Jaelen Strong dropped a pass. He gone. I don't feel too sorry for him. He belongs in the NFL, and will be ok.
Willies had one pried out of his hands, and (upon further review) couldn't have brought that leaping end-zone pass down in-bounds; it was about a foot too long (bad Baker!)
Like most of you, I'm rooting for home-boy Braxton Miller to make a late push vs the Lions, but local pundits are slanting things.
Is this a "solid contributor" to the Texans in this player's first 2 seasons?
Well, at least this converted Quarterback was a part of their offense, and proved able to play Wide Receiver in the NFL.
Injury took Miller's 3rd season away from him; no telling what might have happened there. Analytically speaking, year 3 is when a lot of (less experienced) Wide Receivers blossom.
Here is a bunch of pre-draft analysis of Miller. He actually played H-Back, and took handoffs as well as catching passes (after converting from Quarterback).
As you can see, everybody was very high on Miller the athlete, but he had a long way to go to become an actual wide receiver.
Miller did almost all his damage turning dumpoffs, short catches, pitches etc into huge plays with his great instincts and explosiveness.
As a Buckeye Quarterback, he understood a complete route-tree, but even as he went to the combine, had never executed more than the "lowest branches" himself.
The Texans (apparently) zeroed Braxton in as a WR project rather than move him around as a gimmick-player. That made sense for them, and was good for Miller as well (he played the whole WR route-tree and learned one position).
Braxton's status with Freddie, Todd, and the 2019 Browns isn't as well defined.
Miller is now a legitimate NFL Wide Receiver (and no not just a slot guy either).
The Browns are deeper at Wide Receiver than the Texans, but just traded Duke Johnson. They are still trying to figure out who will return kicks and punts, and the coverage units as well.
Braxton Miller's prior status and contract are null and void. Nobody else seems to get this so far. Miller has a good shot to make the final roster as a special teamer.
He can also work at running back and Quarterback. His versatility could save roster spots (snap-snap stay with me here):
1: Quarterback: Braxton Miller was actually a good quarterback prior to his shoulder injury. He actually stood in the pocket with a good arm and decent accuracy.
In addition to being a great "wildcat" knuckleball option for Freddie and Todd, he could eliminate a third (official) Quarterback off the game-day roster.
2: Braxton Miller is comparable to Dontrell Hilliard, except that he's a better downfield receiver, and is faster and more sudden...
Miller can do everything Duke Johnson did at running back.
Most pundits expect the Browns to carry at least 4 "backs" (including fullbacks). Miller could knock that down to 3.
Don't get me started on this btw: Dudukovich (or somebody else with a brain) was right behind me in guessing that Seth DeValve would make the team as the emergency "fullback"---but I digress:
3: As a Wide Receiver, Braxton up against Willies, Hyman, Ratley, etc for one of 2 expected slots behind Rashard Higgins, and that looks bad for him.
Fortunately, you guys now know why Braxton Miller came here, and why he thinks he has a shot with the 2019 Browns.
Thanks to me.
The validations are rolling in. This link is about Rodney DeValvefield at fullback.
This one tells you why the Bengals jumped all over Jaelen Strong.
The Steelers signed ex-Brown CB Jhavonte Dean.
Nick Snook was much more articulate than Freddie Kitchens is, as he translates some of Freddie's amatuer "coach-speak" into english for those of you who are not me.
I am here for you to tell you:
1: Jamie Gillan may well have kicked Britton Colquitt to the curb in the punting competition. I haven't read Dudukovich's article yet, but remember my own, which preceded it by 48 or so hours, and no doubt looked eerily similar.
Don't get me wrong: I don't think that Dudukovich is one of the shameless assholes who read this Blog and (often verbatum) rewrite it as if it was their original thoughts (damn that should be funny)...
But Dudu is just merely almost as smart as my humble self (ie brilliant in his own right).
Anyway I digress...I'm just sick of getting ripped off and wanted you to know that Dudukovich has a brain of his own...unlike lots of other subhuman scumbags...
Chris Collinsworth (PFF) weighs in on the 2019 Browns prospects in the AFC North, and thinks the Browns or Steelers will win the Division.
Chris respects the Ravens too, but not so much the Bengals.
Yeah that's right: The Idiot's guide to predicting any NFL team's future starts with the Quarterback.
It's already debatable whether Mayfield or Big Ben are the best AFC North QBs, but Lamar Jackson and Andy Dalton aren't in this competition.
I was about to break the rest of this down for you, but remembered that you aren't idiots, so:
The Steelers have the best Offensive Line in this Division (and possibly in the NFL). Pro Football Outsiders graded the 2018 Browns' Offensive Line 17th overall with Zietler...
The Bucs have indeed made significant upgrades on defense this offseason, so citing statistics from 2018 for them is almost as dumb as doing the same for the Browns' 2019 Defense based on the 2018 Defense.
"Derr oyee dah Bugzz deefenzz sugged so..."
This is the Memorex Moron phenomenon: Any offense or defense which sucked last season will suck this season...
Are you still with me here? The Browns defense just added Olivier Vernon, Sheldon Richardson, Greedy Williams, Mack Wilson, Seoni Takitaki etc and you're citing how bad the 2018 defense sucked really!?!
Ditto the Bucs defense. I now know that they have upgraded significantly this offseason.
...err, are you still with me here? Like, the Bucs' Defense was bad last season, but is better NOW?
No kidding! Honestly, this stuff happens all the time! You sign a couple free agents, draft a couple guys, get a better coach or give your kids a minute to learn the ropes...
The Bucs have upgraded their defense like the Browns have. The Tampa Bay Defense humiliated the Browns Offense in the dress rehearsal.
But it's not as disasterous as you think. The 2019 Bucs have added serious inside run stuffage and scary pass-rushing to very good coverage, and will end up as at least a top 12 defense.
Ah crap why do I bother? The Browns Offensive Line sucks, they can't run the ball, Mayfield is a spazz, and we're all gonna die.
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