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I watched the three shorts. Freakin' awesome -- thanks for posting! #1. Imagine a well-calculated move that feeds no conspiracy theory with the Vrabel addition! So glad to have him and see how he's already paying dividends. There is nothing more important in any business than a fresh set of trusting eyeballs to walk in and question things (in a good way) that you've long taken for granted. #2. New kickoffs should be exciting. This is when you're thankful to have the addition of a Vrabel... and a Bubba Ventrone. All teams starting with a clean slate, ours is smarter than most of them. So many things we haven't even thought about, just from the perspective of the kicker, "hangtime means nothing". #3. Things that never cross your mind as a fan (at least not mine), the thought and planning that goes into gameday officiating crew. "Making sure your offensive players gloves match the jersey color of the opposing team". Good stuff.
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Kevin Talks well and I like listening to him speak.
However, if it wasn't for Goldhammer and Kevin saying good question.
I feel the looks Kevin was giving Rizzo, there may have been a finger flip.
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I know you get lots of thank yous for posting material. I don't have Twitter or the X thing, not a social media person I enjoy these posts, oh ! and by the way. Thank you ! I do have some xxx , but I don't think I can post those interviews LOL just having fun ! That might not be the right thing to say LOL
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HERE WE GO BROWNIES! HERE WE GO!!
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London?!? Might end up being Saudi Arabia (pack sunscreen)!
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The dude realized he might be on the outside looking in.
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We knew, he knew, everyone knew that weight was an issue on his draft day. You get thrown into the rigors of your first NFL season and you can't really change that significantly. First offseason was always going to be the litmus test imo.
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I read an article that said that DT seems to be a position where many players "need a year". We'll see on Ika.
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The dude realized he might be on the outside looking in.
Might be. Dark colors tend to make people look slimmer.
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Ika could even get on the game roster last year.
If he is not in playing shape and does not show a massive improvement. He will be cut.
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True. And he could have tucked his Fa-Doop-Doop under his shorts.
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Ika could even get on the game roster last year.
If he is not in playing shape and does not show a massive improvement. He will be cut. I agree. I have said for many years on this board that the only thing worse than a blown pick is sticking with a blown pick. Blown picks happen, just a fact of the business. Sticking with them is a choice. Being a fairly high choice, if he doesn't pan out in camp this year, I could see us cutting him then sticking him on the practice squad for a year if he clears waivers. I'd be OK with that if it happens.
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Thinking about the D scheme, too...Has Schwartz ever prioritized a true nose kind of guy? It seems like he's more prone to having the gap attackers.
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Thinking about the D scheme, too...Has Schwartz ever prioritized a true nose kind of guy? It seems like he's more prone to having the gap attackers. I don't know. It doesn't seem like he does. I think he likes active DT's who can penetrate over those who anchor and hold their ground. At least in todays NFL, guys who can neutralize two blockers don't work when 60-70% of the time you only have two LB's on the field.
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Thinking about the D scheme, too...Has Schwartz ever prioritized a true nose kind of guy? It seems like he's more prone to having the gap attackers. Overall, I do not think so. In a draft interview with Kevin Stefanski, he made reference to the defensive interior and the types of guys they want when discussing the Michael Hall selection. In short, they lean towards guys who can be 3-techs and 2i-techs with pass disruption ability. No 0 tech was referenced. I know that's not from Schwartz's mouth but clearly, Stefanski knows that defensive identify and scheme.
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Thinking about the D scheme, too...Has Schwartz ever prioritized a true nose kind of guy? It seems like he's more prone to having the gap attackers. I'm not sure they see Ika as a true nose guy. I think they see him as more of a pocket collapser/battering ram. I think they want him to play like more of an Albert Haynesworth, Ndamukong Suh, Jeffery Simmons type DT (All guys on teams that Schwartz has coached.) Brute-force guys. Guys that can reset the line of scrimmage in short yardage situations while also making QBs uncomfortable by compressing the pocket. I've said it about other positions, but I think it also applies on the DL. The "team" likes giving themselves different stylistic options, so that they can try to exploit matchups.
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Could of swore he was gone.
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Andrew Berry Details Why Browns Did Not Retain Joe Flacco May 2, 2024 By Earnest Horn @earnest_horn linkAfter Deshaun Watson’s season ended against the Baltimore Ravens, the Cleveland Browns signed former AFC North rival quarterback Joe Flacco to a contract to close out the 2023 regular season. The Browns can credit the then-38-year-old quarterback with salvaging their playoff aspirations as he led the team to a postseason berth. Browns GM Andrew Berry addressed the questions surrounding why the team did not re-sign Flacco this season to continue serving as Watson’s backup during an interview on “The Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima” on Thursday. Berry’s candid answer was that Flacco’s performance – which included two pick-six throws in a stunning 45-14 playoff loss – did not have an impact on Cleveland’s decision to sign quarterbacks Jameis Winston and Tyler Huntley this offseason. “I can tell you Anthony (Lima) that we don’t really overreact to any individual performance (because) if that was the case, we would throw out our entire defense,” Berry said of the unit’s showing in the playoff loss. Lima followed up that question with one directly pointed at Winston’s signing, asking if Berry brought in the former Buccaneers and Saints signal-caller due to his age (30) compared to Flacco as a now 39-year-old athlete. Berry noted that age was not the only consideration, telling Lima that he took multiple factors into account in signing Winston to a contract in March. Costs and performance were the other factors Berry outlined in making this decision, adding that both Winston and Flacco were “great” quarterbacks. Berry concluded that Winston made the most sense for Cleveland due to other roster moves the team made.
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The "Andrew Berry Details Why Browns Did Not Retain Joe Flacco" piece literally offers zero detail on why the Browns did not retain Flacco.
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I read the post twice and the only thing I could get out of it was they didn’t resign Joe because of his age but even so it’s vague. I believe his age was a factor and Joe can go from very good to very bad in an instant as we saw in the playoff game.
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I don't follow the stadium talk because I am out of state.
But at one time I saw a rendering where the lakefront was all integrated and there was a new stadium that was a part of it. I don't remember if it was a dome.
Why is that not an option? Why a rebuild? Why don't they take advantage of lakefront property and make it really cool?
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I've heard but can not verify that the ground the current stadium is built on will not support the weight of a domed stadium. So the only current options I've seen given are a 1 billion dollar renovation of the current stadium or a new dome stadium in Brooklyn Park..... Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam say stadium options are $1B renovation or new $2B dome outside city https://www.wkyc.com/article/sports.../95-c9de4dc8-99e8-4e81-89b7-58f657265145I'm not sure that investing 1 billion in an old stadium and not having a dome is something I wold consider a wise investment.
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I don't know if the "Modell Law" has teeth?
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