2015 NFL draft and offseason thread: How will the Browns screw up this year?

[lupi]

a good game to get tickets for.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...rs-surprisingly-to-host-bears-on-thanksgiving

 

[zinfamous]

a good game to get tickets for.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on...rs-surprisingly-to-host-bears-on-thanksgiving

that's awesome.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't think the problem is so much finding a coach to mold a team around Tebow's talents. I think the problem is finding a coach that can mold Tebow's talents around a team... like, maybe being a running back, or a linebacker, or something of that sort. But he's got this silly notion that he's a quarterback stuck in his head.

Fullback. The game needs to bring that position back to relevance, imo.

 

[mvbighead]

Randy Gregory lost weight again as he visits teams. Rumor out there that he showed up high to his espn workout though nobody wants to print it. He slurred his speech a few times during the interview. Its being whispered around the league though. Was totally right about him being overrated.

Overrated is right, IMO. Being from Nebraska, I've watched a handful of their games objectively, and he just doesn't strike me as a guy who took over a game like Suh did. The fact that this kid had pot in his system during the combine, and other reports keep coming out, he could fall a good ways in the draft.

I have no problems if someone uses the stuff, but when you're staring at the possibility of a 4 year, 20 million dollar contract, you drink water until that day comes. Shit, I'd drink water and become a vegetarian if I had to.

 

[akugami]

Eagles got a cupcake schedule...very little travel and not very high opponent strength.

 

[lupi]

Found a printable one, will do a c&p later on a desktop.

NFC East seems to be the poster child division this week, they have a prime time game 13 of the 17 weeks.


Jets-bills final week, that could be a blood bath game.

Somewhat questionable choices for turkey day.

Patriots at broncos.

Seachicks at pack.

 

[smackababy]

Found a printable one, will do a c&p later on a desktop.

NFC East seems to be the poster child division this week, they have a prime time game 13 of the 17 weeks.


Jets-bills final week, that could be a blood bath game.

Somewhat questionable choices for turkey day.

Patriots at broncos.

Seachicks at pack.

Considering the NFC East has 4 of the like top 6 markets, why wouldn't they be prime time most of the time?

 

[Perknose]

Eagles got a cupcake schedule...very little travel and not very high opponent strength.

Mmmmmm, cupcakes.

 

[cabri]

Eagles got a cupcake schedule...very little travel and not very high opponent strength.

They worked hard to get it ^_^

 

[Imported]

Eagles got a cupcake schedule...very little travel and not very high opponent strength.

Least amount of travel miles for any team this year.. OTOH, 49ers get hosed with the most miles.

 

[lupi]

Judge approves concussion settlement. Capped at max 5 mil per player with a scale of how serious each individuals condition is. No cap on max that can be payed for all players only real difference from earlier agreement.


Hardy suspended for first 10 games.

 

[smackababy]

Hardy suspended for first 10 games.

Saw this. First offense with no legal actions? As much as I hate to say it, it seems like Hardy might win an appeal. I mean, Josh Brent killed someone and he only got a 10 game suspension.

 

[lupi]

WEEK 1
Sept. 10
Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots 8:30

Sept. 13
Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
Kansas City Chiefs at Houston Texans
Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Cleveland Browns at New York Jets
Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams
Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins
New Orleans Saints at Arizona Cardinals
Detroit Lions at San Diego Chargers
Baltimore Ravens at Denver Broncos
Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders
Tennessee Titans at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Sept. 14
Philadelphia Eagles at Atlanta Falcons
Minnesota Vikings at San Francisco 49ers

WEEK 2
Sept. 17
Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs

Sept. 20
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Houston Texans at Carolina Panthers
Arizona Cardinals at Chicago Bears
San Diego Chargers at Cincinnati Bengals
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns
Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons at New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers at Pittsburgh Steelers
St. Louis Rams at Washington Redskins
Miami Dolphins at Jacksonville Jaguars
Baltimore Ravens at Oakland Raiders
Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles
Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers

Sept. 21
New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts

WEEK 3
Sept. 24
Washington Redskins at New York Giants

Sept. 27
Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens
New Orleans Saints at Carolina Panthers
Oakland Raiders at Cleveland Browns
Atlanta Falcons at Dallas Cowboys
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Houston Texans
San Diego Chargers at Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Jets
Pittsburgh Steelers at St. Louis Rams
Indianapolis Colts at Tennessee Titans
San Francisco 49ers at Arizona Cardinals
Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins
Chicago Bears at Seattle Seahawks
Denver Broncos at Detroit Lions

Sept. 28
Kansas City Chiefs at Green Bay Packers

WEEK 4
Oct. 1
Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers

Oct. 4
New York Jets at Miami Dolphins (London)
Houston Texans at Atlanta Falcons
New York Giants at Buffalo Bills
Oakland Raiders at Chicago Bears
Kansas City Chiefs at Cincinnati Bengals
Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts
Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins
Cleveland Browns at San Diego Chargers
St. Louis Rams at Arizona Cardinals
Minnesota Vikings at Denver Broncos
Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
Dallas Cowboys at New Orleans Saints

Oct. 5
Detroit Lions at Seattle Seahawks
Byes: Tennessee, New England


WEEK 5
Oct. 8
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans

Oct. 11
Washington Redskins at Atlanta Falcons
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Seattle Seahawks at Cincinnati Bengals
St. Louis Rams at Green Bay Packers
Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs
New Orleans Saints at Philadelphia Eagles
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans
Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions
New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys
Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers at New York Giants*

Oct. 12
Pittsburgh Steelers at San Diego Chargers
Byes: Carolina, Miami, Minnesota, NY Jets

WEEK 6
Oct. 15
Atlanta Falcons at New Orleans Saints

Oct. 18
Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills
Denver Broncos at Cleveland Browns
Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions
Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Kansas City Chiefs at Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins at New York Jets
Arizona Cardinals at Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins at Tennessee Titans
Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks
San Diego Chargers at Green Bay Packers
Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers
New England Patriots at Indianapolis Colts*

Oct. 19
New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles
Byes: Dallas, Oakland, St. Louis, Tampa Bay

WEEK 7
Oct. 22
Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers

Oct. 25
Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars (London)
Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions
New Orleans Saints at Indianapolis Colts
Pittsburgh Steelers at Kansas City Chiefs
Houston Texans at Miami Dolphins
New York Jets at New England Patriots
Cleveland Browns at St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons at Tennessee Titans
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Washington Redskins
Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
Philadelphia Eagles at Carolina Panthers*

Oct. 26
Baltimore Ravens at Arizona Cardinals
Byes: Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Green Bay

WEEK 8
Oct. 29
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots

Nov. 1
Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs (London)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons
San Diego Chargers at Baltimore Ravens
Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Arizona Cardinals at Cleveland Browns
Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints
Cincinnati Bengals at Pittsburgh Steelers
San Francisco 49ers at St. Louis Rams
New York Jets at Oakland Raiders
Seattle Seahawks at Dallas Cowboys
Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos*

Nov. 2
Indianapolis Colts at Carolina Panthers
Byes: Buffalo, Jacksonville, Philadelphia, Washington

WEEK 9
Nov. 5
Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals

Nov. 8
Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills
Green Bay Packers at Carolina Panthers
St. Louis Rams at Minnesota Vikings
Washington Redskins at New England Patriots
Tennessee Titans at New Orleans Saints
Jacksonville Jaguars at New York Jets
Oakland Raiders at Pittsburgh Steelers
Atlanta Falcons at San Francisco 49ers
New York Giants at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Denver Broncos at Indianapolis Colts
Philadelphia Eagles at Dallas Cowboys*

Nov. 9
Chicago Bears at San Diego Chargers
Byes: Arizona, Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, Seattle

WEEK 10
Nov. 12
Buffalo Bills at New York Jets

Nov. 15
Jacksonville Jaguars at Baltimore Ravens
Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers
Miami Dolphins at Philadelphia Eagles
Cleveland Browns at Pittsburgh Steelers
Chicago Bears at St. Louis Rams
Dallas Cowboys at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers at Tennessee Titans
New Orleans Saints at Washington Redskins
Minnesota Vikings at Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs at Denver Broncos
New England Patriots at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at Seattle Seahawks*

Nov. 16
Houston Texans at Cincinnati Bengals
Byes: Atlanta, Indianapolis, San Diego, San Francisco

WEEK 11
Nov. 19
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars

Nov. 22
Indianapolis Colts at Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Rams at Baltimore Ravens
Washington Redskins at Carolina Panthers
Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears
Oakland Raiders at Detroit Lions
New York Jets at Houston Texans
Dallas Cowboys at Miami Dolphins
Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Philadelphia Eagles
Cincinnati Bengals at Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Kansas City Chiefs at San Diego Chargers*

Nov. 23
Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots
Byes: Cleveland, New Orleans, NY Giants, Pittsburgh

WEEK 12
Nov. 26
Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers at Dallas Cowboys
Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers

Nov. 29
Minnesota Vikings at Atlanta Falcons
St. Louis Rams at Cincinnati Bengals
New Orleans Saints at Houston Texans
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Indianapolis Colts
San Diego Chargers at Jacksonville Jaguars
Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
Miami Dolphins at New York Jets
Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans
New York Giants at Washington Redskins
Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers
Pittsburgh Steelers at Seattle Seahawks
New England Patriots at Denver Broncos*

Nov. 30
Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns

WEEK 13
Dec. 3
Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions

Dec. 6
Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears
Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns
Baltimore Ravens at Miami Dolphins
Seattle Seahawks at Minnesota Vikings
Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints
New York Jets at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans
Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders
Denver Broncos at San Diego Chargers
Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots
Indianapolis Colts at Pittsburgh Steelers*

Dec. 7
Dallas Cowboys at Washington Redskins

WEEK 14
Dec. 10
Minnesota Vikings at Arizona Cardinals

Dec. 13
Atlanta Falcons at Carolina Panthers
Washington Redskins at Chicago Bears
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals
San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns
New England Patriots at Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars
San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs
Tennessee Titans at New York Jets
Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles
Detroit Lions at St. Louis Rams
New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers
Seattle Seahawks at Baltimore Ravens*

Dec. 14
New York Giants at Miami Dolphins

WEEK 15
Dec. 17
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at St. Louis Rams

Dec. 19
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys

Dec. 20
Kansas City Chiefs at Baltimore Ravens
Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts
Atlanta Falcons at Jacksonville Jaguars
Chicago Bears at Minnesota Vikings
Tennessee Titans at New England Patriots
Carolina Panthers at New York Giants
Arizona Cardinals at Philadelphia Eagles
Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins
Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders
Cleveland Browns at Seattle Seahawks
Denver Broncos at Pittsburgh Steelers
Miami Dolphins at San Diego Chargers
Cincinnati Bengals at San Francisco 49ers*

Dec. 21
Detroit Lions at New Orleans Saints

WEEK 16
Dec. 24
San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders

Dec. 26
Washington Redskins at Philadelphia Eagles

Dec. 27
Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons
Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills
San Francisco 49ers at Detroit Lions
Cleveland Browns at Kansas City Chiefs
Indianapolis Colts at Miami Dolphins
New York Giants at Minnesota Vikings
Jacksonville Jaguars at New Orleans Saints
New England Patriots at New York Jets
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans
Green Bay Packers at Arizona Cardinals
St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks
Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens*

Dec. 28
Cincinnati Bengals at Denver Broncos

WEEK 17
Jan. 3
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
New York Jets at Buffalo Bills
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers
Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns
Washington Redskins at Dallas Cowboys
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
Tennessee Titans at Indianapolis Colts
Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs
New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins
Philadelphia Eagles at New York Giants
Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals
San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos
St. Louis Rams at San Francisco 49ers

* - Sunday night games in Weeks 5-16 subject to change; Week 17 game TBD

 

[KeithTalent]

Man, I totally thought the draft was last night. :\

KT

 

[lupi]

Would have been nice, but just under 6.5 days to go still.

 

[Scarpozzi]

Fullback. The game needs to bring that position back to relevance, imo.

The only thing that's killed the fullback position is the reluctance to run the I formations. These days, teams will pull a guard and/or end to block with the fullbacks and use a smaller halfback to grind 5+ yards if the blockers can make him a lane...but the running game just isn't a priority for the big offense teams.

Brady and company only do well because they have the short passes down to a science. High percentage throws with WRs and TEs that can get YAC are winning the battle against the running game. (that's not counting TEs on seam routes that get huge gains against cover2)

 

[smackababy]

The I just doesn't work. Unless you have the FB coming out of the back field, play action is inferior to a two TE set. And, most teams don't power run as a main offense style either.

 

[glenn1]

Wow, Pats have some epic matchups this year: @DAL, @IND, @DEN could all be game of the year. SEA@DAL and SEA@GB are way up there also. Week 17 BAL@CIN could be a classic if the Bungles can get their shit together this year, although that's doubtful while they have Dalton as a boat anchor around their necks. If they had made the trade for Foles rather than STL they could easily in discussions for SB favorite this year.

 

[zinfamous]

this sucks: I'm going to be back on east coast game times for football.

 

[lupi]

Saw an article that chargers/raiders submitted another stadium proposal to the nfl, so you can put it in the confirmed category that some team(s) will be announced as going their by next season only unknown is which.

 

[KeithTalent]

this sucks: I'm going to be back on east coast game times for football.

Yep, it's the freaking worst. Hate it.

KT

 

[darkswordsman17]

The I just doesn't work. Unless you have the FB coming out of the back field, play action is inferior to a two TE set. And, most teams don't power run as a main offense style either.

Yeah, plus it just makes more sense to carry an extra lineman or TE for depth instead of dedicate a roster spot to a player you just won't use that much. Teams have moved to that "heavy" formation where they run 3 "TE"s with the 3rd really being an extra lineman (maybe even sometimes two?).

I think the Chiefs ran a formation like that but still somehow used a FB some. I'd have to see if I could find out what it was exactly, but I recall them using a FB on one of the "heavy" formations. But then they also used Dontari Poe as a fullback other times (I seem to recall them using both their actual FB and Poe near the goal line a couple of times as well).

 

[NoStateofMind]

Well the draft is tomorrow

I'm hoping the Redskins trade back but still select Brandon Scherff. Maybe pick up Shane Ray in round 2? That's probably a stretch but I wouldn't mind another lineman like Ereck Flowers to sure up that right side.

 

[lupi]

report that browns offered titans their two first round picks to take the 2nd selection.

 

[Drako]

report that browns offered titans their two first round picks to take the 2nd selection.

Yes, let's pick another quarterback. SMH