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2015 Browns Offseason Thread

  • like_that
    thavoice;1725145 wrote:Do you feel it is dumb because they are trading the picks or because you dont think Mariota will be that good?

    I think if you are confident that he can be a franchise QB then go for it. The good ones make your team a contender for 10+ years.
    Both. I would never give away multiple picks for an unproven player. It almost always ends in a disaster.
  • BR1986FB
    thavoice;1725145 wrote:Do you feel it is dumb because they are trading the picks or because you dont think Mariota will be that good?

    I think if you are confident that he can be a franchise QB then go for it. The good ones make your team a contender for 10+ years.
    I think it's dumb because Mariota needs a year to sit & learn and you know they will throw him into the fire ASAP having given up that much.
  • sleeper
    thavoice;1725145 wrote:Do you feel it is dumb because they are trading the picks or because you dont think Mariota will be that good?

    I think if you are confident that he can be a franchise QB then go for it. The good ones make your team a contender for 10+ years.
    This wasn't addressed to me but I'll answer it anyway. No, the answer is simply no, I do not in any way shape or form thinking Mariota will be worth a damn in the NFL. Trading the picks for him makes it even more ridiculous.

    With that said, he is 100x better than Manziel.
  • wildcats20
    Why not try and just flip the pick for something else? And not take MM.
  • BR1986FB
    wildcats20;1725151 wrote:Why not try and just flip the pick for something else? And not take MM.
    Would shock the shit out of everyone if they took the D-Lineman from USC, who is considered the best player in the draft, instead of Mariota.
  • thavoice
    like_that;1725148 wrote:Both. I would never give away multiple picks for an unproven player. It almost always ends in a disaster.
    Solid point, but if they fully believe he is going to be a great pro QB.......then I think it is worth it. QB would be the only position I would risk it though.
  • like_that
    thavoice;1725154 wrote:Solid point, but if they fully believe he is going to be a great pro QB.......then I think it is worth it. QB would be the only position I would risk it though.
    I only make that trade for a prospect like Luck.
  • like_that
    BR1986FB;1725149 wrote:I think it's dumb because Mariota needs a year to sit & learn and you know they will throw him into the fire ASAP having given up that much.
    I thought you had tunnel vision for a QB?
  • thavoice
    like_that;1725164 wrote:I only make that trade for a prospect like Luck.
    Yeah. True.
    Luck was as much of a sure thing as you can get.
    If you do it for a guy like Luck and he endes up sucking, well, then that is the way it goes and I dont think ya get beat up much because it wasnt a stretch.

    Mariota...yeah, not nearly a sure thing.
  • Con_Alma
    If this is really what they want to do, you don't finalize or sign the deal until after Tampa Bay makes their pick.
  • thavoice
    Con_Alma;1725168 wrote:If this is really what they want to do, you don't finalize or sign the deal until after Tampa Bay makes their pick.
    Unless you are sold on taking MM or Winston..whomever is left.
  • SportsAndLady
    Fuck it, just do it. We need a qb and I'm tired of taking the "next best" bunch of the QB class.

    If he sucks he sucks. We can take another QB when we have a high draft pick (if Mariota sucks, we'll have another top 10 pick)


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  • Con_Alma
    thavoice;1725170 wrote:Unless you are sold on taking MM or Winston..whomever is left.
    It would be unusual for a team to be just as satisfied with either of two players that were worth two first round draft picks...but I guess it's possible.
  • thavoice
    SportsAndLady;1725171 wrote:Fuck it, just do it. We need a qb and I'm tired of taking the "next best" bunch of the QB class.

    If he sucks he sucks. We can take another QB when we have a high draft pick (if Mariota sucks, we'll have another top 10 pick)


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    I would be inclined to agree. With the new rookie wage scale it wont fuck you as bad as it used to. Ya need a QB in a bad, bad, bad way. A great QB can overcome other deficiencies.
  • 4cards
    ...being a Raider fan I hope the Browns move up to get MM and take him so that Williams from USC isn't there for them to draft and then the Raiders wind up with....IMO...the best defensive player in the draft
  • bases_loaded
    If they do it, I'm fine with them taking MM or the dude from USC. I'm fine with whatever Farmer does, unlike last year where I think Pettine picked Gilbert and Haslem picked Manziel...this is all Farmer IMO. Get your guy or guys Farmer.
  • Laley23
    SportsAndLady;1725171 wrote:Fuck it, just do it. We need a qb and I'm tired of taking the "next best" bunch of the QB class.

    If he sucks he sucks. We can take another QB when we have a high draft pick (if Mariota sucks, we'll have another top 10 pick)


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    Pretty much my sentiments.

    I don't really think MM will be a world beater and think Winston will be very good. But, just make the deal and get your QB, if they think he is the guy.
  • bases_loaded
    Farmer has been studying MM for two years, if he sees something he loves, fucking do it.
  • robj55
    Laley23;1725177 wrote:Pretty much my sentiments.

    I don't really think MM will be a world beater and think Winston will be very good. But, just make the deal and get your QB, if they think he is the guy.
    Why are people so high on Winston? He makes terrible decisions with the football.
  • thavoice
    robj55;1725182 wrote:Why are people so high on Winston? He makes terrible decisions with the football.
    My thoughts as well. Always felt he threw way, way too many INTs.
  • lhslep134
    Andrew Luck throws a ton of INTs too. Winston's got the kind of major arm talent that leads a QB to make some questionable throws. Sometimes it's a gem and other times it's a pick.
  • robj55
    lhslep134;1725191 wrote:Andrew Luck throws a ton of INTs too. Winston's got the kind of major arm talent that leads a QB to make some questionable throws. Sometimes it's a gem and other times it's a pick.
    Sounds like a cop out to use his arm as an excuse. He doesn't read the defense well and makes poor decisions, that's a huge red flag. Some of the interceptions he threw were laughable. Couple that with the maturity issues and he has bust written all over him.
  • thavoice
    lhslep134;1725191 wrote:Andrew Luck throws a ton of INTs too. Winston's got the kind of major arm talent that leads a QB to make some questionable throws. Sometimes it's a gem and other times it's a pick.
    82 TD and 22 INT. His last two seasons was 69/18

    Winston was 65/28.

    So if you take their last 2 years in college AL threw 4 more TD with 10 less INT's....
  • BR1986FB
    like_that;1725165 wrote:I thought you had tunnel vision for a QB?
    I do, but not for Mariota. Besides, I'm hearing if this happens it's just a "chip' to flip him to Philly for Bradford and their 1st since Chipper doesn't have the ammo to get to #2.
  • BR1986FB
    And there's this...

    RT@TheRealLA__: I maintain the Browns have not offered those specifics to Tennessee at this time

    RT @TheRealLA__: Tennessee working it for all its worth to generate the interest, raise/maintain the cost factor for the 2nd pick

    RT @PaulKuharskyNFL: #Titans source: #Browns have not made an offer for No. 2.