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I don't know. For listening to games, AM is the best. FM stations usually only have a broadcast rage of maybe 40 miles. The clear channel AM stations can rage 700 or more miles. I can pick up WTAM at night and I live 650 miles away. I've picked it up when I went to school in Gainesville many moons ago. I think it was WERE...maybe WHK...I can't remember. Those clear channel stations were set up for national defense purpose. It doesn't matter where you are in this country, you can pick up one of them. You can usually get them at night because stations on a close frequency have to shut down at sunset. In an emergency, they have to shut whenever told by the FCC. Actually, with the advent of satellite radio and personal devices, FM is on the downswing. AM dominates the talk and news segment. When in Cleveland, I tune in 1100 to get the news and traffic. I'd bet a lot of you listen to Wills and Snyder in the morning. You know you are going to get the skinny every 10 minutes or so. It's a good format.

He is older and probably not as fast, but he is still fast. In checking he is 27. 30 is the normal benchmark teams look at.

I think he will.

I don't know about that. I see it as a toss up. Turnovers and penalties are probably going to make the difference.

Quite a iconic figure. He is responsible for 3 common phases or lexicon. Margaritaville Cheeseburger in Paradise It's 5 O'clock somewhere. It's Labor Day. Pat and I usually for for BBQ ribs. She may still get that. For me, a cheeseburger and margarita seem fitting.

Naa...Leatherwood has Paul Zukaskis feet. I think his shoes have lead insoles and steel toes.

That is why we brought in Schwartz. He just didn't work out. Goodwin is the speed a team needs. We have some guys who have decent speed but they have to shake their coverage, they can't just run past them. Goodwin can. Unlike Schwartz, he can actually catch the ball so safeties are going have to respect him more than they did Schwartz.

I would think that is the plan. Work him inside where i think he will be fine. He'd be one of those guys that since he has experience on the outside, he might be considered a swing tackle only if you had to play him there.

I never knew your age, but I know mine and figured that I am at least 25 or more years older than the average poster in here. I remember events, sports and otherwise from the 50's first hand, not just reading about it in some book or article. I thought you possibly had seen some Hogans Heros reruns, if not first hand.

I agree and in the that is what he did do. It was the only decision. I would have wanted him to stay. He is going to be a good kicker in the league but we are at the point we couldn't wait for that to happen. The fan based had turned on him which added to the pressure. He just needed to start with a clean slate. I see we added a kicker to our practice squad. Hopkins is our kicker for now, but we have someone ready to call up. Maybe we even go with 2 active kickers at some point. Hopkins isn't all that good outside 40 yards. We might want that long rage kicker in some situations. I'd rather take my chances on a 55 yard FG over a hail mary with 2 seconds remaining.

I get it. So would I. You seem to be more in tune than I on such matters, but even if you were the man in charge, there would be multitudes of people thinking you know nothing..you remember Sgt Schultz don't you? LOL In the end I just have to trust that even if the decisions don't work out, they were thought out and talked through. I like to think there is some sort of reasoning behind decisions and Berry isn't just throwing a dart at a list of names, picking the one he hits dead center.

We really only kept Schwartz for 2 seasons. I don't count camps as seasons.

LOl....and in the end, does it really matter if we know? I've never had someone from the FO call to ask me if I agreed or approved. Just saying...

The practice squad rules below, as there seems to be some confusion. How and when a team has to designate the 4 protected players in unknown, but it doesn't really matter as long as the team and league knows. NFL practice squad salaries: Minimum salary, eligibility rules & more to know for 2023 (msn.com)

I am not saying that Hopkins can't kick well. He just doesn't have a big leg. He is good from 40 yards in. Outside of that it goes down and he isn't know for kicking 50+ yard kicks. I don't know the brown practice routine. I know they have a indoor 60 yard field in which to work. I would suspect the kickers get plenty of outdoor work. Kicking in Berea, and iI know there are many occasions where the kickers and snapper/holder actually go to the stadium with some assistant coach and a couple of interns to act as ball boys and kick in the stadium elements for an hour or so. I feel good that all the kickers get plenty of outdoor work no matter the time of year. They may not go out there in a driving rainstorm or snowstorm, but on a windy day down on the lake, I am sure they load the guys up in a van to get some stadium work often enough.

It probably means they don't want to take any chances and are more or less having a kicking competition. Hopkins is proven, but why take a chance? This way Havrisik gets to kick in Cleveland weather, gets to know the other players and can be elevated at a moments notice. Also, maybe Havrisik has a big leg. We know Hopkins doesn't. Maybe we decide to go with 2 active kickers on gameday. If we have to kick a 55 yarder, Hopkins isn't the guy.

Tough calls have to be made. Goodwin brings the speed a team likes to have to help stretch things on the vertical. In the end I don't think it was Goodwin or any of the other receivers who bounced Watkins off the 53. I think it was Diabate or Hickman. Probably more Hickman. Diabate got a pretty sizeable signing bonus to sign with us as a UDFA. I think it was 5th round money. In the end both of those guys will be able to make immediate contributions on special teams for sure and possibly the D as a whole. Both of those areas needed more help than the WR room did. At best Watkins was only going to see very limited action this season. I also think the teams feels that Watkins has the best chance to clear waivers. The guy is already 25 which is nearing that barrier age of 30 for wide receivers. We have to remember, our philosophy, or roster strategy has changed. Gone are the days where projecting guys 2-3 years down the road have taken a back seat to how can a player help todays team? That's what happens when you establish a pretty solid roster and are looking at winning today more than developing players for the future.

I agree. All I can figure is Schwartz sees something in him or Berry has had a team or two sniffing around and he thinks he can trade him for something.

All of this depends on Chubbs ability to catch the ball and run routes.

It would be best to have a guy on board longer than that. I'd bet we pick someone up and have them on the PS and dressed for games. You get to have that extra guy dressed this year. It would be stupid to not do so. To me having that guy around on gamedays would be a good learning tool for that young player. JMO

I hope so. Dunn is way better than harris. Hopefully we are trying to trade the guy. He won't play center and he sucks at guard.

I don't know about that. York was a guy who can win games Hopkins can't. It does make you feel better when you can't look back at a missed FG from 39 yards and start playing "what if".

Add in our punter is pretty darn good. With an improved D, playing the field position game isn't bad strategy.

Hospital Ward in concussion protocol says there is a 100% chance he will miss multiple games this season.

Then he misses the kick. What happens if we replace York, and whoever we get does the same as your hypothetical?