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Banner, Chudzinski focus on improvements By Matt Florjancic, Staff Writer Under the leadership of Joe Banner, Michael Lombardi and Rob Chudzinski, the Browns have hit the ground running in free agency. In the first 24 hours of the new NFL season, the Cleveland Browns added outside linebacker Paul Kruger, defensive tackle Desmond Bryant, and linebacker Quentin Groves through free agency. The three free-agent signings are expected to help the Browns transition from a 4-3 defense they ran the previous two seasons back to a 3-4 front. “You go in with a plan,” Browns CEO Joe Banner said of free agency Wednesday. “You’re competing with 31 other teams, so you don’t know what your success rate’s going to be.” “We’ve added a few guys and addressed some areas that are important to us,” coach Rob Chudzinski said. “If you look at the lines, up front, and in this case, the front seven, it’s a key area. Year-in and year-out, the teams that had the guys up front to be able to play and sustained injuries and go through the course of the season and were productive and got after the quarterback, it’s a critical area. We have a long ways to go. We have a lot of things to do, a lot of things to accomplish yet, but we’re real happy with Paul and the other guys that we’ve been able to add.” Kruger was the team’s first free-agent signing this year. He brings four years of professional experience to Cleveland after being selected in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. In four years with Baltimore, Kruger registered 70 tackles, 15.5 quarterback sacks, a pair of interceptions and 14 passes defended. He also forced one fumble and recovered three others. Kruger registered 4.5 sacks in four postseason games in 2012, including two against Colin Kaepernick in Baltimore’s victory in Super Bowl XLVII. “I don’t think there’s anybody around the league that hasn’t noticed that in the time that he’s played, Paul’s been an extremely productive player,” Banner said. “His numbers of plays have increased. Everybody playing against him has been noticing him, and finally, this year, he got up to 69 percent playing time and you saw his production. “In terms of building a sustainable and successful team, we want players that we think they’re at a point where they’re playing very well and are likely to sustain that level of play over a long period of time. It’s one of the things that we’re looking at.” Kruger had a career year in 2012, when he led the Ravens with nine sacks, and accounted for 24.3 percent of the team’s 37 sacks last fall. He set career bests for total tackles (42), unassisted stops (30), passes defended (six), interceptions (one), and forced fumbles (one) for Baltimore. “Paul had opportunities and we did a comprehensive study on all the snaps,” Chudzinski said. “We went back through the season and even looked at some of the seasons before. Fortunately, in San Diego, I’ve had a chance to play against him before, and you’re familiar with guys around the league. “Paul’s a physical football player, a high-motor, high-effort football player. He’s going to out-work people on the field. You know his pass-rush ability and the explosiveness he has there, but you see those abilities in the run game. What we’re looking for in Paul is to be able to play and be a three-down player.” Chudzinski said Kruger will be one of the team’s outside linebackers in their 3-4 formation, but that the young veteran is versatile enough to move around and be an every-down player. “One of the things that Paul really brings to the table is his versatility,” Chudzinski said. “When you do get into some of the nickel packages and sub-packages, four downs, he can play defensive end. He’s also moved around; is a move-around guy that can play on both sides. Paul’s versatility and his ability to play multiple positions was a major factor in us wanting Paul to be here.” Link
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This is what I want to hear. No more "Dream Team" fiascos...
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Browns go after 'tough, relentless' players By Matt Florjancic, Staff Writer The Browns’ front office has focused on toughness when signing players in free agency. New Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam and chief executive officer Joe Banner set a goal to have a tough, aggressive football team and have approached free agency with the same tenacity they expect to see from their players this season. In the first three days of the new NFL year, the Browns have added four players: linebackers Paul Kruger (Baltimore) and Quentin Groves (Arizona), defensive lineman Desmond Bryant (Oakland), and tight end Gary Barnidge (Carolina). “We really want to create a character of the type of people we want in the organization and the culture we are going to be, very hard-working, very determined, wanting to be the best they can be, and highly competitive people with a team-first approach to things,” Banner said Thursday during a news conference welcoming Bryant to Cleveland. Besides the ones Banner listed, coach Rob Chudzinski mentioned other qualities he wants to see in those chosen to represent the Browns on the field. “I would add to it, toughness, relentlessness, smart guys, guys that are passionate about playing football, guys that are passionate about being Cleveland Browns,” Chudzinski said. “You start with those things. The talent, the athleticism, the ability to play, good players that understand the game, that’s all what we want to be and embody what a Cleveland Brown is.” Before the free-agency signing period on Tuesday, the Browns’ coaches and front-office staff formulated a plan for how they wanted to make the team better and what types of players they felt could fit that mold. “A couple of the guys that were available really fit into some of the areas of key needs and stuff that we wanted to do,” Chudzinski said. “I’d say to this point, the plan is going according to schedule. We have a lot of work to do, so it’s not just a matter of guys coming in. We have a lot of areas we have to address and improve. The key is getting these guys in and working with them, and as coaches, helping them develop and giving them the tools to succeed.” One of the areas the Browns addressed was the front seven of their new 3-4 defense headed up by coordinator Ray Horton. Kruger had a career-high and Ravens-best nine sacks during the 2012 regular season and added another 4.5 sacks in the postseason, including two in a Super Bowl XLVII victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 3. Then, they agreed to terms with Bryant, who had been durable and productive in his previous four seasons with the Oakland Raiders. He missed just one of 64 career games, and in that time, registered 124 tackles and 11.5 sacks while playing multiple positions along the Raiders’ defensive line. The Browns added Quentin Groves Wednesday. The five-year veteran spent 2012 with the Cardinals, where he played for Horton. “I don’t think you could ever have enough quality defensive linemen,” Chudzinski said. “We’ll sort a lot of that out when we get out on the field. One of the things Desmond has been able to do and demonstrate is his flexibility. He’s played a lot of different positions up front, inside, outside. That versatility will give us some options. I see him, in our base package, being more of a defensive end. In sub, (he’ll have) the ability to move inside.” Banner added, “Our purpose has been to get a really strong unit, have good depth so we can rotate, so that if we have any injuries, the line will still be one of the primary assets of the team. That’s what we feel like we are achieving.” Link
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The more I read these articles, the more I honestly believe we will somehow end up with Honey Badger.
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“I would add to it, toughness, relentlessness, smart guys, guys that are passionate about playing football, guys that are passionate about being Cleveland Browns,”
That says Honey Badger to you?
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That says Honey Badger to you?
+1. To me it says anyone but him.
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Yes, everything but the "smart guy" part unfortunately.
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Ok Fellas, pardon me but what or who is Honey Badger.. I googled it and got a video of a creepy looking creature, but I don't see how that relates..
So,,, you got some splainin to do.... 
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Just to expand ...
He was a well thought of football player, who smoked and toked away his college career ...... and who has now, supposedly, had a change of mindset and lifestyle, and has given up the smoke to be a great football player.
Maybe he has. Maybe he hasn't. Who knows what he'll do when he gets a little cash in his pocket though.
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Who also thinks he was the #1 corner at the combine and stands about 5'8".
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i would definitely take the honey badger.
who HASN'T smoked in college? lol
i never use argument against someone. what's important to you at 18 and 19 is totally different once you are in your mid 20s or late 20s ...not that he is in either of those ages, but i am saying take him now and he can mature while on our team
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Just keep him away from Ricky Davis.
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The fact is that a player can end his career by toking it up.
He has to be able to better control himself than that. He has to decide that being a professional athlete, and having an NFL career is more important than getting high.
Maybe this kid has figured that out and maybe he hasn't. It's liekly that future drug tests will tell for sure. However, what happens if he fails a drug test before the draft, after his speech about staying away from the skoke, and football being far more important to him?
The Browns took a chance on Josh Gordon, despite his history of preferring to get high over playing football. Thus far it's been a solid decision. Hopefully he continues on the path he has started down. Hopefully anyone we sign or draft has a similar commitment to the game. However, it's not a matter of anyone's personal feeling about the evils, or lack thereof, of pot ...... it's a matter of the player being subject to ever increasing suspensions if he continues to use the illegal drug ....... added to the fact that there is often a lot of peer pressure to do so. The simple fact is that a player who has already given up his college career for want of a joint has to be considered a heavy risk, and drafted/paid accordingly.
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I don't call way overpaying for a couple of situational players an improvment. Banner is doing the same thing here he did in Philly, we all know how that worked out. From a constant playoff contender to the bottom of the pack. Let's see, he took over when Heckert left the eagles and had a D-and F drafts. Way overpaid for free agents that were total flops and took the Eagles to a new low. He's the reason they are picking ahead of us at # 4. He convinced his best friend since grade or high school to let him have a say in the footbal side of the operations. After two of he worst years ever in Philly football, he got fired. Now he and Lombardi are going to take the Browns to a new what ?, can't believe he's still in football, let alone a GM. And what's ironic is that the only reason he had so much cap space on either team is because of the guy we let go Heckert. We'll be picking in the top ten for a long time or until we get rid of this dynamic duo,
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I'm not going to judge Banner for his time in Philadelphia as who knows how much of that mis-adventure was due to Banner, how much to Reid. While I admit to not holding membership in the Joe Banner Fan Club, his moves to date in the coaching hires, FA signings, have been, if not sensational, at least solid. Certainly, more moves are to be expected as the "second wave" of FA is yet to come. Where is Lombardi (did Banner lock him in a closet?) and how much impact did he have on these signings?
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Do some of you even think before you post?
Where have the Browns been picking since 1999?
Are you really dissing Banner's record in Philly vs. the Brown's record? Really?
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Do some of you even think before you post?
Where have the Browns been picking since 1999?
Are you really dissing Banner's record in Philly vs. the Brown's record? Really?
My one buddy is telling me that it is such a mistake to have a guy like Banner making personnel decisions. He was a Holmgren/Heckert supporter which to each his own, but what was the fascination with those guys?? I will never understand it. Every regime people were ready to run the heck out Cleveland, but for some reason those guys could do no wrong. They were the worse we had!! How can people be afraid of change and getting worse, when that IS NOT POSSIBLE?
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I liked the previous regime for a couple of reasons. They got rid of the over the hill, no talent debacle that idiot Mangini created. We took the time and began to build this thing right. We cleaned up the locker room whinning (except for Cribbs which has now been taken care of). This was also one of the best coaching staffs that I have seen. Shurmur had these kids ready to play, he just wasnt much of tactician.
I knew we didnt have the guns to win a lot of games last year but we were playing hard and rookie mistakes cost us games, which happens with young teams. I do think Shurmur made some costly mistakes as well both on game day and how he handled his rookie QB. Heckert however made the big mistake in falling in love with Weeden on his pro day.
Anyway, I didnt like the rep Banner brought with him and I have been leading the Lombardi bashing for years. I generally dislike the 3-4, I am a 4-3 guy.
Now with that said, They made a great hire in Chud and Lombardi has been a big fan of Chud so I think he got his guy on this one. I am a huge Chud fan and his offensive design is brilliant. Norv is one of the best offensive coordinators ever and then with Horton, we have a mixture of Dick Lebeau and Buddy Ryan. (off topic but we might have the personnel to play a bit of the 46).
Now this regime goes out and gets the guy that I thought was one of the most underrated defensive ends in the entire league. I love great hands in the trenches, Desmond Bryant has great hands, good feet and a high motor.
Kruger and Ellerbe were the Raven's defense last year. I don't know how anyone can diss this signing. This wasnt the SuperBowl buzz signing. The kid kicked it in about week 6 and never let up and then he actually picked it up in the playoffs. Kruger is coming into his own.
Banner may be a weasel and Lombardi the rat but they are doing a lot of good stuff so far. I can't even argue with their pursuit of Mallett. He was my favorite QB in that draft class.
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Past regime was so good it took two years to match record idiot Mangini and his over the hill gang did in one! Geezz are you another who starts every post ragging on Mangini. Let's all give thanks to the outstanding record 5-11 Holmgren/Heckert/Shurmur gave us fans! How about 2011? It was almost as much fun as 2009. It sucked! We are drafting in the top ten AGAIN! Dude let it be and move on.
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You need to check yourself. Mourg is another long-time, well-respected DT'er. You just arrived at this board and you're almost about his "every post" and "moving on." All he did was share his opinion. It doesn't appear he went on some irrational rampage or doesn't let things go. He shared his opinion respectfully and deserves to be respected in turn.
Back to the thread: I think the new regime is focusing on improvements. Not necessarily in the areas I expected outside of OLB, but I am really curious as to what their plan is to fix the glaringly obvious holes in the secondary.
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Past regime was so good it took two years to match record idiot Mangini and his over the hill gang did in one! Geezz are you another who starts every post ragging on Mangini. Let's all give thanks to the outstanding record 5-11 Holmgren/Heckert/Shurmur gave us fans! How about 2011? It was almost as much fun as 2009. It sucked! We are drafting in the top ten AGAIN! Dude let it be and move on.
Ha,, Open mouth, insert foot... LOL
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You need to check yourself. Mourg is another long-time, well-respected DT'er. You just arrived at this board and you're almost about his "every post" and "moving on." All he did was share his opinion. It doesn't appear he went on some irrational rampage or doesn't let things go. He shared his opinion respectfully and deserves to be respected in turn.
Back to the thread: I think the new regime is focusing on improvements. Not necessarily in the areas I expected outside of OLB, but I am really curious as to what their plan is to fix the glaringly obvious holes in the secondary.
Hehe...I figured it was just a matter of time before us long-time posters on this forum looked at some of the new guys and started sounding like the old guy who yells at the kids to get off his lawn 
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Back to the thread: I think the new regime is focusing on improvements. Not necessarily in the areas I expected outside of OLB, but I am really curious as to what their plan is to fix the glaringly obvious holes in the secondary.
Hehe...I figured it was just a matter of time before us long-time posters on this forum looked at some of the new guys and started sounding like the old guy who yells at the kids to get off his lawn
I don't like doing that, but honestly, to come here, post 10 times then start bashing long time posters... I don't know, that seems a little dumb. I don't think I'm the only one that feels that way.
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Everyone would pile on if it was me.
Honestly, I'd come to your defense as well.. I know we don't always agree, but you do make good points and I listen to them.
Wait,, yeah, I'd pile on also
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Can you explain what you mean by this?
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I couldn't agree more. It's like getting invited to a stranger's home for dinner and complaining about the cook and the food.
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Back to the thread: I think the new regime is focusing on improvements. Not necessarily in the areas I expected outside of OLB, but I am really curious as to what their plan is to fix the glaringly obvious holes in the secondary.
Hehe...I figured it was just a matter of time before us long-time posters on this forum looked at some of the new guys and started sounding like the old guy who yells at the kids to get off his lawn
I don't like doing that, but honestly, to come here, post 10 times then start bashing long time posters... I don't know, that seems a little dumb. I don't think I'm the only one that feels that way.
at one point... we were all the "new guy" it doesn't mean that we should give or get any more respect as the new person just because of how many posts they have. That is how you get a super small community that never has new people on it. They all end up with like minds minus a few fools that like to argue.
At the end of the day if you think Weeden is the next Peyton Manning... or I think he is old and should be backing up McCoy who also should be a backup to a better QB doesn't matter- what matters is that we are talking Browns football. We are all talking about the team and the city we love and at the end of the day... none of us have any bit of control over who is cut who we sign or what player starts.
I want this board to keep getting new people with new perspectives on it. I personally have invested some of my own money to make sure it keeps going. I want people to have different opinions. I
want to see the whole first page filled with new articles and comments when I check back.
I don't want it to be a place where people check back and there are 3 new comments after a whole day.
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It means they both sucked. Don't have to have 10,000 posts to know this.
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I understand that Sup but to bash long time posters is certainly not the way to endear yourself to the rest of the board. What message does that send.
Someone else said it, it's like being invited to someones home for dinner, then knock hell out of the food. You can't do that without expecting some kinda negative backlash.
by the same token, if you are one of my best friends, and your at my house for dinner often,, and you say,, Hey man,, This pasta sauce doesn't taste right,..,, I'm gonna listen to you and taste it. If I think you are right, we'll toss it and get some take out chicken..LOL
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I want lots of posters with lots of ideas. But I want it done in a cordial manner. This board is great when the posters talk football or politics or music. This board sucks when people make personal attacks at other people. And that is what that post seemed to me. He took a fairly innocuous statement and instead of discussing the point he comes across as confrontational.
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They wouldn't be piling on because it's you. They'd be piling on because you're warring with Mac over the title of "Offensive Line Guy" and would spend $65 Mill a year on the line if you could. 
Politicians are puppets, y'all. Let's get Geppetto!
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It means they both sucked. Don't have to have 10,000 posts to know this.
I agree with that statement.
What I don't get is the statement that it took them 2 years to match the record Mangini had in one.
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NRTU.
Chris Burke, writer at SI.com, gave grades of A- to the signings of both Kruger and Bryant.
Don Banks also gave praise to the Browns as the 3rd best non-playoff team from the previous year to have helped their cause:
3. Cleveland -- If the Browns do intend to ride out the foreseeable future with quarterback Brandon Weeden, I like the approach of surrounding him with the best possible defense and running game and giving him some time to work on his craft in the NFL. That's why Cleveland's emphasis on increased pass rush and improving their defensive front seven in free agency has been a solid plan of attack. You can argue the point the Browns over-paid Ravens outside linebacker Paul Kruger at $8 million a year over five years, but he did lead the Super Bowl champions in sacks last season and rose to the occasion in the postseason. Even better than Kruger's signing was the addition of ex-Oakland defensive tackle Desmond Bryant, a well-regarded talent who is going to greatly aid Cleveland's transition to the 3-4 defense under new coordinator Ray Horton. Bryant will move to end in the Browns' scheme, and he's adept at both creating pass pressure and playing the run. Bryant is known for great intensity and effort and his addition should provide some much-needed attitude to the Browns. When you factor in the bargain basement addition of free-agent outside linebacker Quentin Groves, who had a nice comeback season in Arizona playing under Horton, Cleveland's defense suddenly has a lot more firepower and the ability to quickly transition to its new formation. Though the Browns could still use a veteran cornerback in free agency, they've still got some options in one of the deepest positions in this year's market. The additions of Kruger and Groves this week also mean Cleveland could go in a direction other than outside linebacker -- widely predicted before free agency began -- with its No. 6 pick in the first round of April's draft. If a cornerback like Alabama's Dee Milliner is still on the board, the Browns will have done deft work of making free agency set up and dovetail with their draft. Read More: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/nfl/news/20130316/don-banks-free-agency-non-playoff/#ixzz2NpYQcWSy
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Wow .... there's an oldie ......
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