2012 Cleveland Browns thread: AKA Pat Shurmur Memorial thread

• Mulva

  

  ^ I agree with that. People say Baltimore and Pittsburgh are getting old every year. It's true to a point with both defenses, but on offense they'll be set for years, and it isn't like they aren't bringing in new guys to replace the aging defenders.
  
  Unfortunately, they're both excellently run franchises. Even when they do have down periods, it never seems to last for more than 1-2 seasons.
• BR1986FB

  http://www.cantonrep.com/topstoriesmobile/x550240582/Browns-may-take-a-shot-at-Packers-QB-Matt-Flynn?utm=c
• BR1986FB

  Guestimate on the Browns salary cap space, right now is between the mid 30/high 30 million dollar range. With potential cuts it could be upwards of $50 million.
• hoops23

  

  Hmm, so Flynn and McCoy are the same age?
  
  Honestly, for the right price (under 10 million) I'd take a shot at Flynn. Who knows.
• shook_17

  

  BR1986FB;1036528 wrote:Guestimate on the Browns salary cap space, right now is between the mid 30/high 30 million dollar range. With potential cuts it could be upwards of $50 million.

  good, we have some money to spend. lets fill some damn holes in free agency.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  I think we will file some holes through FA as well.
  
  This was a tough year as I thought we were a better team than last season but it doesn't show in the win column. I fully expect us to have a good FA and draft and have a few more wins next season.
• royal_k

  

  Blakmon showed last night he has the potential to be in the top tier of NFL WRs, not that he hasn't shown this before. He is a freak.
• BR1986FB

  Commander of Awesome;1036574 wrote:I think we will file some holes through FA as well.
  
  This was a tough year as I thought we were a better team than last season but it doesn't show in the win column. I fully expect us to have a good FA and draft and have a few more wins next season.

  Agree. I don't think their defense was necessarily a top 10 defense though. One "glass half full, glass half empty" stat was that they were 3rd in the NFL in red zone defense. The good news is, they are stout when teams get inside the 20. The bad news is, this is very telling as to the lack of team speed. The game slows down significantly with a short field.
• BR1986FB

  hoops23;1036536 wrote:Hmm, so Flynn and McCoy are the same age?
  
  Honestly, for the right price (under 10 million) I'd take a shot at Flynn. Who knows.

  If they aren't in love with RG3, I'm starting to warm up to this idea.
  
  With the Polians being fired in Indy, I think the chances of anyone trading up for Andrew Luck is a pipe dream. Manning was VERY tight with the Polians and I'm hearing that Irsay may want to draft Luck and the Polians may have battled with him over this. Manning may become available pretty soon.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Wouldn't the colts take a massive cap hit (similar to St Louis cap hit if they traded Bradford) if they trade Manning?
• BR1986FB

  Commander of Awesome;1036583 wrote:Wouldn't the colts take a massive cap hit (similar to St Louis cap hit if they traded Bradford) if they trade Manning?

  He has, I believe, a $27 million bonus due any time now. If they don't pay it, he's a free agent...tick tock, tick tock....no cap hit if they don't pay the bonus to my knowledge
• Commander of Awesome

  

  Also side note, with Stanford losing last night and Luck potentially going to Indy to sit behind Manning for who knows how long, I bet he wishes he would have come out last year and been the number 1 pick playing on Carolina. I think Barkley should have taken this as a lesson, you leave when its your time and projected to go top 5 in the draft. Evidently he didn't learn from Luck's, or Leinhart's mistakes.
• BR1986FB

  Commander of Awesome;1036587 wrote:Also side note, with Stanford losing last night and Luck potentially going to Indy to sit behind Manning for who knows how long

  Luck won't sit behind Manning. If Indy takes him, he plays from day 1 and Manning is gone.
• royal_k

  

  I have a hard time believing the Colts would trade Manning, unless they have reason to believe he won't be the same QB after his surgeries. He is God in Indy and it would create a huge fan uproar. I think they'd be more inclined to trade down and draft a QB that could sit for a couple years.
• BR1986FB

  They can't "trade" Manning unless they want a $35+ million cap hit. The only way to get out from under that money is to cut him or not sign the bonus.
  
  The money that would be freed up from letting him walk alone could fill in their roster very nicely with free agents.
• royal_k

  

  BR1986FB;1036600 wrote:They can't "trade" Manning unless they want a $35+ million cap hit. The only way to get out from under that money is to cut him or not sign the bonus.
  
  The money that would be freed up from letting him walk alone could fill in their roster very nicely with free agents.

  Another reason it would make sense to trade down and add more picks.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  royal_k;1036594 wrote:I have a hard time believing the Colts would trade Manning, unless they have reason to believe he won't be the same QB after his surgeries. He is God in Indy and it would create a huge fan uproar. I think they'd be more inclined to trade down and draft a QB that could sit for a couple years.

  If the packers could get rid of Farve, I think Indy can get rid of Manning.
• se-alum

  

  IMO, the Browns need to go virtually all offense in the draft and FA. The Browns D is good enough to keep them in games. Next draft you can use to solidify both sides of the ball.
• royal_k

  

  Commander of Awesome;1036604 wrote:If the packers could get rid of Farve, I think Indy can get rid of Manning.

  Good point. But the Packers knew what they had with Rogers after watching him in practice. Plus, I think Manning is probably above what Farve was, as far as Godly status.
• like_that

  

  royal_k;1036613 wrote:Good point. But the Packers knew what they had with Rogers after watching him in practice. Plus, I think Manning is probably above what Farve was, as far as Godly status.

  I disagree there. Equal at best.
• bases_loaded

  

  Luck could say eff all that noise and go back to Stanford
• Skyhook79

  

  bases_loaded;1036624 wrote:Luck could say eff all that noise and go back to Stanford

  And do what? Be a graduate assistant coach?
• Wooball

  

  Skyhook79;1036640 wrote:And do what? Be a graduate assistant coach?

  He is a redshirt junior correct? I can't fathom him going back to Stanford, but he still has eligibility.
• se-alum

  

  Skyhook79;1036640 wrote:And do what? Be a graduate assistant coach?

  Um, he'd play quarterback. There's no chance he would go back though.
• zach24oz

  Yea he is still a RS Junior. Wouldnt that screw up the draft if he just said you know what, Im going back to Stanford for my senior season. I could just see everyone going crazy about it.