Also, Baker Mayfield is being indicted for refusing to go inside with the other players so that he could autograph every last thing those visiting service people brought to sign.
It's amazing. Who wrote this "code" in which Head Coaches are just supposed to ignore comments like Wylie's?
I get those who say that Freddie wasted too much time in his long-winded answer (I assume he'll do better next time), but why is it a federal case?
The Mayfield-bashing is frankly outrageous. I mean, he was making sure that none of those young men and women who protect us all left empty-handed...and this is a bad thing?
Oh yeah--the Trump treatment: Another publicity stunt off the Mayfield hype machine: He only did it for himself jeez I'm so sick of you cynical jerks projecting your own flaws and motives into other people (obsessively, depending on the person).
Some people, led by Colon Cowturd, disliked Mayfield for some of his admittedly immature antics in college, and nothing he has done or will do will change their small minds about him.
Others symbolize why Freddie Kitchens never got promoted: He's a "good old boy) from 'Bama, and speaks without a filter between his brain and mouth...
And nothing he has done or will do will ever change their microscopic minds about Freddie, either.
A lot of other people are crabs: Toss a bunch of crabs into a pot. A few will make it to the rim...and the others will pull them back down.
The crabs are innocent, of course. They're only latching onto anything they can to climb higher. But the human crabs just hate everybody who (for example) gets picked to win the AFC North.
Check it out for yourself, now that you've read this post! You'll spot the crabs and haters a couple paragraphs in.
Of course, the majority of the coverage of the 2019 Browns (including some negative stuff) has been pretty fair and solid: Jerry Brewer of the Washington Post is a good example of a true analyst not governed by his prejudices or emotions.
Now, I personally noticed that Duke Johnson just got traded to the Texans for a fourth round pick which becomes a third rounder based on performance (a given, barring injury! Duke can line up at any WR position as well as RB, and Lamar Miller isn't very durable).
Too bad the Texans are top contenders who will draft at least in the bottom 10 of each round in 2020, but it's still a great deal for John Dorsey, given Duke's 2018 stats and salary.
Speaking of which, I checked Duke's Dead Money on overthecap.com based on a "post June 1st trade" and see 2.2 mil this year and 4.1 mil in 2020 in cap savings with a zero dead cap hit.
The combined savings are 6.3 mil, effective in 2020. This trade has recovered that much cap space, plus (trust me) a low third round 2020 draft pick for
...of course, those of you who read this Blog are not surprised. I explained to you that with the balloon payments coming up,
...starting in 2020 with Tretter, Randall, and Schobert already. 2021 gets uglier...I don't want to talk about it (I just hurled).
But that's why I've been saying that there's a good chance that Joe Schobert (and his 2020 Brinks truck) might well be next, and so could Damarius Randall.
See my last post: Mack Wilson could replace Joe Schobert, even as a rookie.
Randall is harder to call. The dude truly will conceivably be THE best Free Safety in the NFL. Nobody on this roster could replace him; trading this player would unmistakeably downgrade Free Safety in 2019, so that's a tough call.
It's much, much deeper than that, of course:
1: If the Browns retain Randall through 2019 and he remains healthy, his salary demands will be unearthly, and he's probably a gmf.
2: Randall has great trade value right now for top contenders looking for that final piece to get them over the top. He could fetch a second rounder or more.
Now the real questions for the Browns' front office are:
1: Could trading Damarius Randall cost the 2019 Browns a Lombardi Trophy? Could Steve Wilks and the players who would replace him be enough?
2: Is a 2nd round draft pick (and more) worth that risk?
Sigh...Paul DePodesta's job is to build a DYNASTY. Freddie Kitchens, like every Head Coach, wants it NOWNOWNOW (so he doesn't get fired like most Head Coaches do in year 2 or 3--ps Haslam is different!?!)
John Dorsey built a top contender in KC, but also sent them to cap hell.
Paul DePodesta -sigh- isn't just the "moneyball guy" dammit! He's a pioneer in business analytics and a top consultant to Fortune 500 companies.
You idiots call him "that baseball guy" or "the moneyball guy" and pick on him for not being an NFL scout and stuff really!?!
Chief STRATEGY Officer, ok? Look "strategy" up in your Funk and Wagnall!
Anyway, DePodesta is the long-term thinker here, and (fortunately) is not subordinate to John Dorsey.
Most likely, the Schobert trade is settled, pending a reasonable offer. The Randall thing is still being contested.
If Damarius Randall plays beyond the first or second series vs the Redskins, he is being "showcased" (ditto Schobert--but that's more obvious, with Mack Wilson present and accounted for already).
Fanboys live in lala land, y'know? "PAY HIM!" Give me half again the NFL salary cap, and I could dominate the NFL. I'd just pay EVERYBODY, right?
Sorry guys. I know that my handfull of regulars are sentient, and that I just wasted some of your time.
Anyway I expect the Browns to punk the Skins in this meaningless game, simply because the Browns have more talent, from top to bottom.
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