By Randy Buffington | March 29, 2019 at 11:56 AM EDT - Updated March 29 at 11:56 AM CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) - The Cleveland Browns are expected to introduce Odell Beckham Jr. to the team on Monday, April 1, according to Tom Withers of the Associated Press. The announcement will make for a media frenzy in Cleveland considering it’s opening day for the Cleveland Indians.
The Browns got Beckham in a trade from the New York Giants in exchange for the Browns’ first-round pick (No. 17 overall) the second of the Browns’ third-round picks (No. 95) and safety Jabrill Peppers.
The 26-year-old wide receiver is in the prime of his career, he finished with 1,052 yards, 77 receptions and 6 touchdowns in 2018.
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OBJ, Antonio Brown, and Julio Jones are regarded as the top 3 WRs in the NFL when reporters/coaches/players are debating the topic.
Hopkins, Green, Evans, Thomas, Thielan, Allen and maybe another guy or two who I am forgetting are just below the first three, but are still considered top-ten receivers. Most of these receivers are big, strong, fast guys.
In my eye, AB and OBJ separate themselves from the others because of fast they run their routes. They get in and out of breaks so much faster than any of the other guys. They often run routes that include multiple moves, cuts, and changes of direction. There is absolutely no sloppiness in their route running. Everything is precise, quick, and explosive.
I think that ability makes them almost uncoverable. You can double or roll you coverage to the other guys on the list to slow them down somewhat. But AB and OBJ quick and precise routes gets them open against any type of coverage. I think that's huge!
I understand that some don't like OBJ's personality, but he is an elite receiver. I rank him and AB as the top two guys and OBJ is quite a bit younger.
The trade for OBJ was a masterful coup for Dorsey and the Browns.
Solid breakdown. We could not have taken our 17 and matched OBJ potential numbers even if average. Amazing how he can disrupt coverage. He will have more love from BM, at least, I hope so, than he has enjoyed recently. A little more focus and a bit less nonsense would suit me fine, but his package is ours to handle.
Hurry up, Monday!
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
I think that it is both funny and wrong that they chose April Fool's Day to do the formal, official introduction.
I'm sure they'll start off the presser saying that, "Do to complications with OBJ's physical, he will not be joining the Browns for the upcoming season".
And if you dip to the 3rd WR - I don't think I can picture a better 3rd option than Calloway ... and 4th/5th - Higgins/Perrinman ? That is one LOADED roster at WR.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
I wouldnt regard Landry as a top 10-12 WR in the NFL ... maybe top 20-25 is his range IMO
Jones Brown Beckham Hopkins Adams Thomas Evans Hill JuJu Green DIggs Thielen HIlton Allen Baldwin Cooper Cooks
Would all be guys I'd probably take over Landry
"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
In Feb of 2018, Jerry Rice's top WRs in the NFL were:
Julio Jones, Antonio Brown, Larry Fitzgerald, OBJ, and A.J. Green.
I think Fitz has aged and isn't what he once was or even as good as he was in 2018, but I think many guys who really know the position agree w/the other 4.
Just for the record, when I spoke of the top 3 WRs in the league, I wasn't quoting some guys on a message board who rarely watch other teams play.
I was quoting reporters, coaches, current players, former players, and other WRs. I think their opinion carries more weight.
It all depends who you listen to or watch... As Hammer pointed out, I'd say most articles I come across would always rate Hopkins in the top 3... My guy Evans is rated lower, but for me personally, I just love Evans.
I do think some big name people rate players without watching games and their rankings will be taken seriously because of their name. For instance, if Casserly were to rate top 20 WR in the game today, I'm not sure I'd take it seriously despite him having a big name in the football community.
One name you'll often see missing from top 10 or top 20 WR lists is one the Browns fans tend to overrate... I guess fans do tend to overrate their players from time to time.
Here's a link to one of my new favorite sites... top 20 WR. OBJ ranked 6th.
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether he should continue to return kicks? [1] He's a phenomenal returner [2] It increases his chances of getting an injury.
I think he should continue to be a return man.... Gone should be the days we play in fear of the worst happening.
The more things change the more they stay the same.
Oh, and I was going to add, I think unfortunately for us, I think Ju-Ju is a big time up and comer and he's a steeler. He'll be in the talks of best WR in the game at some point. I think he's a key to the steelers success in the future. Hopefully he decides he doesn't want to play in Pittsburgh either....
I agree that Ju-Ju is a talented WR. But when you go from the #2 WR on a team to the #1 WR on a team, you get a lot more attention. It will be interesting to see how that plays out. No other Steelers WR on their roster will draw the attention that Antonio Brown did. That attention will now be on Ju-Ju.
Intoducing for The Cleveland Browns, Quarterback Deshawn "The Predator" Watson. He will also be the one to choose your next head coach.
Does anyone have any thoughts on whether he should continue to return kicks? [1] He's a phenomenal returner [2] It increases his chances of getting an injury.
I think he should continue to be a return man.... Gone should be the days we play in fear of the worst happening.
I tend to agree... "can't live life in fear". If there weren't flags on 75% of the returns I would be all-in. That, to me, is where I understand the "not worth the risk" argument.
I think that it is both funny and wrong that they chose April Fool's Day to do the formal, official introduction.
I think it's even funnier that you banned me last year on April fools day for creating a thread that said Odell Beckham Jr. was traded to the Browns for Corey Coleman, our #4 pick and a 2nd round pick.
That's a fair point. I have read somewhere that the steelers are also high on James Washington... so we'll see what happens. Washington is on my way too early fantasy sleeper list.
That's a fair point. I have read somewhere that the steelers are also high on James Washington... so we'll see what happens. Washington is on my way too early fantasy sleeper list.
It's not a Fair Point. It's a FACT.
I BELIEVE Smith is going to struggle mightily with either #1 CBS or double coverage on him.
Dude ain't great at getting off the LOS.
Advantage US again.
Man, things are falling into place PERFECTLY FOR US.
Yeah and. (Yeah and there are 200 million people in the USA that can catch a football), sometimes coaching can out chess match a defense to get "any old" NFL player open in space, including route running sometimes, and sometimes just through deception,
So coaching is still so vital, and it doesn't happen all the time, but it does happen sometimes, we can see it every year in the NFL.
But against great defensive scheme, in the most perilous stretches of competition, the greatest players' abilities are still Awesome.
And Coaching
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
Remember when you were running routes and catching, as a kid, and, well it looks like it was right there but momentum, body lean, optical illusion, all sorts of things made it im-possible to make that tiny adjustment to not do what ends up looking like a dropped pass. It happened every day. It's like RB's who get tackled at the line of scrimmage, just part of the game, like everything else it's a law of averages.
Can Deshaun Watson play better for the Browns, than Baker Mayfield would have? ... Now the Games count.
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