No other team in the NFL has ever had the off season currency the Browns have in 2018, not in the history of the league. I challenge you to find someone that even comes close... The cap carryover has made a significant change in the landscape of a team being able to change their roster drastically. You are correct, we aren't the only team that has this at our disposal...But, no other team that does have $60M+ cap space has more than the Browns in the draft. Breakdown: Browns $110.7M cap space 6 of the top 65 draft picks, #1, #4, #33, #35, #64, #65 Jets $79.3M cap space 3 of the top 65 picks, (I will throw in their 4th pick) #5, #37, #49, #72 (Browns will have 4 players before they get to their second) Colts $79.2M cap space, 2 of the top 65 draft picks (I will throw in their 3rd pick) #3, #36, #67 (Browns will have 4 players, before they get to their second) 49ers $78.0M cap space, 2 of the top 65 (I will throw in their 3rd pick and their 4th pick) #9, #59, #70, #74 (Browns will have 4 players before they get to their second) Buccaneers $64.2M cap space, 2 of the top 65 (I will throw in their 3rd pick) #7, #38, #69 (Browns will have 4 players before they get to their second pick These are the teams "close" to the Browns in equity...well, they aren't really close...but that's the best I can do. The other teams you mentioned... Bengals $35.6M in cap space, they have 2 of the top 65, no others within 12 picks of our 4th.. #12 and #46 (Will have 4 players before they get to their 2nd) Broncos...well, let's talk about the Broncos. They won 5 more games than the Browns in 2017, we won 0...They had QBs on the roster that have won games in the past: Siemien career 13-11 as starter Brock Osweiler 13-12 as starter Do you really think signing someone will help them a great deal? Their situation: $25.9M in cap space (#18 in the league), and have #5 #40 and #71 in the draft... So, NO, no other team has an OPPORTUNITY like the Browns do...
And only 1 other team has won 0 games in a yr.....thats how far behind they are to other teams....then we will hear you complain their young and need experience just like we heard w Kizer all yr...btw give me Von Miller, D Thomas, Sanders, Bolles, Wolfe, Harris, Leary, Anderson and Booker over those teams you mentioned
The team is not as bereft of talent as you like to constantly bang the gavel about. The roster is not an 0-16 roster. There have been several stories come out with "NFL talent evaluators" saying the issue with the team is not the roster, one even going as far as saying the Browns have a top 15 roster in the league. The w/l falls on the coaches shoulders.
Well the coaches and the GM that gave those coaches a QB room with a total of 8 starts and 2 years of NFL experience between 3 players...Though, that GM is no longer there, so we shall now find out what THIS coaching staff +1 can do when a real GM gives them a real roster FULL of players, not just a handful of very high talent, another handful of NFL level talent, another handful of backup caliber talent...and the rest filled with guys that really should have been on practice squads at best. The cupboard certainly isn't bare, by any means. They have talented players. They just need a full roster of players that when called upon doesn't change the landscape of the team dramatically.
People like you either never understood or have forgotten the plan. This team was bad on purpose. Yes, they screwed their overall win totals by pairing the approach with Hue Jackson - an inept head coach who cannot adapt to player and refuses to use anything other than his own scheme. That was a bad choice, but ultimately, the record will follow the coach, GM, and owner. It'll be forgotten by the team (until the Browns began flirting with 0-16, how often did people talk about Detroit's 2008 season?). They stripped the roster to the studs, filled with five-six years' worth of draft picks in only three seasons and shed all bloated contracts to be able to land key free agents when it became time to compete - and have enough left-over to sign all their key contributors/draft picks as well. They'll compete in the post-season with a rookie QB on a rookie QB contract... not Kirk Cousins on a bloated $30 million deal. The players - and team - will take massive strides forward once you get stable QB play at the position. It all hinges on that this offseason.
If that's true people don't get fired, mad or frustrated w the win/loss record or come on a message board to voice their displeasure...NOBODY wants to go 0-16 I don't care what word you want to use..purpose, deliberate etc
Compared to others teams it is...that's what some of you guys fail to admit...others teams have better players or talent...sure you may say this guy is talented but their all talented in the NFL
Who says this like it’s a good thing besides family? “You’ll be an average QB for a decade with one or two great, outlier seasons. Retire with no rings and a Pro Bowl trip you shared with a 6’1” running QB his own team openly doesn’t want.” High praise, indeed.
QB Tidbits.... Baker Mayfield- Senior- Oklahoma 6-0 210 There is no quarterback that can come close to the level of dominance we have seen from Mayfield over his college career, Mason Rudolph – Senior - Oklahoma St. 6-3 235 He’s one of the highest rated quarterbacks under pressure, too, with a 95.5 passer rating and one of the most accurate deep passers in college football. Rudolph throws a beautiful deep ball with great trajectory and touch that allow his receivers to run under the ball and come down with the catch. Josh Rosen –Junior - U.C.L.A. 6-3 210 However, despite the size, arm, smarts and look, Rosen only rarely dominated at UCLA. Josh Rosen is your He’s Simply Good At The Physical Act Of Playing Quarterback guy. Sam Darnold –Sophomore- U.S.C. 6-4 225 fumbles were a major issue for Darnold last season, as he showed poor ball security when maneuvering the pocket and at other times the ball was just falling out of his hand. Overall, Darnold finished 33rd out of 38 qualifying draft-eligible quarterbacks at avoiding turnover-worthy plays last season. He has an average arm, and a lot of the picks come from him trying to thread the needle without velocity." Sam Darnold has taken the He’s All Over The Place, But Really Looks Like A Quarterback slot. Josh Allen -Junior- Wyoming 6-5 230 He gets happy feet in the pocket from what I can see and wants to run out of it too soon, before his protection breaks down. He does throw an accurate ball and his athleticism isn’t bad. He can pull it down and run it without looking like a handicapped Ostrich. He’ll need a lot of work and development to turn into a professional quarterback and nobody looking for a starter in the next year or two of this draft has the time.
I too really like Rudolph despite that others have him rated all over the place. People want to discredit him for being a Big 12 system QB... It would suck if he fell to the Yinzers and Dorsey took a guy like Darnold or Rosen... Just another decade of Misery Though if you put a gun to my head and said pick one at #1 I'd have a hard time NOT taking Mayfield. The more I dig and the more film I review, the more I like this kid. HE IS NOT JFM reincarnated by any means. IMHO the success of any QB from this draft for the Browns will hinge on having a solid veteran QB presence to learn from.
