@ibleedbrown said:

Early camp stories were about Coleman dropping balls...again, but then the narrative changed to him refusing a day off and stringing together a few good days in a row. He was literally first on the depth chart the day he was traded, so he was clearly getting playing time.

I think we saw Tuesday that his problems were well beyond a few drops. Kid wasn't running the right routes... not laying out for balls...

@texasag1969 said:

 I'd be drug checking immediately. Hopefully they did. If he was smoking MJ it would still be detectable.

Point I forgot to make in the HK thread. He should have been handed a cup by Hue then and there... and not the protective kind.

That being said, it's almost hysterical that the DAY we decide this, Callaway decides to stay out until 3am and drive around in his car with an old roach and bullets under the seat. You almost can't make it up. So before getting all the facts, the coaches and GM are now thinking they could be without Corey Coleman, Antonio Callaway, AND Josh Gordon. Obviously that's worst case scenario, but we're the Browns...we HAVE BEEN the worst case scenario. 

Fast forward to now and the Callaway situation doesn't APPEAR to be anywhere near as bad as originally thought, in fact the worst part of it was he didn't tell our organization. And you know what? I can see why. He was so terrified, so upset, and visibly shaken about the incident, that he just wanted it to go away. You could see it in his face. He thought he lost everything. During the entire episode of Hard Knocks I wanted to give the kid a hug! He's a young man who is trying to figure out life, and now he's literally down to his last strike before even making it through training camp. He needs to hire a "grown-up babysitter". Somebody to tell him when he's being an idiot. 

I'm not sad to see Corey gone after all, but I will be sad if Callaway can't figure it out and we lose him too. He looks special. I think he can learn everything he needs to from Jarvis Landry, and he really needs to imitate every single thing Jarvis does, on and off the field. 

@hoorta said:

Of course, you get drummed out of the league Corey you're not going to be able to afford these anymore.    $600 bucks, natural coyote... 

Those are Yeti. Meant for the cold of Cleveland in the playoffs.️?️?

@diehardbrownsfan said:

Well, at least he has plenty of shoes.  Hope he has some good winter boots.

Of course, you get drummed out of the league Corey you're not going to be able to afford these anymore.    $600 bucks, natural coyote... 

a winning attitude.

Things are looking excellent for a surprising season.

Zombo said:

I'm pretty sure it was the same day, because that's the day he was demoted to the 2s and reports were that he was upset on the field.

The kid doesn't have it. When he said "traded" I'm sure they were like, "well sure, son".

If Hue would have had one of those trap doors in his floor he would have pulled it and Corey would have been jettisoned on an underground tunnel to Buffalo.

They couldn't get rid of him fast enough, still surprised he made it past draft night.

Z

https://www.dawgsbynature.com/2018/8/15/17691652/corey-coleman-asked-hue-jackson-to-trade-him-after-demotion

Ok, apparently l had that all wrong. This says it was within 24 hours of the argument in the office.

The demotion must have been so recent that they didn’t have time or inclination to update the depth chart because he was listed as a starter the day he got traded.

Z

@ibleedbrown said:

I get the impression there was some clever editing with that opening sequence on HK that culminated with him getting traded. 

I think that argument in Hue’s office where he asked to be traded happened a good week before he was actually traded, and l personally didn’t interpret it like he was REALLY asking to be traded, it was just something he said because he was upset.

Early camp stories were about Coleman dropping balls...again, but then the narrative changed to him refusing a day off and stringing together a few good days in a row. He was literally first on the depth chart the day he was traded, so he was clearly getting playing time.

Not that it matters much, but l don’t buy the explanation that “he asked to be traded” and think it’s more likely the FO just didn’t want him on the team or felt they had better options.

I'm pretty sure it was the same day, because that's the day he was demoted to the 2s and reports were that he was upset on the field.

The kid doesn't have it. When he said "traded" I'm sure they were like, "well sure, son".

If Hue would have had one of those trap doors in his floor he would have pulled it and Corey would have been jettisoned on an underground tunnel to Buffalo.

They couldn't get rid of him fast enough, still surprised he made it past draft night.

Z

@jrb12711 said:

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/hard-knocks-reveals-corey-coleman-asked-for-trade-antonio-callaways-explanation-of-police-run-in/

I can safely say I'm happy we obliged him.

I get the impression there was some clever editing with that opening sequence on HK that culminated with him getting traded. 

I think that argument in Hue’s office where he asked to be traded happened a good week before he was actually traded, and l personally didn’t interpret it like he was REALLY asking to be traded, it was just something he said because he was upset.

Early camp stories were about Coleman dropping balls...again, but then the narrative changed to him refusing a day off and stringing together a few good days in a row. He was literally first on the depth chart the day he was traded, so he was clearly getting playing time.

Not that it matters much, but l don’t buy the explanation that “he asked to be traded” and think it’s more likely the FO just didn’t want him on the team or felt they had better options.

I can safely say I'm happy we obliged him.

@gumby73 said:

Dorsey. "I think there's some talent that can develop faster than Cory Playing"?.. https://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland/post/_/id/5280  

dorsey is correct. i hope dorsey keeps going above hue to make our team better.

At first I was really irritated by the Coleman trade. Now I don't care. Addition by subtraction. Oh, and apparently Ratley starting to make a little noise. 

@hoorta said:

Actually he was looking at the ball....  go to the 20 second mark...  I mean, it's coming directly at your head, you have your hands there- and whoopsie.....  

It was a complete utter lack of concentration and a combination of hearing foot steps.. God he sucked!.. Kizer actually threw the most catchable pass he ever threw...

@hoorta said:

Actually he was looking at the ball....

...as I recall, he took his eyes off the ball before it got to him so that he could look for someone who might hit him.  Edwards did that all the time.

@nickers said:

He was probably lookin for his dope man.....

Actually he was looking at the ball....  go to the 20 second mark...  I mean, it's coming directly at your head, you have your hands there- and whoopsie.....  

@orion said:

NOTICE, how he IS NOT looking at the ball.  There's something more important to him than the ball.

That's the #15 overall selection looking like a 7th rounder.

He was probably lookin for his dope man.....

@canton-dawg said:

NOTICE, how he IS NOT looking at the ball.  There's something more important to him than the ball.

That's the #15 overall selection looking like a 7th rounder.