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Oddly, QB is the one position I'm not really concerned with... I'm still wanting more help on the DL.

I'm still very concerned about the OL. I remember the year we lost Schwartz and Mack and the entire team imploded. When the dam is busted, it doesn't matter what weapons you have. At least with S & LB, if there's a lot of pressure on the QB, they'll look better than they are. On pass plays anyway.

K isn’t on this.

I'm worried about LB and CB.

j/c

I'm not as concerned about the OL as some seem to be. I'm confident that a plan is in place and we're prepared to fill the hole left by Zeitler with Corbett. When it comes to depth, and even a spot starter due to injury on the interior, I think we're in pretty good shape. I'm not as worried about the LT position as some are. I'm one of I think only two posters on this board that saw Harrison as super talent that was just very raw and needed to develop and add some strength. As much as many doubt it, I think the long term plan there will end up being Harrison. Baker and the system we're running with the weapons we have is going to help your OL look better than they really are. Buying time in the pocket and having the weapons so your opponent can't be throwing 8 man fronts at you make more of a difference than it seems some people understand.

Kicker also doesn't worry me as much as it seems to worry some. As has been pointed out on this board already, even Dawson didn't look great early on. To me that doesn't mean Joseph is a lock to be great, but you can find a kicker late in the draft. You certainly need a dependable kicker but we're not talking the QB position here in terms of difficulty to address.

The two spots at the top of my list would be CB and LB. We need someone opposite of Ward that is a good man cover guy. And I'm not as concentrated on the LB position because I don't feel we have a terrible weakness there. It's not a strength by any means but at the same time it's not like we have some huge hole there.

With the talent we have in place my position is pretty much as it always has been. Only now we're much closer at having the required talent that would make any team feel they can compete. My position is any time you can make a move to upgrade any position on your 53 man roster, you make that move. I'm also one who knows you can't build Rome in a day. And while you can't do that, Dorsey has came damned close to doing it.

As of today, S, DB and LB in that order for me.

Ward's injury/concussion history are of concern. Hopefully, this past season was a one-off and he stays healthy, because he is a tremendous player. It'd be a tough blow to lose him.

with as deep as this draft is in db, i'm taking a couple atleast. I think ward is out of football in the next year or two..he's just not built for it. Concussions aren't anything to mess with. I still think S and LB are biggest need. guess reports are Dorsey has reached out to reps for Berry and Boston

I KNOW!!!!! The same here. Which is killing me. I want Baker to have the durability of Favre and Brady but I know how the Gods just love screwing Browns fans. Its almost like having a great car but you don't want to get it dirty or park on the street.

Get over it Chilly.


You sound like a youthful Dawg.

I am a old Dawg. Maybe we can work together....the Browns CAN dominate....you can share you youthful exuberance, I can share my wisdom.


It's a good combination that helps both.

So? The thread started with a discussion about kickers. Stalk much?

But is it though?

How many NFL games were decided by the FG kicker last year?

How many were decided by a 3rd string offensive lineman?

Hmmmmmm.....

exactly.
Bring Phil home! And I'm serious. We need a reliable kicker for the PAs and shorter field goals.

We won't be kicking many, if any, from outside of 40 and I'd wager solid money that there is still not a kicker in the NFL that knows the winds and the field in CBS better than Phil Dawson.

#bringhimhome

I love Phil, but he is very old and doesn't have the leg anymore.

Joseph doesn't even have that strong of a leg does he? How many times last year did we punt when we had a 50-57 yard try lined up. It seems to me that this happened like twice a game...

I love Dawson but he was only 5/8 last year before being replaced by Zane...

I think it would be worth using a 5th or 6th rounder on a kicker. Cole Tracy, K, LSU seems like the best prospect in the draft at this point.

only extra points this year hehehe all we will be doing...

Yeah but 32-yard PAs would be automatic with Phil. Remember Zane and what's his face who replaced him, when converts were nail-biting moments?

I'm kinda joking, but not really.

Anyone else remember that the comedian Martin Mull (A huge Browns fan from North Ridgeville) used to go out and kick FG's? On his birthday he would go out and kick his age in yards ever year.

Martin Mull is like 75 years old now.

I'm just sayin...

Damn. I'm old!

We both are!

Me too .... just not as old as you guys are. (I think)

Martin Mull is a straight up beast.

We gotta get that guy!

Lol!


Jokes aside, I'm sure we'll see a kicker in here for camp, but I'm not so sure I'd write him off as our kicker for 2019. He actually has a very strong leg. He'll probably be given a shot to win the job.

I know who Martin Mull is. Where am I?