TexasAg1969

9 hours ago, Flugel said:

Can we let Dee Haslam pick the QB next time?

I think Taylor Swift is spoken for already.🤫

8 hours ago, Orion said:

This will be the 3rd season for Watson.  Third time is the charm, right?  Super Bowl Browns.....Yeah! 

I'm not going to be charmed until I see the injury does not affect his passing. I'm not yet convinced any more than when Fat Baker was trying to remain as the starter with his injury. Will the Browns make the same mistake twice out of desperation? They should have found a way to retain Flacco.

4 hours ago, mjp28 said:

Tonight .... the  "Rubber Match"   at 8:10 pm  in  HOU, Texas !

----  OFF DAY. -----  MON APR 29  -----

GAME 29  -  APR 30  CLE in HOU 8:10 pm Carrasco vs Brown.  L  in OT.

GAME 30  -  MAY 01  CLE in HOU 8:10 pm  McKenzie v Verland.  W in OT.

GAME 31  -  MAY 02  CLE in HOU  at 8:10 pm  Allen  vs.  winless rookie Spencer Arrighetti  (0-3)  and please -->    NO OT !

Enjoy the games,  Go Cleveland !

--> GAME 31  - THU MAY 02  CLE in HOU  at 8:10 pm  Allen  vs  the windless  Arrighetti  (0-3).

HOU 3   CLE 2  top 7,   A HOU 2R HR just now,  CLE trailing again.

HOU 8   CLE 2,  top 8,  HOU +6 runs  +2 innings to go.

 

That 7th inning was a killer for Cleveland. 6 insurance runs in one inning is hard to overcome no matter what level of baseball.

17 hours ago, Orion said:

The Browns will receive Watson and a 2024 sixth-round draft choice (which was originally a fifth-round pick), while the Texans will receive a 2022 first-round pick (No. 13 overall), 2023 and 2024 first-round picks, a 2022 fourth-round choice (No. 107), a third-round pick in 2023 and a fourth-round pick in 2024. 

Ah, so that's where our 4th rounder went this year. Well at least it was later 4th round since we had a winning season.

2 hours ago, Dutch Oven said:

Cleveland doesn't get tornadoes you silly goose!

So apparently most of the dome would be underground because there is a height restriction due to the airport next door... perfect tornado shelter! (Don't worry about the shards of glass!)

People in Wichita believed that tornadoes never touched down east of the Arkansas river there.........................................until it did.........................https://www.weather.gov/ict/AndoverTimeline

Kind of like Cleveland ...............................until last year........😁

I love the angular roof. Tornadoes can lift it right off and carry it to Canton's HOF Stadium.🌪️😁

Who can forget ole slow footed, overeating fat Baker and his "my commercials make me more money than my Browns do so fuck you" Soph lose the job season? Me, that's who.😁 Because I don't have selected a forget all he's done wrong stormy memory like some BB members seem to have.

10 hours ago, mjp28 said:

syd and his famous lentel soup.

Tex with his long loved Portuguese soup .... all favorites here.   

Actually I like to cook pinto beans (after an overnight soak) with my leftover hambone. Not exactly soup, but still very wonderful flavored beans. Throw in half a sliced & separated onion and a teaspoon of salt for good measure.

4 minutes ago, mjp28 said:

OH YES !   I remember those days in high school. .....  and a few in college and some great ones at the  OL' MUNI !   

I'm too old  for that stuff,  give me a dome now.   My body isn't a bleacher bod any more.     

I experienced one of those nights in Wyoming when it was -26F with a 50 mph wind.

Sanity prevailed and I left for warmer climates.

1 hour ago, Flugel said:

That's a keeper!   

That's what they said to the poor guy in Rome that tried to replace Julius Caesar.  They called him Mark Antony until the day he died...

He was never gonna get since he was really Marcus Antonias.🤣

On 4/24/2024 at 8:39 PM, Dutch Oven said:

And I have a feeling if the Browns build a dome, a big part of me is going to absolutely hate it too, even if the logical part of me understands. 

And will praise God the first time you trudge through 3 feet of snow while it's still falling so hard you can't see 50 ft. while bundled up for the 10 degree 30 mph winds.🌬️😂

My famous Portuguese soup and I make a turkey-rice soup made from leftover turkey dark meat and the gravy my wife makes from the turkey drippings.

1 hour ago, LondonBrown said:

OT Rank #16. JAVION COHEN | Miami 6043 | 324 lbs. | 4SR Phenix City, Ala. (Central) 8/8/2002 (age 21.71) 

BACKGROUND: Javion (JAY-vee-on) Cohen, who has two sisters, grew up in Phenix City (near the Alabama-Georgia border). He was raised by his mother (Philecia Fuller), who worked multiple jobs to support the family (Cohen: “She is my superhero.”). He didn’t start playing organized sports until age 13, when he played on the defensive line in little league football. Cohen also played basketball and tried baseball in eighth grade. He attended Phenix City Central High School, where he was a defensive lineman as a freshman before the coaches moved him to the offensive line as a sophomore on varsity. As a 260 -pound junior left tackle, Cohen was named second team All-State and led Central to a 14-0 record and the 2018 Class 7A state championship. He again manned the left tackle spot as a senior and took home AllState honors, helping Central to a 12-2 record and the 2019 district title.

A four-star recruit, Cohen was the No. 25 offensive tackle in the 2020 recruiting class and the No. 16 recruit in Alabama (top-ranked offensive lineman in the state). After his sophomore season, he received his first FCS scholarship offer (Alabama A&M), followed by his first FBS offer (Troy) two months later. Prior to his senior year, Cohen already had an offer dance card that included Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Florida State, Oklahoma, Oregon, Sout h Carolina, Tennessee and Texas A&M. After multiple visits to Columbia, he originally committed to head coach Will Muschamp and South Carolina in March 2019 and intended to sh ut down his recruitment. But a month later, Cohen had a change of heart and decommitted. He committed to Auburn in June 2019, but after a shakeup on the coaching staff, Cohen flipped to Alabama shortly before signing day in December 2019 (Cohen: “Trust was the difference.”). He was the No. 16 recruit (and top-ranked offensive lineman) in Nick Saban’s 2020 class. After three seasons in Tuscaloosa, Cohen entered the transfer portal in December 2022. He officially transferred to the Hurricanes after two weeks in the portal — Mario Cristobal had recruited Cohen when he was the coach at Oregon.

He proposed to his wife (Aazhenii) in February 2023 and the couple welcomed a daughter in June 2023. After the 2021 season, Cohen spent a month at the Herren Wellness Recovery Center in Seekonk, Mass, to support his mental health (Cohen’s tweet: “The pressure we feel as athletes is insurmountable and can be too much at times.”). He has since become an advocate for mental health. Cohen opted out of the 2023 bowl game and accepted his invitation to the 2024 Senior Bowl.

STRENGTHS: Carries solid mass on his frame,with outstanding length … plays square in pass protection and stays balanced in his shuffle … hands land heavy and stay heavy through connection on inside zone … grip strength and knee bend help him sustain point-of-attack blocks … anchor is already fairly stout and additional coaching can make it even stronger … shows adequate contact balance to steer and control once locked on to create running room behind his raw power … shows functional range on pulls and climbs … adapted quickly to the new coaching staff and culture after transferring his final season in college … started double-digit games each of the last three seasons.

WEAKNESSES: Doesn’t consistently play to his arm length … underwhelming explosiveness and body control, especially when forced to recover … has a tendency to get upright when working in space, which hurts his ability to strike moving targets … inconsistent finisher when tasked to answer speed … needs to rely more on his footwork to help seal and sustain vs. power … will linger too long on blocks as he attempts to regain his balance … always lo oking for work, but can improve his anticipation for where extra pressure is coming from … missed one game as a sophomore due to a wrist injury (November 2021) … was a left guard only in college and didn’t log snaps at any of the other four offensive line positions.

SUMMARY: A one-year starter at Miami, Cohen settled in at left guard in offensive coordinator Shannon Dawson’s balanced run scheme. After two seasons as a starter for Saban at Alabama, he transferred to Coral Gables and played well in 2023 for an offensive line that had the same starting five for all 12 regular-season games (he credits Hurricanes offensive line coach Alex Mirabal for “changing his career”). Even though his sustain skills are lacking, Cohen jars at initial contact and relies on his play strength to strike, latch and overmatch defensive linemen. In pass protection, he lacks an explosive element to his game and needs to kee p things on schedule, forcing rushers to work his cylinder. Overall, Cohen is a physical, square-cut blocker who can lock up targets when he stays centered, but he has trouble combating quick defenders on his edges. He projects as a backup with potential to be more.

GRADE: 5th-6th Round

That should make ole Tom Flugel happy. I like this pickup for depth where we needed it most after last year's disaster with injuries.

11 hours ago, Dutch Oven said:

I'm kind of surprised Bradshaw is coming back... Father Time has really caught up to him, he kind of struggles to participate now. 

Father who? Oh, that guy behind me.😶‍🌫️🪄🕛⌛😁

1 hour ago, D Bone said:

^ Just wanted to quote the one good post in this prototypical BB thread so it can be seen again to all of those who missed it.

I donno D but after seeing that new avatar I figure that sex change operation has made taking those hard landings in motocross a lot easier on the crotch.😁

2 hours ago, Flugel said:

Indeed!  Those are the 1st 2 words after "I do" in bold up top.  Having said that when you're married 30 years - the frequency of using them can lessen.  By then, we have all we can do to remember why we just walked into the kitchen.  

If was to come in and say "Yes dear" to something you really could not hear from another room.😁🙉

9 hours ago, Ibleedbrown said:

If that’s what it takes, raaar!

I’m solidly middle aged and just now figuring this stuff out so l’m basically a loser who has no right to offer relationship advice. Fair warning.  

As a solidly over the hill gang member with 54+ years married, I can truthfully say that the words they want to hear regularly even more than the 3 are, "Yes dear." And you damn sure better be good at faking it or they get you anyway.💃🪄🥲

18 minutes ago, tiamat63 said:

 Honestly I'm just fucking with you.  I don't play anywhere near enough anymore to justify giving suggestions.  I hoped on Madden for the first time in 5 years and the same play mechanics have been broken from when I last left off.   Really screams how cornered and lax they have that title as.   NFL 2k5 played better and that was 20 years ago.

He doesn't work on Madden. Thanks for the info though.

2 hours ago, tiamat63 said:

Tell him their game mechanics are trash and need to be fixed. 

Not that I have any idea what that means, but I will pass it on. Is it any particular type of games you are talking about? If he deals with those, it's something he can work on.

32 minutes ago, tiamat63 said:

Completely off topic, but I was given a month of free EA play.  If anybody wants to get a game of Madden in - holla.  

Really?! My son-in-law is a programmer for EA. I'm gonna have to ask him if he can get me some free play on some of their stuff.

1 hour ago, syd said:

i think it was around 40, N.E scored first with a field goal. and as i remember that was it. I think the bears won by 50. what ever it was i just remember shooting pool by myself in self loathing

Oh, I got you beat there. Bet a two game baseball parlay, won the first one and had about a 9 run lead early in the 2nd one. Treated myself to a real Vegas steak dinner with a little over half the expected winnings. Came back to collect and not only did those bastards lose me the bet money, but I was out the steak dinner money too. I still beat myself over the head for that bonehead decision. Never pick up your winnings before they are actually won.🙃

5 hours ago, Flugel said:

Career Stats

Top line below is BYU 2023  2nd line is UNLV 2022

CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG	FUM	LST
101	485	4.8	1	36	7	33	4.7	0	12	0	0
209	1,011	4.8	9	66	23	125	5.4	1	22	0	0
2	41	20.5	1	34	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
5	10	2.0	0	4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

If he is an effective 3rd down blocker and /or ST player, he might make the team. One of the things the pros looked at with A&M's LB Cooper is that he was involved in more than 500 ST plays in his career.

9 hours ago, syd said:

FFENSE

• RB Aidan Robbins, BYU - 6-2, 237 lbs - (Source)
• OG Javion Cohen, Miami - 6-4, 324 lbs - (Source) - projected 5th/6th rounder
• OL Lorenzo Thompson, Rhode Island - 6-7, 295 lbs - (Source)
• OT Jalen Sundell, North Dakota State - 6-5, 300 lbs (Source)

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DEFENSE

• LB Winston Reid, Weber State - 6-1, 230 lbs - (Source)
• S Chris Edmonds, Arizona State - 6-2, 215 lbs - (Source)
• DB DyShawn Gales, San Diego State - 5-11, 190 lbs (Source)

• WR- Ahmarean Brown, South Carolina
• WR – Ty James, Mercer*
• TE – Treyton Welch, Wyoming
•  
• * He is also listed with the Vikings and articles link him more to them than us.
•  
• Brown seems to fit ko and punt return more than WR.

• RB – Aidan Robbins, BYU
• OL – Javion Cohen, Miami
• OL – Lorenzo Thompson, Rhode Island
• CB – DyShawn Gales, South Dakota State

24 minutes ago, syd said:

looking forward to the udfa's

https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-udfa-tracker-2024/