Dutch Oven

So Hines is a decent, versatile backup/depth RB.

He's not going to blow your proverbial doors off, but he can run, receive and return kicks, and he's only 27.

He did miss the entire 2023 season due to a leg injury he suffered last July while jet skiing. 

Titty sprinkles. 

Traded a well-liked turnover machine at backup for a not well-liked turnover machine at backup.

Bold move, Cotton. 

49 minutes ago, Neo said:

Just saw TakiTaki headed to NE.

 

• LB Sione Takitaki: Signing a two-year, $6.5 million deal that can be worth up to $10 million with some likely-to-be-earned incentives. (Tom Pelissero)

He was a good special teamer/role player for the team, good luck in New England!

7 minutes ago, tiamat63 said:

Grateful to see some of the signings, though I have my concerns.

 

- ZDS and his knees holding up all season. Upside, he's our most consistent player in sliding edge to interior where he brings additional value.  

- Mo Hurst finishing a season healthy.

- NFL not up'ing the active roster spots to account for the 17 game schedule.  This hurts the bigs more than anybody. Which is why I believe OL and DL depth is at a premium. 

It's almost like, and work with me on this, continuing to add length to a pro football schedule is a bad idea. 

Quantity over quality. I'd roll it back to 14 regular season games if I was King of the NFL. 

2 hours ago, LondonBrown said:

$4m a year sounds spot on for a position that Berry doesn’t usually put much resources into. 

Very true, but he's going to have go come up with some cash if he wants to keep his best draft pick to date - JOK. 

Looks like the Browns have signed Walker's replacement, with former Vikings LB Jordan Hicks. 

2 years, $8 mill. 

Hicks played under Schwartz in Philadelphia. 

33 minutes ago, Neo said:

You ever wonder if certain people are really that stupid, or do they do it just to piss you off?

I would never underestimate Comrade Cal's stupidity. 

Well look here, it's Ruh-Tard Tourette's Cal! 

My goodness, the inferiority complex on that one. 

Just now, Neo said:

So, are we looking for middle linebacker in FA or that draft?

Considering Walker is officially gone and Takitaki is a free agent, I sure hope so. 

Makes me feel better about the DLine... 

8 hours ago, Flugel said:

Nice work!  The guys in bold above from rounds 3-5 nail some big needs as do your last 2 guys.  You may get some feedback from guys wanting a LBer 1st - but we'll have to wait and see who is available at pick #54.  

I wanted the kid from The Cheaters Up North, but Colson was predicted to be a 2nd round pick, and that went out the window when I traded down. Almost took Ohio State's Tommy Eichenberg, but I wanted Cade Stover more and didn't want to get all OSU homer on my mock... then I realized that somehow I mocked us getting two Utah Utes.

TWO UTES! 

the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

2 hours ago, syd said:

I just hope he show's why he was the 15th overall pick

If the guy catches 50+ balls at 14.5 yards a clip, I'll be fine with the guy. 

Adds some needed speed/quickness. 

As I was figuring out my mock draft, I originally had Braden Fiske, DT from Florida State on it. 

Just saw a video from the Combine of the 300lber running his 40 in 4.78 seconds. 

Alright boys... I picked up a trusty Lindy's Draft Guide this morning at the local grocery store, so let me throw out a mock draft. I channeled my inner Andrew Berry and traded down from the 2nd round pick to the 3rd round, picking up a 4th for my troubles.

3rd Round: DT Ruke Orhorhoro, Clemson. 6'4", 290lbs. Very good pass rusher from inside, needs polish vs run game. 

3rd Round: Safety Cole Bishop, Utah. 6'2", 209lbs. Rangy safety better vs pass than run.

4th Round: TE Cade Stover, Ohio State. 6'4", 251lbs. Solid as a receiver and a blocker.

5th Round: OG Sataoa Laumea, Utah. 6'4", 311lbs. Experienced, 44 college starts. Speed over power. 

6th Round: OT Julian Pearl, Illinois. 6'6", 315lbs. Very good athlete, but raw.

7th Round: ILB Nathaniel Watson, Mississippi State. 6'2", 247lbs. Stout vs the run, limited athlete. 

Sometimes a mock draft kind of falls into your lap, where need meets value, but this one took a while to flesh out. Still, I feel like I addressed needs with decent players. 

4 minutes ago, mjp28 said:

Well good Sunday morning my  TBB Fans,  this is something that I just came across this morning.   I sent it to some of my email friends .....  here's yours !

The 25 best Italian restaurants in Cleveland.

Road trip?

Sunday,  March 10,  10:35 am

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And remember to   one !

Coincidentally this Italian is making some Eggplant Parmigiana for his wife for her birthday later today.... 

I'd like to see Cooper get his contract extended, giving us more years of Coop, but at a lower salary cap number.

Thanks gumbs! I was just coming on here to ask what picks we had left after the trade. 

14 minutes ago, tiamat63 said:

 

 I'd say the big 3 involved are LB, IOL + IDL.  Swing tackle for later rounds now that Jed's contract has been restructured. 

 That said, the more I think about it, the more I think @Flugel also has the pulse of it as well - don't rule out DB.  Our safety play was pretty tragic at times, no more so than against Houston.  Ronnie Hickman hasn't improved on his struggles at tOSU and those early "elite" grades from PFF had people really in a false sense of security about his abilities. 

LB, OG/C and DT are my main focuses too, along with another Tackle.

But you definitely can never count out the Browns under Berry going DBack. Fo sho. 

7 hours ago, tiamat63 said:

 

The same Baker that Tampa and himself are (rumored) to be at an impasse in terms of $ per year?   With Mayfield believing he's worth A LOT more than the Bucs are willing to pay.    Should be interesting to see how that shakes out.

Sounds familiar.... 

3 hours ago, mjp28 said:

Now coming to Cleveland, a team in desperate need of an upgrade to their wide receiver room, Jeudy will be inserted as the WR2 for the Browns.

Story originally appeared on Browns Wire

Why would the Browns be desperate to upgrade their WR room?

Don't they know the genius that is Comrade Calfox has deemed it to be vastly upgraded last year? 🤣

Good lord, those are some abysmal stats. 

I'd consider adding another mid-round RB via the draft. 

The last thing the Browns need is to spend FA money on a RB with a million miles on his tires, especially considering how much of the DLine are free agents now. 

I hope the Steelers stick with Pickett for a nice, long run.

Browns restructured Jed Wills' contract, gain over $10 mill in cap space.