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Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
Former Colts’ LB Anthony Walker is signing a one-year, $3.5 million deal with the Browns, per

Our linebackers need to fit a specific role. They are not every down players. Hopefully Walker can find a role and be great. His ex teammates in Indianapolis rave about him.

Versatile defensive player, quality rebounder, 6'9 210, ought to knock down a few passes.

Mary Kay is reporting $3.5M is max value.

Is it just me or are a lot more NFL contracts incentive laden than normal?

The guy is 25 and has already been in the league for 4 years.

yeah, short on years and guarantees. Players are waiting until the cap balloons back up

Listening to Zegura on CBD, Walker is expected to have a big role at the position, even though like you say, they'll be fighting for snaps in this scheme.

Nathan Zegu"Rah, Rah".

Love it.

You should have him heard him gush about Takk!

I was listening to the NFL network on XM today, they noted the same thing.. I'm not sure I understand it, but they said it's been happening and that the reason is the lower CAP this year and maybe next..

You be thinking of Antoine Walker on a diet, this is Anthony Walker.

Whatever dimension Throw Long's mind resides in on a regular basis he apparently teleports into our three-dimensional plane of existence occasionally. Because he is traveling incalculable distances mentally it seems his LZ can sometimes be missed. This time he ended up at the University of Miami where basketball Anthony Walker, 6"9", 210 lbs plays for the Hurricanes. This is understandable, when your mind travels faster than the speed of light it could result in a 1,500-mile error. The approximate distance between Miami and Cleveland where football Anthony Walker signed with the Browns.

Enlightening.

Jason Pinkston- Cleveland's independent contractor for recruiting. For those not on twitter, this guy reps/promotes the Cleveland Browns as much as anyone.

No. No. I was just highlighting the thread title does not include his position, or where he last played.
It was petty of me and I'm not real proud of it.

another solid move!

Wow!

I agree.

I have a feeling this guy is going to be a major asset and will hope we can ink him up for another few years.

This has all the earmarking of tighter coverages and more time for the pass rush to get home. Give Myles an extra half a beat to get there and all of a sudden your pass rush goes to another level.

I see Phillips becoming a great LB starting this season as well he has great speed and hits hard his biggest issue is taking poor angles once he improves there and I have every reason to believe he will this guy has a high high ceiling. This defense is shaping up to be very good.

Oh and much much faster, speed everywhere.

Also, Anthony Walker is going to be like having another coach on the field. Smart player.

both he and Johnson seem to be that way

JMO I believe the guy that's going to benefit from these signings and really develop is Jacob Phillips. He hustles and is a sideline to sideline player. He really couldn't show what he could do last season because of injuries but him healthy along with Anthony Walker helping him well I really think he will get much better.

Would be Great to have a healthy Greedy Williams.

Yeah that’s a good point. Walker can help mentor him like he did with Leonard

Hope beget Berea open to Fans of The Land this year. Looks like it should be a real treat to watch this group's roster competition. And The Draft is yet to come.

Last year was at the height of the panic. I would suspect a limited number of tickets will be issued.

I would think you probably won't be allowed to wander around to watch this group or that. You will get some assigned spot and that is where you stay.

j/c...

Colts fans are saying he's great against the run but mediocre in coverage. Isn't that where we are hurting? Doesn't that put us back at square one with our linebacker core? I hope he does great things here. His ex teammates love him.

Those type of comments had be scratching my head with the signing ?

I don't know if he is or isn't....lets say isn't.

Running a 4-2-5 would lead me to think maybe he won't be required to drop in to a primary coverage role nearly as much, or more of a zone while others man up on players. Blitz is another option.

That's a good question. I think with the fact that we have so many guys in coverage now, we probably need someone who's decent against the run. Someone to watch the A gaps when the pocket closes around Jackson, too.

Jacob Phillips could be that guy if he's healthy.

Phillips and wilson were two of the worst rated linebackers in the league last year..I wouldn't put too many hopes on these guys