kungfoodude

I am not sure about the Watson situation. I suspect the punishment will either be too harsh or not harsh enough. The NFL rarely metes out fair punishment. I think the Browns are looking at this long term so I doubt their concern level is high. The fact they signed Jacoby tells me they knew him being suspended for 2022 was a possibility. It's not terrible for them, he wouldn't get paid any salary.

Cam would make more sense. Brissett and Jimmy G are pretty similar versions of the game managing QB. Cam is something different.

That is bold. I like it. But keep in mind that Jacoby Brissett was signed for this reason specifically. If Cam doesn't get signed by them soon, I don't think they would go down that road unless Brissett gets injured.

Not a goddamn thing. Literally pure BS.

Well I think depending on the age of the "teans" that might be a child labor law violation.

Make it bourbon and I am in.

I mean....there is literally a poll in here now showing the discontent. This place is gonna do it's thing. Rhule and Tepper are going to take shots because....well....they deserve it. They are the reason we are eating these poo sandwiches.

Yeah, I do believe it is about money. I hope they don't want to nuke our cap space we get to roll over.

I think the cost will be fairly low, TBH. Also, it isn't very common for starting QB's to get knocked out in TC. We will see what happens. My bet is they move him before August.

I think they already tried that and found out the market wasn't that big for Baker. Plus there is the fact that Jimmy G will be on the block shortly so they won't have the only starting caliber QB available. They are more likely just trying to get rid of a distraction. I don't think it is about maximizing value at the moment.

I think it will still be smoking depending on TC reports. If Corral is really struggling, I could see those fires still being stoked. Even if Mayfield is gone, it will be Jimmy G. These stories will always follow a QB controversy.

Oh poo....

If it's a 5th to 7th rounder, those aren't particularly relevant. Anything in the 1st to 3rd round is pure fuging insanity. Should be a fireable offense after the Darnold deal.

The message board you have invented in your head doesn't exist in any successful form at all. If you only want positivity with a franchise mired in the failures that ours is currently experiencing, there would literally be about 100 people here and maybe 10 active users. It's normal for people to not like to eat poo. It's pretty abnormal for people to eat poo and smile while they talk about how much better this poo is than they expected. Complaining follows failures. It evaporates relatively quickly when winning starts.

I mean....Slye has been on three different rosters since we released him. What did Smitty say that was wrong? Slye was awful.

I imagine the talks have been fairly steady. We don't know how serious the Panthers are but Fitterer/FO staying in contact is a smart idea. If you can get Baker for relative nickels and/or unload Darnold, it's wise to keep having these discussions. I definitely don't think this is a fake story. Too much smoke for there not to be fire. We just don't know how big the fire is or if it's actually still burning.

Yeah, I mean a logical move would be to start Corral(unless he is just a disaster in camp) and figure it all out, with the safety net of the 2023 draft. But the ratio of smart to dumb moves is pretty heavily tilted towards dumb under the Tepper/Rhule era. I suspect we will end up with Baker and he will easily win the starting job. Which, he is due for another good season, so we'll probably win 7-9 games and then sign him to a massive, long term deal. Bcuz Panthers.

Yeah but you also aren't about to get fired. Rhule is.

I definitely wouldn't do anything above a 5th. I would consider a 4th if they take Darnold.

People are acting like this is the only time fans of a franchise have ever been this upset as a whole. My God....go to a Jets message board or Giants or Jacksonville or 6-20 years ago Browns or any number of multi-year dumpster fire teams. They ALL get mad about this.

I have to disagree on PJ. I don't think Rhule still has enough stroke to be able to relegate Corral to thr practice squad. I don't think the FO/ownership would look very kindly upon that. IMO, PJ would be out the door or on the practice squad. If I am wrong about that scenario, Rhule is worse than I ever thought or Corral is straight trash.

Yeah, you have a good point. Unless Corral really blows the doors off it, take another QB. Worst case scenario is you have a windfall of a trade you can make if both pan out.

But what if Corral shows some promise or is even quite good? That's the scenario where maybe I don't take a QB in the 2023 draft. It may not be likely but it is possible.

Didn't the restructure make it harder to get out of that CMC contract in the short term?

Yeah but we are both stuck with those contracts. Baker at least might have some value, albeit minimal. Sam has none.