Mary Kay: The signing of Kenny Britt probably had no effect whatsoever on the Browns offer to Terrelle Pryor. Do you assume they'd reduce it because they have a quota on big tall guys or something?
UPDATE: Apparently MKC was right: The Browns did indeed...inexplicably...reduce Pryor's offer. Shades of Mitchell Schwartze.
Pryor took less money from the Skins for a one year deal for one reason: Kirk Cousins. The rest of the NFL is even more blockheaded than the Browns, and universally lowballed him.
So he took the one year deal with a terrific quarterback in the wake of his losing his top two receivers. He is going to SHOW them, and then make somebody PAY.
And I don't blame him. I just hope he doesn't get hurt. That's the risk he takes.
Sashi might have had a better bead on the market than Terrelle or I did, but I think he still should have offered a ten mil base and incentives. 14 million was too much, but Pryor might have stuck around for that offer.
PFF wrote a nice article comparing Britt to Pryor. Britt played for bad quarterbacks too. Britt was better after the catch, and got his usual 14.5-16 yards per-catch. But stats aside, Britt is a couple inches shorter, and runs much sharper routes.
They're not even close to being the same.
Josh Gordon was not one of the best wide receivers in the NFL. He was THE best. Sashi would be insane not to let him stick around until he screws up again (which I bet he doesn't. Again. Double or nothing. Again).
Pat Kirwan warns anybody who might trade for him, he's one mistake away from being out of football. That's true, but why should the Browns care? His salary is negligable and he's already here!
Gordon and Britt, with Coleman in the slot? You kidding me!?
Think about that. Hue Jackson essentially says, good teams make good quarterbacks. Cody Kessler is no Aaron Rodgers, but behind this offensive line, with these running backs, and those receivers plus Gary Barnidge, the resemblance could become uncanny.
Not that with two concussions, a so-so arm, and not much size Kessler is expected to become a real franchise guy. Not that they don't want Jimmy G bad, or won't draft one (or two).
No, you can't wait til next year. You can't expect to beat Kyle Shanahan to Cousins, or an untraded Garopollo even hitting the market. You can't count on three or four franchise quarterbacks ripening on the mystical quarterback tree. You can't count on losing more than eight games, or of finding a trade partner to make a move. You can't count on magic crystals or rabbits feet. You have to try to find your quarterback every year until you have him!
Yeah yeah Bill won't deal for less than first overall and another first too yeah right. I'll start believing that three minutes after the first quarterback is drafted this year, but not until. This is one rumor that probably did start at the top!
What's with Pat Kirwan and the franchise tag? Bill might pay Jimmy over 20 million in 2018 to collect even more splinters? Pat wants to franchise somebody on all 32 teams. "You could franchise him" is Pat's catch-phrase.
Now, the Browns can ignore the offensive line and yes, wide receiver in the draft. They can get a real tight end, a quarterback or two, Garrett, a big...
Why do you guys keep zeroing in on the SHORT cornerbacks for crying out loud? For that matter, short safeties too! The Browns cornerbacks don't suck! They're just SHORT, dammit! Haden had TWO groin-pulls don't tell me he's done.
You think they need slot cornerbacks now? Stop it you're killing me!
Let's stick with tight ends. Now you want Engram? 6'3" 234? Why? We're eyeball deep in move tight ends! Only Telfer can block in-line and he can't catch! And already you want to replace Seth DeValve? Spazz!
Of the real tight ends, OJ Howard is the best, but might not make it to 12, let alone the second round.
The other two are Shaheen and Butt, who could go late due to level of competition and a torn acl respectively. I've read conflicting reports on Butt's blocking. Generally, he's called a good blocker. Shaneen sure should be, at 6'7", 277 lbs.
Physicly, Shaheen compares to Gronk. I think he clocked 4.7-something, and he's a basketball player. These are real tight ends, not pumped up wide receivers like Engram and Rodney DeValvefield. See the difference? The Browns should land one of these guys to add weight to the running game and be a big bail-out target.
Kessler should have a lot to work with. Yeah Kessler I said. Or Jimmy.
Why don't people understand this: League rules mandate that teams spend 85% of their salary caps. There's a rollover factor, so you can sort of depreciate, but the Browns still have over 55 million left. They can't possibly spend much more in the second and third waves of free agency or on further extentions.
Who CARES how much they spent on a second round pick? It's irrelevant! They HAVE TO spend the money!
Bill Polian needs to check himself. His bias against "money ball" is just over the top. His analysis is superficial and reactive.
I don't like losing Pryor, but Sashi has been doing a great job overall this off season by any objective standard.
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