Not sure how this blog stuff works, so kiss my ass if this sucks...
So at about 5:20pm on Wednesday, September 18th, my be-loathed Browns traded away it’s franchise player. No regrettably, it’s not the 2nd year geriatric (bitch faced) QB Weeden. The new Banner/Lombardi regime, roughly 6 months at the helm, had earnestly assessed that Trent Richardson was a poor fit in the Chudzinski/Turner vertical offense. In all honesty, I agree with this assessment. Richardson is better suited for the Colt’s, as a workhorse power back in an play-action offense.
Just because I can make sense of this news, it doesn’t mean I like it.
I’m sure that the fathers in our humble blog spot can relate… the Browns constant leadership changes can be equated to diaper changes. [Follow me for a bit] A new diaper change is meant to clean up the mess that is left behind (pun intended), and make things better. May it be this this regime, or Holmgren/Heckert (before them), the “It will be different this time” rhetoric is much like applying butt cream to sooth an inflamed anus. Sticking with this analogy… just like a baby, the Browns have little control over transactions of the shit-stain variety. Before you correct me, and say that they could just stop making stupid mistakes. I’ll remind you that the Browns, like a baby, know only how to smile and drop turds… sadly neither win football games. And just like a stupid parent, I constantly make excuses and rationalize for the Browns pathetic decisions. It’s never their fault.
So what now...
When the retarded domino fell, and they named Brian Hoyer over Jason Campbell as this week’s starter, I knew something was amiss. With a conventional thought process, Campbell would be the clear backup QB, so following this illogical stream-of-thought they must be holding tryouts for the 2014 roster, in week 3 of the 2013 season. Staring further into my crystal ball, I would guess that they will soon give Weeden the pink slip… so he can start his long overdue retirement.
As I have eluded to above, the Browns are indeed playing for next year. Any rhetoric that states otherwise is merely butt cream. All along, the Browns knew that they were going to trade T-Rich, to set them up for next year’s draft. Regardless of what the previous regime gave up acquiring T-Rich, receiving a mid-to-late 1st round pick is decent for someone who was a poor fit and under-utilized. But still, it is my belief that the Browns did not plan on trading T-Rich so early in the season. But with Weeden injuring his sucking thumb, and the Colt’s loosing Ballard, it was the right time to release excrement on the faithful fan-base.
With additional picks in the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Rounds… the Browns have some ammo to trade up in next year’s draft. All of which sounds promising, considering that most draft analysts are calling the upper end of the 2014 QB draft class elite and deep. But in typical Noo Shoo fashion, I am skeptical and disagree with most experts. I would go into a draft analysis, but this blog is now too long.
Gow, what's your overall impression of this front office?
ReplyDeleteYou don't sounds particularly thrilled, but I don't hear you saying they're horrible either. Is the jury still out?
Jury is definitely still out.
DeleteEmotionally, the T-Rich move stings. But logically, it's not hard to see legitimacy in the leadership's gameplan for success.
Build through the draft:
Mingo can be a boom (or a bust), but is well worth where they picked in the a week draft class. They also traded last year's picks for better value picks in this year's draft.
Build an elite run defense that can pressure the passer:
They signed mega-bucks for Desmond Bryant who is looking very JJ Watt-like, and the rest of the defensive line (and d-line depth) is absolutely elite. We'll see how the long list of rush linebackers shake out. Jury is still out on them.
Offense that is pass-focused:
This is still a work in progress. Even the bright spots of the Browns have concerns. Gordon has all the talent in the world, but is one incident away from a one-year ban. Cameron is also a talented freak, but I have high doubts on his durability.
Overall, TBD