|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501
Legend
|
OP
Legend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,341 Likes: 98
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 15,341 Likes: 98 |
Nice Get
John 3:16 Jesus said "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,850 Likes: 108
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 10,850 Likes: 108 |
Great news. Win!
"Every responsibility implies opportunity, and every opportunity implies responsibility." Otis Allen Glazebrook, 1880
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89 |
Someone to play across from Ward. Nice.
How does a league celebrating its 100th season only recognize the 53 most recent championships?
#gmstrong
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501
Legend
|
OP
Legend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501 |
Someone to play across from Ward. Nice. He’s more of a slot corner.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050 |
Pretty good player PFF grade 74.2.
Played in our defensive system and of course played with JJ.
"Brandon Staley’s defense was among the best in football a year ago running a variant of the Fangio system, and it relied on Troy Hill as a starting corner.
Woods system is close to Staley's.
Pretty good player.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 14,520 Likes: 1286
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 14,520 Likes: 1286 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,131 Likes: 7
Dawg Talker
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 2,131 Likes: 7 |
Great signing!
Top player in an area of need, Ohio native and reasonably priced.
We're trying to be the Cleveland Rams again with all these Rams DB signings :-p
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 211 Likes: 12
Practice Squad
|
Practice Squad
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 211 Likes: 12 |
J/C Very nice upgrade for our slot. The importance of that position seems to escalate every year. I am really beginning to like our front office more and more. Nothing to flashy but very sound and well thought out approach. I am really excited to see how the rest of F/A plays out as well as the draft
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050 |
Smart move.
This guy will fit in packages and provide depth.
Reasonably priced.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 17,455 Likes: 1380
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 17,455 Likes: 1380 |
Tackles are tackles.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 8,277 Likes: 362
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 8,277 Likes: 362 |
I'm kind of surprised they did 4 years for a guy about to be 30 just based on the guardrails. I wonder how it breaks down.
Like the player. Slot corner went from probably the 2nd worst position on the squad for parts of last year to a possible strength.
You mess with the "Bull," you get the horns. Fiercely Independent.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 27,963 Likes: 769
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 27,963 Likes: 769 |
If Greedy & Delpit are healthy, our secondary just got FILTHY.
We have SIX solid DBs!
Now... about those DT's
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 50,003 Likes: 370
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 50,003 Likes: 370 |
Nice seeing a YTown guy coming home!
Micah 6:8; He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.
John 14:19 Jesus said: Because I live, you also will live.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510 |
Slot corner beautiful ... any secondary help is welcome
"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."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 38,623 Likes: 823
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 38,623 Likes: 823 |
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. GM Strong
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,635 Likes: 240
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 9,635 Likes: 240 |
If Greedy & Delpit are healthy, our secondary just got FILTHY.
We have SIX solid DBs!
Now... about those DT's well, we will be playing a lot of 4-2 or 5-1 so we need the depth
Blocking those who argue to argue, eliminates the argument.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 27,963 Likes: 769
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 27,963 Likes: 769 |
Three solid safeties. Three solid CBs. In theory, Greedy & Harrison are the weaknesses in our secondary
A DT that can get pressure while maintaining run discipline and an athletic LBer that can cover and the makeover will be complete.
Browns is the Browns
... there goes Joe Thomas, the best there ever was in this game.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,313 Likes: 36
Dawg Talker
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 2,313 Likes: 36 |
Another shrewd free agent signing by the Browns! It's becoming a habit.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1
All Pro
|
All Pro
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1 |
Finally, the inside outside CB.
It was him or Hilton, so...yeah.
He played a lot outside before he destroyed the slot last year. Really well done, AB.
Last year we had Ward, a guy who struggled inside (Mitchell) and a guy who was trash outside (Johnson). Our DB room just got crazy versatile with a quickness.
Heck, at this point I don't care if we wait to see how the draft plays out before signing anyone else. Happy days.
People ask me what I do in spring when there's no football. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for fall
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1
All Pro
|
All Pro
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1 |
RCB- Greedy Williams LCB- Denzel Ward (72.8) Slot: Troy Hill (74.2) FS- John Johnson III (85.6) SS- Ronnie Harrison (74.7) Flex: Grant Delpit*
Get some!
People ask me what I do in spring when there's no football. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for fall
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510 |
"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."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89 |
Someone to play across from Ward. Nice. He’s more of a slot corner. Thanks. So we still need someone to play across from Ward.
How does a league celebrating its 100th season only recognize the 53 most recent championships?
#gmstrong
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050 |
Loud and clear.
Strategic moves. From weakness to strength.
I expect the draft to be complimentary.
If Takk delivers as part of a group "to keep fresh"at DE. We are methodically improving. Billings returning from opt out year. Second year for Elliott and Phillips normally big growth from rookie year.
Defense is already way better.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510 |
Agreed bone. We improved at safety and nickel. Huge upgrades
"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."
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 8,660 Likes: 87
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 8,660 Likes: 87 |
Awesome!
All Good signings so far.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Apr 2007
Posts: 14,640 Likes: 1050 |
Getting Greedy and Delpit back is like gravy.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 14,477 Likes: 162
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 14,477 Likes: 162 |
i'm liking what our FO is doing this offseason... pluggin holes!
<><
#gmstrong
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,169 Likes: 103
Dawg Talker
|
Dawg Talker
Joined: Apr 2013
Posts: 1,169 Likes: 103 |
Am I the only one who is very concerned about GReedy coming back from his season-long nerve issue?
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1
All Pro
|
All Pro
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 833 Likes: 1 |
Hill plays inside and outside. I was greatly concerned until about an hour ago.
People ask me what I do in spring when there's no football. I'll tell you what I do. I stare out the window and wait for fall
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Jan 2007
Posts: 5,608 Likes: 89 |
Am I the only one who is very concerned about GReedy coming back from his season-long nerve issue? No
How does a league celebrating its 100th season only recognize the 53 most recent championships?
#gmstrong
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 4,882 Likes: 185
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 4,882 Likes: 185 |
This was a good signing and no your not the only one worried about Greedy's return. That's why i believe we should get another CB somewhere be it FA or the draft.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501
Legend
|
OP
Legend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501 |
I would expect we sign one more corner as Greedy insurance.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,311 Likes: 174
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 6,311 Likes: 174 |
I am glad we are signing Rams defensive players. I liked how they played defense last year.
It helps to have Aaron Donald though.
There will be no playoffs. Can’t play with who we have out there and compounding it with garbage playcalling and worse execution. We don’t have good skill players on offense period. Browns 20 - Bears 17.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501
Legend
|
OP
Legend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501 |
I am glad we are signing Rams defensive players. I liked how they played defense last year.
It helps to have Aaron Donald though. It doesn’t hurt to have the best corner and best defensive player.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,498 Likes: 52
Hall of Famer
|
Hall of Famer
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 4,498 Likes: 52 |
I like Hill but we could have re-signed Mitchell for a lot less and according to PFF Hill grades out only slightly better than Mitchell plus he's a year older.
#gmstrong
Live, Love, Laugh
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501
Legend
|
OP
Legend
Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 42,413 Likes: 501 |
I like Hill but we could have re-signed Mitchell for a lot less and according to PFF Hill grades out only slightly better than Mitchell plus he's a year older. Mitchell doesn’t play the slot.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 70,654 Likes: 510 |
Am I the only one who is very concerned about GReedy coming back from his season-long nerve issue? no I’d say chances are he’ll never give any production
"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."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 12,280 Likes: 604
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 12,280 Likes: 604 |
You don't think with Hill's versatility that they're considering CB 'done' until the draft?
There is no level of sucking we haven't seen; in fact, I'm pretty sure we hold the patents on a few levels of sucking NOBODY had seen until the past few years.
-PrplPplEater
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 38,623 Likes: 823
Legend
|
Legend
Joined: Sep 2006
Posts: 38,623 Likes: 823 |
Probably so. Corners/safties are also good special team players, but in the end you can only keep so many.
However, in the past you might keep 6 linebackers where now we might only keep 3-4.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. GM Strong
|
|
|
DawgTalkers.net
Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Browns sign corner Troy Hill
|
|