...no....cant recall seeing Schwartz getting pancaked....did it ever happen?....perhaps, but is there any player who hasnt been beat ever?....Id only tell you more teams have worse OT's than we do, as opposed to better ones...

Considering both of our OT's are ranked #1 this year....

Can you name 1 team that has 2 better OT's???....

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Did not see that at all this year, but still the OL could not run block. Last I looked he was a part of that. Tex

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well, there is a difference, though, between being unable to, and being hindered by lack of wr play/depth/play calliing,

etc. Teams' defenses were crowding the los right and left.

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@mudfly said:

@darren15 said:

So come the draft we are going to need...

QB ........already did

WR x 2..already did

ILB.........already did

OT..........maybe

C............we knew this

OLB......already did

OG........??...Greco & Bito....no immediate need here

DE.........already did

SS........Whitner & Cambell....no immediate need here....

I hope none of the picks are busts ...we need to hit every one as we are not playing FA either getting new players in or keeping the ones we have ......Haslam and his cronies suck......hopeless franchise

So....FA hasnt started yet, but since we aren't oneof the 10 teams that has presumably signed somebody, we have already failed?....cause we lost a center who we knew was leaving(and didnt want to be here) and a second rate WR?.....seriously.....you guys are crying a river before the game has even started......brutal....

Cant wait to here the whining when our average & injured 5th round FS signs elsewhere too....

@texasag1969 said:

He did not play near as well in 2014 as he did in 2015. Night and day.

He's gotten progressively better every year....has rated top 1/3 in the league every year....has rated as the top OT in his class since drafted....has started from day one.....has never missed a snap....

But, yeah, this is the first year he was rated #1 in the league.....is that what it takes not to suck?

And he got pancaked on his back often enough in 2014 to invest in Vermont Maple Syrup. 😆

Did not see that at all this year, but still the OL could not run block. Last I looked he was a part of that.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584852https://brownsboard.com/post/584852Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:01:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:59:00 GMT]]>More strength than myself, mud, to go through that.

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@darren15 said:

So come the draft we are going to need...

QB ........already did

WR x 2..already did

ILB.........already did

OT..........maybe

C............we knew this

OLB......already did

OG........??...Greco & Bito....no immediate need here

DE.........already did

SS........Whitner & Cambell....no immediate need here....

I hope none of the picks are busts ...we need to hit every one as we are not playing FA either getting new players in or keeping the ones we have ......Haslam and his cronies suck......hopeless franchise

So....FA hasnt started yet, but since we aren't oneof the 10 teams that has presumably signed somebody, we have already failed?....cause we lost a center who we knew was leaving(and didnt want to be here) and a second rate WR?.....seriously.....you guys are crying a river before the game has even started......brutal....

Cant wait to here the whining when our average & injured 5th round FS signs elsewhere too....

@texasag1969 said:

He did not play near as well in 2014 as he did in 2015. Night and day.

He's gotten progressively better every year....has rated top 1/3 in the league every year....has rated as the top OT in his class since drafted....has started from day one.....has never missed a snap....

But, yeah, this is the first year he was rated #1 in the league.....is that what it takes not to suck?

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@calfoxwc said:

I remember when a few characters around here thought Schwartz was a crap olineman.

He is one of the very best RT's in the league. Hope we can keep both him and Mack.

He did not play near as well in 2014 as he did in 2015. Night and day.

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@darren15 said:

So come the draft we are going to need...

QB

WR x 2

ILB

OT

C

OLB

OG

DE

SS

I hope none of the picks are busts ...we need to hit every one as we are not playing FA either getting new players in or keeping the ones we have ......Haslam and his cronies suck......hopeless franchise

Fuck me. Say it ain't so Joe.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584840https://brownsboard.com/post/584840Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:45:57 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:38:13 GMT]]>So come the draft we are going to need...

QB

WR x 2

ILB

OT

C

OLB

OG

DE

SS

I hope none of the picks are busts ...we need to hit every one as we are not playing FA either getting new players in or keeping the ones we have ......Haslam and his cronies suck......hopeless franchise

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@mudfly said:

Schwartz has gotten a bad rap all along....but, really should be considered one of our better draft picks since the return...

Agreed

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584817https://brownsboard.com/post/584817Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:34:36 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 17:33:21 GMT]]> Adam Schefter ‏@AdamSchefter 46s47 seconds ago

Falcons closing in on a deal for Browns C Alex Mack, but not done deal yet, per source.




Benjamin, Mitch, Mack all nearly gone......Gipson next ........ The Browns remind me of that chapter of the bible ....EXODUS


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@calfoxwc said:

I remember when a few characters around here thought Schwartz was a crap olineman.

He is one of the very best RT's in the league. Hope we can keep both him and Mack.

Schwartz has gotten a bad rap all along....but, really should be considered one of our better draft picks since the return...

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584781https://brownsboard.com/post/584781Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:42:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:35:01 GMT]]>I remember when a few characters around here thought Schwartz was a crap olineman.

He is one of the very best RT's in the league. Hope we can keep both him and Mack.

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@gftchris said:

Schwartz was about as good as any right tackle around last year, and Mack has shown the level he's capable of. Gipson would be my third most important, but is another we've drafted and developed - since that's our aim, to draft, develop and retain our own players - shouldn't we be retaining those that have actually become good players?

We? That depends on whether you mean the Cleveland Browns in general or Hue Jackson and Sasha Brown.

WSS

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584774https://brownsboard.com/post/584774Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:29:56 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 16:24:22 GMT]]>Schwartz was about as good as any right tackle around last year, and Mack has shown the level he's capable of. Gipson would be my third most important, but is another we've drafted and developed - since that's our aim, to draft, develop and retain our own players - shouldn't we be retaining those that have actually become good players?

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@gftchris said:

Throwing or not throwing? If the point is to just throw money at anyone and hope for the best, it's probably good we're staying out of it. A few players I would have been happy with us signing, but mostly I just want to retain Schwartz, Gipson and maybe Mack.

Well I know you disagree about Gipson's performance last season, but Mack and Schwartz weren't great and will probably want great player money. That's all.

If your choice is paying $10 for 6 one dollar bills or 7 one dollar bills, take the seven.

WSS

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@westside-steve said:

That's kind of the idea behind free agency isn't it?

WSS

Throwing or not throwing? If the point is to just throw money at anyone and hope for the best, it's probably good we're staying out of it. A few players I would have been happy with us signing, but mostly I just want to retain Schwartz, Gipson and maybe Mack.

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/584734https://brownsboard.com/post/584734Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:53:55 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Benjamin to sign.....Mack out then in ? on Wed, 09 Mar 2016 15:44:12 GMT]]>Michael Silver just reported Falcons hiope to have Mack deal done before 4pm

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@gftchris said:

Analytics says don't just throw endless money at players who aren't good enough to warrant it.

That's kind of the idea behind free agency isn't it?

WSS

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@darren15 said:

Browns exec VP Sashi Brown: He's not looking to make a splash in free agency.
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So far, so good....

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@darren15 said:

Every agent I've spoken to says same exact thing about Browns exec VP Sashi Brown: He's not looking to make a splash in free agency.17 retweets

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Onwards and upwards to the draft

Well, when you are as loaded as we are ...

Zombo

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Every agent I've spoken to says same exact thing about Browns exec VP Sashi Brown: He's not looking to make a splash in free agency.17 retweets

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Onwards and upwards to the draft

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@tour2ma said:

... and the lynch mob slowly gathered in the town's square...

Can we get him to come out of retirement? We could do worse. 😛

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