I have to start by correcting some dumbassitude (the links have been hidden to protect the guilty):
Should the Vikings have a "fire sale" after this season, a 26 year old (affordable) passrushing Defensive End under contract through 2021 would be a great trade target.
Eric Hendricks (Linebacker) is a terrific player, but is rather expensive, and here again the long-term need at Linebacker is being overblown.
Look, DePoBerry aren't the only ones who are de-emphasizing the Linebacker position here, as Joe Woods has a seat at this table.
Gramps (Malcolm) Smith has surprised a lot of us as the best Linebacker on this roster; per PFF top 15 overall, with a 78+ coverage grade. While he's past his expiration date and not a long-term answer, he's been a bargain as a player, and is showing the toddlers how it's done.
Key words: DIRT CHEAP. (Give Berry his props here).
Rodney Phillipsfield was expected to take some time to develop, but in his injury-forced early appearance, he made a huge impact before (predictably) getting injured himself.
In admittedly a microscopic sample size, Jacob Phillips excelled in coverage as well as vs the run, and looks on track to be back vs the Bengals, and the sky is the limit for this physical freak.
Sione Takitaki has been mediocre (55 PFF grade) in his second season so far, but was a converted Defensive End and expected to be a bit of a project in the first place. Quit trying to flush these guys down the terlet before they've had any time to develop!
Mack Wilson was never as good as the majority of pundits seem to think he is. They've all agreed that his bad play since he's been back was due to rust and a lingering injury.
Certainly, this is part of it, but Mack was pretty bad through most of 2019. He did improve during the last few games, but was never very good.
Still, he can cover, and has plenty of upside. He might even be above average at the end of 2020!
But I digress: The Browns' 3 "baby" Linebackers don't need to get kicked to the curb just yet, the Woods Defense is what it is, and if Berry dug up a Malcolm Smith in 2020, he might find another one in 2021.
9 mil/year is too much (can't you count)? Ogunjobi, Chubb, Mayfield (*or potentially an extremely expensive replacement*), Ward, Mitchell (yes duh he's one of the best corners in the NFL), quite possibly an elite bookend for Garrett, Teller, etc all have their Brinks trucks ready to roll, and 9 mil is too much for a Linebacker in this scheme in this situation.
And over 10 mil/year for ANOTHER geezer Safety!?!
With Delpit returning from injury, Rodney Redwinefield still here, and Karl Joseph still in his prime?
This is the MM (Memorex Moron) syndrome again:
Because Delpit was lost for the season, he ceased to exist. Because Redwine hasn't made the Pro Bowl yet, he sucks. Because Joseph hasn't kicked ass in his new Defense yet, and has been injured, he has also disappeared and needs to be replaced, along with any Safety the Browns might draft.
Corey Kinnon does a much better job than the pundit who can't be named, as he looked for how DePoBerry might find 3 players out of a (much more predictable) Jets' fire sale.
Jamison Crowder is a terrific Landry-like WR for a lot less money. Corey focuses on Landry vs Crowder, but Crowder would be a fine addition when OBJ is traded too.
I'd never call Corey an MM, but Donovan Peoples-Jones is a bigger, taller, deep threat than OBJ who will be entering his second season, and in reality OBJ has never been a consistent deep threat, even for Eli Manning.
Baker Mayfield (as I've said all along) doesn't need a coverage-dictating deep threat in the first place, like most other Quarterbacks do. Mayfield is a "sand-lot" Quarterback (@all rights preserved) but I digress: Jamison Crowder would be a great and affordable addition, whether Landry or OBJ leaves.
LB Avery Williamson would be 2021's Malcolm Smith (except might cost a 3rd round pick per Corey).
Unlike the pundit who can't be named, Corey Kinnon actually considered the possibility that the THREE baby Linebackers on this roster might be average or above by the end of 2020, in which case a 3rd round pick might be too much.
Corey considers trading a second round pick for DT Quinnen Williams next, and as usual backs his case like F Lee Bailey.
Quinnen Williams is both very young and very cheap (salary-wise). He was drafted 3rd overall in 2019, so his contract expires after 2023, with a club option to keep him through 2024...
I'm not sure I get why the Jets would dump him in a fire sale for less than a first round pick; I call this a swing and a miss for Corey: When you commit to a rebuild, you don't dump your youngest players, early in their rookie contracts, period.
But the Editor wants what the Editor wants, and Corey ran out of ammo.
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