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2014 Cleveland Browns

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"The other tight ends."

This is no time for a lack of specifity dude.
 
We've just had string of bad luck (surprise) in one place losing Taylor, Hughes, and Armonty for the season. I thought it was a bit redundant to have as many DLine guys as we had in a 3-4, but even losing all of them we still have Rubin, Winn, Ish Kitchen, and Bryant so hopefully we'll be alright. Looks like Nick McDonald will be ok to go too, we wont have much depth unfortunately.

Foster is out too, so that cancels the Taylor loss out a bit.
 
Foster being out is enormous. No true running threat, Ryan Mallett making his first start and playing a D that has performed well over the last few weeks is a recipe for disaster. As long as the Browns don't turn it over and put the D in bad spots we should win this one fairly easily.
 
Don't care if they win ugly today, don't care if it's close, don't care if they look like shit.

Get to 7-3 with Gordon, the teams overwhelmingly most talented player, set to come back.
 
Troubled wide receiver Duron Carter, son of Hall of Fame pass catcher Cris Carter and formerly a top college recruit, is free to begin negotiating with NFL teams next month. And upward of 10 NFL teams are tracking the CFL standout closely. Several sources close to the player believe the Colts will quickly emerge as the favorites to land him, and Indianapolis has significant interest in the potential impact player.

NFL teams have watched Carter very closely as he helped turn around Montreal's season and lead them in an improbable surge to the CFL playoffs, and his contract expires when their season does. As per NFL rules, given the nature of Carter's contract, he can begin negotiating with and working out for NFL clubs on Dec. 1, per an NFL Management Council source, but can't formally sign a contract until February.

Roughly a third of the league has interest in bringing Carter in for a visit and numerous scouts who have watched him closely have told me he could start for many NFL teams right now. The timing couldn't be better as we're about to enter an offseason in which the receiver free agent class is expected to be very thin once the franchise tag and fifth-year options are extended. Carter is being seen as a top priority by some clubs.

Carter, 23, had significant off-field issues in the past – as did his father, Cris, who eventually became one of the dominant receivers of his era after going from Philadelphia to Minnesota – and according to CFL sources has matured and grown up considerably during his two years there. He still needs to be tended to closely at times, sources said, and can be high-maintenance for coaches, but also has game-changing ability as his father did, and is very explosive with a massive frame, possessing the height (6-5) NFL teams covet and weighing 205 pounds.

It took a series of wasted opportunities for Carter to end up in Montreal. A prized prospect out of Ft. Lauderdale, rated as one of the top 10 receivers in the country, he attended Alabama and Florida Atlantic but never played there, though he did play briefly at Ohio State as well as a community college. He was ruled academically ineligible several times and was suspended for spring practice one year while at Alabama. His off-field issues resulted in him not being drafted in 2013, and after a few NFL tryouts he signed a two-year contract with Montreal, a perennial contender in the CFL that has developed many NFL players over the years (former Montreal coach Marc Trestman now coaches the Bears and former NFL standout Chad Johnson is one of Carter's teammates on the team).

While there are no shortage of teams very interested in him (sources said the Seahawks and 49ers are likely to among his other suitors), numerous sources continued to point to the Colts as a team looking to make an immediate impression with him. Veteran receiver Reggie Wayne is a free agent at season's end, the team has been willing to gamble on receivers with red flags and character issues several times – with minimal success – but aggressive young general manager Ryan Grigson is not afraid to take chances, he has extensive connections in the CFL (he worked for three years for Saskatchewan of the CFL) and the Colts have been closely monitoring Carter for quite some time.

Numerous NFL executives declined to discuss Carter on the record, given that teams are awaiting an upcoming personnel notice from the NFL to all clubs indicating when it is permissible to formally pursue certain categories of CFL free agents. However, many of them acknowledge the substantial potential Carter has should he focus on football and dedicate himself to maximizing his talent.

“I hope Duron is ready to finally put on his big-boy pants and fully use what the good Lord intended,” one general manager said.

Sources close to the player said he understands that, despite being so young, he can't afford to waste any further opportunities and is prepared to come to the NFL humble and eager to get better. His past transgressions have led several teams not to consider him at all, but it's expected he will have at least five formal requests for free agent visits as soon as the NFL gives the OK via its memo.

Montreal hosts British Columbia in the quarterfinals of the CFL playoffs this afternoon and the Grey Cup will be played on Nov. 29, should it reach the finals. Carter finished third in the CFL with 1,030 yards and also caught 75 passes with seven touchdowns. In 2013 he averaged a staggering 19 yards a catch.
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Per Schefter -

Brian Hoyer and Bill O'Brien worked together in past and have an interest in doing same in future, per league sources. Hoyer trusts O'Brien as much as any coach in the league from their time together in New England, per sources, and would welcome a reunion. Titans HC Ken Whisenhunt, who worked with Hoyer in Arizona, also has interst, per sources. Cleveland has been in wait-and-see mode on Hoyer, whose contract expires after this season. Some around the league believe the deal could get done only as soon as the Browns truly are ready to make Hoyer, not Johnny Manziel, their long-term quarterback.
 
Nice work by Hoyer's agent.
 
elcheato said:
Yea.. Every team has key injuries at this point.
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Almost our entire front seven and the guys behind them are injured at this point...that's a bit more than most teams face, unfortunately.

On the offensive side of the ball, I think missing Gordon is really the only thing that matters. Cameron is so hit or miss, he isn't very consistent I don't think. Outside of our weapons, Mack is huge too, though.
 
Good news is that we are still 6-4.
 
Someone on reddit figured it out. Superbowl here we come!
The Pattern:
L-1 then W-1.
L-1 then W-2.
L-1 then W-3.
L-1 then W-4. (Today's loss, we win next 4)
L-1 then W-5. (Super Bowl victory).

In conclusion, you can't argue with math. Browns.
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Without Phil Taylor - Our Run D is going to continue to remain subpar. Any more injuries on the defense and we are going to really struggle. Our offense - Our running game needs to really really step up. I see our 5'10" receiver showing more effort than these guys.
 
Juice Is Loose said:
Per Schefter -

Brian Hoyer and Bill O'Brien worked together in past and have an interest in doing same in future, per league sources. Hoyer trusts O'Brien as much as any coach in the league from their time together in New England, per sources, and would welcome a reunion. Titans HC Ken Whisenhunt, who worked with Hoyer in Arizona, also has interst, per sources. Cleveland has been in wait-and-see mode on Hoyer, whose contract expires after this season. Some around the league believe the deal could get done only as soon as the Browns truly are ready to make Hoyer, not Johnny Manziel, their long-term quarterback.
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The national narrative that we're not supposed to care about... Coming from Joe Linta's friend.
 
brownindian said:
Without Phil Taylor - Our Run D is going to continue to remain subpar. Any more injuries on the defense and we are going to really struggle. Our offense - Our running game needs to really really step up. I see our 5'10" receiver showing more effort than these guys.
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I don't know if anyone else came away with this conclusion yesterday but honestly, the line doesn't seem to be the issue on run fits. Our breakdown yesterday was the LB's and Safeties failing to fill their lanes.

Did the D-Line play great? No, they did not but more than a handful of times Blue was bounced outside and the Safety or OLB took a horrible angle and let him get the corner for a first down.

Inevitably injuries will hurt you in some fashion but most of our back breaking run whiffs were a result of someone missing an assignment after the D-Line did, at worst, a passable job at the point of attack.
 
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