I agree with questioning Gocong's extension. He is making a very good amount of money now and really hasn't shown THAT much to have earned it. But I don't understand how giving Moore a new contract is so "wow." It isn't like they signed him to an outrageous deal, he was signed to a fair deal, and I don't think his $1 million dollar a year contract has any effect in Hillis getting a new deal.
He was signed and hasn't been used at all this season. How does it make sense to sign him.
There was a report on ESPN yesterday that some Browns players questioned Hillis about him not playing last week. Wonder if he didn't play because of the lock out. If he is causing trouble in the locker room would you trade him right now? Were you not surprised when he didn't play last week even though he was at all of the meetings on the day before last weeks game? If that espn report is accurate and his teammates are doubting his will to play that is not good for the locker room.
So would you trade him right now? I definately don't want to trade him. I wonder what the value of Hillis would be. Would you trade him for a decent receiver or even a 2nd round pick?
Giving money to Evan Moore and Chris Gocong instead of Hillis was just... wow ....
Really the first thing this FO has done that I have really, really disliked.
Overall Hillis is a nice player, but his key problem is fumbling. Turnover lose games, period. Looking at it from the Browns point of view, Hillis needs to demonstrate that he can overcome this tendency in order to get the undoubtedly lucrative extension he is looking for.
Hillis weakness in this area is targeted by defenders; refer to comments by players after last year's games. IF he is giving me 1,800 yards and 20 TD, maybe I can overlook it. But his good production last year was offset by the turnovers. He also has a frequent injury history going back to his college days.
I am not opposed to the right trade for Hillis if he doesn't overcome this problem; I would also resign him if he demostrates consistent production while maintaining possession.
Maybe not his fault, but its real bad timing to miss a game due to sickness immediately after you speak out publicly about your contract. He is going to have to live with, and overcome, the consequenses of fate.
You're all wrong. Reading Roda's blog at the 'KNR website, it's the Browns FO that's limiting Hillis' touches because they don't want to pay him should he produce the same as he did last year.
Again this statement is coming off of the Chris Cochong contract extension.
Overall Hillis is a nice player, but his key problem is fumbling. Turnover lose games, period. Looking at it from the Browns point of view, Hillis needs to demonstrate that he can overcome this tendency in order to get the undoubtedly lucrative extension he is looking for.
Hillis weakness in this area is targeted by defenders; refer to comments by players after last year's games. IF he is giving me 1,800 yards and 20 TD, maybe I can overlook it. But his good production last year was offset by the turnovers. He also has a frequent injury history going back to his college days.
I am not opposed to the right trade for Hillis if he doesn't overcome this problem; I would also resign him if he demostrates consistent production while maintaining possession.
Maybe not his fault, but its real bad timing to miss a game due to sickness immediately after you speak out publicly about your contract. He is going to have to live with, and overcome, the consequenses of fate.
Fans like you ruin this town.
Fans like you ruin this town.