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Ratley is a good player. I don't see any surprise in keeping him.

Not sure. I pulled up the box score from that game and it lists Eric Wright as having 0 returns for 62 yards - yea, I don't get it either.

But David Bowens had a 30 yards interception return for a TD AND a 64 yard interception returns for another TD

https://www.footballdb.com/games/boxscore.html?gid=2010102407

David Bowens, there's a name.... we gotta get that guy!

I think that we will be looking for a home for one of our depth DL, and probably one of our deepest CB/S. I just don't see us going into the season with 10 DL and 11 in the secondary. Same with 10 OL, though that depends on how bad Forbes's injury is.

I expect that we will look for another TE and WR. 11 offensive weapons (WR, TE, RB) is a ridiculously low total.

We aren't sitting at #1 or #2 on the waiver wire like the last few year.


It is still fluid for the bottom of the roster guys, but not as much. We aren't going to see a ton of movement. That is why we saw a couple of trades today because we knew we weren't going to get many players after waivers.

He (Ratley) must shine more on special teams

Not sure if you mean that comment like he needs to or has, but none the less, he is a good player.

He was hurt for most of camp. That wasn't his fault.


I am glad we kept him.

I agree, Ratley was looking pretty good until he was hurt.

I must have missed that.

LOL........me too.

I liked Strong better. Hell, I like Strong better than Taylor.

The only thing about Taylor is that it was fairly obvious that the team missed Callaway's speed. Guys like Higgins, Willies, Strong, etc struggled w/out that blazing speed on the field. So, I wonder if Taylor "suffers an season-ending injury" after Callaway comes back?

Taylor is more of a slot receiver imo.

And yes I too liked Strong over Ratley

I didn't know that Taylor was just a slot WR. I thought he was fast. So.........disregard my previous comment. LOL

He ran in the 4.5 sec :40 fast enough, but not a burner.

Same. Not sure when Ratley showed whatever it was he showed.

Thanks for the information. I stand corrected.

Now, I have no idea why we traded for him considering the drops????????????

May be some year, (before I die), we'll be able to say the Browns are returning all 3 TE's from the previous year.

Our FO guys probably coveted him coming out, ar least that would be my guess. He is still young so he might potentially improve his game.

J/C... The cuts and waivers aren't always about talent.. It also has to do with putting together a team that can bond as a team to win as a team.

Fans and outsiders only see the on field expectations and performances...There's more to building a team..

Most people discussing picking up a player is will he be a good fit...

The DBs don't surprise me since the league is trending towards more guys who can cover being on the field on D. OL looks a bit excessive.

Forbes could be an IR candidate, I suppose. Wouldn't be surprised if Corbett had a mysterious season-ending concussion early in the season either.

I watched some of Taylors highlights (not that many there), and his speed doesn't show on the field from what I saw.

I would have preferred to keep Strong and/or Willies over trading for Taylor. But whats done is done.

I'm expecting lots of shuffling at TE. One of our weakest links on our team. Zero depth behind Njoku.

I think Willies is a better WR than Ratley...But Ratley is probably a better special teams guy vs Willies...thus why he was retained...Willies looked pretty good this preseason and camp, while Ratley was sitting hurt...they must like something about Ratley.

And I always liked Strong coming out of ASU...all I heard was good things about him this year...but obviously they felt different.

I think Taylor plays faster than his timed speed...and that's all that matters...however his hands are suspect...which is probably the worst trait to be poor in.

I won't second guess Dorsey on WRs. I would guess that he spoke about this move with Freddie, and quite possibly Adam Henry, who has proved to be a miracle worker with WRs with issues. (like he did last year with Perriman, who also had problems with drops prior to coming here)

general thought.
I hope Willies doesn't turn into the next Keenan McCardell and I have to watch another former Brown catch touchdowns for 16 years in a Charger uniform.

Yeah.

I was mildly surprised Willies was let go. I'm glad D'ernest Johnson made the team.

I'm okay with keeping the rookie kicker and punter. Hope they work out.... they better.

He might be a PS candidate ..... or even possibly a guy we bring back after a different move.

Also, Rico Gathers is on a 1 game suspension. I wonder if we make a move to bring him back after that, and maybe a young DB goes to the practice squad.

This is always a fluid time.

Dude, I am not the most positive of Brown's posters........but, you rip Dorsey and this year's Browns on almost every post you make.

We have OBJ and Landry. And you are concentrating on Willies? LOL

https://www.titansonline.com/news/titans-wr-taywan-taylor-s-speed-got-the-attention-of-lebron-james


I mentioned this earlier, lets hope his hands can improve...Sometimes a change helps (Perriman) well lets hope so

Perriman would be a nice comparison, though he wasn’t drafted as a 1st round pick ... He’s still an upgrade over Willies IMO

For now we should just trust Dorsey.

IIRC, we lined up 2 returners, one caught the kick and lateralled it over to Wright on the other side of the field, who then took off.

I woke up today thinking yesterdays moves could have cost the Browns a playoff berth.

If they rip up team chemistry like that, I mean, I don't remember any playoff team that signs two linemen and a shuffles Wr's on cutdown day.

There is a time for this, it's March, April, May.

When the team loses more than they win, and people ask why, I'd tell them, 3 months ago, they had better Rb's behind Chubb,
and 3 months ago, they had better TE's behind Njoku,
and 3 months ago, they had better WR's behind Landry and Odell,

But late in the process they decided to shuffle the deck again, and that hinders development of team chemistry.

^ And I didn't, nor recall, mentioning that persons name.

j/c

A couple of these cuts had me scratching my head, but we also need to remember that most of these guys will rarely be on the field. Maybe special teams or because of injuries. And we all know that bottom part of the roster is in pretty much constant flux.

Now I'm just concentrating on regular season. Finally!

I'm disappointed in both Willies and Strong being cut, but I am assuming it is because of ST, or lack thereof.

I have read a ton about Willie Harvey and I will be honest I didn't know much about the guy before all the recent articles and now I am kinda wishing we kept him. If he isn't scooped up my guess is we will grab him and put him on our PS.

Yes, my biggest worry was our STs, but I am happy to roll with and trust the process that kept them all on the 53.

I think there is more to come. Some positions seem to be too deep right now, as in too many kept. I'm wondering if Dorsey is looking at trading a few of the guys he kept.

The Titans couldnt wait to part ways with Taylor. Strong had a better resume.
Taylor isn't the most intelligent WR.
Mental errors got him out of Tennessee.

The Titans couldnt wait to part ways with Taylor. Strong had a better resume.
Taylor isn't the most intelligent WR.
Mental errors got him out of Tennessee.

Didn't quite get that. One more time, please.

Taylor had more yards last year, his 2nd year, than Strong has in his career. How is Strong's resume better?

Jc

Prediction for today: We get a TE somehow and perhaps a defensive back