NaVorro Bowman Could Help Browns. Dorsey isn't Spazzing (like some people I know)

I'm glad to hear that the Browns are kicking the tires on NaVorro Bowman, who is still at least a really good linebacker.

Bowman is 30, and has been injured; his best days are probably behind him...but then I kept saying that about Clay Matthews...

Bowman's "floor" is quite high, and he has the experience to actually call a defense in Joe Schobert's place.  Once Schobert returns, Bowman can provide excellent depth, and the other players (including Joe) should benefit from his experience.

He probably can't replace Schobert as the field general this sunday, because he doesn't speak Williamseze yet.  He's also been off the field for awhile, and might not even be ready to play.

Bowman was a 4-3 outside linebacker in college; a run-and-hit guy who some scouts felt needed to be protected from offensive linemen.

I can't easily dig up the exact positions Bowman played for the Niners and Raiders (yet--no time), but Joe Schobert is only slightly taller, and was a similar type of outside linebacker himself in college.  I've got to think this guy (who racked up 127 tackles in 2017) can play inside behind Ogunjobi and...Coley?

I can understand why even a stud 30-year old can get waived, but not why other NFL teams weren't instantly fighting over Bowman.

Fortunately for the Browns, that lack of interest deprives Bowman of any leverage whatsoever.

I hope Dorsey goes for a 2 or even 3-year contract (with the guarantees front-loaded of course), because even as this guy enters his geezerhood, he's still going to be pretty damn good for awhile yet.

The wide receiver mania has predictably racheted up even more, as I'm reading stuff like the Browns have been relying on three rookies and it's time to take the heat off Mayfield.

Well, Landry isn't a rookie, and he is underperforming.  Rodney Ratleyfield is a rookie, and HE is catching 75% of his targets.

Seth DeValve is a veteran, but he can't get on the field!!! Duke Johnson is reliable as hell as a receiver...isn't he?  ISN'T HE?

The Browns are working out all these wide receivers.  None of them are the proven veterans these pundits think they need.

Rightfully so!  John Dorsey is trying to fill out his practice squad and the BOTTOM of his roster with kids with high cielings, because Haley and him are cool with the extant corps of receivers.

And look, guys: Baker waving and pointing as he scrambles after timing breaks down isn't a big deal.  His receivers don't see what he sees.  They're not idiots, or clueless.  It was his second NFL start.  He's used to Ratley, but nobody else.  They will grow together.

Ohhmmmm....ohmmmm...I like Ratley, Landry, and Duke just fine.  And Njoku/DeValve vs the Bucs.  Let's just hope Callaway remembers what his fkng hands are for in case a couple more guys go down and he has to play a lot. David Zavic gets it:

John Dorsey isn't spazzing out to win now.  To my own relief, he's still building this team.

Look at the Bengals, Steelers, and even the Ravens right now.  I do still feel the Browns have a shot at the playoffs in 2018, but they should have a much, much better chance in 2019, because they're so young right now.

Guys like Callaway and Ratley need to play with Mayfield, for example.  That's more important than some geezer who's probably not as good as they are anyway, and won't even be back in 2019!

And I repeat: These Browns aren't done yet in 2018, and I just mentioned three reasons why.

Yeah sign Dez Bryant.  That will fix everything.  Just...stop it.  Shut up.  Please.