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So you're saying it's the same posters on both sides? Otherwise your "muse" makes no sense.

Brandon Little

@BrandonLittleFB
#Browns are one of two teams that have a good chance at landing RB Ezekiel Elliott, per report


Don’t love that

Honestly wouldn't mind him for short yardage situations and pass pro if the money is not bad. Would fit in with the diversity of skillsets approach we've heard about at WR.

If you go to Brandon Little’s tweet it links to his Fan Sided website where he is aggregating this Zeke rumor from Sportskeeda. The Zeke rumor was started by some dude in CT named Robert Gullo who has 33 followers on Twitter and writes a blog on Sportskeed.

It’s a non-story.

Have the worst LB group in the NFL but sure let's keep adding DB's

j/c:



Cool little graphic. Of all the rookies I could see Ika replace Elliot or they might still add a veteran to the interior. Could see a lot more CBs too with Emerson subtracting Takitaki (or other LB) as well.

Yeah, I don't see much sense signing him. I suppose on a vet minimum or something like that but I'd also like to see what we have in some of these younger guys too. Namely Ford.

Zeke has been rode hard and put away wet. He has endured a lot of punishment. I don't see any upside at all in signing him.

Agreed, PFF is credible. Dawgs by Nature is not.

The article referenced was by Dawgs By Nature.

You do realize they were quoting PFF's rankings, correct?

I could see taking a year flyer on him... granted he had his worst year last year but still had over 800 yards and 12 TDs...

I'd prefer we look at our younger guys and see if someone can develop into a solid #2... but I can understand if why we'd take a look at Zeke...

I hope DW plays like he did 3 years ago but if we get 80% of what he was he'll be the best QB we've had since Bernie. That should be enough with the talent we have now for a playoff run. JMO

I don't know how well Watson will play, but he will play better than last year.

I can't think of any QB, at his basic age, simply losing the ability to play unless some injury impacts his ability to play, or he was a 1 year wonder QB who had that one big season, then went back to what he was before.

Watson played at a high level for 3-4 years, so age hasn't hurt him, injury hasn't hurt him, so unless he does something no other QB has, he probably hasn't forgotten how to play.

Again, I don't know if he will be the best QB in the league....lot's goes in to that, but he should be more than good enough to not only win games, but actually carry the O several times a season.

A very plausible assessment of the subject matter Ball.

I agree with this assessment Ballpeen!!!

The only argument against Watson being a good QB for us: the fact that we never have any good thing happen for us haha

But I’d agree … he SHOULD end up being a good QB if his history proves itself

Hopefully only some of his history proves itself. I'm sure none of us want the sitting out demanding a trade part or the massage therapist part of history to repeat itself. But if people are going to talk about his history you can't pick and choose which parts to include and which parts to leave out. No wait, I guess people can because they do it all of the time.

I know it sounds strange, but sometimes people just want to talk football.

They were discussing the QB and his history. I know bringing up the entirety of his history rather than selective history isn't endorsed by some. Or are you suggesting that a player sitting out and demanding a trade or being suspended doesn't impact football? You might want to ask the Texans about that. Or even Brissett having to start 11 games last season. Let me guess, that does have a huge impact on your team but that's a part of football you and others don't want to talk about.

So I guess that means that others only want to talk about football as long as it doesn't include the part of football they want to talk about.

Thanks for playing. Every word I posted is true and all you have in response is a mindless meme.

Now it could just be coincidence, but every workout tape I have seen of him in mini-camp.....Dawan is working from the LEFT side. I don't want to put too much into that. But I did find it interesting. Could just be seeing if he can be a versatile backup allowing for a roster spot for elsewhere...Plus the Browns value versatility. But it was interesting none the less.

Actually, while not the biggest fan of MKC, I liked this article. And liked his response to his first adversity.

Watched, very positive off season grades- BUT, as others always state with truth- you are what you are when the games count--we nothing until they count. DW- he ain't what he use to be, until he is. I'm hopeful.

Can some historian post the exact length of NFL halftimes prior to or around the year nineteen eighty three? Thanks

I'm sure it used to be more than fifteen minutes, maybe a full half hour, but was it more than a half hour.
all I can find is it switched from fifteen to twelve minutes in nineteen ninety.

Can some historian post the exact length of NFL halftimes prior to or around the year nineteen eighty three? Thanks

I'm sure it used to be more than fifteen minutes, maybe a full half hour, but was it more than a half hour.
all I can find is it switched from fifteen to twelve minutes in nineteen ninety.

I really don't think it's ever been more than 15 minutes. I've scoured the internet because the question seemed intriguing enough to do so; I see absolutely nothing to even hint that halftime was ever a different length before 1990.

Just going from memory, but for some reason I recall 20 minutes for halftime. Did not look it up though.

in the old days, it was common for a team getting blown out to turn the tables after halftime,
and I'm sure they had more time to rest than fifteen minutes
I'm thinking of nineteen eighties redskin games and raider games.
Vikings teams, it was a different game.

The NFL had 15 minute halftimes until the change to 12 minute half times. They have never been longer than 15 minutes (unless you count the superbowl)

It's because nobody wanted to watch some crappy HS band performing, or if it was a TV game, maybe "Up With People".



Come on, some of you remember "Up With People", lol

Same here. It was 15 minutes before 1999 and was cut to 12 minutes until this.....

All halftimes will be 13 minutes, 30 seconds

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/24/all-halftimes-will-be-13-minutes-30-seconds/

After looking at several sources it seems the answer most often times vary from 12 to 13 minutes. According to this source 13 minutes is the official rule on the length of halftime....

Regular season game halftimes are 13 minutes long, as explicitly stated in the NFL's rulebook. The rules also state that the back judge times each game's halftime to ensure it's the full 13 minutes. Feb 10, 2023

https://fanbuzz.com/nfl/how-long-is-nfl-halftime/

I'm at the who the hell really knows stage in all of this.

Yep. Lol. It's definitely ambiguous and falls into the "who the hell knows" category. I skimmed numerous sites last night and most said "twelve to fifteen minutes". Didn't see the site you posted that clearly says "the rulebook states thirteen minutes" until now.

I even looked through old rulebooks to try to answer Throw's question and not a single one even mentioned halftime length. There are a bunch of sites that talk of it changing to "twelve minutes in 1990". When did it change to thirteen? I have no idea.

Here's my conclusion... There are officials outside the locker rooms telling teams to "hit the tunnel!" at twelve minutes. Sorry, that's the best I can guess. 🤣

Here's what I do know in reference to the original question: There is no evidence anywhere that halftime was ever over fifteen minutes.

Anytime I think of the old Up With People performances, I remember a very old Simpsons episode where a group called "Hooray for Everything" (a pretty funny parody) sang and danced to a severely censored version of "Take a Walk on the Wild Side."

Good stuff.

But, God Bless that positive-thinking group anyway.

Browns Host RB Darrell Henderson Jr. on Visit
https://www.si.com/nfl/browns/news/browns-host-darrell-henderson-jr-on-visit