1: Yes, Des Bryant is probably going to get cut. Obviously.
2: It just now dawned on you that Nate Orchard would return to defensive end under Gregg Williams? Wow that's amazing! Who wooda thunk it?
Peter Smith thinks he's probably not long for this team, which is, in reality, overloaded with edge-rushers. Peter cites analytics most heavily here, as the other guys (notably Tyrone Holmes) out-test him.
We'll see, because in my brief glimpse of Nate Orchard, I saw a real NFL football player--at linebacker. Pete might well be right, but I think Orchard has an outside shot because Gregg Williams will have a voice, the Browns should carry eight defensive linemen and six linebackers, and Orchard is BOTH.
3: Austin Pazstor (sp?) was a better right tackle than Shon Coleman would have been. Coleman wasn't fully recovered from a knee injury, was switching from left to right tackle, and had a bunch of mechanical flaws.
3a: Pazstor held his own in pass protection. Most of the pressure on Browns quarterbacks came from inside, because Bitonio and Greco both went down, and Erving failed at center.
3b: Browns quarterbacks were sacked the most in the NFL, but I guarantee you they also ranked at or near the top in NOT GETTING RID OF THE DAMN BALL as well (bet it's over 4.3 seconds per-attempt)
4: Pluto is right about Osweiler. If they can't trade him, he's probably making the final roster. Kessler is the best quarterback statistically, and on film too, and should start.
Don't get all mystical about the wins and losses stuff here. Don't ignore context. Don't try telling me that Osweiler elevated the play of teammates, or "willed" them to victory. The film and the stats say Kessler is the better quarterback.
However, Osweiler has real talent, and should at least be a solid backup in a system similar to the one he had in Denver.
5: The Browns will not sign any old geezers to knock any young players off the roster. Especially not quarterbacks or wide receivers.
The probable two tight end (and some two-back) offense aside, I'm warming up to Ricardo Louis here.
Louis dropped a bunch of passes in college, which is why I thought they might try him at safety, but he caught just fine in 2016, and he's got the whole tool-chest.
One real expert compared him to Des Bryant. Nah! He's much faster than Bryant is.
...ok seriously Bryant is awesome and the hell with 40 times, and obviously Louis could still crap out and stuff, but this is the upside we're looking at here.
Wow the Browns DO need wide receivers! I mean none of the current ones are microbes, and the top 3 are all home run hitters! Even the bottom two can go deep!
The Browns desperately need a microbe and some big guys who can't go deep! Oh yeah and some old geezer to show Kenny Britt and company the ropes!
While I'm at it, the 2017 Browns only have one tight end who can block but not catch very well, so they need to fill that glaring need immediately!
And the NFL needs to increase the rosters to 70 and get rid of the salary cap. This is a glaring need.
Sorry I was gone for awhile but I'm back now. I'm ready. Shoot me.
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