KInda liked the two FA signings by the Browns in Whitner and Dansby.
KInda liked the two FA signings by the Browns in Whitner and Dansby.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Hawkins is a good WR..... but I'd love to see the Browns have the opportunity to draft Watkins. If he was still available when we have the 4th pick I'd take him over a QB. Just too talented. Use your pick further down to draft a QB. Gordon and Watkins would give us one of the best receiving corps in the league IMO.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Wide Receivers? Teams may have 5 or 6 WRs on the roster, but I'm talking about starters, guys who will put up 1,000+ yds in receiving, and that ain't 5 or 6. It's usually duos.....
Bengals - Green, Jones.... Cardinals - Fitzgerald, Floyd ... Denver - Thomas, Welker. And so on.
Take a look at the teams with the best WR corp in the NFL, and you'll see that maxed out at three..... http://www.profootballrosters.com/20...ceiving-corps/
Josh Gordon's numbers speak for themselves. You put Sammy Watkins on that line with him and see if that doesn't make defenses worry. Scary.
And if you had a WR tandem like that, IMO, it's going to help open things up, and improve, the other receivers. Little had an off year (around 500 yds receiving); but he is still a talent. So was WR Benjamin (until he got hurt). And another one I'm going to have my eye on next year is rookie Charles Johnson.
As far as TE's go.... Jordan Cameron was one of the best last year.
So overall .... if the Browns could get Watkins, they could have one of the best receiving corps in the NFL IMO.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Absolutely. I like Hoyer, but the Browns are probably going to end up using that #4 pick on a QB. For some reason they are really high on Johnny M. I'm not. I'd still take Watkins, and use my lower 1st round, or even lower pick, on a QB. I bet you could get AJ (Alabama) or that kid from N. Illinois. And the talk right now is that the Browns are quite serious in trying to get Shaub from the Texans.... http://www.cleveland.com/browns/inde...erious_po.html
But I like what they have done so far in the FA market. Just signed Texan RB Ben Tate and AZ TE Jim Dray.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
Yes, the Browns may have won the 2014 Super Bowl of free agency (Tampa Bay is up there too) just like Miami did last year, Buffalo in 2012, Philadelphia in 2011, Detroit in 2010 and yes the Browns in 2008. In fact this is what was written about the Browns at this point in 2008:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...ead-to-successThe Browns were a 10-win team in 2007, just like AFC North champion Pittsburgh. With the Steelers making no real noise thus far, it seems to me the Browns have closed the gap on Pittsburgh and then some. That makes Cleveland the team to beat in its division
So what is your point? LOL
It's not like I came out and made some bold proclamation that the Browns were gonna win the division or make it to the SB. I just like the aggressiveness of this new owner in the current FA market leading up to the draft. So don't try to read too much into it. Because I'm not.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
I've noticed number of my Browns fan friends falling back into their default position of excessive optimism. So you have an owner who bought the team, hired a whole new front office and coaching staff, had a bad year, then completely changed the front office and the coaching staff. Now, because the Browns have made some notable free agent signings, everyone seems to have faith that they're heading in the right direction. Maybe it's the Bengals fan experience, but I wouldn't be so quick to jump on the Jimmy Haslam bandwagon just yet. To me it seems like they're just throwing money at free agents hoping to please the fan base without a real team building plan. I guess we'll see if they have a plan after the draft.
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I understand what you're saying/getting at, and agree...... but I'm not on anyone's bandwagon. I'm still waiting to see what they do in the draft. But I do like some of the guys (talent) they have recently acquired in FA. I don't think it's was done to simply throw money at some players and thus please (maybe fool) the fans. These guys do fill legitimate needs IMO.
But I'm an idiot.... so it's easy to maintain my optimism and hopefulness.
"In my day you had musicians who experimented with drugs. Now it's druggies experimenting with music" - Alfred G Clark (circa 1972)
One thing that was smart about signing Hawkins to the contract they did, by paying the majority of the cash in years 1 & 2, they're "wasting" cap space in years where they weren't likely to be competitive anyway. If Hawkins pans out, he's signed for cheap contract in the last two years and won't prevent them from adding functional pieces when they're going to be more competitive.
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