Cleveland Browns (2008 Season)

[TS10HTW]

Originally Posted by Carson Palmer
"I think it's a lot of hype early," Palmer said. "Just like every year, there's hype around one or two teams early. It'll fizzle out once they start playing games."


I can't wait for Sean Rodgers to bury palmer's cry baby ass. fn whiner.

[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Canton

Savage hopes to add to late (draft) hits
Saturday, April 19, 2008
BY Steve Doerschuk
REPOSITORY SPORTS WRITER

Browns General Manager Phil Savage says time was on his side.

Often enough, he has had all day to position the Browns to make this one of those years to get a late draft steal.

Cleveland will sit out Rounds 1 through 3 next weekend, the first two unfolding Saturday. Savage has one pick in Rounds 4-7 on Sunday.

"We put a lot of time into Day 2, and I think it's going to pay off," Savage said. "We've got four cracks at it right now. We're hoping to find two players that can really be of help to us (in 2008) and two that can help us down the line."

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[OSUBasketballJunkie]

Dispatch

Browns GM has time on his hands
Offseason trades leave team with no draft clout
Sunday, April 20, 2008 3:29 AM
By Bill Rabinowitz


THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH

Phil Savage


BEREA, Ohio -- The 1999 NFL draft had just ended, and Phil Savage was upset.


As director of college scouting for the Baltimore Ravens, Savage had traveled the country evaluating prospects. He'd whittled down the list from the hundreds of players he and his scouts had seen.
But during the draft, the Ravens made a series of trades that resulted in them selecting only four players. In the hallway of the Ravens' headquarters, Savage couldn't hide his disappointment. All that work for four lousy picks.
Savage is now the Cleveland Browns' general manager. Once again, his team has only four picks -- none in the first three rounds.

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[LitlBuck]

Cleveland.com


5 'prime times' pose challenge for Browns
by Tony Grossi
Sunday April 20, 2008, 7:45 AM

Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer.Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer did the Browns' coaches a big favor last week.

Looking at the Browns' five prime-time appearances in the 2008 schedule, Palmer told the Dayton Daily News: "I was shocked as anybody to see that because they're still a ways away from being a . . . They weren't even in the playoffs.


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More about this season's upcoming schedule and other teams' schedules in our conference along with the Ratbirds QB situation and the possibility of a big trade back in 1999 with New Orleans. Interesting stuff.

Schedule bits:

The Steelers matched the Browns with five prime-time games. Their opponents had a .580 win percentage last year -- highest in the NFL. The only difference from the Browns is Pittsburgh plays New England and San Diego while the Browns get Buffalo and Denver. Big drop-offs, there. . . . The Patriots have two sets of back-to-back games on the West Coast -- Oct. 5 at San Francisco and Oct. 12 at San Diego, and then Dec. 7 at Seattle and Dec. 14 at Oakland. New England coach Bill Belichick said he is contemplating keeping his team on the West Coast between the games to reduce travel. . . . The Chiefs finished the 2007 season with nine straight losses. "We've got to learn to win again," coach Herm Edwards said to reporters. They open the season at New England. The Patriots have won 19 straight regular-season games.

More regrets?

Bill Kuharich, former president of the New Orleans Saints, confirmed in a conversation last week that the team offered the Browns virtually their entire draft -- plus two high picks the following year -- to move up from No. 8 to No. 1 in the 1999 draft.
The Saints were intent on taking running back Ricky Williams. They eventually got him at No. 5 after Washington agreed to switch spots in the first round and take the Saints' third- through seventh-round picks, plus their first and third in 2000. The Saints had no second-round pick in 1999

[Bucks21]

Hell even if the browns would have taken that trade they would have found a way to waste all of those picks on Gerrard Warrens of the world anyway.

[jlb1705]

More regrets?

Bill Kuharich, former president of the New Orleans Saints, confirmed in a conversation last week that the team offered the Browns virtually their entire draft -- plus two high picks the following year -- to move up from No. 8 to No. 1 in the 1999 draft.
The Saints were intent on taking running back Ricky Williams. They eventually got him at No. 5 after Washington agreed to switch spots in the first round and take the Saints' third- through seventh-round picks, plus their first and third in 2000. The Saints had no second-round pick in 1999

No regrets. Those incompetent ass-clowns would have just used those extra picks to bring in different crappy players in greater numbers. With a smart front office, you make that trade every time. The Browns' regime at that time was not smart enough to make the trade and wouldn't have been smart enough to make something of it even if they had.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by Bucks21

Hell even if the browns would have taken that trade they would have found a way to waste all of those picks on Gerrard Warrens of the world anyway.

Originally Posted by jlb1705

No regrets. Those incompetent ass-clowns would have just used those extra picks to bring in different crappy players in greater numbers. With a smart front office, you make that trade every time. The Browns' regime at that time was not smart enough to make the trade and wouldn't have been smart enough to make something of it even if they had.

I was thinking the same thing as I posted it but I thought it was interesting. They could have had every team's draft picks and still screwed it up.

[Buckeyedynasty]

More regrets?

Bill Kuharich, former president of the New Orleans Saints, confirmed in a conversation last week that the team offered the Browns virtually their entire draft -- plus two high picks the following year -- to move up from No. 8 to No. 1 in the 1999 draft.
The Saints were intent on taking running back Ricky Williams. They eventually got him at No. 5 after Washington agreed to switch spots in the first round and take the Saints' third- through seventh-round picks, plus their first and third in 2000. The Saints had no second-round pick in 1999.

"I'm not here to talk about the past. I'm here to make a positive influence on the future.

[osugrad21]

DDN

Several trades leave Browns with slim pickings

By Sean McClelland
Staff Writer

Sunday, April 20, 2008
They were one win short of the playoffs last season, so expectations for the Cleveland Browns are exactly where you might imagine them to be ? through the roof.
Set to make five prime-time national TV appearances, including three on Monday night, they are the NFL's designated darlings, even if Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer questions their worthiness.


What's known is the Browns had a busy offseason as they tried to plug holes on the defensive front and improve their pass rush. Defensive linemen Shaun Rogers and Corey Williams were acquired in trades from Detroit and Green Bay, respectively, in exchange for this year's second- and third-round draft choices, plus veteran cornerback Leigh Bodden.



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[osugrad21]

ABJ
Browns scouting 'tweeners for draft Savage focused on finding pass-rushing linebacker to play opposite Wimbley
By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sportswriter

Published on Monday, Apr 21, 2008
Since January, the Browns' scouting department has been on a mission to find the next Adalius Thomas or Shaun Phillips.
Or, if the Browns wanted to dream about getting back into the third round of the draft, the next Mike Vrabel or Joey Porter.
Among the NFL's top pass rushers, all four were college defensive linemen who made the transition to linebacker in the pros. All came into the league in the third round or later.
Thomas of the Baltimore Ravens (a Southern Mississippi product) was a sixth-round pick of the Ravens in 2000. Phillips (out of Purdue) was a fourth-round choice in 2004 of the San Diego Chargers. Vrabel (from Ohio State and Walsh Jesuit) of the New England Patriots was a third-round choice of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1997. Porter of the Miami Dolphins (out of Colorado State) went to the Steelers in the same round in 1999.



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[Buckeneye]

pass rushing LB... Larry Grant.

[osugrad21]

DDN

Browns among teams interested in WR Hamilton


By Carlos "Big C" Holmes
Staff Writer

Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Western Kentucky University WR Curtis Hamilton may not be the biggest, strongest or fastest receiver entering this year's draft, but that hasn't stopped NFL teams from taking a special interest in the wideout. After having watched the player on film, I came away with a complete understanding why teams find him so intriguing. He's a straight baller!
Based on the film and what I learned about the receiver from two NFL scouts, Hamilton can be classified as a diamond in the rough.
The 6-foot, 196-pounder accounted for 1,408 all-purpose yards for the Hilltoppers in '07 and is best known for his competitive nature and overall receiving skills. Hamilton was leading the nation in receiving yards in '06 until he dislocated his elbow in game six of the season. Hamilton missed two games due to the injury, but the season he had in '06 is what put him on the map. However, some teams have been keeping the little-known receiver under wraps but not anymore.



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[Buckeneye]

While I would love to add depth to arguably one of the best receiving corps in the NFL, our pressing needs are on defense.

[LitlBuck]

Originally Posted by Buckeneye

While I would love to add depth to arguably one of the best receiving corps in the NFL, our pressing needs are on defense.

We will need a slot receiver to replace JJ next year but hopefully we can get one through FA. I don't want to waste our limited draft picks on offense this coming draft.

I keep on thinking Savage has something up his sleeve but there are not any rumblings at all so...

[Buckeneye]

Savage is a rather straight forward GM.

Besides, we have nothing before the 3rd round; it aint gonna happen.
Its all about finding what left over talent their will be the 2nd day.