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What's the deal? Browns trying to sign all of the defenders that intercepted Mayfield last year?
His advanced stats are not so great, but he's supposed to be a good leader and locker room guy. You need that for an MLB. Hope he's a good catalyst and a better Goodson than Goodson was.
His advanced stats are not so great, but he's supposed to be a good leader and locker room guy. You need that for an MLB. Hope he's a good catalyst and a better Goodson than Goodson was.
Free Agency Day 5 Summary/Reset: Browns Add Vet D-Lineman, LB; Bring Back K, LB and OL; Who's Still Available?
Browns have another day with a flurry of additions.
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“We are adding another smart, tough football player to the fold,” Kevin Stefanski said in a release announcing the move. “This is a guy that plays hard, plays fast, plays nasty. He can be a quarterback for the defense out there. Really intelligent, heady player.”
Browns: Anthony Walker signs with Cleveland but he may not be the guy they need
The Browns have signed Anthony Walker to play linebacker for them on a one-year deal, but he may not be the upgrade the team needs. The Cleveland Browns ha...
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1 year, $3.5Mil.
Walker didn’t ... grade out higher than Malcolm Smith, B.J. Goodson, or Sione Takitaki. So why Walker? Moreover, does his signing mean the Browns won’t pursue any linebacking help in free agency or the draft? As that would probably be a mistake.
That said, there is an intangible that Walker brings to the Browns and that’s apparently his leadership skills, which are important. Former teammate Darius Leonard tweeted out that his biggest impact was on the Colts’ locker room during their time together.
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It’s not like this is a bad signing, it’s just not the signing the defense needs. It could work out for the Browns, however. While it’s unlikely that after four years with the Colts, that Walker matures into a Pro Bowl-caliber player now, it’s not out of the possibility. Sometimes you just need to have someone who can relate a key piece of information to you differently for things to really unlock for you. Especially in athletics. So much of it is mental and maybe the Browns have a coach who can bring the best out of Walker.
Maybe not.
The problem comes from the fact that both team’s defenses are/were in the same spot after the 2020 season and both were looking to upgrade the position. The Colts let a 25-year-old linebacker, who didn’t cost that much, go for a reason. The Browns, who needed to upgrade at linebacker, signed arguably the worst starter in the league to fill that gap.