Dutch Oven

I'm out of reactions right now, (that Winston thread is the gift that keeps on giving) but good job gumby! 

But with Sweat, do the Browns really need another massive IDL, since they took Ika last draft? 

Alright @Flugel (or anyone else who would like to participate)...

Your assignment is to come up with your five favorite (and realistic) choices for the Browns second round pick. Take your draft guide and get crack-a-lackin' on it. I'll do the same. 

6 minutes ago, Flugel said:

3rd Round: Michael Pratt, QB Tulane - 1st - he's white just like Flacco. 

Cal prefers the nomenclature "Non-running QB". 

Thanks in advance.

4 hours ago, Vagitron said:

He was angry about the Wilson signing. He was a baby last season when Rudolph was given the start. People with good sources confirmed it even tho he himself denied it which is why the one game he didn’t dress despite being okay to be 3rd string due to injury recovery. Apparently he was on board with competing for the job but when the team brought in Wilson he changed his tune. Frankly that was enough for me because if he’s not willing to grind for the job I don’t want him anyway. 

You're a Steelers fan, I can understand you having rose-colored glasses for your first round QB.

What's funny is the "Browns" fans on here like Ghoolie and his butt-sniffer extraordinaire Gorka who kept going on and on about how "that Kenny Pickett just seems to have it." 🤣

1 minute ago, alporcini said:

Lamar and Henry playing together scares the crap out of me. 

I feel like we dodged a bullet multiple times with Lamar and JK Dobbins, but JKD could never stay healthy.

If Henry still has tread on his tires, it could be interesting. 

Aaron Donald announces his retirement. 

His Hall of Fame bust is being made as we speak. 

3 hours ago, TexasAg1969 said:

She shoulda held out for $98mil.😁  $950,000 hardly even qualifies.

Apparently sexual assault is a very serious thing to certain people here when it pertains to "running quarterbacks". 

It stops being a problem when it pertains to other "non-running quarterback" type people. 

Fascinating. 

5 hours ago, nickers said:

Cal... I ignored all of the Village Idiots... You reap what you sow...

You are the mayor of the village of idiots. 

You have to know this, right? 

2 hours ago, Vagitron said:

I don’t know what the Steelers are going to do. I still think Kenny will challenge for that job and reports have indicated that Russ knows he’s coming in to compete for the job not be handed it. I’m ok with the Russ signing because he’s so cheap and he’s better than Rudolph and Mitch, both who are gone now. Paying him 1.2m is a no brainer. I believe Pickett is good. Canada was that bad. 

Apparently your front office thought otherwise.

You can say I was right about him now, buddy.... 😉

I don't remember the guy, but apparently Devin Bush's dad (also Devin Bush) played for the Browns back in 2001-02.

7 hours ago, Vagitron said:

Kenny pickett had Matt Canada his entire career outside of one game. The jury isn't out there. Mason rudolph wasn't and isn't some offensive savant and the o was moving pretty good once Canada got fired. 

Beyond that absolutely on guys that got away. Hargrave is a good example, Steven Nelson, Holmes was still good, Emmanuel Sanders, James Connor but he kept getting hurt on the steelers probably would have kept him around. The team doesn't really let defensive players go that are still tip top and Ben for a while had us losing guys because of his contract. Rod Woodson was still good.

I would 100% take Pickett over deshaun watson. 😂

And remember during his rookie season when I said that there was nothing I've seen from Najee Harris that scared me, and you said I'd eat those words?

3.9 career yards per carry after three seasons. Not a bad player, mind you, but pretty much what I said he'd be - a JAG.

And I'd take Pickett over Watson too, he'd be a lot easier to release.

Interesting band, this song has a fun early 80s sound to it. 

11 minutes ago, Vagitron said:

He had a seriously weak game. Accumulated a bunch of tackles but not a single one was of the impact variety. 18 tackles half way down the field. 

Seriously though, has the Steelers ever drafted, traded or signed a player you thought was no good, and on the flippy flip, has a player ever left the Steelers that you thought was still a very good player?

I mean, Kenny Pickett my man. You tried so hard to convince, well, maybe yourself that he was a viable NFL starting QB. 

11 minutes ago, Vagitron said:

Bush 😘

So we didn't sign Ohio State's backup QB to play LB for the Browns? 😁

When I heard about the Browns interviewing Bush today, I kept thinking they were talking about Devin White, and couldn't understand why they didn't seem real high on the guy. 🤣

Shenanigans, Vag. Straight up shenanigans in my head today. 

23 minutes ago, Neo said:

Schefter: Ex-Steelers LB Devin Bush Signing With Browns - Steelers Depot

This article doesn't sound too encouraging. I was going to post some snippets from it but it won't allow me to highlight anything.

It basically says the Steelers moved up to draft him, he tore his ACL, and his production took a nose dive after he came back, struggling to get off blocks.

It also talked about his 18 tackle game as a Seahawk vs the Steelers and said that his play didn't match the gaudy numbers. 

I wouldn't get your hopes up but I'm willing to give him a chance.

Yeah, I'm just looking at him as Takitaki's replacement. Not going to expect him to all the sudden prove his first round draft status with us. 

22 minutes ago, TexasAg1969 said:

Oh, that won't happen.................................................LOLOLOLOL!         ^

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It's like the movie Groundhog Day up in here.

I bet you $355 mill it's not the last time... 

LB Devin Brown signs a one year deal with the Browns.

Both Walker and Takitaki's spots were quickly filled. 

Glad to see the back-to-back pick sixes he threw in the playoff game vs the Texans to start the avalanche of defeat isn't being held against him.

We are growing as a board.

How nice. 

Warms the cockles of my heart. Might even warm the sub-cockles area. 

It was a short but memorable run... kind of like Mike Napoli back in 2016 with the Tribe.

We Italians know how to have a good time.

6 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

It happened dawg

 

Best of luck in Day's desperation season 

You mean like getting your ass handed to you for two decades straight, dodging the 2020 contest because your 2-4 team was going to get annihilated and then starting the biggest on-field cheating scandal in NCAA football history desperate, Woody? 🤣

This is pure comedy gold. 

I'll never tire of Cal playing the victim and Steve being his shining knight in frilly shirts and coming riding to his rescue. The barely hidden homoerotic Baker talk is an added nugget of fun for everyone.

As always, good times~ 😁

12 hours ago, TexasAg1969 said:

Why should the Browns fear ole Derrick? We only passed him over twice.

Somehow the Browns managed with Nick Chubb. 

And he did nothing vs the Browns when he came to Cleveland last fall. 

7 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

That's a championship parade

Yep, I'm sure that what's coming... 🤣

18 hours ago, MLD Woody said:

 

 

@Dutch Oven @Flugel

 

Lol

Got the impression that Ryan Day was on the fence bringing him back after he was only offered a one year deal after the season, and cut his pay.

I also get the impression that Alford saw the writing on the wall that Chip Kelly wasn't going to fight to keep him around either. 

Good guy, meh recruiter, almost a decade in Columbus. 

Enjoy the circus that is coming to Ann Arbor, Tony.  

2 minutes ago, Neo said:

Is it me, or are the Stealers having a better FA than we are? Wilson is a clear upgrade over Pickett, and they signed Patrick Queen for 3yr/41 million. Could we have afforded that?

LB is a position group that this front office does not like spending money on.

It will be interesting to see how they deal with JOK as he nears free agency. 

35 minutes ago, Orion said:

Flacco wants to play.  We have Watson.  So Flacco won't play unless Watson gets hurt.  But Flacco wants to play.  So he's going to go elsewhere to play if at all possible.  Meanwhile, do we sit on our hands?  The answer is no.

I get this, but what team out there is seriously thinking of signing 39 year old Joe Flacco and starting him? 

Then again, I don't understand why the Browns would look at Flacco and Winston and go "Well both will sign with us, the money is comparable, so lets go with Winston." 

I really think they didn't want to deal with a QB controversy. I kind of think that's why we have Winston now. I think this speaks to how confident they really are in Watson coming back and playing well. (Not very confident, I suspect)