Archive 2016 Browns Season Thread

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slingshot4ever

Posts: 4,085

Dec 27, 2016 8:59pm

I thought I read somewhere that Steelers are locked in to the #3 seed....can't recall where it was....article talked about roethlisberger, brown, and bell sitting the entire game

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slingshot4ever

Posts: 4,085

Dec 27, 2016 9:00pm

yup, locked in to 3 seed....i hope we beat them
http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/steelerswhatif.html

SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Dec 27, 2016 9:25pm

slingshot4ever;1830084 wrote:yup, locked in to 3 seed....i hope we beat them
http://www.playoffstatus.com/nfl/steelerswhatif.html

I don't.

Lose and we get the #1 seed.
Win, and we beat pittsburgh's backups.

I'm all about winning even if it means a lower draft pick. But there's absolutely no pride in beating another team when their good players aren't playing.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Dec 27, 2016 9:38pm

SportsAndLady;1830085 wrote:I don't.

Lose and we get the #1 seed.
Win, and we beat pittsburgh's backups.

I'm all about winning even if it means a lower draft pick. But there's absolutely no pride in beating another team when their good players aren't playing.

It's pittspuke. I'll take a win, as like_that said, Allen is just as good.

SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Dec 27, 2016 10:02pm

Commander of Awesome;1830088 wrote:It's pittspuke. I'll take a win, as like_that said, Allen is just as good.

I'll take #1 overall and an irrelevant win against backups.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Dec 28, 2016 12:23am

SportsAndLady;1830090 wrote:I'll take #1 overall and an irrelevant win against backups.

Sign me up.

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Sonofanump

Dec 28, 2016 11:04am

SportsAndLady;1830090 wrote:I'll take #1 overall and an irrelevant win against backups.

Those are mutually exclusive, SF won't beat SEA.

SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Dec 28, 2016 11:13am

Sonofanump;1830123 wrote:Those are mutually exclusive, SF won't beat SEA.

Actually meant to say I'll take an irrelevant loss to pittsburgh's backups.

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Dec 28, 2016 11:14am

Twitter is going nuts this morning that apparently Myles Garrett doesn't want to play in the cold. BooHoo, too fucking bad.

sleeper

Posts: 27,879

Dec 28, 2016 11:38am

I'll take a Browns win over the Steelers.

Benny The Jet

Posts: 2,987

Dec 28, 2016 12:15pm

Patriots reportedly asking for a 1st and 4th for Garappolo

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Dec 28, 2016 12:16pm

Benny The Jet;1830133 wrote:Patriots reportedly asking for a 1st and 4th for Garappolo

They can go fuck themselves.

Heretic

Posts: 18,820

Dec 28, 2016 12:18pm

Benny The Jet;1830133 wrote:Patriots reportedly asking for a 1st and 4th for Garappolo

Meanwhile, Matt Cassel is rotting in purgatory remembering the good ol' days when NE got him to where he was worth something for a brief period.

Crimson streak

Posts: 9,002

Dec 28, 2016 12:37pm

Benny The Jet;1830133 wrote:Patriots reportedly asking for a 1st and 4th for Garappolo

I'd give a 2nd and maybe a 5th rounder that would be it. No way would I give up a first rounder for him

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SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Dec 28, 2016 1:30pm

I'll take the #1 overall pick and Garapollo (aka, hope at the QB position) all day.

You guys get too caught up on having draft picks lol

Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Dec 28, 2016 1:45pm

Not sold on Garapollo at all

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vball10set

Posts: 24,795

Dec 28, 2016 2:25pm

Ironman92;1830141 wrote:Not sold on Garapollo at all

this

iclfan2

Posts: 6,360

Dec 28, 2016 2:35pm

No one is "sold", but he's better than anyone coming out and has learned under the best qb there is. I'd give a 2nd rounder all day. Dustin Fox said an NFL exec told him that Garrapolo would be best qb browns have had since the return.

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Ironman92

Posts: 49,363

Dec 28, 2016 2:47pm

iclfan2;1830146 wrote:No one is "sold", but he's better than anyone coming out and has learned under the best qb there is. I'd give a 2nd rounder all day. Dustin Fox said an NFL exec told him that Garrapolo would be best qb browns have had since the return.

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Just because he's learned under Brady doesn't make him a good QB.

High end Matt Cassel IMO. If I could get Romo for less I'd gamble that way.

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thavoice

Posts: 14,376

Dec 28, 2016 3:02pm

Ironman92;1830147 wrote:Just because he's learned under Brady doesn't make him a good QB.

High end Matt Cassel IMO. If I could get Romo for less I'd gamble that way.

WIll be interesting what happens to Romo.

The Browns have the room and it likely wouldnt kill them to land him. Even if they strike gold with their 2017 picks, they will be on their rookie salaries for the full time Romo would be still under contract if he indeed would stick around there for the three full years.

iclfan2

Posts: 6,360

Dec 28, 2016 3:08pm

Ironman92;1830147 wrote:High end Matt Cassel IMO. If I could get Romo for less I'd gamble that way.

I didn't say because he learned under Brady he's good. It's an added bonus. You do realize that he was drafted in the 2nd round and Cassel was drafted in the 7th? Garappolo was much more touted out of college with comparisons to Tony Romo. Romo wouldn't make as much sense to me to give up a lot because he's nearing the end of his career and the Browns aren't nearing a time when they will be playoff competitive.

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SportsAndLady

Posts: 35,632

Dec 28, 2016 3:38pm

iclfan2;1830150 wrote:I didn't say because he learned under Brady he's good. It's an added bonus. You do realize that he was drafted in the 2nd round and Cassel was drafted in the 7th? Garappolo was much more touted out of college with comparisons to Tony Romo. Romo wouldn't make as much sense to me to give up a lot because he's nearing the end of his career and the Browns aren't nearing a time when they will be playoff competitive.

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This.

No one know how good Garapollo will be. But a) what we've seen in limited action has been very good b) from everything people say about him, is very good and c) he was a highly ranked recruit who the patriots snagged up and sat him waiting for their first round offer for him. The Browns have an extra first, why not take the chance on him?

Benny The Jet

Posts: 2,987

Dec 28, 2016 3:52pm

SportsAndLady;1830152 wrote:This.

No one know how good Garapollo will be. But a) what we've seen in limited action has been very good b) from everything people say about him, is very good and c) he was a highly ranked recruit who the patriots snagged up and sat him waiting for their first round offer for him. The Browns have an extra first, why not take the chance on him?

I tend to lean this way. As long as the pick is the Eagles obviously

Commander of Awesome

Posts: 23,151

Dec 28, 2016 3:53pm

SportsAndLady;1830140 wrote:I'll take the #1 overall pick and Garapollo (aka, hope at the QB position) all day.

You guys get too caught up on having draft picks lol

100%

like_that

Posts: 26,625

Dec 28, 2016 3:53pm

If I am a gm my rule of thumb is to never accept a trade from the patriots. Patriots trade rape everyone. They know how to evaluate talent. If they thought he was special they wouldn't let him go. They have done this already with 2 overhyped backup QBs (mallet and cassel). At least cassel had a full season's worth of game tape. Jimmy is nowhere near a first round pick. I'd give a 3rd and that's it.