2014 Cleveland Browns Offseason Thread

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jmog
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Aug 6, 2014 8:05am
BR1986FB;1641694 wrote:
As far as Josh Gordon goes, the recent speculation is best case scenario being 8 games.
To go along with that....

http://dawgpounddaily.com/2014/08/06/browns-preparing-8-game-minimum-josh-gordon-ban/
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SportsAndLady
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Aug 6, 2014 8:06am
Jesus, footwedge shut the fuck up. Both hoyer and manziel are browns, you should be rooting for both of them to be having great camps, because we want both of them to be good.

Just let it play out, this coaching staff isn't playing "favorites" they're going to be playing who they think is best. So STFU about arguing who is having the better camp in week 1 of training camp.
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SportsAndLady
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Aug 6, 2014 8:08am
Is that a Mary Kay report? I'll pass on believing anything she puts out
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Mulva
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Aug 6, 2014 8:33am
What's everyone feeling in terms of wins this year?
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Aug 6, 2014 8:38am
Mulva;1641705 wrote:What's everyone feeling in terms of wins this year?
7-9 wins. 9 if good QB play, 7 if not good QB play.
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Rotinaj
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Aug 6, 2014 8:51am
We have such an easy schedule, if they cant win 10 games with good QB play we are further away than I thought. With that schedule, barring mass injuries, less than 7 wins is a gigantic failure of a season.
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Aug 6, 2014 8:53am
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED: Footwedge might be the only person on this site who looks at early pre-season depth charts and takes them particularly seriously.
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Aug 6, 2014 9:00am
Rotinaj;1641709 wrote:We have such an easy schedule, if they cant win 10 games with good QB play we are further away than I thought. With that schedule, barring mass injuries, less than 7 wins is a gigantic failure of a season.
We won't know how good or bad the schedule is until after the season is over.
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BR1986FB
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Aug 6, 2014 10:11am
SportsAndLady;1641699 wrote:Jesus, footwedge shut the fuck up. Both hoyer and manziel are browns, you should be rooting for both of them to be having great camps, because we want both of them to be good.

Just let it play out, this coaching staff isn't playing "favorites" they're going to be playing who they think is best. So STFU about arguing who is having the better camp in week 1 of training camp.
And this is what pisses me off. There are seriously JFF fanboys who are rooting against Hoyer, hoping he sucks, breaks a leg, etc. Periodically, I will tune in to 92.3 on my morning commute hoping they have a national guest on there. Chuck Booms is so hard on JFF's jock that he's probably flossing with his pubes. He genuinely wants Hoyer to fail.

I just want good QB play and from what I see, right now, I'm skeptical we're going to get it. Both of these guys have a LONG way to go. I know it's training camp/preseason but none of them look NFL ready.
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thavoice
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Aug 6, 2014 10:37am
SportsAndLady;1641713 wrote:We won't know how good or bad the schedule is until after the season is over.
Always laugh when people complain or talk about the schedule like this. 14 of the 16 games of teams in your division have the same schedule! I got into it with a browns fan a number of years ago how were crying how the opposing records from the previous season was much tougher than the steelers. Well, it was, but that was because the browns were playing the steelers who were like 11-5 and ravens who were about the same record and the steelers were playing the4-12 browns.

It is all about when you play someone. You can run into a good team when they are struggling a bit, or a bad team who starts to play well. Doesnt matter...NFL schedule is as about as fair as possible when you compare teams in a division.
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Footwedge
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Aug 6, 2014 12:11pm
Heretic;1641710 wrote:THINGS I HAVE LEARNED: Footwedge might be the only person on this site who looks at early pre-season depth charts and takes them particularly seriously.
Obviously your learning ability sucks. What I said was that Pettine's placing the number ones second on the depth chart shows that he is joking...and that the depth chart does in fact mean nothing in preseason. Try to keep up.
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Footwedge
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Aug 6, 2014 12:17pm
BR1986FB;1641726 wrote:And this is what pisses me off. There are seriously JFF fanboys who are rooting against Hoyer, hoping he sucks, breaks a leg, etc. Periodically, I will tune in to 92.3 on my morning commute hoping they have a national guest on there. Chuck Booms is so hard on JFF's jock that he's probably flossing with his pubes. He genuinely wants Hoyer to fail.

I just want good QB play and from what I see, right now, I'm skeptical we're going to get it. Both of these guys have a LONG way to go. I know it's training camp/preseason but none of them look NFL ready.
Has absolutely nothing to do with rooting against Hoyer. Nice spin. What it means is what it is. Manziel's talent far exceeds that of Hoyer. Nothing against him personally. He's simply not very good. The guy ranks anywhere from 25 to 28 in the power ratings for quarterbacks. That seems about right.

I have a lot of faith on Pettine and Shanahan. They will play the best player..it's that fucking simple. It ain't gonna be the journeyman, undrafted free agent from St. Ignatius for very long. Trust me. Care to make a wager? LOL. I didn't think so.
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Footwedge
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Aug 6, 2014 12:21pm
Mulva;1641705 wrote:What's everyone feeling in terms of wins this year?
9-7. Maybe better...depends on injuries and the Gordon suspension. Already loaded up on over 6.5 wins for the season but was juiced at 7-5.
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BR1986FB
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Aug 6, 2014 12:55pm
Footwedge;1641766 wrote: It ain't gonna be the journeyman, undrafted free agent from St. Ignatius for very long. Trust me. Care to make a wager? LOL. I didn't think so.
Why would anyone on this board take you seriously in a "wager?" You're all over the place. At first it's "Manziel will start in week 1" and now it's "It ain't gonna be the journeyman, undrafted free agent from St. Ignatius for very long. Trust me. Care to make a wager?"
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BR1986FB
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Aug 6, 2014 12:56pm
Mulva;1641705 wrote:What's everyone feeling in terms of wins this year?
7-9

Defense is going to be REALLY good and I'd bet they have a top 5-8 running game but QB will hold them back again.
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vball10set
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Aug 6, 2014 12:59pm
I'm going to sit on the fence at 8-8.
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sleeper
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Aug 6, 2014 1:09pm
We better win 10 games. If we do not win 10 games, fire the coach and the GM.
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thavoice
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Aug 6, 2014 1:13pm
WIth Gordon I think they can get to 9+wins.
WIthout him I think they are 6-7 wins.
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BR1986FB
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Aug 6, 2014 1:24pm
sleeper;1641787 wrote:If we do not win 10 games, fire the coach and the GM.
Yeah, because doing that has been such a successful recipe for this franchise.
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Aug 6, 2014 1:42pm
BR1986FB;1641790 wrote:Yeah, because doing that has been such a successful recipe for this franchise.
: thumbup:
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Sonofanump
Aug 6, 2014 1:59pm
Heretic;1641710 wrote:THINGS I HAVE LEARNED: Footwedge might be the only person on this site who looks at early pre-season depth charts and takes them particularly seriously.
Reading this thread is so much easier with Failwedge on ignore.
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DeyDurkie5
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Aug 6, 2014 2:14pm
BR1986FB;1641776 wrote:Why would anyone on this board take you seriously in a "wager?" You're all over the place. At first it's "Manziel will start in week 1" and now it's "It ain't gonna be the journeyman, undrafted free agent from St. Ignatius for very long. Trust me. Care to make a wager?"
Don't even bother. He's a ***** who will just make excuses when it actually comes down to it.
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BR1986FB
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Aug 6, 2014 2:14pm
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lhslep134
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Aug 6, 2014 2:49pm
Sonofanump;1641804 wrote:Reading every thread is so much easier with Failwedge on ignore.
FIFY and reps
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thavoice
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Aug 6, 2014 3:00pm
BR1986FB;1641812 wrote:Browns actually have better Vegas odds to win a championship than the Bengals & Ravens.....

https://scontent-a-ord.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xfa1/v/t1.0-9/10557316_765383666833815_2549769522827615968_n.jpg?oh=eda00a8eb314121b9ec738d14ca26256&oe=5454640C
I have a hard time believing that one! Based on the JM hype maybe?