(03-09-2018, 11:44 PM)Essex Johnson Wrote: In those two years.. Browns have won one game and have had many many draft picks etc.. and yes we have not played well but we have played nothing like the Browns.. come on man

(03-09-2018, 08:38 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Heard on the radio that they traded a 3rd rounder for Tyrod Taylor, and also made a trade for Jarvis Landry.

If they draft Barkley and Chubb? Whew boy.

(03-10-2018, 03:30 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: If they cut Duke Johnson to make way for Barkley, I wouldn't mind seeing him brought in to replace Hill's roster spot.

(03-10-2018, 03:16 PM)3wt Wrote: I tend to agree with your thinking Shake.   Landry is a very good receiver, and should combine nicely with the outside threats that have the potential to improve this year.   And Joe Thomas has already come out and enthusiastically endorsed the Taylor acquisition.   They've been slowly putting together a fine offensive line and they are getting rid of the deadwood.

And what this means to me is that they have a GM who knows what he's doing and is on the same page with the head coach.

Pretty good prescription for success I'd say.   At the worst they build a foundation for a franchise quarterback and look to get to around .500 this year.

At best they look like they are following the script that Philadelphia, Jacksonville and the Rams have been benefitting from - with a pretty quick turn around.

I'm not convinced but they have my attention

(03-10-2018, 03:30 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: If they cut Duke Johnson to make way for Barkley, I wouldn't mind seeing him brought in to replace Hill's roster spot.

(03-10-2018, 03:37 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: How is he 3-2 against us when we have only played him 3 times?  We beat him twice once when he was in Baltimore and once while he was in Buffalo where are you getting the other 2 games. 

(03-10-2018, 06:48 PM)HuDey Wrote: In the last two drafts combined the Browns have had 4 first round picks and 2 second round picks. This year they are sitting with 2 more early first rounders and 3 picks in the second round, two of which are very early in the round. Not to mention that they still have 76 million in cap space (after recent moves) with which to add even more talent.

Yes the the Browns have been horrendous the last two years, while they were busily stock piling high draft picks and hoarding cap money. Do you think that is a coincidence? Do you really think it is a stretch to say that they can ascend to the level of mediocrity that is the Cincinnati Bengals?

They have a plan, and if even half of those high picks pan out, 2 years from now we will be on the wrong side of them in the standings.

(03-10-2018, 08:31 PM)Shake n Blake Wrote: Glad I'm not the only one who noticed that maybe...just maybe...they were planning to lose and compile picks. They hired baseball guys. What to they do in baseball (and the NBA)? Tank for great picks. Why didn't they fire Hue Jackson after he went 1-31 in two seasons? Probably because they knew the losing was part of the plan.

(03-10-2018, 10:24 PM)Bengalitis Wrote: We all want the  Browns to stay where they are but unfortunately, they are long overdue to get out of the slump and they seem to be doing more than we are so far, so quickly.

(03-10-2018, 10:28 PM)bfine32 Wrote: I don't want the Browns to sty where they are. I want them to be competitive and beat the Steelers and Ravens. They've been "doing more" for a few years now and they have gone 1-31 over the last couple years. 

(03-10-2018, 06:26 PM)t3r3e3 Wrote: No one is interchangeable.  Merely pointing out that there isn’t a clear best QB, and this year features 5 bona fide 1st rounders.  All depends on what the Browns value.  Pocket statue = Rosen, Dual threat= Jackson, upside with cannon = Allen, gamer with good overall game= Mayfield, semi-mobile QB w/ good arm and propensity for TO’s = Darnold

(03-11-2018, 12:57 AM)jj22 Wrote: Browns have significantly upgraded their front office. Depending on their draft, it's not outrageous to say we are headed in the opposite direction. Hopefully they left the lights in the basement on for us.

(03-10-2018, 09:58 PM)HuDey Wrote: I’m not saying that they tried to lose games, but the decisions that they made were obviously geared towards the future and made it extremely difficult to win in the present.

(03-11-2018, 01:01 AM)Nately120 Wrote: Yeah, I'm not handing the Browns anything other than 4th place until they show me something BUT I find it interesting that fans of a franchise that was resurrected by Mike Brown and Marvin Lewis find it so absurd that anyone else could turn things around.

(03-11-2018, 02:21 PM)Jakeypoo Wrote: I don't think anyone finds it absurd that they can turn it around but with the moves they made this weekend doesn't put them over the top. Tyrod isn't the long-term answer and it won't prevent them from drafting a QB 1st, Randall is a solid CB but nothing great, and Landry he is good but he is not great either.