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  • Colts starting Middle Linebacker Anthony Walker visiting the Browns today .... 2 year deal in pipeline .... no amounts mentioned.

    Here is some tape
     

  • WOW. LB's will be upgraded already, and Malcolm Smith resigned with the Browns....the Browns are looking at depth, too.

     Browns Agree To A One-Year Deal With LB Malcolm Smith

  • Might have to go back and watch, but I remember the Colts backers being hot garbage.

    Sans Leonard, of course.

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  • tiamat63T tiamat63

    Might have to go back and watch, but I remember the Colts backers being hot garbage.

    Sans Leonard, of course.

    @tiamat63 said:

    Might have to go back and watch, but I remember the Colts backers being hot garbage.

    Sans Leonard, of course.

    Walker played in our game as Leonard was out.

    The other guy Okere(SIC) had a nice one handed cast and all INT.

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  • if thats the case just bring whats his fuck back.. mr.Dawg Check Kirksey...

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
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    @tiamat63 said:

    Might have to go back and watch, but I remember the Colts backers being hot garbage.

    Sans Leonard, of course.

    Walker played in our game as Leonard was out.

    The other guy Okere(SIC) had a nice one handed cast and all INT.

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Walker played in our game as Leonard was out.

    The other guy Okere(SIC) had a nice one handed cast and all INT.

    Not a ringing endorsement then based on my memory.

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  • PFF under 50

    If you're described as "neither athletic nor explosive" I am not excited. Sure, decent backup, fine.. but don't spend cash on him.

    The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown
  • tiamat63T tiamat63

    @sdbacker80 said:

    Walker played in our game as Leonard was out.

    The other guy Okere(SIC) had a nice one handed cast and all INT.

    Not a ringing endorsement then based on my memory.

    @tiamat63 said:

    Not a ringing endorsement then based on my memory.

    He had a TFL, 2 PDs and an INT.

    We were without Chubb but I recall they held our ground game in check we hit some deep shots downfield 

  • The question becomes is he a replacement for Goodson?  

    Goodson had a good year last year. 
     

    Walker has been described as good against the run but somewhat of liability in coverage.  The tackle totals suggest he has an instinctive element to his game.  We kind of need that in the position group.  And he started 46 of 48 games the past 3 years so you have a durable guy not included in that total three playoff games . At the right price he’s probably a welcome addition.  
     

    I don’t mind the defensive shake up and I gladly welcome 6-7 new draftees to the defense. Have some of our corners hit the weight room this year so they can play a 16+ game NFL schedule and I so badly want to give Joe Woods everything he needs to succeed. So there are no more excuses there.  
    It’s nut cutting time with that group.  Get it done or find a new leader of that group. I’m tired of watching piss poor Browns defenses. 

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  • Anthony Walker Jr. fits the Andrew Berry profile. The LB is 25 years old entering free agency for the first time. An extremely intelligent player, though not a great athlete or pass defender. More importantly, his run-stop percentage DOUBLED BJ Goodson's production last year.

  • Berry loves these second contracts 

  • nickersN nickers

    if thats the case just bring whats his fuck back.. mr.Dawg Check Kirksey...

    @nickers said:

    if thats the case just bring whats his fuck back.. mr.Dawg Check Kirksey...

    Kirksey signed elsewhere...with Houston

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  • Saw little of Walker in Indy, but remember him well at Northwestern where he was a 2+ year starter. He was the heart of that staunch D they had a few years ago... including the one that came to Columbus in 2016 and had Buckeye fans very nervous for a good chunk of the 2nd half.

    One thing for sure... he's available to his team. Missed two starts the past three years and none in his last two at Northwestern.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
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  • One year $3.5m, started all 16 games last year I believe

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  • I'll take this as a good referral...

    Amazing player man, he does everything the right way!
    It sucks that he’s leaving but Cleveland is gaining a Dawg!
    He’s a great leader and he’s going to lead your defense to be great!
    I will truly miss him! I give him a lot of credit for my success!
    I wouldn’t be me without him!
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  • Expansion on the above tweets...

    https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/03/browns-agreement-with-lb-anthony-walker-1-year-up-to-35-million-gets-ringing-endorsement-from-colts-all-pro-darius-leonard.html

    “If y’all actually understood the impact he has a on a locker room!’' Leonard tweeted right after news that Walker, 25, agreed to a one-year deal with the Browns up to $3.5 million with bonuses and incentives.

    Walker, who visited the Browns Thursday, made his mark on the Browns last season during their 32-23 victory over the Colts when he picked off Baker Mayfield with 7:05 left to make things tense at FirstEnergy Stadium.

    A fifth-round pick of the Colts out of Northwestern in 2017, Walker (6-foot-1, 230), has amassed 343 tackles, 19 for a loss, 3.5 sacks, 11 passes defensed, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries in his four seasons. He started all 16 games last season and recorded 92 tackles, but third-year linebacker Bobby Okereke is set to take over that spot.

    According to Pro Football Focus, Walker had the 16th-best tackling efficiency and was 20th in tackling grade among qualifying linebackers in 2020.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • This roster now has to be the best since the return?!

    Playoffs are coming again no doubt in my mind 

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    This roster now has to be the best since the return?!

    Playoffs are coming again no doubt in my mind 

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    @londonbrown said:

    This roster now has to be the best since the return?!

    Playoffs are coming again no doubt in my mind 

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    I dig the secondary moves, for sure.

    But an argument can be made that the Browns front seven (or six) is no better, if not inferior, to what they finished the season with.

    In 2021, the most important thing a defense has to do is pressure the QB. As of today, the Browns are no better, if not worse, than they were last season in this category. 

    (But the offseason is a long way from being done)

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  • Walker seems like a depth pickup.. Can't see how he'd start over Taki who seemingly out of nowhere rated over 70 last year.  Or for that matter Malcolm Smith who both rated higher and is vastly better in coverage.

    Key item from this article: Walker played on 3rd down just 53 times the entire season last year.  And if we're going with the theory that LB's will be used less frequently in 2021 than in 2020 due to injuries.. that seems about right for Walker in 2021 also.

    Certainly, having competition for reps in the LB room is a good problem to have, but this seems more like a slight upgrade over Goodson at the backup slot than a new starter..

    Assuming we're done at LB [Taki/smith/phillips/walker/wilson].. only thing left is first-round edge then BPA from any of DI/DB/WR/OL purely for depth? Wow..

    The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown
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