Dawgstyle replied to the topic Hue Jackson and Pep Hamilton……….. in the forum Browns Forum 9 years, 8 months ago
This was a terribly sloppy game. I’ll reserve judgement on the quality of the team until the end of the season. This is a very young, fast, big roster that suffered more from mental errors than from being physically outmatched. Compared to years past, I think we are in a far better position to be competitive than we have since the return. Again,…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Hue Jackson and Pep Hamilton……….. in the forum Browns Forum 9 years, 8 months ago
I was at the game and I didn’t think it was that bad. In fact, with the exception of the INT, Griffin played well and didn’t run once. Jackson and Hamilton are remaking him as a pocket passer, and while he is not there yet, he showed some flashes tonight.
I’m not going to say I’m optimistic at this point, but I am certainly intrigued.
Take…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Excellent QB "competition" so far in the forum Browns Forum 9 years, 8 months ago
The competition is over. Griffin is the starter. I would not be surprised if McCown gets traded. I think they will most likely roll with Austin Davis as the back up and Cody Kessler as the number 3 (I would rather see McCown mentor Kessler, but it is what it is – McCown’s time in the league is almost over).
For the record, while no one is talking…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic First round thoughts? in the forum Browns Forum 9 years, 12 months ago
I have to say that I agree with Wunkle. Corey Coleman is a freakish athlete that tends to grow on you the more you think about him. For the record Ice, I do think this guy is going to be in the Steve Smith Sr/Antonio Brown mold of a WR.
He has legit 4.35 speed, lead all receivers in every event he competed in at the combine with 17 reps on the…[Read more]
Dawgstyle started the topic Dawgstyle's Moneyball Draft Strategy in the forum Browns Forum 9 years, 12 months ago
The big word around Berea these days is analytics. Moneyball, they tell us, is coming to the NFL. But what exactly is analytics and what does that mean for the Cleveland Browns?
Analytics is a way of looking at data. An attempt to find patterns in what would otherwise appear to be static noise. Beyond just evaluating the player themselves,…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
Who needs scouts when you have the Calculator Club?!!
@Shooter The calculator club runs Vegas. There’s a reason the house always wins. Having guys in the building that understand why isn’t a bad thing.
I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure we fired all of ours.
Oh no! How will we draft the next Kamerion Wimbley, Brady Quinn, Colt McCoy, B…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
A valid point. I’m of the opinion that if there’s a QB in the draft that you rate as a possible franchise QB and you don’t have a franchise QB on your roster then you grab that QB. That’s apparently not the situation here. It looks like Sashi & co don’t think there are 2 QB’s in this draft worth taking in the top 5. That being the case they are do…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
Not to be cynical, but really? I mean we have no choice and I get that, but sweet Christ, isn’t that always what we say for the new regime? Isn’t that always the line? How many times have we heard that, and then been burned?
Isn’t that what should always be said of a new regime? What ties do they have to the regimes of the past that indicate the…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
@Shooter it’s not often we disagree, and I can certainly understand why you would want us to get more (who doesn’t want to get more?). Answer this one question:
What did Washington gain from the RG3 trade?
Washington gained the ability to move in front of the #3 team (Cleveland) to select RG3 (sorry @Ice, no one was ever taking RG3 over Luck,…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
The only people not praising this move are:
Wentz fans who think he’s the second coming of Roethlisberger and those who have forgotten how the RG3 trade ended for Washington or are convinced the Browns will squander the boatload of picks they just received.
At the onset, this is a great trade. Sure, what they do with the picks matters, but…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
The only people not praising this move are:
Wentz fans who think he’s the second coming of Roethlisberger and those who have forgotten how the RG3 trade ended for Washington or are convinced the Browns will squander the boatload of picks they just received.
At the onset, this is a great trade. Sure, what they do with the picks matter, but…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
The only people not praising this move are:
Wentz fans who think he’s the second coming of Roethlisberger, those who have forgotten how the RG3 trade ended for Washington or are convinced the Browns will squander the boatload of picks they just received.
At the onset, this is a great trade. Sure, what they do with the picks matter, but people…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Browns Trade #2 To Eagles in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
“Horrible front office work. Horrible.”
I disagree. Allow me to explain why.
Prices don’t always go up. The reason prices don’t always go up is on our roster right now. Washington mortgaged their future by spending 3 first round picks and a second rounder for RG3, fresh off a year out of the league, who signed with us in free agency. Jersey…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Rams trade into 1st overall pick! in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
While I prefer Goff, I think we have to take a QB at #2, and I think that QB has to be Goff or Wentz. I’m frustrated that it will not be our choice, but I don’t think Lynch makes sense for us given our draft position. Lynch is a top 20 pick and I think he has a huge upside. For me, Lynch is a lot like DE Margus Hunt was a few years back: great…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Rams trade into 1st overall pick! in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
I was using Hyperbole to say you or I wouldn’t be thrilled if the guy we like is picked. Anyways…….
Fair enough, though note that your statement:
I think DawgStyle will break things if Goff is picked and we draft Wentz. WHile the opposite is probably true with me.
Is a contrast to the action you are stating I would take, not the scenario that’…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Why it will be Jared Goff not Carson Wentz going to the Browns at #2 in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
If Wentz is as good as Mike Mayock thinks he is (and I like Mayock), I’ll be happy if he ends up a Brown. I just don’t see it. I didn’t see the domination of opponents at NDSU I would expect from a first round NFL draft prospect at QB. That’s not to say he couldn’t have been dominant, due to his wrist injury, he simply wasn’t.
I get falling in…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Rams trade into 1st overall pick! in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent. I would do no such thing. If Goff is selected first, it would mean that an NFL franchise agreed with my assessment of his skills with such conviction that they were willing to mortgage their future to secure him. From a scouting perspective, I could be paid no higher compliment.
If the Browns then…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Rams trade into 1st overall pick! in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
Lynch is not without his merits. That 7 TD 0 INT half against SMU was one of the most dominating performances I’ve ever seen. That said, Goff was more consistent. Not including bowl games, there wasn’t a single game last season where Goff threw for under 250 yards and at least 2 touchdowns. Not one. Lynch had 3 games where he threw for less than…[Read more]
Dawgstyle replied to the topic Why it will be Jared Goff not Carson Wentz going to the Browns at #2 in the forum Browns Forum 10 years ago
Take this with a grain of salt, but…
2. The pick is already (reportedly) in: According to a report from Sam Farmer of the Los Angeles Times, the pick is going to be Carson Wentz.
Farmer, speaking on the NFL Network, said the…[Read more]
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