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Before the trade I seen some value in Deshaun Watson winning the QB job and possibly having a good season. I no longer see any value there. I think it is clear and quite obvious now that the Browns are building a team to be competitive before and during the opening of the new stadium. Even if Watson has a good year, I doubt he is the QB for 2029. At this point I think 2026 season at QB is all about Sheduer Sanders. He either plays well and the team wins some games and stays competitive in the AFC North, or he falls flat and the team tanks with SS at the helm. If he tanks the Browns will be sellers at the trade deadline with both Denzil Ward and Grant Delpit. Denzil just like Garrett deserves to be on a winner and by the time this team will win if they are drafting the FQB in 2027 he will be on the wrong side of 30. Delpit could be resigned by the trade deadline, and he is still young enough to be part of the youth movement but if they have not resigned him by the deadline might as well trade him before he leaves as a free agent in the off season if the team is not winning this season.

It looks like the 3rd round pick in the deal is conditional. I'm curious what those conditions are. Are they could go higher conditions, or might not get it conditions? I'm hoping the former, but that can be dangerous as a Browns fan. Haven't been able to track down any details yet.

Right???!!

Dude just took a HUGE pay cut.

Well stated, I couldn't agree more



Same with Joe Thomas or Phil Dawson... It always seems to be that the timelines are off... The final statement is exactly what we need! A worthy QB is the only way we get over the hump. A rookie in 2027 would be on course for a 2029 run. So, this young team they are putting together will be solid veterans right about they time they open the new stadium.

That doesn't mean we have to lose double digit games for the next 3 seasons. Growth and continuity will be key in ramping up for a run.

Not much to see here. The Browns 3rd round pick becomes a 1st round pick if the Rams trade Garrett to a team in the AFC North. It's just a poison pill.

I think the answer to that question is different depending on one may view things. What ones definition of "good" is for example. Is the ability to simply "compete" mean you're "good"? If you compete and lose by 3 points or less in several games are you good? Would having the ability to compete in games but only win 6 games mean you're good? I get those are loaded questions and the answer as I suggested may be different depending on who you ask.

But let's set a standard as a goal of what most people would consider good. Winning your own division would be good staring line for good. Going further than that would be better but we need a baseline with which to define the discussion.

And I won't say the Browns "can't" do that over the next two seasons I just try to look at the likelihood. We don't have a QB on the roster who has shown they can be "good" in a Browns uniform. Will an improved OL help? That all depends even though one would think it will at first glance. When watson first got here we had a very good OL. Did that help? If it did I didn't see it. Would a better running game help with a better OL?

Watson came here in 2022. In 2022 the Browns rushed for 2,490 total yards on 532 attempts, averaging 4.7 yards per carry and 146.5 rushing yards per game. This rushing offense ranked 6th overall in the NFL yet the Browns won 7 games in 2022.

However watson only played in 6 games that year but that's still above his average games per season he has played since hes been here, so there's that. 2023 looked much better but we had Flacco.

So the juggernaut needed to make the whole thing work is a QB which we haven't seen on the roster. Something they don't have. So while we may see improvement this season, "good" may be a hard nut to crack.

For the sake of argument let's say they draft a top rookie QB in the 2027 draft. It's rare that a rookie QB comes into the league and hits the ground running. The speed of the game and acclimating to the NFL is a monstrous task. Their rookie seasons are usually just getting their feet wet and settling in.

Like I said, what defines good varies from person to person. I certainly think we should be seeing improvement because of all the things you mentioned. And maybe I'm a little more cautious about this past draft than you are. As of now it all looks good on paper. As of now there's certainly cause for optimism regarding this years draft class. But as with every draft, you never know until they take the field on game days.

I'm certainly not saying the Browns can't be good over the course of the next two seasons. However I don't believe many of us thinking we should be cautious and temper our expectations are selling them short or overlooking anything.

When you make that kind of money it doesn't hit you quite as hard.

No but...

His $29.2M bonus come September is going to cost him an extra $2.9M in tax penalties.

His average salary of $40M is going to jump from about $1.1M in Ohio tax to about $5.3M in California tax

Over the next 4 years, being in California is going to cost him a starting rookie contract(s) salary per year. Let that sink in, he could pay for Denzel Boston $2.25M and Emmanuel McNeil-Warren $2.09M with the tax difference he is paying, just on his salary.

I find it odd how people are bringing up Myles taxes in California when Myles himself wanted to and agreed to go there. It seems it was a non issue for him. It's almost as if people have veered away from the football aspect of the conversation and taken it in a direction meant for a different forum.