2015 Browns Offseason Thread

• Commander of Awesome

  

  like_that;1699720 wrote:So, you were more optimistic about the Browns with their roster in 2009 than you are with this team after they had their best year since 07? Not to mention they have 2 first round picks going into this draft...
  
  Please look at our 2008 and 2009 draft classes and tell me with a serious face you were more optimistic during that time than you are now.
  
  How quickly you forget how bleak it was then.

  Yeah i was def fapping to veikune and maiava!!! Fuck this team with a great o line and pro bowl talent!!
  
  Give me Jake FAILhomme, Robo, and Montario Hurtesy!
  /sarcasm
• Ironman92

  

  Lol
• SportsAndLady

  

  Yeah come on BR that is just retarded.
  
  I trust farmer. That alone gives me more optimism then any other year in which the GM a was a complete bum.
• jmog

  SportsAndLady;1699750 wrote:Yeah come on BR that is just retarded.
  
  I trust farmer. That alone gives me more optimism then any other year in which the GM a was a complete bum.

  I actually liked Savage, but the rest have been bums.
• BR1986FB

  SportsAndLady;1699750 wrote:Yeah come on BR that is just retarded.
  
  I trust farmer. That alone gives me more optimism then any other year in which the GM a was a complete bum.

  Retarded how? You have been one of the biggest "we NEED a QB.....we NEED a QB" guys on here. I think Farmer could be a solid GM but will he get a legit chance? Sure, he can fix the O-Line issues (right side) and add some impact on defense but where's the QB? Does anyone think, with the coming schedule, that the Browns will beat the competition playing "Rex Ryan ball?"
  
  They are pissing in the wind until they get a legit QB. I don't see one on the roster. I don't see one in the draft that will make an immediate impact and I don't really see one in FA. The best of the lot is probably Mark Sanchez and how many games is he going to win?
  
  Haslam has shown to have little patience/a hair trigger and if this team falls back, win-wise, I don't see Farmer/Pettine having a legit shot to see this through. If that happens, they are back to the "same old, same old, Cleveland Browns, rinse, repeat..."
• SportsAndLady

  

  BR1986FB;1699781 wrote:Retarded how? You have been one of the biggest "we NEED a QB.....we NEED a QB" guys on here. I think Farmer could be a solid GM but will he get a legit chance? Sure, he can fix the O-Line issues (right side) and add some impact on defense but where's the QB? Does anyone think, with the coming schedule, that the Browns will beat the competition playing "Rex Ryan ball?"
  
  They are pissing in the wind until they get a legit QB. I don't see one on the roster. I don't see one in the draft that will make an immediate impact and I don't really see one in FA. The best of the lot is probably Mark Sanchez and how many games is he going to win?
  
  Haslam has shown to have little patience/a hair trigger and if this team falls back, win-wise, I don't see Farmer/Pettine having a legit shot to see this through. If that happens, they are back to the "same old, same old, Cleveland Browns, rinse, repeat..."

  We are missing a QB yes. And I agree we aren't going anywhere until we find one. The trouble I find with your post is back in the day, we had a QB problem as well as about a dozen other problems., with each of those problems another few years of FA and drafting to get us there. This team needs a few pieces here and there. It's not like it has always been.
  
  And give me a break on the QB's not being there this year. We haven't even had pro days, combines, etc. there could be a QB out there we've never even heard of. Let's wait until closer to the draft until we deem this QB class a disaster.
• BR1986FB

  SportsAndLady;1699782 wrote:We are missing a QB yes. And I agree we aren't going anywhere until we find one. The trouble I find with your post is back in the day, we had a QB problem as well as about a dozen other problems., with each of those problems another few years of FA and drafting to get us there. This team needs a few pieces here and there. It's not like it has always been.
  
  And give me a break on the QB's not being there this year. We haven't even had pro days, combines, etc. there could be a QB out there we've never even heard of. Let's wait until closer to the draft until we deem this QB class a disaster.

  There's a difference is this year and the past. This year, they showed promise and it looked like they had a serviceable QB, for awhile. Then the bottom fell out. By the end of the season, the offense was beyond inept. And now it looks like they are worse off at the QB position than when they started 2014.
  
  I agree that they are only a few pieces away, here and there, but it doesn't really matter how good the supporting cast is if they are throwing shit out there at QB.
  
  I think we would've heard about a QB besides Winston, Mariota or Hundley, by now. If some QB makes a meteoric rise due to his pro day or the Combine, I'm calling Fool's Gold.
• SportsAndLady

  

  BR1986FB;1699784 wrote:There's a difference is this year and the past. This year, they showed promise and it looked like they had a serviceable QB, for awhile. Then the bottom fell out. By the end of the season, the offense was beyond inept. And now it looks like they are worse off at the QB position than when they started 2014.
  
  I agree that they are only a few pieces away, here and there, but it doesn't really matter how good the supporting cast is if they are throwing shit out there at QB.
  
  I think we would've heard about a QB besides Winston, Mariota or Hundley, by now. If some QB makes a meteoric rise due to his pro day or the Combine, I'm calling Fool's Gold.

  No one is arguing your middle paragraph/point.
  
  Your statement of "this is the least optimistic I've been about the Browns in a long time" is the part we all disagree with.
  
  No shit we need a QB. We've always needed a QB. This year is no different then any other year in that regards. The difference is the team outside of the QB is a lot better this year. Yes, that means very little to us winning a super bowl. But in terms of optimism, I'm a lot more excited about "get me a QB and we are a playoff team" than "get me a QB, a coach, a competent front office, players around the QB, an offensive line, and an entire defense."
• like_that

  

  BR1986FB;1699781 wrote:Retarded how? You have been one of the biggest "we NEED a QB.....we NEED a QB" guys on here. I think Farmer could be a solid GM but will he get a legit chance? Sure, he can fix the O-Line issues (right side) and add some impact on defense but where's the QB? Does anyone think, with the coming schedule, that the Browns will beat the competition playing "Rex Ryan ball?"
  
  They are pissing in the wind until they get a legit QB. I don't see one on the roster. I don't see one in the draft that will make an immediate impact and I don't really see one in FA. The best of the lot is probably Mark Sanchez and how many games is he going to win?
  
  Haslam has shown to have little patience/a hair trigger and if this team falls back, win-wise, I don't see Farmer/Pettine having a legit shot to see this through. If that happens, they are back to the "same old, same old, Cleveland Browns, rinse, repeat..."

  We have needed a QB since 1999. If the QB situation and next years schedule is what is making you go full on iggy then that is a huge fail. We have been looking for a QB for a long time now and now that we actually have talent at lot of positions you want to act doom and gloom? LOL. Again, please look at our draft classes from 2008 and 2009 (as well as our rosters/coaching staff) and tell me how you you were more optimistic during that time than you are now. The reality of the NFL is half the league is looking for their guy. Luckily we are in a better position than a lot of those teams.
• BR1986FB

  SportsAndLady;1699790 wrote:
  But in terms of optimism, I'm a lot more excited about "get me a QB and we are a playoff team" than "get me a QB, a coach, a competent front office, players around the QB, an offensive line, and an entire defense."

  Here's the problem with this, if they don't get the QB and take a step back again, the "get me a coach and a competent front office" part may be words we're saying again. Like I said, I don't see Haslam as a patient owner.
• Sonofanump

  I love beer and could be considered a beer snob, but if my employment was seven figures a year, I'd avoid it completely if that was what it took to be employed at that rate.
• SportsAndLady

  

  BR1986FB;1699797 wrote:Here's the problem with this, if they don't get the QB and take a step back again, the "get me a coach and a competent front office" part may be words we're saying again. Like I said, I don't see Haslam as a patient owner.

  I really don't know why you keep saying that. WE ALL AGREE-WITHOUT A QB, WE ARE NEVER GOING TO BE A GREAT TEAM.
  
  Why do you keep dodging our actual disagreement?
• BR1986FB

  SportsAndLady;1699825 wrote: Why do you keep dodging our actual disagreement?

  Apparently, either I'm not following or you're not following.
  
  Yes, I like the front office and coach but they are intertwined with the QB problem. The front office/coaching could be on the right path but if they don't get that QB and take a step back this year, it could sabotage the whole thing and they'd have to start over again. There's potential for optimism but I think there's a lot more for the "doom & gloom" aspect because of that lack of QB.
  
  IF they get the QB this year, along with the pieces in place, YES everything would seem "optimistic." But if they don't, it's "blowup" time again and we're watching the same mess.
• BR1986FB

  This is an opinion piece of the author so take it FWIW...
  
  http://www.dawgpoundnation.com/2015/01/25/browns-and-brian-hoyer-may-end-up-stuck-with-each-other/
• lhslep134

  

  How can BR not see how simple this is?
  
  2008-2009: QB-less, talent-less and front office mess.
  
  2014-2015: QB-less.
  
  Even if we DO develop a front office mess, our team is no longer talentless outside of QB. Therefore, EVEN IF the FO goes bonkers, we're still much better off than 2008-2009.
  
  How it's taken you 5 posts and you still aren't acknowledging that is beyond me.
• SportsAndLady

  

  lhslep134;1699857 wrote:How can BR not see how simple this is?
  
  2008-2009: QB-less, talent-less and front office mess.
  
  2014-2015: QB-less.
  
  Even if we DO develop a front office mess, our team is no longer talentless outside of QB. Therefore, EVEN IF the FO goes bonkers, we're still much better off than 2008-2009.
  
  How it's taken you 5 posts and you still aren't acknowledging that is beyond me.

  I don't know. I don't get it.
  
  I get his pessimism about the QB position. We all do. EVERYONE understands were not going anywhere without a QB.
  
  But he's saying he's less optimistic now than ever before. Which is what is baffling to me.
• lhslep134

  

  One way he could be more pessimistic now than 2008-2009 is because he's more worn down by the incompetency shown over the last 6 years and he's less optimistic in general about the team. That makes sense.
• Commander of Awesome

  

  If browns invest in the lines, and get a QB that doesn't turn the ball over at an alarming rate, this team can compete for afc north championship. We don't need an Andrew luck to be competitive, we just need the anti failhomme, weeden, 2nd half hoyer, difler, etc...
• thavoice

  HighRoller74;1699588 wrote:My company doesn't do this. But I have to assume, most companies where you have random drug testing, also screens for Alcohol, factor in that he's had the DUI, and his failed test, he should be flying the straight and narrow.

  True. A local company tests for tobacco use and you get fired if you test positive. Some have tested positive and everyone knows they dont smoke, but a spouse does.
  With that said though....it is pretty fucking lame he cannot have a drink. I get the DUI thing....is that actually why he gets tested for alcohol?
  
  Still....if I had a job that paid me millions and I have to give up stuff....Hell I would do it.
  
  but still....alcohol? Pretty lame.
• like_that

  

  BR1986FB;1699832 wrote:This is an opinion piece of the author so take it FWIW...
  
  http://www.dawgpoundnation.com/2015/01/25/browns-and-brian-hoyer-may-end-up-stuck-with-each-other/

  Still waiting for an explanation how this team is in a worse position than the teams in 2008/2009.
• BR1986FB

  like_that;1699925 wrote:Still waiting for an explanation how this team is in a worse position than the teams in 2008/2009.

  It doesn't matter if they are set at EVERY position EXCEPT QB. Until they get that QB, they're no better off than they were in 2008/2009 or 1999 for that matter. Doesn't matter if you have a team of All-Stars. If Weeden, McCoy, Delhomme, Manziel, Hoyer, etc is your QB, you're NO better off.
• lhslep134

  

  BR1986FB;1699932 wrote:It doesn't matter if they are set at EVERY position EXCEPT QB. Until they get that QB, they're no better off than they were in 2008/2009 or 1999 for that matter. Doesn't matter if you have a team of All-Stars. If Weeden, McCoy, Delhomme, Manziel, Hoyer, etc is your QB, you're NO better off.

  We had a very real possibility of making the playoffs this year before Mack went down. With Brian Hoyer.
• se-alum

  

  Every Browns fan should be more optimistic now than in 2008/2009, and there's really no valid argument against it.
• Mulva

  

  se-alum;1699966 wrote:Every Browns fan should be more optimistic now than in 2008/2009, and there's really no valid argument against it.

  0 ≯ 0 is mathematically valid.
• like_that

  

  BR1986FB;1699932 wrote:It doesn't matter if they are set at EVERY position EXCEPT QB. Until they get that QB, they're no better off than they were in 2008/2009 or 1999 for that matter. Doesn't matter if you have a team of All-Stars. If Weeden, McCoy, Delhomme, Manziel, Hoyer, etc is your QB, you're NO better off.

  Soooo, based on this logic you should have been just as pessimistic since 1999.