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2014 Cleveland Browns Offseason Thread

  • DeyDurkie5
    like_that;1554127 wrote:We have been in basically every game the last 3 seasons, even with McCoy under center. It is time to start closing games out. No more excuses.
    If we had run the same offense, same defense, and had the same coaching staff for those past 3 years, then yeah, I'd say no more excuses. But we changed our front office and coaching staff AGAIN. Only I thought they would be good this year. Consistency is key in the NFL. Ask the steelers, Ravens, Patriots, Colts.
  • like_that
    DeyDurkie5;1554146 wrote:If we had run the same offense, same defense, and had the same coaching staff for those past 3 years, then yeah, I'd say no more excuses. But we changed our front office and coaching staff AGAIN. Only I thought they would be good this year. Consistency is key in the NFL. Ask the steelers, Ravens, Patriots, Colts.
    Still no excuse to only win 4 games. Fucking going to end this season with less or the same amount as patty boy. That is just inexcusable.
  • DeyDurkie5
    like_that;1554148 wrote:Still no excuse to only win 4 games. Fucking going to end this season with less or the same amount as patty boy. That is just inexcusable.
    We don't have a QB. If Hoyer wouldn't have been injured, I'd say we would be in the playoff hunt.
  • IggyPride00
    Still no excuse to only win 4 games. Fucking going to end this season with less or the same amount as patty boy. That is just inexcusable.
    We are the only member of the 5 win or less club from last season that has shown no improvement with their new hire.

    Jacksonville has doubled their win total from 2 to 4 so far. KC from 2 to 11. Philly from 4 to 8. Arizona from 5 to 9.

    Cleveland has gone from 5 wins to 4.

    Turnover and new coaches are only a problem in Cleveland it seems because we keep getting the regimes that have 10 year rebuild plans where there is zero urgency to improve.

    Why aren't those other bad teams from last year stuck in a rut.

    Like_That I think we have finally found something we can agree on.
  • SportsAndLady
    Find a QB and all of our problems go away. Simple.
  • IggyPride00
    Addition by Subtraction

    Chud left Carolina..... Panthers are doing better.

    Turner left San Diego.....Chargers doing better.

    Horton left Arizona.....Cardinals are better.

    All three are here.....Browns not better
    I saw this post on the OBR. It should make everyone feel better.
  • DeyDurkie5
    IggyPride00;1554155 wrote:We are the only member of the 5 win or less club from last season that has shown no improvement with their new hire.

    Jacksonville has doubled their win total from 2 to 4 so far. KC from 2 to 11. Philly from 4 to 8. Arizona from 5 to 9.

    Cleveland has gone from 5 wins to 4.

    Turnover and new coaches are only a problem in Cleveland it seems because we keep getting the regimes that have 10 year rebuild plans where there is zero urgency to improve.

    Why aren't those other bad teams from last year stuck in a rut.

    Like_That I think we have finally found something we can agree on.
    KC has a QB that is like 30-5 in his last 35 starts. They also got one of the best coaches in the league to run that offense.

    You are seriously complimenting jacksonville on a win difference of two?? Do you remember the start of the season? They were the laughing stock of the league. Their schedule softened up a bit and they won a few games.

    Philly had pieces in place, and got a great hire in Chip Kelly to run that offense. Not too mention, Kelly got his franchise QB to run his offense in Foles.

    The season isn't over, and if we win out we improve on our win total from last year making your post basically retarded.

    Just stop iggy, you are more retarded than teirnan when it comes to the browns.
  • thavoice
    I have been saying for a few years now that the browns just need to fix their offense. I.E. get a QB.


    but anymore I dont know if it is that cut and dried. You know a franchise is in disarray when the sole part you can usually count on, in this case the defense, becomes unreliable when it is needed most.


    It is ok. Hoyer will be back next year and the franchise saved, for a few weeks at least.
  • DeyDurkie5
    thavoice;1554169 wrote:I have been saying for a few years now that the browns just need to fix their offense. I.E. get a QB.


    but anymore I dont know if it is that cut and dried. You know a franchise is in disarray when the sole part you can usually count on, in this case the defense, becomes unreliable when it is needed most.


    It is ok. Hoyer will be back next year and the franchise saved, for a few weeks at least.
    At least our coach isn't a cheater and our QB isn't a rapist. I'll take that all day everyday.
  • Heretic
    SportsAndLady;1554160 wrote:Find a QB and all of our problems go away. Simple.
    Honestly, that's about the biggest thing you need to do. If I'd be upset at anything as a fan, it'd be the combination of bad luck (Hoyer getting hurt about about two solid/good performances) and that the front office entered the season essentially wasting a year of your younger quality players under contract with the dynamic duo of Weeden (pure shit) and Campbell (a vet who seemed solid as a sub, but subpar as a week-by-week starter) being expected to man the position. At the very least, if Hoyer had stayed healthy a bit longer, you'd have the sort of sample size to determine if he was a legit prospect or just a guy who was having success because other teams didn't have enough footage on him to gameplan his tendencies and take away stuff he likes regularly. But any situation that involves Weeden being a key cog in the machine pretty much is doomed to failure.

    I mean, there are a few minor things like picking McGahee over that Rainey dude who seems to be doing good in Tampa, but RB is such a crapshoot nowadays it's hard to tell what'll happen when you plug in any of the 75+% of backs who are essentially interchangeable pieces until you've seen them in action.
  • thavoice
    DeyDurkie5;1554170 wrote:At least our coach isn't a cheater and our QB isn't a racist. I'll take that all day everyday.
    I didnt know BR was a racists. He seems to like his black WR's quite a bit.
    He likes, or used to, rape women in bathrooms and ride his motor cycle without a helmet, but that has seemed to have passed.
    Call them what you like.....but just make sure you also call them super bowl champions.....
  • thavoice
    Heretic;1554172 wrote:Honestly, that's about the biggest thing you need to do. If I'd be upset at anything as a fan, it'd be the combination of bad luck (Hoyer getting hurt about about two solid/good performances) and that the front office entered the season essentially wasting a year of your younger quality players under contract with the dynamic duo of Weeden (pure shit) and Campbell (a vet who seemed solid as a sub, but subpar as a week-by-week starter) being expected to man the position. At the very least, if Hoyer had stayed healthy a bit longer, you'd have the sort of sample size to determine if he was a legit prospect or just a guy who was having success because other teams didn't have enough footage on him to gameplan his tendencies and take away stuff he likes regularly. But any situation that involves Weeden being a key cog in the machine pretty much is doomed to failure.

    I mean, there are a few minor things like picking McGahee over that Rainey dude who seems to be doing good in Tampa, but RB is such a crapshoot nowadays it's hard to tell what'll happen when you plug in any of the 75+% of backs who are essentially interchangeable pieces until you've seen them in action.
    Hoyer may be the answer.

    Or he could have been just a few game wonder.

    I still think they need to draft a QB that they feel will fit the offensive style the coaching staff is setting up.
  • DeyDurkie5
    thavoice;1554173 wrote:I didnt know BR was a racists. He seems to like his black WR's quite a bit.
    He likes, or used to, rape women in bathrooms and ride his motor cycle without a helmet, but that has seemed to have passed.
    Call them what you like.....but just make sure you also call them super bowl champions.....
    Rape a girl, but as long as you win a super bowl all is forgiven

    /steeler logic'd
  • thavoice
    DeyDurkie5;1554176 wrote:Rape a girl, but as long as you win a super bowl all is forgiven

    /steeler logic'd
    Two girls. One per SB trophy.

    Get it straight.

    and dont play all innocent. Browns fans would selll their own mothers into prostitution if it meant winning a super bowl.
  • IggyPride00
    Hoyer had a good game against a bad Minnesota team (68 QB rtg), played very well against an above avg Cincy team, and was down 10-0 to a mediocre Buffalo team before getting hurt.

    He turns 29 in October next year and coming off an ACL tear.

    How is he being seen by seemingly the front office and so many Browns fans as the QB of the future?

    If they don't draft a QB in the 1st round next year and somehow the season goes off track it is going to be a shit storm of epic proportions in Berea.

    Joe Banner would literally be re-creating Mike Holmgren's footsteps of being hired late one season, and then wasting 2 more without drafting the QB of the future.

    The QB has to come this off-season. We can't do a 3rd first year again if somehow Hoyer fails and then we get serious about the QB after next season.
  • like_that
    thavoice;1554179 wrote:Two girls. One per SB trophy.

    Get it straight.

    and dont play all innocent. Browns fans would selll their own mothers into prostitution if it meant winning a super bowl.
    Absolutely not. Most Browns fans are willing to call their best players piece of shits, and that includes the greatest player of all time. The best we can get out of pittsburgh fans is "i have come to terms with the type of person rapistberger is off the field." Still can't even admit he is a scumbag. LOL.
  • like_that
    IggyPride00;1554187 wrote:Hoyer had a good game against a bad Minnesota team (68 QB rtg), played very well against an above avg Cincy team, and was down 10-0 to a mediocre Buffalo team before getting hurt.

    He turns 29 in October next year and coming off an ACL tear.

    How is he being seen by seemingly the front office and so many Browns fans as the QB of the future?

    If they don't draft a QB in the 1st round next year and somehow the season goes off track it is going to be a shit storm of epic proportions in Berea.

    Joe Banner would literally be re-creating Mike Holmgren's footsteps of being hired late one season, and then wasting 2 more without drafting the QB of the future.

    The QB has to come this off-season. We can't do a 3rd first year again if somehow Hoyer fails and then we get serious about the QB after next season.
    Calm down doomsday, they are going to draft a QB this year.
  • wes_mantooth
    like_that;1554194 wrote:Calm down doomsday, they are going to draft a QB this year.
    Yeah...No doubt about that. I think you start Hoyer and let the young watch for awhile.
  • SportsAndLady
    IggyPride00;1554187 wrote:Hoyer had a good game against a bad Minnesota team (68 QB rtg), played very well against an above avg Cincy team, and was down 10-0 to a mediocre Buffalo team before getting hurt.

    He turns 29 in October next year and coming off an ACL tear.

    How is he being seen by seemingly the front office and so many Browns fans as the QB of the future?

    If they don't draft a QB in the 1st round next year and somehow the season goes off track it is going to be a shit storm of epic proportions in Berea.

    Joe Banner would literally be re-creating Mike Holmgren's footsteps of being hired late one season, and then wasting 2 more without drafting the QB of the future.

    The QB has to come this off-season. We can't do a 3rd first year again if somehow Hoyer fails and then we get serious about the QB after next season.
    If they draft a QB round 1, and start hoyer for the year. I don't see how you can possibly be doom and gloom about that.

    I don't care about hoyer's stats and results, he actually looked the part of an nfl QB. He deserves another shot. And having a backup QB drafted in round 1 behind him, gaining valuable expertise here and there is so important.

    It'll at least put us on the right track. And that's more than we've ever had.

    Unless of course the QB we take is weeden part 2, then were fucked again.
  • thavoice
    SportsAndLady;1554196 wrote:If they draft a QB round 1, and start hoyer for the year. I don't see how you can possibly be doom and gloom about that.

    I don't care about hoyer's stats and results, he actually looked the part of an nfl QB. He deserves another shot. And having a backup QB drafted in round 1 behind him, gaining valuable expertise here and there is so important.

    It'll at least put us on the right track. And that's more than we've ever had.

    Unless of course the QB we take is weeden part 2, then were fucked again.
    You dont draft a QB in the first round usually and sit him for a year.

    Unless you have an established QB starting and you are grooming him. Green Bay did it with Rodgers, but that was luck that he slid so far and many thought he would be much, much higher.
    Niners drafted Kap in the 2nd round I believe it was and he really only played because Smith got hurt. If Smith hadnt gotten hurt who knows what would have happened. Smith was winning games.


    QBs are more pro ready than they used to be.


    I just dont see the browns taking a QB in the first round and not giving him a LEGIT shot at being the starter when the season starts.
  • SportsAndLady
    thavoice;1554215 wrote:You dont draft a QB in the first round usually and sit him for a year.

    Unless you have an established QB starting and you are grooming him. Green Bay did it with Rodgers, but that was luck that he slid so far and many thought he would be much, much higher.
    Niners drafted Kap in the 2nd round I believe it was and he really only played because Smith got hurt. If Smith hadnt gotten hurt who knows what would have happened. Smith was winning games.


    QBs are more pro ready than they used to be.


    I just dont see the browns taking a QB in the first round and not giving him a LEGIT shot at being the starter when the season starts.
    That's your opinion and I disagree. I'd much rather start hoyer next year and groom a QB behind him.

    We've thrown way too many QBs to the wolves and it's never turned out positive for us.
  • vball10set
    wes_mantooth;1554195 wrote:Yeah...No doubt about that. I think you start Hoyer and let the young watch for awhile.
    SportsAndLady;1554218 wrote:That's your opinion and I disagree. I'd much rather start hoyer next year and groom a QB behind him
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    These.
  • Al Bundy
    thavoice;1554215 wrote:You dont draft a QB in the first round usually and sit him for a year.

    Unless you have an established QB starting and you are grooming him. Green Bay did it with Rodgers, but that was luck that he slid so far and many thought he would be much, much higher.
    Niners drafted Kap in the 2nd round I believe it was and he really only played because Smith got hurt. If Smith hadnt gotten hurt who knows what would have happened. Smith was winning games.


    QBs are more pro ready than they used to be.


    I just dont see the browns taking a QB in the first round and not giving him a LEGIT shot at being the starter when the season starts.
    If you look at the top QB's in today's game many of them were given some time to learn the game before starting right away. It really depends upon the person. Some guys, like Peyton Manning, can learn the NFL game while taking a physical and mental beating. There are other guys whose careers are ruined by playing them before they are ready. Players such as Rodgers, Brees, and Brady weren't hurt by sitting when they first entered the league.
  • se-alum
    thavoice;1554215 wrote:You dont draft a QB in the first round usually and sit him for a year.

    Unless you have an established QB starting and you are grooming him. Green Bay did it with Rodgers, but that was luck that he slid so far and many thought he would be much, much higher.
    Niners drafted Kap in the 2nd round I believe it was and he really only played because Smith got hurt. If Smith hadnt gotten hurt who knows what would have happened. Smith was winning games.


    QBs are more pro ready than they used to be.


    I just dont see the browns taking a QB in the first round and not giving him a LEGIT shot at being the starter when the season starts.
    This was the case back when they were handing out big contracts with enormous bonuses. Now that there is a rookie cap, it's much easier to draft a first round QB and let him sit for a year or two.
  • se-alum
    Also, I don't know that any Browns fan is saying not to draft a QB and let Hoyer be the guy. We all want a QB than can compete with Hoyer, but if Hoyer comes back and plays the way he did before he got hurt, it's going to be hard for a rookie to beat him out, but if they do, and the rook is actually better(not like Weeden beating out Hoyer), than it's all good for the team.