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I wouldn't be surprised if they add more IDL that are better at rushing the passer that they are at stopping the run. All the analytics are pointing to it being a more successful approach to be better against the pass than it is to be better against the run. The number of times teams run the ball appears to be trending downward too. I keep seeing articles all over the place about exactly that. All of the fancy charts and models show it. What if they go with Byron Murphy and someone else like Michael Hall Jr. That could add a lot of spice to the interior pass rush rotation.

At the risk of interrupting your discussion on other team's fashion statements....

Just curious.... How many DT do you have before you hit "meh"?

I don't think they care about him having been on the Bengals. I think they've had second thoughts because he likely wants $10+mil and his role on their team wouldn't justify it.

If they are able to trade Tee Higgins and the 18th pick for Nabers, they should do it.

I did a mock draft on a different site that had Joe Alt drop. Seeing another one makes me wonder if there's something to that possibility. Probably just the sims being really goofy but there's always a chance it's all of the media blowhards that have been setting the supposed boards that could be wrong. Right now, I consider it a dream scenario.

Just going back to 2000, you have the following 1st round OL picks: 2018 21 Billy Price C Ohio State 2012 27 Kevin Zeitler G Wisconsin 2002 10 Levi Jones T Arizona 2009 6 Andre Smith T Alabama 2015 21 Cedric Ogbuehi T Texas A&M 2019 11 Jonah Williams T Alabama So, two interior guys compared to 4 tackles. The 2nd round is 1 Guard vs. 3 Tackles: 2003 33 Eric Steinbach G Iowa 2006 55 Andrew Whitworth T LSU 2015 53 Jake Fisher T Oregon 2021 46 Jackson Carman T Clemson What they do draft a lot of high is defensive backs. Tons of them in the 1st 2 rounds.

Does anybody else understand WTF the Browns are doing with these guarantees on contracts? Like, hey - you're semi-mid - here's 3 years guaranteed at 5mil+ over your market value per year.

Just for kicks, did a quick mock draft to see how people thought things were changing: 18.) Couldn't believe Joe Alt fell to our spot. Draft sims are kinda stupid sometimes and I can't get it to happen again. 21.) Just because, I traded Miami 2 2nd round picks (2024 & 2025). 80.) Grabbed the LSU nose tackle to add some beef to the D-line as Reader's hopeful replacement 97.) Came down to Brooks vs. Corum - I went with the guy that was more likely a threat in the passing game but thought about grabbing TE Sinnot 115.) Too good of a value pick since he's really only available there for the Tennessee incident where he got into it with the fans as they stormed the field. If they could handle Mixon's infamous punch, this one should be a nothing-burger for them. 149.) Random IOL shot in the dark - writeups on him sound good. 194.) Why not. I supposed this pick could have been a punter. 214 & 224.) CB picks with upside. 237.) Edge rusher with lots of upside. https://www.nflmockdraftdatabase.com/user-mock-drafts/2024/user-mock-2408455

It really looks like Boyd's market isn't taking shape. He's probably better off going back to the Bengals and making something work. I haven't seen anything negative from the team but there could have been something that the fans aren't privy to.

I sometimes wonder... At what point does Tyler Boyd give up on all of these other teams the media claims he's going to and just get something done with the Bengals on a 1 or 2 year contract?

It's all fun and games to joke about but screw it. Give them this year's and next year's 1st round picks for Jefferson. The team is making good picks over the last decade a little more than 50% of the time. One of the next two picks is likely to be another player like Ogbuehi, Ross, or Price that doesn't even work out that well. Jefferson is just a replacement for the pick they would have hit on. Keep Tee and go with Chase, Jefferson and Tee as WRs this season and figure out the cap going forward.

They were compensated for the loss of minority coaches and assistant GM who became a GM someplace else.

7 more days until: At which time you can pencil Tee Higgins in for $21,665,000.