The Lions sign Marvin Jones for 8 million a year
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In the words of Ted Cruz... "Breathe.... breathe..."
why because i'd like to see the Browns build a base of players that like Cleveland and want to play here potentially their whole careers and 'gasp" settle down here? All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh), you're not bothered by the fact that not only do we tend to toss those guys...we don't even replace them with anything better and often we end up having to replace them with older higher priced replacements....this sits well with you? DQ, Ward, Cribbs, Benji....all guys that actually did play like a Brown.
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I'm not disturbed by any of our 2016 FA losses so far...
Losing DQ, TJ, Cribbs also caused me no issues...
Overpaying DA was one of the last times I was deeply upset by a FA move we made... especially when it was not followed up by trading him.
Correction: Signing Delhomme came after re-signing DA...
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In the words of Ted Cruz... "Breathe.... breathe..."
why because i'd like to see the Browns build a base of players that like Cleveland and want to play here potentially their whole careers and 'gasp" settle down here? All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh), you're not bothered by the fact that not only do we tend to toss those guys...we don't even replace them with anything better and often we end up having to replace them with older higher priced replacements....this sits well with you? DQ, Ward, Cribbs, Benji....all guys that actually did play like a Brown.
All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh)
Exactly....we've been paying too much for too little.....for too long...
Looks like this FO plans to stop that trend....
Its not as if we had the best defensive player...or even close....just a bunch of middle of the pack guys, with all-pro type contracts....
Glad we're taking a stand.....and $8 mil to Benji would have been more of the same....
Bottom line....if they REALLY want to be Browns for life, they'll sign for a reasonable price, instead of demanding more than they are worth.....and if they leave for a few extra bucks, then they weren't committed to begin with....lots of top tier stars even take less to stay with their teams and help them to grow....Joe Thomas is an example.....
Browns just offered Scwartz more than any other team did, then he wants to go back to Atl and use our offer to renegotiate with them???.....thats why they pulled it and why he clearly didnt want to be here....otherwise he signs.....
We have a team full of average players....none of these guys will make or break us....period...
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In the words of Ted Cruz... "Breathe.... breathe..."
why because i'd like to see the Browns build a base of players that like Cleveland and want to play here potentially their whole careers and 'gasp" settle down here? All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh), you're not bothered by the fact that not only do we tend to toss those guys...we don't even replace them with anything better and often we end up having to replace them with older higher priced replacements....this sits well with you? DQ, Ward, Cribbs, Benji....all guys that actually did play like a Brown.
why because i'd like to see the Browns build a base of players that like Cleveland and want to play here potentially their whole careers and 'gasp" settle down here? All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh), you're not bothered by the fact that not only do we tend to toss those guys...we don't even replace them with anything better and often we end up having to replace them with older higher priced replacements....this sits well with you? DQ, Ward, Cribbs, Benji....all guys that actually did play like a Brown.
I think you put your finger on what is bothering me about today. We say we want to retain these guys, but then we just let them go with seemingly no plan to replace the quality. How can you build if you don't really keep building blocks?
"Slip sliding away, slip sliding away
You know the nearer your destination, the more you're slip sliding away"
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Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
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Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Thanks Mud for hittin the nail on the head! Just keep hammering!!!
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Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Maybe we should have rewarded then by paying more than they expected before FA started Monday. Reward the loyalty of wanting to be here. Probably would not have kept Mack but it might have worked with the other 3. The analytics guys should have figured out that it's a sellers market and we are the buyers.
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Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Thanks Mud for hittin the nail on the head! Just keep hammering!!!
Thanks Mud for hittin the nail on the head! Just keep hammering!!!
Ha!...you're welcome....Im getting pretty used to swimming against the tide around here.....
Honestly...you'd think we were losing 4 pro bowlers and our whole future here.....I think Cleveland fans maybe have forgotten what a really good player actually looks like....
Hell....in 2013, Gordon had 3 games in a row that added up to more yards than Benji had in 3 years....seriously...
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Cmon guys....sheesh....Benji is not a building block....and Mack was gone no matter what....and now we made the best offer to Schwartz and he's still got eyes elsewhere....
What are they supposed to do....cause the only option "appears" to be WAY overpay.....is that really a solution?...
How about we just sign guys who WANT to be here, instead of overpaying for douche bags who dont....eh????
Maybe we should have rewarded then by paying more than they expected before FA started Monday. Reward the loyalty of wanting to be here. Probably would not have kept Mack but it might have worked with the other 3. The analytics guys should have figured out that it's a sellers market and we are the buyers.
Maybe we should have rewarded then by paying more than they expected before FA started Monday. Reward the loyalty of wanting to be here. Probably would not have kept Mack but it might have worked with the other 3.
I think we tried and they just wanted to wait and go for the big $$$.....
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All these years of watching guys half ass their way through a season collecting some of the highest pay checks in the league, remember our defense was the highest paid overall defense in the league (a fact that blew my mind wide open given some of the contracts out there to guys like Suh)
Exactly....we've been paying too much for too little.....for too long...
Looks like this FO plans to stop that trend....
Its not as if we had the best defensive player...or even close....just a bunch of middle of the pack guys, with all-pro type contracts....
Glad we're taking a stand.....and $8 mil to Benji would have been more of the same....
Bottom line....if they REALLY want to be Browns for life, they'll sign for a reasonable price, instead of demanding more than they are worth.....and if they leave for a few extra bucks, then they weren't committed to begin with....lots of top tier stars even take less to stay with their teams and help them to grow....Joe Thomas is an example.....
Browns just offered Scwartz more than any other team did, then he wants to go back to Atl and use our offer to renegotiate with them???.....thats why they pulled it and why he clearly didnt want to be here....otherwise he signs.....
We have a team full of average players....none of these guys will make or break us....period...
Exactly....we've been paying too much for too little.....for too long...
I just saw a list of the teams that have spent the most on UFA's in the past 10 years... We were #6 with $500mm spent...
Hell....in 2013, Gordon had 3 games in a row that added up to more yards than Benji had in 3 years....seriously...
IKR... Just flashed his career stats on ESPN... with a little luck he'll pass 1000-yds receiving this year.
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