We have traded for Andy Lee from the Browns

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1 minute ago, thebigcat said:

A fourth round pick for a 34 year old punter... wtf am I missing


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The broad side of a barn?

[Hogmolliesmaht]

2 minutes ago, CatMan72 said:

3x pro bowler, caught a lot of crap for not attempting to make a tackle (or even pursue) a punt return for a TD against the Bucs the other day. 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/cleveland-browns-punter-andy-lee-no-tackle-preseason-nfl-video

He was in Jackson's dog house, let's hope they discarded a really good punter because he wasn't interested in getting hurt during the preseason. 

Why WOULD a punter want to make a tackle in the preseason? I don't want to see Cam Newton tackle anybody in a preseason game if he throws an INT either.

[UNCrules2187]

SF only got a 2017 7th when they traded him to Cleveland...I'm legit confused by giving up a 4th rounder for him, no matter how good.

[Panther49er]

Better than using a 2nd round pick for an unproven kicker like the Bucs, who already looks like a bust. This guy is proven in the league and will save us valuable yards.

[top dawg]

Damn, is Lee that much better? I trust G-man, but Gee whiz. I am not going to complain too hard because it does meet my expectation of day 3 compensation being the most I'd pay.  Whoever talked about the Browns' kickers being in a position battle was on the one.  I trust Getty knows what he is doing. They must have really been insecure with what we had (or didn't).  Scifres can be waived(injured) now.

[Smithers]

Our 4th round pick is basically a 5th.  The Browns 7th round pick is basically a 6th.  It's all good.  

[gmonjimbo]

8 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

7 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

We were better off keeping Nortman them giving away a fourth... People laugh at the Bucs for drafting a kicker in the second, this is almost as bad

 

 

Outside his first year, Nortman was not a good punter. He had a good leg but struggled heavily with precision punting which led to too many shanks or he out kicked the coverage. Andy Lee has a good track record.

[Hogmolliesmaht]

3 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

Na, we didn't Draft this guy.  We traded for him.  

And he is a pro bowler. That kicker the Buccs drafted can't even hit a kick in a preseason game with no pressure.

[Proudiddy]

So, we ended up giving up a 4th rounder plus paying the big money we didn't want to pay for Nortman?

Nortman sucked, but I don't see the point.  Redfern looked pretty good in my estimation...  good enough that we didn't need to give up a draft pick to bring someone else in, imo.  this was horribly managed.

[Floppin]

This is one of the best punters in the league with a decade long proven track record. Anyone comparing this to anything tgat the Bucs did  is being a complete idiot.

[nctarheel0619]

Just now, thebigcat said:

Greg Olsen for a third in his prime or a 34 year old punter for a 4th


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Go talk about your trailer some more somewhere.  

[Malt Liquor]

Before I read this I said to myself "I hope Andy Brown position is RT..." I guess not.

[ctrcat]

2 minutes ago, Smithers said:

Our 4th round pick is basically a 5th.  The Browns 7th round pick is basically a 6th.  It's all good.  

Not only that, but in trade value, a 2018 4th is = to a 2017 5th.  One year later=one round value.

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1 minute ago, Proudiddy said:

So, we ended up giving up a 4th rounder plus paying the big money we didn't want to pay for Nortman?

Nortman sucked, but I don't see the point.  Redfern looked pretty good in my estimation...  good enough that we didn't need to give up a draft pick to bring someone else in, imo.  this was horribly managed.

Yep I'd rather we have waited for the cuts.. players like colquitt and such could have been signed here..