I know I’m shocked at that opinion.

Why would you have any interest in an explosive, dynamic, triple threat player who can rush, catch passes out of the backfield or the slot, and be electric in the return game? Why, why would the Browns want a player like that? I hear ya. /eyeroll.

I can’t stand players that are a threat to house it every time they touch the ball.

I think the best way to influence the run game is to add guys to the o-line that are worth a shit. I’d take Crow and Duke behind a stud center over McCaffrey behind Erving all day every day.

I don’t disagree.

But we’re already Souping from my question. If he fell there, would you take him?

That said, I don’t view RB as a huge need like many in the media do. No need to invest a high pick this year.

I agree. But then again, if he’s there in the 2nd……..

I guess I look at it like this. Would you value McCaffrey over Duke and Crow?

That’s a real tough answer for me. I think, as I shake it out, yeah. Yeah I would.

So if you feel that way, and that guy is there…….do you take him?

We’re trying to really build a football team. Fill it with not just players, but playmakers. Ya know what I mean? Yeah we have holes, and big ones that need to be filled, but isn’t the position of “playmaker” a big one? Doesn’t that one need to be filled too?

The dude is a Swiss-Army-Knife level weapon. I just think it’d be a real hard conversation in the war room if he’s there at 33 to say and stick to “yeah but, we really need a guard”.

That’s all I’m saying.

Okay, you get points for a Ben Gay reference.

You lose points for this:

The fact you’d consider that guy over guys who’ve proven they can play in the NFL for real is laughable.

How the fuck can I possibly compare him to guys who have proven themselves in the NFL when he himself isn’t even in the NFL, yet alone had the chance to do it? Not to mention, who, exactly, am I comparing him to?

You must be under the impression that Duke and Crow have blown me away in what they are capable of? That I’m so convinced these 2 are just the bees knees and stalwarts at their positions that the thoughts of even flirting with a change at where they play is both preposterous and nonsensical because all they need is a lineman or two and once that happens these guys will dominate in impressive fashion.

No, dude, I don’t feel that way.

I think they’re solid, NFL caliber players capable of producing at an acceptable level. Suggesting that there might actually be other players available to do their jobs better I don’t think is such a wild and overtly crazy fucking thought though. In fact, aside from Joe Thomas, I can’t honestly think of 1 position on this team where the question of “can we get any better than that?” doesn’t and shouldn’t routinely come up!

We won 1 fucking game last year! 1!

I’ve seen Isaiah Crowell bust out 150 yards rushing like a savage Viking rampaging a village. I’ve also seen him get 25 in a miserable loss. With the same line, in the same season.

That’s called in-confucking-sistency. Same with Duke. 3 straight games of “holy shit, I’m grabbing this dude off the waiver wire in my fantasy league because he’s killing it” followed by 8 weeks of “did he even dress today?”.

That qualifies as “proven” to you? THAT does? You’re serious right now?

Neither one of them have “proven” shit. You’re talking about “potential” now. You’re talking “what if’s” and “what could’s” and shit. Now in that dynamic, oh yeah, I think it’s a fair playing field to discuss it.

I think that Mccaffrey could gain 1500 yards from scrimmage in a year without even blinking. Neither one of the 2 guys we have now have ever even sniffed that.

And your 2 best arguments to refute that are that #1, he’s white, and #2, he’s unproven in the NFL?

With a serious look on your face, that’s what you’re gonna bring to the table on this one?

Ya know what dude, I’m gonna take your bet.

I’m gonna take your bet on your terms. 1 year tag line. If the Browns draft Myles Garret #1 overall, I write whatever I want as your sig, and you have to wear it for an entire year. If they take Watson, I’ll do the same and wear what you write for an entire year. I know for a fact that they aren’t, but you know soooooo much more than I do, I’ll take it. I accept your challenge.

I’ll also make a secondary bet with you. Christian McCaffrey alone, will have more yards from scrimmage than both Duke Johnson AND Isaiah Crowell next season.

Combined.

Return yardage included.

Take it and you get to pick my avatar. For a year. I pick yours if I win.

Gauntlet motherfucker, thrown.

That’s at least a valid concern. ^

No way. What if McCaffrey gets hurt? It’s the NFL, we’re talking about running backs, where on any play they could be done for the year. Injuries are part of the game, they should be part of the bet.