@gafreleets said:

while it is true Bettis did have a better O-line you're wrong about hillis being the same as Bettis.

Bettis, by all accounts, had some of the quickest feet and short movement explosivness than any back anywhere near his size.

oh, and i will say that most of the fans on my Steeler forum are salivating at the prospect of maybe being able to snatch Hillis away.

that would be my biggest fear... hillis going to someone like the steelers. if that happens, i dare say twice a year we will regret it...

pay the man, he is worth a few million a year, compared to some of these inflated contracts. 10 mil a year is of course out of the question. (dont know what he's expecting) but even 5-6 mil would be enough (hopefully) to keep him with us a few years. and not against us. hardesty needs some time to show what he can or cant do. only makes sense. shurmur is not as dumb as a lot here in this forum seem to think he is. hillis will get his reps. lets not make something out of nothing. until we hear something to the contrary, i believe this is all speculation, which can be a very dangerous thing. our team will not be super overnight, this is year one with shurmur. only year two with colt and hillis. guys, only good things are ahead for this team, and the direction they're headed. lol... let's not make up controversy until we hear of something concrete.

hillis for one thing plays for our cleveland browns. the browns stigma starts him off on a lower tier in the eyes of most experts. but man.... did you see the cut of some of those guys???

and another point, did you notice that a few of our browns got honorable mention? but how many made the top 100? if i remember right, only hillis. just one of the things we have to deal with as browns fans. hopefully our guys will gain more respect when we can build ourselves back to respectability.

hey guys, this is my first time here in this forum.

my thoughts on the browns receivers, they just aren't good enough. momass is the best, but even he would struggle to make most nfl teams. but this is our lot, what we have to work with. until our receiving corp gets it together, it just doesn't matter how well McCoy throws the ball. come on, it's clear his accuracy is good enough. but right now he is not consistent enough. that should come in time. but our receiving corp, that's another story. neither of them have break away speed, and if momass comes out as our top receiver, that shows the quality of the group right there. of all of them, only little seems to have a chance of improving enough to make a fairly reliable receiver. let's give him a chance to see what he can do during the rest of the season.

our beloved browns are not going anywhere this season. we gotta face up to the fact. do i think the offense will get better as the season goes on? maybe. but i'm not counting on it. do i think that McCoy will improve as the season goes on? again, maybe. but i feel that if the line can pull it together a little better, give the kid an extra second or two, we will see good improvement from Colt before the end of the season. that's really all we can expect at this point, right? we're not superbowl ready by any means, so the best we can hope for is improvement in key areas. this off season should be a good one for us. no lockout to worry about and hinder our growth. spring training. maybe a few good trades and pickups here and there, and of course the next draft.

and one important thing, our browns are now being led by one of the best brains in football. there is hope in Cleveland!!!