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Feb 23, 2010 2:14 PM
Breaking on ESPNews
Feb 23, 2010 2:14pm
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rydawg5

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Feb 23, 2010 2:15 PM
now THIS is someone the browns should acquire.
Feb 23, 2010 2:15pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:17 PM
^^

I agree
Feb 23, 2010 2:17pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:18 PM
Cleveland will have the money but its hard to get guys to come to Cleveland. I don't want to overpay for a guy that is injuried often.

We'll see what Holmgren and Co. can do.
Feb 23, 2010 2:18pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:18 PM
So they can add one more player to their IR report during the third week of the season?
Feb 23, 2010 2:18pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:22 PM
I've been waiting for this. I'll say the same thing I said about LT. Let's wait for the idiots in fantasy football to take him in the 1st round, again. These guys had great talent and still have some in the tank. But they're proven they cannot stay healthy.
Feb 23, 2010 2:22pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:25 PM
jpake1 wrote: I've been waiting for this. I'll say the same thing I said about LT. Let's wait for the idiots in fantasy football to take him in the 1st round, again. These guys had great talent and still have some in the tank. But they're proven they cannot stay healthy.
While Westbrook has been "Questionable" for about 60 weeks of the last seasons, he has really only missed most of the last season officially.
Feb 23, 2010 2:25pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:37 PM
Not hard to believe, I know I would be frustrated if I were part of the Eagles brass. Dude's always hurt, its not his fault, but that's a fact
Feb 23, 2010 2:37pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:40 PM
Westbrook will probably retire, and if he doesn't any team that signs him is drastically going to over pay him, as he'll only play a handful of games.
Feb 23, 2010 2:40pm
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Feb 23, 2010 2:54 PM
NFL is rapidly becoming a passing league. Teams dont wanna tie up $$ in a RB who is injured often like westbrook, or LT who is slowing down big time.
Feb 23, 2010 2:54pm
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Feb 23, 2010 3:14 PM
thavoice wrote: NFL is rapidly becoming a passing league. Teams dont wanna tie up $$ in a RB who is injured often like westbrook, or LT who is slowing down big time.
Westbrook is not a regular runninback. He was like the leading receiver for the Eagles when healthy. He is NOT a "runinngback" in a traditional sense. A very useful tool if you ask me, especially to go along with Jerome Harrison.
Feb 23, 2010 3:14pm
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Feb 23, 2010 3:16 PM
Westbrook would be a good pickup. LT would not be.
Feb 23, 2010 3:16pm
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thavoice

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Feb 23, 2010 3:59 PM
rydawg5 wrote:
thavoice wrote: NFL is rapidly becoming a passing league. Teams dont wanna tie up $$ in a RB who is injured often like westbrook, or LT who is slowing down big time.
Westbrook is not a regular runninback. He was like the leading receiver for the Eagles when healthy. He is NOT a "runinngback" in a traditional sense. A very useful tool if you ask me, especially to go along with Jerome Harrison.
Very true. Gotta have an offense that would take advantage of his skills on the field. Some teams and their offenses dont utilize their RB's as recivers often. Will the browns going fwd to such thing?

It isnt just throwing outta the backfield or flanking him out. Reid did a good job in putting Westbrook into spots where he would be successful. A shift, or motion, and having the DB's covering the wideouts and a LB or Safety on him. Takes a good offensive scheme to put a guy like wesbrook in perfect situations.

I havent seen that outta the browns offense..but then again IM not a fan of them..but do get to watch em semi often
Feb 23, 2010 3:59pm
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Feb 23, 2010 4:40 PM
Damaged goods browns fans. low ball him if you really want him, do not tie up a bunch of dough on him.
Feb 23, 2010 4:40pm
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Feb 24, 2010 3:35 AM
Did anybody hear his interview on Sportscenter with Scott Van Pelt? I wasn't really paying attention, but I heard BW refer to Howard Stern or something and SVP said something along the lines of "Well thanks for that" and the phone call ended abruptly.
Feb 24, 2010 3:35am
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Feb 24, 2010 10:11 AM
LTrain23 wrote: Did anybody hear his interview on Sportscenter with Scott Van Pelt? I wasn't really paying attention, but I heard BW refer to Howard Stern or something and SVP said something along the lines of "Well thanks for that" and the phone call ended abruptly.
Yeah haha I saw it on Deadspin earlier. It was a prank from one of Howard Stern's minions. You can see the video there. Van Pelt looks speechless at first. (By the way you'd have to be stupid to think that guy was Westbrook, what ESPN thinking)
Feb 24, 2010 10:11am
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Feb 25, 2010 3:26 AM
Yeah, I finally found out over on the Serious Business forum last night..

Great stuff.. The first thing I said when "Brian" started speaking was "I don't remember him sounding like that"...
Feb 25, 2010 3:26am
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Feb 25, 2010 8:49 PM
No thanks on Westbrook, Browns fans. The reason the Iggles let him loose is concussions and the new rules Goodell is trying to implement. He's too much of a liability. Browns need to go young which means no Westbrook's or washed up Tomlison's.

I called LT's decline 2 years ago. Right now he's no better than Jamal Lewis.
Feb 25, 2010 8:49pm
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Feb 25, 2010 9:01 PM
BR1986FB wrote: No thanks on Westbrook, Browns fans. The reason the Iggles let him loose is concussions and the new rules Goodell is trying to implement. He's too much of a liability. Browns need to go young which means no Westbrook's or washed up Tomlison's.

I called LT's decline 2 years ago. Right now he's no better than Jamal Lewis.
If this is the same one from JJ's welcome aboard, enjoyed your insight.
Feb 25, 2010 9:01pm
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Feb 25, 2010 9:06 PM
BR1986FB wrote: I called LT's decline 2 years ago. Right now he's no better than Jamal Lewis.
So did a lot of people. Not a surprise at all considering his past workload and his age.
Feb 25, 2010 9:06pm
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Feb 25, 2010 11:04 PM
BR1986FB wrote: No thanks on Westbrook, Browns fans. The reason the Iggles let him loose is concussions and the new rules Goodell is trying to implement. He's too much of a liability. Browns need to go young which means no Westbrook's or washed up Tomlison's.

I called LT's decline 2 years ago. Right now he's no better than Jamal Lewis.
Finally glad to see you make it over here.
Feb 25, 2010 11:04pm