I agree...Stay away from Bridgewater, unless it's very reasonable. I'd also stay far away from Sam Bradford....I don't trust those shaky knees at all.
Who cares? He obviously wasn't motivated to do jack squat here, other than collect his paycheck no doubt...good riddance.
How about those last two free agent WR signings by the Browns? Whew! Dwayne Bowe and Kenny Britt...Wow.
Thats exactly why they cant break the bank on an older QB...they may get their last huge pay day and call it a career and coast......Alex Smith
I don't know Smith but that doesn't seem to be his MO. Kirk Cousins might come in with a chip on his shoulder too. It's just picking the right guy.
Age and current contract, mostly. I'm relying on Spotrac for the numbers, but Smith is currently being paid $17 million a year and his estimated market value is $21.7 million a year. Cousin's is currently getting $23.9 million with an estimated marked value of $27.5 million. I would expect the market for Cousins to be much hotter than for Smith's. Probably for me, it boils down to opinion on Kirk Cousins. I don't know that I'm in the camp that thinks he's a Super Bowl-caliber QB. I think if a team like Washington - who has no back-up plan - let's him walk, it's an even clearer indication he's not. There will be plenty of teams vying for his services because he's a high-quality, efficient QB. To me, I'd rather pay the lower price tag for a guy in my opinion isn't too different as a player and let them bridge while the QB this regime picks and grooms to take over is ready. Personally, I'd prefer nothing longer than a 3-year deal since I'm banking on the rookie being ready to take over by then - and if the vet is killing it, re-sign them when the time comes. Alex Smith just threw for 366 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, and posted a 135.9 QB rating against the Jets... and folks are still ready to bench him for Mahomes. A bad defense and coach abandoning the run (wow does that sound familiar) has the Chiefs at 6-6 after a 5-0 start. The "defensive" issues go both ways. Neither QB really fits what Hue Jackson wants - and has stubbornly continued - to do on offense, and that's throw deep, outside routes. That has to be a consideration as well. Both a high-quality QBs but if neither matches our offensive identity - and when has Hue ever changed his approach to match his talent? - are they not just wasted spending?
We have the horses to be a dynamic offense. Everyone knows what is holding us back, and it's not the scheme. Kizer never should have sniffed the field this year. He is a project. We threw him in way too soon, and we didn't keep one QB on the roster that's ever won an NFL game. So thirteen weeks later, here we sit at 0-12....Kizer has struggled terribly and we have nobody on the bench that is worth turning to....It would have been fun to at least see what McCown could have done with a healthy duo of Gordon and Coleman, to go along with the most athletic TE in the NFL, David Njoku.....No reason to think we couldn't have been as competitive as the Jets. I guarantee their fans have had a helluva lot more enjoyment this season than Browns fans...
Still need to add that 3 down menace at RB, but I wouldn’ be shocked if the Browns grabbed both the arm and the legs of the offense at the top of the first.
Agreed. I've been disappointed in Crowell all year. In the first game, against the Steelers, he missed some wide open lanes, and that's kinda been the story all year. I expected him to have his best season, and he's been lousy... I like Barkley, but I still feel the sting of the Trent Richardson pick and I'd rather grab a RB with one of the three 2nd rounders we have....Plus, I don't want to sound like stopper, but he did have some unimpressive showings this year...We need a RB no doubt. But do we not need a LB just as badly? And an offensive tackle? Are we really going to trust Josh Gordon? I just don't think we should lock in on RB early. Probably because I'm just not sure about Barkley... We've had a couple big swings and misses at RB. A few years before Richardson we missed badly on Montario Hardesty. I just think it's a position where you can find real quality later in the draft. If you are gonna take a RB in the top 10, you better be damn sure about him....Do you think injury concerns will push Josh Adams down the boards? At times, he was more impressive than Barkley IMO...
I can understand not wanting to take a running back high over previous failures. I'm sure there are Browns fans that have a similar thinking to drafting a quarterback with that first pick after suffering through some picks that didn't pan out. But the same line of thinking applies for RBs as it does for any other position. If you take one later in the draft you are limiting your chances at better talent and drafting with ever decreasing odds of success as you work down your warboard. If you wait and take a guy like Adams then you can't have the same expectations as going for a back early and getting a guy like Barkley, Guice, or whichever your preferred rusher might be, with a potential first round grade. GMs and team owners are seeing the value of having a stud in the backfield so their value is being pushed back up boards after trending down for several seasons. With guys like Gurley, Elliott, Fournette and McCaffrey going high in the first and making immediate contributions we probably will continue to see backs carry a higher market value going into the draft. The lack of production from guys like Richardson, Spiller, Mathews and Moreno, followed by some classes that received little hype at the position, played a large role in devaluing backs in the draft. With the more recent success stories, and flurry of talent at the position, you can be assured that top tier rushers are going to receive a great deal of attention and force teams that are looking for those diamond in the rough types to either pull the trigger a little earlier or watch as difference makers come off the board. Adding a true weapon at the position might be the biggest reason a young quarterback could come into Cleveland and have immediate success. Having the threat of a ground game would take a tremendous amount of pressure off of the rookie signal caller. Having a successful rushing attack that eats up the clock not only creates mismatches in the passing game and sets up play-action, it also helps a young defense by keeping the clock rolling while they catch a breather on the sidelines. I'm good with Cleveland spending that #1 overall on a passer, but I'm great with it if they add a killer in the backfield immediately after.
Fournette has 5 games under 60yds which is half his games...not impressed at all w him.....McCaff is exactly who we thought...no where near a top 10 RB draft pick and only has 284 yds rushing
Man I haven't seen a worse cherry picking of stats in a long time. Both make contributions outside of the run game like blocking and most importantly receiving yards. They each are already over 1000 yards rushing and receiving combined.
he has only been out of work since June of this year. So likely not many GM spots open during that time and two he may not have been interested in any offers that were made to him. just because a guy wasnt employed doesnt mean he doesnt have value. I mean Vermeil was doing nothing until the Rams hired him right?
So taking guys in the top 10 your not counting on them to be a workhorse RB? Jags are where they are cause of their defense and McCaff has 780 yds or so
Only 15 players have over 1000 yards from scrimmage. 10 of them are runningbacks. And let's throw in Elliott who is 7 yards short. Le'Veon Bell (2nd) Todd Gurley (1st) Kareem Hunt (3rd) Mark Ingram (1st) Alvin Kamara (3rd) LeSean McCoy (2nd) Melvin Gordon (1st) Lamar Miller (4th) Leonard Fournette (1st) Carlos Hyde (2nd) Ezeliel Elliott (1st) Look at that with 1st rounders making up half the list and a few other guys in later rounds from last year that should help to drive up the RB value.
