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Love it.

Good idea by Hooper ... he cited his chemistry w/Matt Ryan as his biggest reason for success

Glad Hooper is there. He really needs to develop that chemistry. Really hoping Odell and Baker make it a point to work together in the offseason. I know Odell likes to do his own thing, but the lack of chemistry between the two was readily apparent last year.

They worked together last off-season too.

OBJ and Landry aren’t attending because they are rehabbing injuries.

They threw the ball around for one day. It was more of just getting to see one another rather than texting. That's according to Njoku.

Better clarify: I'm talking about last year.

Very glad to see that the guys are going to work out this year.

Good. Most importantly, it will allow them to bond and develop a chemistry.

Odell and Baker thought last year they could
Just Show up and magic would happen
It doesn't work like that In the NFL
Without hard work

Refreshing to see someone actually take the initative on this team

What's been lacking since 1999.
Leadership and accountability. ...strong
Work ethics

You don't miss the playoffs or finish below
.500 cause your work ethic is strong
Or their is a room full of leaders

Great to hear about this as we hear less more and more. Tear it up!

Certainly a good thing to hear. Nothing can replace reps on the field.

Team building

No. In Austin. There is a pandemic.

Apparently Jarvis is working out with Donovan-Peoples in Miami. He must be coming along well on his rehab.

Hope they were not hanging out with Deandre Baker.

Barker is toast along with his partner in crime!

Austin Hooper deserves 3 words of accolade,

Set the tempo

I wonder if the coaches can virtually attend, call out a play, run mock 2 minute offense etc. I am not sure but there has to be some new language, time to get it going!! Woof Woof

Utter nonsense!!!

Watching some videos, it appears the players do have play books. Or scheme outlines. I know Bryant was shown looking at a play on a laptop and using poker chips as an aid to show the line up

The players 100% have playbooks.

Raise the bar!

I hope he lights up the field. Want to see his game.

They did...check out Hollywood:

https://www.instagram.com/p/CAA800ygWhQ/?igshid=ze3rrwzyvbsq

jk

This is so obviously staged and not really impressive at all to me.

Show me this in a real game situation and then I will be impressed.

Wow! Neat beat, but I am not sure it is able to be game usable. I mean the DB has hands all over receivers. But I also one-handed grabs were out of the question. Had to re-visit that.

But it is a sparkler of a catch. Nice post.

Yo, I did that all the time back in my playground days.

Jarvis Landry providing mentorship for 'eager to learn' WR Donovan Peoples-Jones

https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/jar...n-peoples-jones

When Jarvis Landry received a text message from Donovan Peoples-Jones on Day 3 of the 2020 NFL Draft, he originally didn't think too much of it.

Landry tuned into the first two days of the draft for the Browns' first four selections. Day 3 featured rounds 4-7, but Landry, who had been in touch with Peoples-Jones for wide receiver advice in the weeks leading up the draft, didn't plan to watch as closely.

So, when Peoples-Jones sent Landry a message in the early afternoon, he figured it was simply about when he would be selected that day.

"Man, I can't wait," the message from Peoples-Jones read.

"Yeah, I know," replied Landry, who added that he was thinking about Peoples-Jones earlier in the day. "I can't wait either."

Then, Landry swiped out of the messages and checked Instagram. One of the first pictures that appeared was of People-Jones. The post was from the Browns. He was their sixth-round selection and Landry's newest teammate.

Landry misread the text message from Peoples-Jones. He was coming to Cleveland.

"I was like, 'Oh, wait. We drafted you,'" Landry said with a laugh Wednesday in a Zoom call with local reporters. "It was kind of like an awkward moment, but it was also a good moment to understand and know being around him and understanding his work ethic that we are getting a guy who can help us with all of the potential he has."

Landry had been receiving plenty of messages from Peoples-Jones before the draft and they've understandably increased since the Browns tabbed the Michigan standout with their final selection of the weekend. The two originally met in Florida when Peoples-Jones visited to train for the scouting combine, and he continued to poke Landry for tips about being an NFL wide receiver before the draft began.

It didn't take long for Peoples-Jones to mention his rapport with Landry in his video conference after the selection.

"Me and him have started to develop our relationship," said Peoples-Jones, who also said he met with Odell Beckham Jr. before the draft. "Those guys are Pro Bowl guys. I just can't wait to learn from them."

I'm hoping that Landry reclaims his rightful spot as the team leader this year. Freddie handing it to Baker was a catastrophe.

Respect is earned, not given.

The team voted Baker a captain, not Freddie.

I wasn't talking about captains.

You weren't talking about captaincy - what were you talking about? Honest question - I didn't read anything about Freddie making Baker a leader of the team. I didn't see it on the field either... Baker plays the most important position - but that doesn't automatically make him a leader either. Rookie year you could make a case that he started to lead the team because he was successful and has that energy to rally or enthuse the team ... last year we didn't see that because week 1 they got smacked in the mouth and never really seemed to feel good about themselves again the rest of the season. It feels like you are looking to agitate posters by trying to manufacture a reason to connect Baker to something negative. . . . If you had said it was disappointing that Baker wasn't a leader - or didn't step up last year, and in fact regressed, I could have agreed. But I don't think Freddie handed anything to Baker regards leadership - and I don't think Landry's impact or voice on the team was muted.

I'll add that in terms of leadership - I think the feedback from nearly all the teams Baker plays on is that they love to play for/with him. But in addition to that I'd like to see Baker progress in terms of leadership by being seen to be one of the hardest workers on the team who commits 100% to his craft - and by learning to prevent media contrived controversy by biting on 'gotcha' questions (whether real or imagined). I think he can still 'be Baker' without feeding the media by blowing up with knee jerk emotional responses to questions.

I think it's completely understandable that a coach wants/encourages his QB to take more of a leadership role. It doubly makes sense when they appear to want to make airing the ball out a staple of the offense. I think that's one of the few Freddie failures that I don't really hold against him. I think it's clear Baker wasn't ready for all of the weight (in terms of executing the new offense, and handling the new dynamics of the locker room) placed on him.

It's very rare to have a guy that can step in right away and be an effective leader. I think Baker can be that leader, but this is just another example of how he failed but folks around him really didn't do him any favors.

I think Baker can be a leader. My comment had more to do w/Landry than Baker. I just think that Landry is a better leader at this particular point in time. Watching Hard Knocks was eye-opening. We all remember his tirade in the WR room, but Landry was constantly leading in a multitude of ways during those episodes and he continued to demonstrate those qualities during the season. I think he has the respect of most players. Hell, I think DPJ's comments are an indication of that.

I agree. I'm just not so sure he stopped being a leader. The one thing that did definitely stop, though, was the cameras. I imagine that Landry was still a leader, but we just weren't seeing it on-screen as much.

I think OBJ had EVERYTHING to do with VG seemingly to have taken a step back leadership wise ... i think VG may have “backed off” cause OBJ was one of the top WR’s in the league and still is in most fans eyes ...

I also think after the way 18 ended and Bake being the QB he should have become the main leader ... after last year i agree with u that to start the season VG should go back to being the team leader ... its all ready showing a smidge with Peoples ... thats a position thing also but maybe a sign of things to come ...

HOPEFULLY Bake is Bake again and takes back the main leader role As the season goes on ... your QB being your leader is where it needs to be ...


IMO he earned it his rookie year .. now he needs to re-earn it IMO ...

GOOD LUCK BAKE ... WE NEED U BUD ..

I agree with you AGAIN! Haha ... Landry’s alpha-ness took a step back when OBJ came in (funny how chemistry is like that). We kinda had it Rolling in 2018 and lost our mojo

I don't agree w/the Landry/OBJ thing at all.