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I am ok with this (Watson starting out the gate).

With all the change and the rookies inevitably being thrust into starting roles straight out the gate I don't expect this offense to click for a while. Ignoring everything else, the roster alone will take longer than one offseason to "fix". I'm more than happy for Watson to absorb those early starts while the offense struggles to get its feet under it.

Shedeur isn't good enough to displace a healthy Watson, even if Watson is playing as poorly as he has since arriving here.
Watson, I hate to say, will almost definitely be QB1 to start the season.

Can Shenee play first base ??

I made the distinction between the two.

Way more information to make a mock than predict a new season.

That's fine. You enjoy it but none of it is any less prediction based than ranking teams for next years draft order.

After everything you said about the draft you stated "I like the draft we had. But how they perform is unknown." Which is my exact point. That seems to be the exact same thing you're saying about predicting next years draft order.

Seven days a week 365 a year the NFL is covered. Lots of room to talk.

The draft has become it's own business.

I enjoy the draft and don't mind the predictions about the drafts. Mocks are used by teams.

PFF, the Athletic, former scouts and others have valid opinions and it's fun to discuss. Daniel Jeremiah did mock Fano and KC to the Browns in the first round. But he had us taking Fano with the 6th pick.

However, now that the rosters are close to finalized with FA and the draft over. Most teams like the Browns have made many changes.

Predicting the 2026 season or teams records? The draft you can look at teams and their needs. You know their last season's record and the draft order.

The college season reveals the top players by stats etc. So there is much more to base opinions on.

The new season? Forget about it. You know close to nothing other than last year's record(with a different team) and the quarterbacks.

I do think the 2026 Browns will be interesting because of all the changes.

Monken has never been a head coach in the NFL. How he runs this team will be fascinating. I rule nothing out.

I like the draft we had. But how they perform is unknown.

I'm glad you managed to get that out of your system.

I certainly agree with you. But I've gotten used to it. It's a lot like the draft. Pre draft these draft gurus and sportswriters pimp all of these players. Then after the draft they claim they know how to give teams draft grades before any of the players drafted have ever seen a snap in the NFL. When in actuality they're grading teams based on the teams that drafted the players they liked pre draft.

It's all a complete unknown. But the NFL isn't really a sport to those who own these teams. It's a business. Just like these "draft gurus" and NFL reporters. It's how they make a living. They need to have subscribers so they bleed it for every ounce of blood they can get out if it. Pre draft, the draft and post draft. They do the same thing with free agency. They do it with the combine. They'll be doing it with training camp and pre season.

It's a career for so many people. And they have turned the NFL into a 12 month a year product for consumption. A lot of it is nothing more than fluff, projection and opinion. Separating the wheat from the chaff has gotten to be a full time job for the fan base.

Neither them nor us know how any of these draft picks of all 32 teams will pan out. Neither they nor us have any idea who will even be going into the regular season healthy or who will be injured as the season progresses. There are a lot of people who find t entertaining to predict and even wager on such predictions. Any by all means if they enjoy that, more power to them.

How Deshaun Watson leads Shedeur Sanders after 1st minicamp, sources say, and has the inside track to be named QB1: Mary Kay Cabot
https://www.cleveland.com/browns/20...rack-to-be-named-qb1-mary-kay-cabot.html

Using his henchmen against his perceived enemies.....again. Trying to hold broadcast licenses as a weapon to punish Kimmel.

FCC Asked To Investigate Jimmy Kimmel As Trump Demands Disney Fire Him

The National Religious Broadcasters association (NRB) has filed a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), asking it to investigate ABC following Jimmy Kimmel's joke about first lady Melania Trump having "the glow of an expectant widow."

The FCC is preparing to call in all eight Disney/ABC owned‑and‑operated station licenses for early renewal, according to reporting from CNN. A source familiar with the matter told CNN that the move could come “as early as this afternoon.”

The comedian made the remark on Thursday’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which he pretended to deliver a comedy routine at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner.

The real dinner, two days later on Saturday night, was cut short after a man armed with guns and knives tried to storm the ballroom. Cole Allen, 31, was later charged with the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump.

On Monday, the president and first lady both called on ABC to fire Kimmel, who had been taken off the air under pressure from the FCC last year following comments he made about the assassination of conservative commentator and Trump ally Charlie Kirk.

Kimmel has defended the "expectant widow" joke and said it was "not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination."

The NRB, a group consisting of members employed in Christian media, said Kimmel's remarks "when viewed in context, raise concerns about the normalization and potential incitement of political violence." It also requested the FCC to conduct a "full and impartial investigation to determine whether federal law or Commission precedent was violated."

"We're seeing a pattern of violence in this country that didn't appear overnight," Troy Miller, NRB's president and CEO, said in a statement.

"When influential voices joke about death or treat political opponents as disposable, it contributes to a culture where violence feels thinkable to the already unstable. National platforms carry real weight, and with that comes responsibility. That's why this warranted action."

What Did Jimmy Kimmel Say About Melania Trump?

The latest controversy stems from a skit on Thursday’s show in which Kimmel, dressed in a tuxedo and standing behind a podium, pretended to deliver a comic routine at the WHCA. The segment had staged cutaways to the Trumps and others that were taken from video clips.

At one point, Kimmel noted the first lady in the "audience," saying: “Mrs. Trump, you have a glow like an expectant widow."

Other jokes in the parody focused on the perceived distance between the president and first lady and imagined how she might spend her birthday.

Kimmel defended the joke during his monologue on Monday night, saying it was “not, by any stretch of the definition, a call to assassination.”

He added that it was "a very light roast joke about the fact that he's almost 80 and she's younger than I am."

He said he was sorry that the president and everyone at the event went through that traumatic and scary experience.

“I agree that hateful and violent rhetoric is something we should reject,” Kimmel said. “I do, and I think a great place to start to dial that back would be to have a conversation with your husband about it.”

Donald Trump Renews Call for Kimmel's Firing

Trump wrote on Truth Social on Monday that Kimmel "should be immediately fired" by ABC and its parent company, The Walt Disney Company.

"I appreciate that so many people are incensed by Kimmel's despicable call to violence, and normally would not be responsive to anything that he said but, this is something far beyond the pale," he wrote.

Melania Trump said Kimmel’s “hateful and violent rhetoric” is intended to divide the country as she called for Kimmel's firing in a social media post.

"People like Kimmel shouldn’t have the opportunity to enter our homes each evening to spread hate," she wrote.

“A coward, Kimmel hides behind ABC because he knows the network will keep running cover to protect him. Enough is enough. It is time for ABC to take a stand. How many times will ABC’s leadership enable Kimmel’s atrocious behavior at the expense of our community."

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt echoed that criticism during a press briefing on Monday, saying it was part of a campaign of rhetoric from Democrats and some in the media that “has helped to legitimize this violence.”

“Who in their right mind says a wife would be glowing over the potential murder of her beloved husband?” Leavitt said.

ABC is operating under a different corporate and leadership structure than it was during Kimmel’s suspension in the fall of 2025, when pressure from affiliates and regulatory threats played a central role in the network’s response.

While the network remains owned by Disney, the company has since reorganized its television division and installed new leadership, with Debra O’Connell named chairman of Disney Entertainment Television in March, overseeing ABC Entertainment and ABC News.

What Is the NRB?

The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) is a multimedia association founded by evangelical Christian broadcasters in the 1940s.

The NRB describes itself as a nonpartisan and says on its website that it works to protect the “free speech rights of our members by advocating those rights in governmental, corporate, and media sector.”

Its membership includes some of the nation’s most influential conservative media companies and its messages often align with Republican aims.

Trump addressed the NRB’s annual convention while running for president in 2024, promising to use his second term to defend Christian values.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered a keynote address at this year’s convention, during which he railed against what he called the “godless left.”
What FCC Can Do About Kimmel

The FCC’s authority applies to broadcast television, not individual hosts, so any action would have to be directed at ABC-owned and ABC-affiliated broadcast stations.

However, it can act only if content meets specific legal standards on obscenity, indecency or profanity. Political commentary, humor and satire are strongly protected by the First Amendment and fall outside the FCC’s reach.

While the FCC can investigate ABC, it can do so only as a broadcast licensee, not over editorial decisions or speech, and its authority is confined to enforcing federal communications rules. Any investigation must be tied to a specific, plausible rule violation, often prompted by viewer complaints.

Anna M. Gomez, the FCC’s sole Democrat and a longtime communications lawyer, has warned against Saturday’s shooting being used as “a pretext for silencing speech."

“As we have seen after previous acts of political violence, we cannot allow this tragedy to become a pretext for silencing speech, even speech we find objectionable. An event meant to honor the freedom of the press must never become a justification for undermining it," Gomez wrote on X.

The FCC generally avoids actions that could be viewed as chilling protected expression. Therefore, any real consequences for Kimmel’s show are more likely to come from network management, advertisers or public backlash, not federal regulators.
Kimmel’s Long History of Clashes With Trump Resurfaces

Trump has long been a frequent target of Kimmel’s late‑night comedy, with the host intensifying his criticism following a run‑in with the administration last fall.

Kimmel was briefly suspended by ABC after remarks about the killing of Kirk, and some of the network's affiliates, including Sinclair and Nexstar, temporarily took his show off the air—moves encouraged at the time by Trump‑appointed FCC Chairman Brendan Carr. ABC and the stations later reinstated Kimmel.

After returning to the air, Kimmel said his comment that “many in MAGA land are working very hard to capitalize on the murder of Charlie Kirk” was not intended to make light of the killing, though he stopped short of apologizing. He also criticized station owners who pulled his show before later reversing their decisions.

Shortly afterwards, ABC signed Kimmel to a one‑year contract extension that is set to keep him on the air through May 2027.

Jimmy Kimmel Live! has aired on the network since January 2003. Meanwhile, Kimmel’s late‑night rival Stephen Colbert—another outspoken Trump critic—is set to see his CBS program end next month.

https://www.newsweek.com/fcc-asked-...onald-trump-demands-disney-fire-11886214

It seems in sports that everyone predicts everything.

Except that there is no accountability for what is predicted.

Since everyone predicts. The predictions are quickly forgotten. Unless one comes true. Then there is "I said so."

I never hear "I said so and was wrong." When wrong it is never brought back up.

Already the crystal ballers are predicting who and when we will pick in next year's draft.

So, that includes a prediction on the season.

So the Browns will be picking in the top ten.

What a huge pile of BS. So much can happen in a season that is unknown.

We watch sports to find out what happens. Buster Douglas knocked Tyson out.

I have no idea what the Browns record will be. What I do know is that teams in the NFL are unpredictable.

Who predicted that Sam Darnold and Seattle would win last year. Or, that they would be playing the Patriots?

The Browns have a new head coach, OC, DC and other new coaches. The Browns have added 23 new players through the 2026 NFL Draft (10 players), free agency acquisitions (7+ players), trades, and reserve/future contracts (6+ players). Key additions included Tytus Howard, Elgton Jenkins, and a 10-player draft.

So with all the changes made someone is going to predict our record?

Sure I just went to see the Gypsy fortune teller.

Trump posts on social media showing that Biden should be hog tied and kidnapped!



Why didn't the DOJ indict and arrest trump for this?

The DOJ needs to indict and arrest this guy now!

White Oval 8646 Sticker (Political Decals, Funny Joe Biden Remove The 46th President Vinyl Decal for Car, Truck, and Laptop (3 x 5 inch)

https://www.amazon.com/AV-Biden-Sticker-Funny-President/dp/B08MYCGZVZ?th=1

Travis Bazzana's walk up song last night:

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https://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/arti...s_starting_job_in_2026/s1_17039_43786534

According to this report DW has the edge as the starter.

In addition according to the article Monken plans to decide "before Camp."

And then work through camp with a depth chart at QB.

"Away we go." as Jackie Gleason used to say.

So sorry to hear this news Ytown. My heart and prayers go out to you in your time of grief.

James Comey charged with threatening Trump’s life in ‘8647’ seashell post

Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted on charges of threatening President Donald Trump when he posted an image of seashells spelling out “8647” on his Instagram account last year.

The charges are the second time that Comey was indicted in a federal case since Trump’s second presidential term began.

The indictment was revealed three days after Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after an alleged assassin ran toward the event.

“I’m still innocent, I’m still not afraid, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let’s go,” Comey said in a video response.

Former FBI Director James Comey was charged Tuesday with threatening President Donald Trump’s life when he posted an image of seashells spelling out “8647” on his Instagram account last year, a federal indictment showed.

The indictment returned by a federal grand jury marks the second time that Comey has been indicted since Trump’s second presidential term began.

The charges came three days after Trump was evacuated from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after an alleged assassin ran toward the ballroom where the event was being held. The Trump administration and its allies have accused Democrats of inciting the attack by spreading incendiary rhetoric about Trump.

Comey, whom Trump has long viewed as a foe, faces one count each of threatening the president and transmitting a threat in interstate commerce, according to the indictment filed in North Carolina.

Each count carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said at a press conference later Tuesday. Actual sentences are often far lower than the maximums.

An arrest warrant for Comey, requested by federal prosecutors, has been issued, according to his case docket.

Comey, in a video response to the indictment on Substack entitled “Seashells,” said, “I’m still innocent, I’m still not afraid, and I still believe in the independent federal judiciary, so let’s go.”

“But it’s really important that all of us remember that this is not who we are as a country,” Comey said. “This is not how the Department of Justice is supposed to be. And the good news is we get closer every day to restoring those values. Keep the faith.”

Comey’s lawyer, Patrick Fitzgerald, in a statement said, “Mr. Comey vigorously denies the charges contained in the Indictment filed in the Eastern District of North Carolina.”

“We will contest these charges in the courtroom and look forward to vindicating Mr. Comey and the First Amendment,” Fitzgerald said.

The case has been assigned to U.S. District Judge Louise Flanagan, who was appointed to the federal court in eastern North Carolina in 2003 by former President George W. Bush.

The indictment quickly drew heated accusations that the Department of Justice was being weaponized to appease Trump by targeting his political enemies.

Jimmy Gurulé, a University of Notre Dame Law School professor and former federal prosecutor, called the indictment “an embarrassment to the American criminal justice system.”

“The damage to the credibility, integrity and reputation of the U.S. Department of Justice may be immeasurable,” he said in an email to CNBC. “Every DOJ lawyer that played a role in returning this frivolous indictment should be ashamed.”

Senate Judiciary Committee ranking member Dick Durbin, D-Ill., said in a statement, “Just like the last baseless indictment against Mr. Comey, this is another case of a weaponized Justice Department lashing out on behalf of a vengeful President.”

But Blanche said at the press conference that the DOJ is treating Comey the same as it would anyone accused of threatening the president.

“Threatening the life of the President of the United States will never be tolerated by the Department of Justice,” he said. “While this case is unique and this indictment stands out because of the name of the defendant, his alleged conduct is the same kind of conduct that we will never tolerate.”
The ’8647′ controversy

Trump had accused Comey of “calling for the assassination of the president” by sharing the image of the numbers in the May 15 post.

“Eighty-six” is a term often used in the restaurant industry when a menu item is discontinued. The Merriam-Webster online dictionary says it can more broadly mean “to eject, dismiss, or remove (someone).”

Trump is the 47th U.S. president.

Comey at the time denied he was threatening Trump with the seashell post, writing in a follow-up, “I didn’t realize some folks associate those numbers with violence.” He said he deleted it anyway because “I oppose violence of any kind.”

The Trump administration investigated Comey over the social media post, but no charges were immediately brought.

Around four months later, however, he was indicted in Virginia on one count each of making a false statement to Congress and obstruction.

Comey denied the charges, which were brought under Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer for Trump who was installed as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia.

In November, a federal judge dismissed the criminal case against Comey after ruling that Halligan was unlawfully appointed.

Blanche noted Tuesday that the charges in the latest Comey case carry a five-year statute of limitations.
Trump’s foes

Comey is one of many of Trump’s perceived enemies who have been indicted or federally investigated since the president returned to office in January 2025.

Trump, in a September social media post, openly urged then-Attorney General Pam Bondi to take action against Comey, New York Attorney General Letitia James, and Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., claiming “they’re all guilty as hell.”

James was indicted weeks later on charges of bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution. Her case was also dropped when Halligan’s appointment was invalidated.

The DOJ investigated Schiff on mortgage fraud allegations, but a federal prosecutor reportedly said she did not believe there was sufficient evidence to charge him.

Trump fired Bondi on April 2, following reports that the president was increasingly frustrated with her efforts to pursue his foes, as well as her handling of files related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Blanche, a former Trump criminal defense lawyer who was serving as deputy attorney general, has taken over the DOJ in an acting capacity.

White House chief of staff Susie Wiles admitted in a 2025 Vanity Fair interview that Trump has engaged in “retribution” against his enemies since his return to office.

https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/james-comey-indicted-trump-seashell-8647.html

To "86" someone in a restaurant means to refuse them service, throw them out, or permanently ban them from the establishment. It is a hospitality industry term indicating an unruly, intoxicated, or problematic customer must leave immediately. It can also mean running out of a menu item (e.g., "86 the salmon").

To "86" someone at a bar means to refuse them further service, ban them, or forcibly eject them from the premises. It is commonly used when a customer is too intoxicated, disorderly, or disruptive. The term also means to "get rid of" an item or person.

Does the DOJ actually believe they can prove Comey's intent was meant to kill trump? And they actually think they can prove that intent in a court of law? What a bunch of idiots.

But then when the idiot at the top orders you to go after his political enemies by name...............

Trump publicly pushes Attorney General Pam Bondi to prosecute his political foes

Alongside the extraordinary demand, the president also named his former defense attorney late Saturday to replace the head of a key prosecutor’s office he forced out a day earlier.

"We can’t delay any longer, it’s killing our reputation and credibility. They impeached me twice, and indicted me (5 times!), OVER NOTHING. JUSTICE MUST BE SERVED, NOW!!!" Trump said on Truth Social.

He said people were complaining that "nothing is being done" and name-checked some public officials with whom he has tussled: former FBI Director James Comey, Sen. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and New York Attorney General Letitia James.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/tr...l-pam-bondi-go-political-foes-rcna232669

Can we say Freedumb! boys and girls?

Sorry to hear that, YTtown. My condolences.

Dog and pony show isn't the word I would use to describe it, but otherwise I agree.

1k comedians out of work and here you are trying to be funny.

You have been brainwashed.

This was always a dog and pony show. Really dumb and a bad look.

If you didn't know this was a huge grift in like 2015 you had your head in the sand.


If you pay me to find cookies, when I run out of cookie to find, I'll start baking cookies. It's not complicated.

I don't think it will look all that different physicality-wise. The rules are what the rules are now.

Sure. It's all the Dems.

The right wing racists that follow Trump, the claims that Dems are un-American/communist, the killing of US citizens by ICE without any accountability, telling violent mobs to fight for your country or you won't have one and the subsequent attack on the peaceful transfer of power .... that isn't any part of the great divide.
David DePape.
The plot to kidnap Gretchen Whitmer
The lies about a paedophile ring led by the Clintons out of a pizza restaurant.
The killing of Melissa Hortman.
The arson attack on Josh Shapiro.
Gabby Gifford being shot.
Multiple plots to assassinate Obama to prevent his election.

All those things are NORMAL. It's just a Democrat problem.

Flooding the zone with Excrement ALA Steve Bannon. Congrats Peen.

Dems are the cult of hatred.

J/C
I think Taylen Green is further along at QB than Josh Allen was. His defense (and teammates propensity for fumbling) just had him playing from behind against better defenses. That's not a great recipe. He's not necessarily as (arm) talented as Josh, but was asked to do a lot more. Taylen needs to get quicker in his release and footwork. He's not the tank/magician that Allen is, but I think he's further along on the mental side than Josh was when he came out (that's not saying a ton.) Green has tools worth seeing if they can work at QB before considering a change that rarely ever works out.

That's not to say he'll definitely be a great QB, but he's much more QB than WR, and we've many more questions marks there.