Browns front office screwed up two trades at deadline...

[GMDino]

https://www.si.com/nfl/2017/11/1/nfl-trade-deadline-roundup-browns-mccarron-mmqb-newsletter

Quote:The 0-8 Browns were already a mess, with no stability at QB, a coach who is 1-23 in Cleveland, and reported backroom discord. So after Tuesday, is there even a word to describe the organization—at least one that doesn't include profanity? Here's what we know. The Browns and Bengals seem to have agreed on a deal that would have sent backup Bengals QB A.J. McCarron (whom Hue Jackson has liked since his time in Cincinnati) to Cleveland just before Tuesday's 4 p.m. trade deadline. According to Adam Schefter, the trade was agreed upon at 3:55 p.m., and Cincinnati sent the requisite paperwork to the league shortly thereafter. But the Browns, well, dropped the ball, failing to properly notify NFL headquarters. Cleveland.com reports that the Browns sent the paperwork to Cincinnati, expecting the Bengals to forward it to the league offices. Schefter reported that the team lobbied for the trade to still be accepted, but the Browns lost . . . again. Oy vey.


The highly educated members of Cleveland's front office still deserved a modicum of trust in their ability to accrue assets and build through the draft, despite the current results on the field. But this latest debacle calls into question the management’s ability to function competently. Let's be clear: there's a high chance McCarron would not have solved the Browns' long-running QB problems had he been acquired. In fact, if the trade had gone through, we might have looked back on it in a couple years (or weeks) and wondered why Cleveland gave up so much. The only main selling point for the Cincy backup over someone like Jimmy Garoppolo is that McCarron comes with a more team-friendly deal. But not completing the trade this way harms rookie DeShone Kizer's relationship with his bosses and shatters any cause for confidence in and around Berea, Ohio. Plus, given the franchise’s luck, watch McCarron now go on to find a starring role elsewhere.

With half of the year to go, there’s only one question left for the Browns: How will they screw up next?

[*michaelsean*]

You're still the man, DeShone. We just needed a better guy to lead the scout team.

[Vlad]

Apparently it was the bungles that bungled it up.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/new-report-suggest-it-was-bengals-who-botched-aj-mccarron-deal-not-browns/ar-AAuinEN?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=UE13DHP
How cute that on Halloween day the team that dons Halloween black and orange botches a deal....with their brown and orange relatives up north.

[*Wyche'sWarrior*]

(11-01-2017, 12:20 PM)Vlad Wrote: Apparently it was the bungles that bungled it up.
http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/new-report-suggest-it-was-bengals-who-botched-aj-mccarron-deal-not-browns/ar-AAuinEN?li=BBnb7Kz&ocid=UE13DHP
How cute that on Halloween day the team that dons Halloween black and orange botches a deal....with their brown and orange relatives up north.

Except that's not how trades work in the NFL.  You don't "forward" another team's offer. Both parties must send their own signed agreements to the league office.  Literally, the only source saying the Bengals botched it is the Browns themselves.  I can't believe I just defended Son of Paul.


http://cin.ci/2zndb8k

[StrictlyBiz]

LOL apparently the Browns had their janitor email the Bengals janitor the necessary paperwork and it wound up in the Bengals Spam file. LOLOLOL. I feel bad for Browns fans. I really do, putting up with such incompetence year in and year out.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/11/bengals_did_receive_email_from.html

[ballsofsteel]

Hello. At least the Clowns can always look back at their championships over 50 years ago.

[*rfaulk34*]

Did they screw it up as much as you screwed up the title of this thread?

[BmorePat87]

(11-01-2017, 04:55 PM)StrictlyBiz Wrote: LOL apparently the Browns had their janitor email the Bengals janitor the necessary paperwork and it wound up in the Bengals Spam file. LOLOLOL. I feel bad for Browns fans. I really do, putting up with such incompetence year in and year out.

http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2017/11/bengals_did_receive_email_from.html

To be fair, Marvin Lewis is ALSO the head coach, not just the janitor. 

[*michaelsean*]

(11-01-2017, 07:29 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: To be fair, Marvin Lewis is ALSO the head coach, not just the janitor. 

Oh because he’s black.