Hopkins is one of his best friends. Go back to playing with him and warm weather. Obviously Super Bowl potential was real low on his list.

i don’t believe the rumors.

And if (A big IF), he were traded, TB makes no sense at all. Why would they trade for a WR making 14.5 M this year and give up draft picks when they already have a great receiving corp. They have a lot of Free Agents to resign.

Great – I’ll gladly take Devin White off their hands.

Assuming this is directed at me. Kirksey isn’t an upgrade. That’s a fact. LBer is the position we need most in the team by far and it needs speed and instinct to play right. If Tampa messes up somehow and Lavonte David hits the market, he should be priority #1. Kirksey brings in more of the same

I would say we will be bringing in at least 2 DBs in the draft and probably another 2 in free agency. Not sure we need to go the cheap route since we should be contending for the SB if the defense improves enough. Now isn’t the time to go cheap.

Regardless of speed, he would definitely be an upgrade at LB. Do you realize how pathetic the linebackers were? Our best LB against the run was Takitaki and that tells you all you need to konw. While we might not bring Kirksey back, I would say we will be bringing in a veteran LB.

He’s not an upgrade. Move in from the past. We need speed at LBer and guys who play with instinct.

Bringing in a veteran wouldn’t be bad at all. It will help with whatever rookie linebacker we bring in.

Having a front 4 that can generate a consistent pass rush from both sides of the line would greatly improve our overall defense. The secondary wouldn’t have to cover the receivers for so long.

No argument from me about linebackers needing to be a higher priority for the Browns. We definitely need to improve the defense. I just don’t believe the Browns will be picking a linebacker in round one.

They definitely need to improve the speed on defense.

Linebackers aren’t a high priority for the Browns. It wouldn’t surprise me to see Trevon Moehrig, the safety, from TCU or Joseph Ossai, the Edge rusher, from Texas.

The only way this trade could be deemed as a success is a Super Bowl victory. Anything less will make the trade stupid.

Watson also plays 9 (?) minimum dome games a year and is 1-4 vs our division opponents

Watson on 3rd down converted 55 1at downs on 128 passes 5TD 3 int. Mayfiled converted 52 on 125 passes. 6TD 4 int. Virtually indentical on 3rd down. That’s the key to maintaining drives.

I’ll say it again. Watson does not advance us to some magical new level. He takes us backwards for half a season learning anew offense. Just like Tom Brady did…[Read more]

Different offenses. Now look at his average attempts per year to Bakers now look at his team rushing compared to this year. 100% different offense. Watson may come in this offense and suck and not have chemistry. Next year Baker could be NFL MVP. Look at Lev Bell on the Steelers then after. Tannehill Dolphins then Titans. Scheme and chemistry matter.

Watson won’t take the team to any new level. Defense will.

I will never understand the Stafford worship people have. Stafford is a poor mans Philip Rivers

Except they will be without a 1st round pick from 2017-2023. That trade was idiotic. Plus I believe Dorsey is now a top talent guy at Detroit. Look for them to get a mass infusion of talent and turn around real fast