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DE Chris Smith expected to agree to terms with the Cleveland Browns.

3 year deal.

Looks like a rotational guy -

http://www.nfl.com/player/chrissmith/2543692/profile

Chris Smith is an American football defensive end for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arkansas. Wikipedia
Born: February 11, 1992 (age 26), Mount Ulla, NC
Height: 6′ 3″
Weight: 269 lbs
Current team: Cincinnati Bengals (#94 / Defensive end)
College: Arkansas Razorbacks football

Chris Smith, a versatile down lineman. Played DE with Jaguars and Bengals. Moved to DT for the Bengals when needed last year in a pinch. Played well. Joins Cleveland defensive front.

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It's a 3-year, $14M deal for Chris Smith with the #Browns, source said. Betting the upside on a player with 7.5 career sacks.



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Smith as was discussed on @Browns_Daily as a potential target can play end or inside on pass rushing downs....3 sacks last year with Cincy, 5 QB hits and 16 hurries....would have had 2nd best Pass rush productivity score on @Browns a year ago

Meh.

Gotta spend all that money!

Young rotational player, with upside. I think he'll be useful.

Joe Thomas has talked about having no "Middle class" on the team, this would appear to be one of those guys.

I bet he plays mostly inside with us.

I'm in the "Meh" category

I would also add this:

We hired Dorsey, Highsmith, and McCloughan to evaluate and find players. This seems like the kind of guy they should search out.

Me three.

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Solid pass rusher, can rotate inside in passing situations and is hard to get hands on. He’s a high motor guy too. Fine pickup for a team who could use some experience.

Nassib and or Meader on the hot seat ?

I'd say Nassib or Orchard.

Wiki doesn't say anything about him having ties to OH. He went to high school in NC.

Factoring Carl started when Ogbah went down and Orchard was limited, it's probably Nate.

I thought Jamie Meder was a FA? I could be wrong

Cleveland Browns' 2018 free agency: Versatile Chris Smith provides DL depth - Cleveland Browns Blog- ESPN
http://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland-brown...ovides-dl-depth

A breakdown of the Cleveland Browns' 2018 free-agent signings.

Chris Smith, defensive lineman

The Browns agreed to sign defensive lineman Chris Smith, who played last season with the Cincinnati Bengals. Here's a closer look at the signing:

Grade: C-plus. Smith fits in the Browns rotation of defensive linemen, and fits with defensive coordinator Gregg Williams' desire to find active tackles in the 4-3. He can play inside or out and had three sacks last season. He's a nice player and a hard worker, but he's always been used as a backup and last season was the first he played 16 games.

What it means: The Browns need depth on the defensive front and Smith can play tackle or end. At 266 pounds, he's undersized to play the run, but can be effective in pass-rush packages. He seems to be improving, as he had career highs in games played (16), sacks (three) and tackles (17) in Cincinnati last season after being traded from Jacksonville. The Browns can use him inside or out, but with the trade of Danny Shelton, the Browns needed depth on the defensive front. Smith gives them that. The NFL Network reports that the Browns also will give Smith a three-year deal worth $14 million, which shows they feel good about him.

What's the risk: Hard to see a huge risk here. Smith is a nice and improving player who can fit into defensive packages designed by Willliams. Aaron Donald he's not; the Browns are getting a guy who played about 30 percent of the Bengals' defensive snaps. This is a signing based on scouting and based on the belief that the Browns are getting an improving player with potential.

Bye bye Nassib and Orchard.

Orchard was amazing on college, but injuries have hampered his growth as a NFL player. As far as nassib goes ....I'm not sure this Chris Smith guy is better then him

We are going to cut a ton of guys. Nassib is definitely on the hot seat.

I would have to agree that if anyone would be placed on the hot seat because of this move it would be Orchard. I'm not sure if Meder is still under contract but if so it could be him. He's more of the big body 3-4 type of player we are looking to move away from in the 4-3.

Rotoworld says he's a RFA

Edit, sorry. Jamie meder I'm referring to.

He is a restricted free agent (Jamie Meder, aka the Pierogi Prince of Parma).

He is. Say good-by to Nassib and or Orchard.

huge upgrade over Nassib and Orchard
Smith can actually line up in different spots and still be
effective
Nassib and Orchard so over rated
neither did one thing well.

This is mostly correct. Nassib did one thing well (bat down passes).

He managed to break up a few passes. Never a bad thing.


Sacks would have been better.

I don't like the signing.

i honestly don't remember him at all ... any thoughts why?

Who over-rated those guys?
I was hopeful about Nassib. Good motor, but a below average player IMO.

Bye Bye Nassib.. Outside of long arms and tipping balls.. ehhh..

Trade Danny Shelton and then sign Chris Smith? Superbowl!!!

Danny didn't do much for us last year. He is a 3-4 guy. We play a 4-3 now.

when Nassib and Orchard got drafted all I heard what a steal.they both were in the draft how they were gonna get 5 6 7 sacks their rookie yr.
then they didnt produce and the excuses came
Farmer worst GM ever in Browns history
worse than Sashi.

Pretty easy to be worse than Sashi.

Like the player, don't like the contract. That is an awful lot of money for a part time player, he made $690,000 last year and were gonna pay him on average $4,666,666 a year for a guy who averages .214 sacks a game.

people complaining about a rotational player. Hope we don't cut anyone before Sept and make them compete in training sport to EARN their roster spot