Terry Pluto, as usual, is on the money as he talks about the speed on the new Browns' defense, and it's possible weakness.
Mary Kay Cabot takes a lot of flak from chauvenists and ignoramusses, but is really pretty good. You've just got to be literate enough to comprehend that when she says "The front office says--" or "Chudzinski feels--", what follows those words are not her personal opinion. She also usually niether endorses nor questions this.
MKC is more of a true journalist than most columnists, and because she reports on the plans and opinions of those running the Cleveland Browns, her columns tend to sound positive.
Oh, for shame!
Dawgpounddaily is mostly nailing everything. Peter Smith is right up there with Terry Pluto and my humble DaVinci-like self. This time he talks about the perilous situation at tight end, and he's mostly right. Cameron has all the ability in the world, and is ready to take a big step up in this new offense. But will he keep getting hurt?
Where he misses something is on Gary Barnidge. He was a depth/utility player, but can get downfield and catch. He can effectively back up Cameron in every phase.
No, he didn't catch many passes early in his career, but he was stuck on the same roster with some pretty good tight ends, and is only now due to hit his peak.
...Ok but it's a minor point, and I'd probably lose the debate. But stay tuned: Barnridge will impress.
He mentions Travis Tannehill from Kansas State as a possible sleeper. I hadn't realized that his offense was run-oriented and didn't give him many pass-catching opportunities.
The OBR has a good article on these running backs in the Turner offense by Fred Greetham. It's gratifying that it has begun to occur to others besides me that Turner won't neccessarily use a pure blocking fullback. I was hoping I could pick on Fred this week, but I can't.
Hey, Tony Grossi is pretty good. He's kind of down on the last draft, and I see his point.
However, while you can't credit this regime with Josh Gordon, you do have to consider the fact that they had no second round pick. You must also consider that the Browns now have an extra third and fourth round pick in the next draft.
I believe it was a very good draft. You just need to give Tom Heckert his props for grabbing Gordon, warts and all.
I read another assessment by this LaCanfora guy. He repeats that the offense lacks playmakers.
Right. All they have are TRich, Benjamin, Gordon, and Cameron. Buncha bums!
This guy is just downright dumb. In discussing the offensive line, he wonders if Schwartze will suck again, regards Mack as basically "ok", and infers that every guard on the roster is a bumb.
He's just determined not to even give Weeden a chance, and is wondering which quarterback will take over for him after he fails miserably.
I keep coming back to the "lack of playmakers" thing, and something else I've heard all over the place about Greg Little:
Little isn't the deep threat that Gordon and Benjamin are, but for crying out loud he's not just a possession guy! He won't be used in that role in the Turner offense! HE can make big plays. Greg Little can be a playmaker! You want to get stuck on clock-times? You really want to go there? He clocked two tenths faster in the 40 than Jerry Rice, and about the same as Braylon Edwards. What a bunch of blockheads.
Oh yeah I forgot. Lombardi didn't draft Little, Gordon, Weeden, Cameron, Benjamin, Mack, Schwartze or TRich, therefore they must not be very good.
Every article this guy writes about the Cleveland Browns reeks of subjectivity and bias.
At least guys like Jaworski, Jim Miller, Pat Kirwan, Gil Brandt etc. are out there, axe and grinder free, just telling the truth as they see it.
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