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yes only 6 OL right now.

McDonald's agent tweeted that he'll be back on the 53 in a short time though. So we'll be fluctuating the numbers of WRs/RBs/DBs I'd assume

working to move west to make room?

Looks like we're really, really expecting to be low scoring, ball control, field position oriented.

We already all assumed that, but keeping that many STs is pretty rare IMO. 1 maybe 2 guys is okay, but to designate 3 gameday spots to STs is a large number

http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/arti...f6-4dd192677a6b

Cleveland Browns General Manager Ray Farmer announced the following roster moves this afternoon:

Waived:

OL Karim Barton

QB Pat Devlin

RB Shaun Draughn

DB Landon Feichter

RB Tim Flanders

DB Kendall James

WR Darrius Jennings

OL Erle Ladson

WR Josh Lenz

WR Vince Mayle

DL Jacobbi McDaniel

OL Andrew McDonald

OL Darrian Miller

DB Robert Nelson Jr.

OL Vinston Painter

LB Hayes Pullard III

DB Joe Rankin

LB Mike Reilly

DB De’Ante Saunders

DL Dylan Wynn

Contract Terminated:

QB Thaddeus Lewis

OL Eric Olsen

Pullard gone too ... all the STs aces make it

I didnt want Lenz to be cut but the big surprise for me was Pullard. I thought he showed an intelligence and feel for the position that was years ahead of where he should be. This kid gets a little stronger and he could be a star in this league.

This kind of reminds me of the hoopla over CJ Jones a few years ago. Had big preseason games against other team's scrubs. We let him go and he never made the big time.

Yea Bowe had one catch in 5 quarters against those scrubs that Lenz was lighting up.

To be fair, Lewis and Devlin didn't really get the ball to anyone/ have time to get the ball to anyone that last game.

Bowe's the only one of our top 5 receivers I might take Lenz over. McCown does best with big receivers. Supposedly Bowe looked good in practice early. Let's see how it goes when they count before getting too upset.

We only have ONE backup offensive lineman. That is just sheer stupidity and a recipe for disaster...

The Browns on Saturday took the next big step toward their 2015 season opener against the New York Jets by reducing the roster from 75 players to the NFL-mandated 53.

The Browns terminated the contracts of two veterans: OL Eric Olsen and QB Thaddeus Lewis.

Cleveland waived 20 others: QB Pat Devlin, RB Shaun Draughn, RB Timothy Flanders, WR Darius Jennings, WR Josh Lenz, WR Vince Mayle, OL Andrew McDonald, OL Erle Ladson, OL Vinston Painter, OL Karim Barton, OL Darrian Miller, DL Dylan Wynn, DL Jacobbi McDaniel, LB Mike Reilly, DB Kendall James, DB Robert Nelson, DB Joe Rankin, LB Hayes Pullard, DB De’Ante Saunders and DB Landon Feichter.

“Some of the discussions at the 75 cut were difficult. We knew it was going to be some tough choices that had to be made at the 53. We were right,” Browns coach Mike Pettine said. “There were lengthy discussions. It was not cut and dry. A lot of variables went into it. Still, even now past the deadline, the situation is still very fluid.”

The Browns’ 53-man roster breaks down as follows:

Offense (23)

Quarterbacks (2): Johnny Manziel; Josh McCown; running backs (3): Isaiah Crowell, Terrance West, Duke Johnson Jr.; fullback (1): Malcolm Johnson; wide receivers (7): Travis Benjamin, Dwayne Bowe, Taylor Gabriel, Brian Hartline, Andrew Hawkins, Marlon Moore, Terrelle Pryor; tight ends (4): Gary Barnidge, E.J. Bibbs, Jim Dray, Rob Housler; offensive linemen (6): Joe Thomas, Alex Mack, John Greco, Mitchell Schwartz, Joel Bitonio, Cameron Erving

Defense (27)

Defensive linemen (8): Desmond Bryant, Armonty Bryant, Xavier Cooper, John Hughes III, Danny Shelton, Jamie Meder, Randy Starks, Billy Winn; linebackers (8): Tank Carder, Karlos Dansby, Chris Kirksey, Paul Kruger, Barkevious Mingo, Nate Orchard, Craig Robertson, Scott Solomon; defensive backs (11): Johnson Bademosi, Ibraheim Campbell, Pierre Desir, Charles Gaines, Justin Gilbert, Tashaun Gipson, Joe Haden, Jordan Poyer, K’Waun Williams, Tramon Williams, Donte Whitner.

Specialists (3)

Kicker (1): Travis Coons; punter (1): Andy Lee; long snapper (1): Charley Hughlett.

Areas of note within the 53-man roster:

-- The Browns’ roster boasts seven wide receivers, a two-man jump from the five that were initially kept last season. Three of the seven are new additions to the roster.

“We felt that was a spot we needed to add to and were fortunate in the offseason to be able to take a group we already felt good about in Hawk, Gabe and Travis and add a Dwayne Bowe and a Brian Hartline to that mix,” Pettine said. “It was a group we felt we needed to improve our quality and our depth and we were able to do that.”

-- Bibbs (Iowa State) was the only undrafted rookie to make the 53-man roster. He had an impressive showing at the Browns’ rookie mini-camp and maintained that high level of play throughout OTAs and into training camp to give the Browns no other choice but to keep him on the roster alongside three veteran tight ends.
“That whole group top to bottom did a really good job in camp,” Pettine said. “Brian Angelichio is an outstanding position coach. I think Gary's very underrated as a starting tight end. I think everybody kind of has their own niche as far as what they do well. I like the depth in that room and the diversity of the skill sets.”

-- The Browns defensive line includes two standout rookies in Shelton and Cooper and Meder, a Parma Heights native who saw his first NFL action in last season’s regular season finale at Baltimore. He entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent out of Ashland University.
“That was big with Meder stepping up. That's like found money,” Pettine said. “He’s a guy that was undrafted a year ago that we were able to add mid-season and then for him to step up and have the offseason he had and make a big jump, that was impressive. You add that to our rookie class with Danny and Xavier and then add veterans like Starks. Desmond had one of his better offseasons -- he seems primed to have a big year -- and the versatility of an Armonty Bryant that can swing back and forth between outside linebacker and defensive line, that gives you more depth there. We feel much better about that room.”

-- One year after keeping 12 defensive backs on the original 53-man roster, Cleveland stuck with 11 it knows it can count upon in a defense that expects to utilize graduate-level concepts under second-year defensive coordinator Jim O’Neil.

“We're always going to start from the back end, especially at the corner spot first and build from the outside in,” Pettine said. “We have a group that we were fortunate to be able to add a quality veteran in Tramon Williams and outside of Gaines, we feel that group is close to being healthy. We like the key veterans and combine it with quality youth. It's another room where we feel like we have a lot of different types of players in that room.”

-- Of the Browns’ 12 picks in the 2015 draft, eight are on the 53-man roster. TE Randall Telfer(USC) and CB Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (Oregon) were recently placed on the reserve/non-football injury list.

“We knew there were going to be some tough decisions because of the number of guys we brought in,” Pettine said. “I think this draft class will be a cornerstone of hopefully our success moving forward. You start right at the top. We think the world of Danny. Cam's going to be a good player for us for a long time. You can pretty much go right down the list.”

Over the next 24 hours, Cleveland will compose its 10-man practice squad and monitor transactions around the league to insure the team will have its best possible roster next Sunday against the Jets.

“Obviously the roster is still fluid, but I don't see us being extremely active in that market,” Pettine said. “With the depth we were able to bring in and develop, we feel virtually every position we have enough or more than enough NFL quality guys. It's a critical time but I just don't see us being really active.”

We only have ONE backup offensive lineman. That is just sheer stupidity and a recipe for disaster...

two biggest mistakes i think was keeping Carder over Pullard and bademosi over just about anyone with a pulse, the rest I think were about par. I still think west is gone and I think one of the TE's are gone

Pullard will go on the PS, and Bademosi is probably one of the best 2 or 3 special teams gunners in the league.

i don't think he's even top 10...his ST ability is vastly overrated. But with our scheme we don't need 11 DB's, so I guess using one for a ST guy is ok, but as a CB he's pretty bad

we don't use 11

Like anyone on here knows how good special team players actually are.