DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Browns trade for Andy Janovich

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2020/03/17/broncos-agree-to-trade-andy-janovich-to-browns/

Looks like a very solid full back. Gave up a 2021 7th round pick for Andy.

Not sure if it's a big deal or not, but we were discussing this topic on the last couple of pages here: https://www.dawgtalkers.net/ubbthreads.php/topics/1737666/trades#Post1737666

Love a good FB

Good trade, and a true FB in the truest sense of the word, but we have let most of the LBers and Safeties get signed away.

j/c:

I guess this thread is going to live and we'll have to repeat ourselves.

I read some good things about Janovich. The concern is that he dislocated his elbow in week 11 last year. That could be a tough injury for a FB.

J/c

It was 10 years ago the Browns traded a 7th round pick for a Denver fullback. Let’s hope this guy is as good.

Yup, it's a Browns transaction - t deserves its own thread.

I'm liking the move, and for chump change.
I hope to see a few Wishbone sets with this guy, Chubb, and Hunt.

that trade also including QB Brady Quinn. But yes, Peyton Hillis had some good stats for a couple of seasons with Denver already.

I forgot about the Quinn part. That trade was hilarious.

Looked fine on the clip and he moves well. Two tights, this guy, a sensible BM, and a coach who can use two-headed monster like Chubb & Hunt, wow. I don't favor using the FB all the time, but this has me intrigued.

He and Joe would have gotten along great.

7th round picks are throwaways, if the guy can play special teams much less be a starting fullback, it's a hell of a steal.

Not sure what they're going to do about the LB situation (though Kirksey wasn't on the depth chart), so besides Mack W, I figure they'll be working in Takitaki more & trading for and/or drafting one. It makes me wonder if they would forgo an LT in the first round to make a move for Simmons. But then I think, naw... they have to get an LT. Patrick Queen could possibly be there for us in the 2nd round, or we could make a move up for him. Also, it does look like a decent draft for safeties.

I agree ... smart move to poach a Swiss Army knife like that from a team who’s system has changed

If you don’t mind, I’m gonna hutch my wagon to yours. I think Mack has something there most people have yet to see too. Besides, I like your record. A ways back you used to get torched about Buster Skrine...

I agree about Mack as well.

Anyone know if ours can catch? ...

His Combine profile below. He caught 2 passes in college, but one scout mentions that he thinks he can catch passes if asked.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/2016/profiles/andy-janovich?id=2555432

Ty sir ...

Anyone know how many catches he had last year or in his career? ...

Is this really too difficult to find out on your own?

22 rec for 233.

Thanks P ... appreciate it ..

I’m ASSuming that’s for his career ... please correct if I’m wrong and Memp don’t mind ... *L* ...

Janovich is under contract for basically the league minimum for the next three seasons. This seems like a great trade.

Not only that, but there's a great hunting photo of him floating around out there!

Yep, Peyton Hillis Jr. After huntin' he's gonna take a dip in the see-ment pond.

I get that FBs are kinda insignificant now ... BUT if your system utilizes them well (SF/MIN/CLE) it’s a thing of beauty IMO

I mean it's obvious ... but with Chubb/Hunt in the backfield, if we can run the ball "at will" / well - it's going to be tough to stop good play action calls with OBJ, Landry, Hooper, Njoku running routes. There's going to have to be some opportunities to throw those guys open *if* Baker is back to 2018 instead of 2019.

Oh - and yes - I am a big fan of a good FB. I don't think we have had one since Mike Sellers?

Any updates on Janovich's dislocated elbow? Has he been medically cleared to play?

From what I have heard, the local team physicians closest to players will likely be doing the physicals. (so if a guy lives in NY in the off-season, a Giants or Jets doctor would do his physical for whatever team he is signing with)

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Browns acquire FB Andy Janovich in trade with Broncos
https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-acquire-fb-andy-janovich-in-trade-with-broncos

The Browns on Friday acquired fullback Andy Janovich in a trade with the Broncos, filling a major need for an offense that is expected to need major contributions from the position.

Cleveland sent Denver a 2021 seventh-round pick in the deal.

"I'm really excited to add Andy into our group," Browns coach Kevin Stefanski said. "He's a schematic fit to what we want to be. He has all the intangibles you think of when you think of fullbacks. He's as tough as they come. He's a team player through and through. Fits the mentality of what we're trying to be."

Janovich is entering his fifth NFL season and first outside of Denver, where he entered the league as a sixth-round pick out of Nebraska. Over four seasons, Janovich appeared in 50 games with 19 starts. He didn't miss a game during the 2017-18 seasons but had his 2019 campaign limited to seven games because of an elbow injury.

"I'm really excited," Janovich said. "They're going to have an offense like (Gary) Kubiak had or I had with (Rich) Scangarello here. I'm really excited I'm going to a place that wants to use and utilize what I can bring."

New Cleveland Browns fullback Andy Janovich called into CBD to talk with Beau Bishop and Nathan Zegura.

Browns fullback Andy Janovich possesses the tools to become Kevin Stefanski’s secret weapon -- Film review

https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2020/04...ilm-review.html