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#71: Christian Kirksey, LB, Iowa

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Money tends to get guys to want to stay.


A bit much for one year of production but if he keeps it up he's worth it. Hopefully he plays as well at olb.

One year of production?

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Credit to Versachi Brown and the front office. Ray Farmer was horrific at retaining talent that actually wanted to stay with the Browns. The franchise has delivered about as successful an offseason you could expect from one that has struggled for so long.

Perhaps a benchmark can be established for when this accomplished professional can have his name not be used as a running joke on this forum.

Personally, I believe this point has already been reached, but it's JMHO.
 
Perhaps a benchmark can be established for when this accomplished professional can have his name not be used as a running joke on this forum.

Personally, I believe this point has already been reached, but it's JMHO.
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Perhaps a benchmark can be established for when this accomplished professional can have his name not be used as a running joke on this forum.

Personally, I believe this point has already been reached, but it's JMHO.

It takes four years of success until Sartre Brown's name is no longer a running joke. But I guess that's just my philosophy.

@Randolphkeys rate this joke before it gets 0's.
 
Perhaps a benchmark can be established for when this accomplished professional can have his name not be used as a running joke on this forum.

Personally, I believe this point has already been reached, but it's JMHO.

I dont think you were around for the joke, but it comes from someone calling him the wrong name and we just always use a different name for Sashi.

The biggest and best surprise to many of us has been the professionalism and ability of our GM. Amazing what happens when you hire a brilliant Harvard Lawyer.

That said, have a bit of humor because we will always purposely butcher his first name as a running joke and its because we like him, not hate him.
 
Perhaps a benchmark can be established for when this accomplished professional can have his name not be used as a running joke on this forum.

Personally, I believe this point has already been reached, but it's JMHO.

I count eleven weeks have passed since the draft and thirteen weeks until the first preseason game. That's a lot of slow news days to fill, so you are all going to take the easy jokes and take them good.
 
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I think you guys are missing the point.

CommD knows it's a running gag, but his point is how long will such a respected professional as Cicada Brown continue to be the butt of the jokes.

I tend to agree with him.
 
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I count eleven weeks have passed since the draft and thirteen weeks until the first preseason game. That's a lot of slow news days to fill, so you are all going to take the easy jokes and take them good.

Are you saying we should take it right in our Sashi Brown with a smile?
 
I think you guys are missing the point.

CommD knows it's a running gag, but his point is how long will such a respected professional as Cicada Brown continue to be the butt of the jokes.

I tend to agree with him.

I think we need someone like Mo to keep track of the best nicknames in a running total in a thread.

btw, Cicada is up there for my favorite.
 
Thanks for completely ruining everything guys.

All the best bits have 7 posts where guys jump in and explain how the bit works and work out a detailed rating system for the bit.
 
So reframing the discussion back to Kirksey.

His development since the draft has been one of the few redeeming storylines of the Farmer Era. Jim O'Neill's scheme asked a lot of the front seven. Linemen and linebackers couldn't specialize, they might rush or maintain. They might shift out of their preferred gap assignments play to play. Many players were exposed when forced into uncomfortable roles.

Kirksey was different. Initially I thought he needed to add functional size when drafted, but he seemed to be a sound tackler and decent in coverage for his height. Then in 2015 he emerged not only as a middle linebacker, but as an outside linebacker who could cover and blitz as well as any linebacker on the team. Last year, he really put it all together escaping O'Neill's asinine scheme, and also finding a scheme versatile partner on the other side in Collins.

Now I'm at the point that linebackers aren't a worry for me, as long as the group stays healthy. I haven't felt that way about the Browns front seven since that first year of Pat Shurmur when the front office went on a linebacker spending spree in free agency, and this group should be younger and better.
 

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