@tiamat63 said:

Steelers, game 2 I believe? 

I thought so.  He did a good job in that game, while injured.

Wills is now gone for the year...but he's been gone for some time now anyway.  What hurts is losing the DLineman Hurst. 

@bbedward said:

Wills will be back and we have decent depth otherwise, Pocic injury didn’t seem serious too. If anyone can keep the group playing well it’ll be Callahan. Maybe they’ll need to add another depth piece though.

There's going to be some shifting going on with with the OL, I think that's obvious. We've got a ton of money invested, and we're getting mixed results. This pains me to say, and lord strike me down, but Bitonio is starting to lose a step and he costs a fortune. Teller's pass blocking is so hit and miss, but he's younger than Bitonio. I like Nick Harris as a Center, but I'm not sure about his size for Guards. Still, Harris would be a lot cheaper than Teller. 

Long story short, things will change, but the good news is we have depth, and REAL talented depth. Just need to stay away from the damn injury bug. 

@orion said:

Who were we playing recently when Dewand would come in only on passing downs?  He even did a pretty good job then.  

Steelers, game 2 I believe? 

Wills will be back and we have decent depth otherwise, Pocic injury didn’t seem serious too. If anyone can keep the group playing well it’ll be Callahan. Maybe they’ll need to add another depth piece though.

@tiamat63 said:

Game 1?  He absolutely did. 

Who were we playing recently when Dewand would come in only on passing downs?  He even did a pretty good job then.  

@orion said:

But DID he struggle with him?  I could swear I read where he pretty much nullified Watt. 

Game 1?  He absolutely did. 

@tiamat63 said:

Would also help us to understand why he struggled with Watt. 

But DID he struggle with him?  I could swear I read where he pretty much nullified Watt. 

@nickers said:

Gahhh!.. there goes my OROY hopes for him...

Well the "good" news- if you want to call it that- is Jed Wills is eligible to come off IR...  

"However, Wills probably will need more time to recover. Veteran Geron Christian has started at left tackle since Wills’ injury and has done a valiant job protecting the various quarterbacks who have been under center in that span." 

There's been speculation when Wills comes back switching Christian from left to right tackle. though I have to wonder...  IIRC EDIT: Fact check Wills was indeed a right tackle at Alabama, and the Browns switched him over to the left side.  So play Wills at RT, and leave Christian at LT?  

@bbedward said:

I saw it in stefanski press conference but here it is

Gahhh!.. there goes my OROY hopes for him...

@nickers said:

Link?

I saw it in stefanski press conference but here it is

@bbedward said:

Just in, dawand has a knee injury that requires season ending surgery. Occurred in practice last week…

Link?

Wow! Just wow. 100% pass protection success against TJ Watt. No pressures, hurries, nada, bupkis! We were impressed by his size from day one, but look at his footwork, the awareness, and his refined use of hands. It is all there!

What a pick! If we re-draft today based on current play, I say Dawand goes first round. Possibly top 10. This kid is worth his considerable weight in gold! 

@korsou-dawg said:

A man that size walking around with a Chucky doll is all kinds of unnerving 

That there is a Gruden doll-so entirely appropriate for a football player.?

@hoorta said:

Gosh, Mr. Eeyore, maybe you should find another team to follow?   

He might be an old sourpuss, but as far as the comment you are reacting to goes, he isn't wrong. 

@hoorta said:

Gosh, Mr. Eeyore, maybe you should find another team to follow?   

They keep this shit up I just might...

@nickers said:

The Browns are just a flat out stupid, poorly run franchise...

Gosh, Mr. Eeyore, maybe you should find another team to follow?   

@dutch-oven said:

Conklin should really consider retiring at this point. I believe he restructured before this season into a 3 year deal. 

Jones is Conklin's longterm replacement at RT. Not sure what they will do at LT. Some have hypothesized that Jones could be the LT, I just don't know about that. I'd probably stick with him at RT and try and fix the LT problem. (Easier said than done)

I agree.  Conklin has had nothing but bad luck trying to stay healthy.  I think we got into this mess at Left Tackle in the first place by taking Wills who is better suited to play Right Tackle thinking it'll be an easy re-wire.  We was wrong.  Let's keep Jones in his comfort zone where he has a chance to develop into something great.  

@hoorta said:

Regarding Conklin- yep, the Browns are on the hook for a lot of dead cap for Jack. Not only 2024, but 2025 as well- unless he takes a retirement buyout. 

Remains to be seen if he'll try to come back form that ACL injury next year. 

And old Jed's a millionaire- the Browns picked up his fifth year 2024 option for $16 million.  At best he's average, and at worst a liability.  

The Browns are just a flat out stupid, poorly run franchise...