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Travis Laboy is visiting Cleveland Friday. The Browns already have beefed up their line with Corey Williams, but they need more pass-rushing help. Laboy struggled to stay healthy or produce in Tennessee. He may also visit the Saints. Donte Stallworth is expected to visit with the Browns on Friday. Stallworth would immediately become the No. 2 receiver opposite Braylon Edwards, and give Cleveland a second legitimate deep threat. http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playernews.aspx?sport=NFL&line=113369Landing a guy like Dante would be huge IMO . After reading up about LaBoy ... He is still young and seems have his moments, but I'm not sure if a big contract with him would be the answer .
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Stallworth would give us a a soild #2 WR and allow us to put Joe J in the the slot
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My thoughts exactly .
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Ditto !....Stallworth....I am not sure about Laboy  ....
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It would make our receiving corp probably the most lethal in the game...
Edwards
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Jurevicius
Winslow
Cribbs
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Laboy would have led us in sacks last year (6.0) and he only played in 13 games.
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I don't think Stallworth is a #2. I think he's #3.
I'm surprised Stallworth had such a bad year compared to Moss and Welker. He had only 3 TD's in that offense. You know, the most prolific NFL offense in the history of professional football. And he had 46 catches and 3 TD's as the #2 WR? Jabar Gaffney (5) and Ben Watson (6) had 11 TD's combined.
Do you all really think he's a #2?
I say, "Meh".
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I guess LaBoy would be playing OLB in the 3-4....as a situational pass-rusher....ok....but he´ll probably demand some serious $$.....he a big play pass rusher: 6 sacks, 4 FF last year as a backup DE....
would be another risky move by Savage....but he projects well to OLB and maybe Savage was high on this guy as a 3-4 tweener prospect
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I say yes...No he didn't have a great year...but was productive, and sandwiched between Moss and Welker...that's a hard spot...Welker spent so much time being open, and Moss was, well...Moss. I wouldn't overpay for Stallworth, but for the right money, he could come in and do very well for us...He can stretch the field, and actually catch the ball, unlike Tim Carter.
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Well most of the time all I saw was Brady passing to Moss, Brady passing to Moss almost everytime. If it wasn't Moss than it was Welker, JMHO. I hardly saw Stallworth get any chances to actually catch the ball, I'd love to see what he's got. And if he can catch em and bring em in, then I say let's get him signed. 
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Didn't Stallworth have a great year a couple years ago in Philly?
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lets not forget Vrabel, how many TDs did he have?
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Yes...that raised his stock enough to go to NE...when he was in NO...they lacked a lot of talent, and he started his career with mediocre results. But yeah...his breakout year was with the Eagles
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Stallworth was #4 option in that offense at wr. He was behind Moss, Welker, Gaffney.
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Stallworth has potential but doesn't he have some injury issues? Not like torn ACL's or anything, but the nagging things like hamsting pulls. Maybe our workout program could get him the shape needed to excel. One thing is for sure, i know the guy's a burner ...
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lets not forget Vrabel how many TDs did he have?
Maybe we should have Vrabel as our #2 
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Here's a look at everything he's done, by those stats he looks good enough to play at #2
Season Team Receiving Rushing Fumbles
G GS Rec Yds Avg Long TD Att Yds Avg Lng TD FUM Lost
2007 New England Patriots 16 9 46 697 15.2 69T 3 1 12 12.0 12 0 -- --
2006 Philadelphia Eagles 12 11 38 725 19.1 84T 5 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 New Orleans Saints 16 13 70 945 13.5 43 7 2 2 1.0 3 0 1 1
2004 New Orleans Saints 16 10 58 767 13.2 45 5 6 37 6.2 26 0 -- --
2003 New Orleans Saints 11 3 25 485 19.4 76T 3 1 3 3.0 3 0 3 1
2002 New Orleans Saints 13 7 42 594 14.1 57T 8 2 2 1.0 4 0 -- --
TOTAL 279 4,213 15.1 84 31 12 56 4.7 26 0 4 2
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Maybe we should have Vrabel as our #2
Vrabel had two catches for two TD's. One less than Stallworth.  
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looks like his best year was his last in NO
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Sig stealer! 
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Browns | Team to meet with Greisen KFFL.com
Fri, 29 Feb 2008 10:48:19 -0800
The Cleveland Browns will meet with free-agent LB Nick Greisen (Ravens) Saturday, March 1.
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He caught 46 passes for 697 yards with the most prolific offense the NFL has seen in a lot of years.
I'd rather just keep Joe and let him do what he does best.... catch the ball when we gotta have it.
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This is one of the FA LB's I wanted us to target. spooky
He is a veteran. Primarily played ILB. However he does know all the LB positions in a 34, and is a very good special teamer. I wouldn't look for him to unseat one of our ILB's but be a solid contributor if he makes the final 53.
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Nick Greisen, LB, Baltimore Ravens
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2002 NYG 5 3 0 1.00 0 0 1 0
2003 NYG 15 1 1 0.00 0 0 0 0
2004 NYG 15 72 19 2.00 0 0 1 0
2005 NYG 16 79 19 1.00 0 0 3 0
2006 JAC 16 33 3 0.00 1 0 1 0
2007 BAL 14 24 4 0.00 0 0 1 0
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I would be surprised if Stallworth weren't signed by the Browns before the weekend was over.
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2002 NYG 5 3 0 1.00 0 0 1 0
2003 NYG 15 1 1 0.00 0 0 0 0
2004 NYG 15 72 19 2.00 0 0 1 0
2005 NYG 16 79 19 1.00 0 0 3 0
2006 JAC 16 33 3 0.00 1 0 1 0
2007 BAL 14 24 4 0.00 0 0 1 0
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As I mentioned in another thread, I'd be very wary of paying Stallworth too much. He has average hands at best, has never been much of a route-runner and, even when teams were successful in taking away Moss, he generally wasn't a big part of what may have been the most productive passing game we've ever seen in the NFL.
I know the guy is fast. However, I don't know what else he brings to the table. If we're going to go after a FA WR, I'd much rather see us look at a guy like Bryant Johnson. IMO, he's a much more complete WR than Stallworth (better hands, better route-runner, good size and speed, etc.).
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I believe we will sign a linebacker before we sign a WR.
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I would be surprised if Stallworth weren't signed by the Browns before the weekend was over.
I believe we will sign a linebacker before we sign a WR.
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Valid argument. Can't disagree with it...I wouldn't really rush to sign a WR this early anyway...we have more pressing business...but we do need another receiver before the season starts
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Thought this was as good a place as any to post this: Quote:
Browns lining up more visits
by Tony Grossi Friday February 29, 2008, 3:08 PM
Exhaling from an exhilarating start to free agency ...
* The Browns are being visited today by Tennessee defensive end Travis LaBoy and New England receiver Donte Stallworth. Newly acquired defensive end Corey Williams also is in the house. Their arrivals were delayed by bad weather. The team is expecting two more free agent visits tonight and even more on Saturday. All are dependent on the weather
There was more to the article but this was pertinate to this thread and the theme of the day. You can read the rest here if you want:
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I wonder who the other scheduled visits are?
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But he is the only big time FA that hasn't been at any team offices.
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