@harry-buffalo said: Does anyone else find it kind of cowpoop that they fire their RB coach and Run game coordinator when they NEVER ran the ball. The guy coached two RBs who both had over 1000 yards from scrimmage this season, Johnson had over 5 yards per carry, and we fire this guy like it was our running game that was Sheet.  Kirby who? 

@tour2ma said: Should DePo stay? From the Browns perspective, absolutely. Very little doubt in the role the DePo led Analytics Dept. has played a role in all the positives HB mentioned plus FA signings and pegging the value of out FAs. But from DePo's perspective? Doubtful... He should be picking out his next job this week (maybe Hockey this time?) and give notice as soon as the deal is done. Remember the quote of his someone around here has had in their sig forever? Something along the lines of: "It's easy to make unpopular decisions when you are all in the same boat." It became clear this week that there was more than one boat... Now Tour- I get called out because that's essentially what I've been saying?   I need a bike ride now to chill out- and it's 40 degrees here in Dayton...  

Shanny accepts Niners offer. Z

Here's the Dr.'s report I alluded to for Smith... That’s because the lateral damage stretched Smith’s nerve “enough to make it go to sleep, but it wasn’t stretched enough to be structurally elongated or visually very damaged” like more severe injuries, Cooper told USA TODAY Sports. There’s normally a one-month lag time before the nerve regrows at all, and once it begins, the rate is only about 1 inch per month. “He’s had time for his nerve to regrow 2 inches, and the area of where his nerve was injured is 6 inches above the muscle that it innervates,” said Cooper, who’s also the Dallas Cowboys’ head team physician. “I wouldn’t really expect him to get much innervation back into that muscle for two or three more months. Then once it does – I’ve seen kids who are completely paralyzed like him on the lateral side and not able to pick their foot up at all (that) wind up being totally normal.” http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/draft/2016/04/22/jaylon-smith-knee-nerve-injury-draft/83416394/

Hackenberg absolutely leaves me cold. Only positive I can find is that he shows great determination in throwing to his primary... even if he's on his way into fetal position due to seeing pressure coming. The bar for being considered a top prospect seems to get lower and lower...

3:23, 4:41 and 4:54 marks

@harry-buffalo said:I noticed that when I watched it last night. Plus he plays high. However I think those are the two easier things to teach. But still a big project. I'll say this. That kid has some LOOOONG arms! LOL Mike

@poeticg said: Fuck it, I'll say it and own it too. This beast ass motherfucker Terrance West will throw any fucking runningback off the spot and hold down the mound. He's a fucking monster, I've seen it in his eyes. Dare I say it? West may even be better than Trent... I'm glad you've moved on. The first love is always the hardest to get over.

Just kidding. I AM a Manziel fan. Couldn't resist that one though since there were so many Johnny suggestions. How about this one from the Karate Kid?

I don't think there was a big steal, but time will tell. I'm tempted to say clinton-dix.

I'm moving to LA so I'll be down in that area, but draft night first round I'll be in San Diego. Never been there before so if there's any browns backers in that area meeting up for the draft id love to join you.

@tour2ma said: As good a reason to take him as many offered in other Mocks... and even better than some. Played against a QB in this year's draft? Really? And here I'd had you figured as a fellow old fart from my first day here... Unless you were held back for multiple decades your posts are too insightful, too mature to have played against someone in the draft. But were that the case I doubt your spelling and grammar would be as impeccable as it consistently is. Well, Sonny, you sure had me fooled. Probably because I'm a teacher and my fire fox also has spell check on it. But trust me my grammar sucks. 3.0 to go up sometime tonight before the draft starts.

Oh, that's right it's the police that are the problem in our society. It has nothing to do with the dope smoking, pill popping thieves who will steal from their own mother and not think twice. Have the police become more aggressive over the years, absolutely. Take off you bias glasses and look around, it is a jungle in the streets. Before you cover all police officers in the same blanket, walk in their shoes for a week and then tell me how you would handle these situations. Now, if you want to discuss the Roby arrest that is fine. It may or may not have been a bad arrest we will have to wait and see.

Well Congrats to JCAM who won by simply sitting on his cash and never buying a player... While not an action game, it was fun and certainly made me think about player value in a different way. Had some huge winners like Jimmie Ward , Beckham, Jr. and Sankey, but they were more than offset by big slides of Robinson, Yankey, Borland and Desir. Will happily do it again next year with hopefully enough other members to warrant the awarding of a Browns Board Trophy.

Conner Shaw. His coach says he's the best running qb he's ever coached, and that's Steve Spurrier, who's been around. He also says he can throw the throws. He'd be a great backup one of these days. Certainly can play under pressure and make plays if he has the chance.

What goes up, must come down... hopefully not into powerlines however. Yikes, that would probably be some pretty scary shit. How tall were those powerlines? Who was driving, or uhmm... flying? Who want's to bet that Stallworth was high? All jokes aside, I'm glad nobody was killed.

@calfoxwc said: BTW, I won't start a thread on it, but did anybody else notice #29 , Williams, a ratbird..... in an altercation with a niner, who finally got up, and INTENTIONALLY PUSHED A REF ! Go back and look if you can. It was clear as day. No....freakin.......call. No call. Nothin. That is plain obvious that the refereeing was biased, squeeler playoff style. i have to respectfully disagree with the word 'intentional'. i think the guy got knocked on his ass with someone ripping off his helmet, got up all discombobulated and pushed at the first thing he saw. i betcha if it was one of his team mates standing in the same place as the ref he woulda pushed him as well. if you've ever been knocked down in a melee (been there) your first instinct is to get up and defend yourself which might mean pushing/swinging at anything in your immediate 'zone'. now, i'm not saying it wasn't a penalty, but as everyone knows this ref crew swallowed their whistles the entire game, which i for one liked. wish every game was called like that. but, i'm sure, during the regular season, it would have been a foul, an ejection and a fine.

@jibz said: I would really like to see the Browns develop Thad Lewis. He has an arm and quickness....hes as good as any QB then we have on our team. Thad Lewis is nothing more than a would be journeyman back up....Nothing more.

@hoorta said: Since you've had your head under a rock, Haslam and Banner have been VERY aggressive interviewing Head Coaching candidates. Yup, Joe Thomas was a wasted pick. Because you know more than every GM and talent evaluator in the NFL go tell me why they're all stupid for drafting offensive linemen in the first round. Including the Vikings (Kalil), Steelers twice in a row (Pouncey, DeCastro) I could go on- but you can shut up now- you're dead wrong. He just likes hearing the sound of his own voice.

Let's hope so, comeonman. I don't know who their goat is statistically, but if he can be better than Webster slaughter, bring it on.