Yes you read that correctly. Are the browns of Cleveland finally read to take the next step? some super fans believe so. WWE superstar and die hard Browns Mike "The Miz" Mizanin is ecstatic about the recent moves the browns have made this offseason. He went as far as to bring up a 360 turnaround with a 16-0 season.
Although he was more than likely just joking the browns will have a good year in fact I personally do believe the browns have a good chance of doing something special this season. As it stands today the browns hold 18! DRAFT PICKS IN THIS YEARS DRAFT. 18 is an extremely big amount of picks. The major thing the Browns added was a new swagger to them. they added people who have attitudes not bad attitudes but good ones. I wouldn't be surprised if they traded the 4th selection for even more picks. So lets talk about what they added in the offseason.
Jarvis "Juice" Landry
Carlos Hyde
Tyrod Taylor
TJ Carrie
EJ Gaines
Damarious Randall
Donald Stephenson
Darren Fells
Chris Hubbard
Chris Smith
Under new GM John Dorsey he has single-handedly made the browns laughing stock to contender. not a playoff team yet but a team that will compete in the AFC North. so lets breakdown further what they've added.
Carlos Hyde- RB he's a starting RB in the NFL but the browns currently have Duke Johnson Jr who's a great fantasy guy great dfs guy with PPR but what I like about Johnson is he doesn't need the ball to be effective but were not talking about Johnson were talking Hyde. Carlos has shown a lot of flashes in his time in San Fransisco but has also seen the Injury bug on multiple occasions. I think as fans we are going to certainly enjoy the one two punch of Hyde, Johnson Jr. The Hyde addition does spark a question. Do the browns pass or select Barkley in the draft? I think with the signing I believe they need to pass on him. They have a chance to build similar to what Dorsey did in KC with Houston and Hali with Garrett and Chubb. If im the Browns GM I am content with my running backs on roster no none of them are Barkley or will be Barkley but I'm okay with it. I draft Darnold at 1 and Chubb at 4. Brings me to my next subject Tyrod Taylor. Tyrod is a bridge QB Sam Darnold or whatever QB the browns take at number 1. What that bridge QB means is that Tyrod will play until the coaching staff thinks and believes enough in the rookie to take over.
The next add is Juice. Landry is such a dynamic WR in the league. He can play slot, outside the point is he does it all. He is going to be a security blanket for the browns QB. Him and Flash will dominate the league. Adding Landry to an already good receiving corps is a great move.
Tj Carrie Damarious Randall, and EJ Gaines all 3 of these will more than likely start in 2018 for the browns.
Randall didn't really work out as a first round pick like the packers thought they would be, but I believe a change in scenery will be good for him.
EJ Gaines is coming off arguably the best season of his career and will provide stability in Cleveland.
TJ Carrie coming off of a solid season PFF had rated him as 84.3 on the year which is very solid.
Chris Hubbard is GREAT add for the browns especially with the loss of Joe Thomas due to retirement. Hubbard is a reliable linemen nowhere near as good as Thomas or as good as an all pro but and will add leadership in the locker room. this add will be underrated.
So I ask again are the Browns legit?
Offseason grade- A-
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I love what the Browns have done this off-season and I believe they are legit as well. I love the addition of Landry, and I like what they've done overall. Duke Johnson Jr. is a great pass-catching back and obviously Hyde has been very solid the past few years for 49ers team that had nothing else going for them until Jimmy G arrived. I still think they should take Barkley IMO and they be very difficult for any defense to matchup against. Johnson's pass-catching, Hyde's versatility and then Barkley they'd be able to run teams into the ground and then counter with Landry and Gordon and co. through the air. But honestly, I can't argue if they go the route you described as well - they are in a good position either way.
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I completely agree with Barkley but my thing with that is I feel he needs the ball a ton similar to Fournette in Jacksonville. and with the add of Hyde and keeping Duke Johnson JR you can't have a 3 person backfield I just don't believe that can work. It works well with teams like Philly, New England, Saints(2 person) becuause they compliment each other. Rex Burkhead isn't an every down back neither is Lewis nor James white so having the trio lets them work well because none is strong g in every aspect of the game like a Barkley. Jay Ajayi could be an every down back but with clement they have to split the reps which works because Corey changes what the offense can do. if the browns do draft Barkley I think we see LESS of Duke and Hyde and could even see them being cut or traded within one year of them playing with each other. but imo Barkley is then BEST player in the draft.
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Yea you make a really good point with the 3-person backfield. Probably not enough reps to go around. Barkley is the type of back that can take on a heavy workload for sure, so I could see your scenario happening with one of the other guys possibly needing to be cut. If they feel they can get a few more years out of both of those guys at a high level, then you probably pass on Barkley, get your QB, and add either the top O-Line prospect with that # 4 pick or Chubb if he's available to pair with Garrett on that D-Line. Good take
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