But then when a big decision comes, a little ol’ Gold Star won’t seem too meaningful. :-O

That’s when I bring out the monkey for bad decisions or…or…hmm, well it’s been so long since I praised a head coach of ours for good decisions that I don’t know what I’d give him for that.

Should open up something. If I remember correctly, McGinest and Davis took pay cuts last year, and Peek wasn’t paid like an all star. It also depends on things like how much of the players’ contracts were signing bonuses and all of that jazz.

Every little bit helps, though.

I honestly think we will be able to go after one or two “key” FAs who we can hope will start and still sign our picks and fill out our roster. Canty and Bart Scott I don’t think will be out of the question if no one offers them ridiculous Gibril Wilson-type deals. There are a bunch of decent FAs at positions we need like CB and OC. They may or may not resign with their original teams, but the more that are unsigned when free agency starts, the better for us. I guess we will see.

That’s a tribute to the wonderful behind-the-scenes people at SB Nation (our network).

I do not want the Browns to take Malauga at 5, that is way too high for him. He’s a mid-teens pick at best. Heart and passion is great, but he’s also easy to block and he misses a lot of plays. He’s overhyped because of all the big hits he gets and the media coverage of USC. From everything I hear, Curry is a much better linebacker and possibly the best defensive player on the board. I’m pretty sure the Browns will take either him or Jenkins at 5 if they stay there.

You can use the 3rd qb to your advantage on the roster, so I don’t think we would designate Cribbs as the 3rd QB (because he would already be active for gameday). He would probably play as the 3rd QB if the season started tomorrow, though.

Unfortunate injuries and a stubborn, idiot coach who refused to play two guys who came into the year no higher than 4th on the depth chart was franchise altering?

hate’s a pretty strong word. if both curry and crabtree are gone, would you still be pissed at a jenkins pick?

i think jenkins is a good pick at 5, but if there’s a stud LB there (i just don’t know enough about curry to know if he’s great) i agree that we should go w/ that pick first.

Funny. I remember thinking a couple of years ago that Cribbs might make a good SS, but it never materialized. I would have been all for it then, but not sure if it would be a wise move now, especially if the new regime means means we might see a truly creative ‘flash’ package.

The more I think about the Chiefs at number 3, the more I think they will trade down. It is completely characteristic of a former Patriot personnel guy to want to trade down and if there is one sweet spot for a trade right now, it is the spot in front of the Seahawks, the most likely team to take Crabtree. If you could think of one player in this year’s draft that a team would want to trade up to select, I would say that player is Crabtree.

Where does that leave us?
-Stafford and an OT will go 1 and 2
- Team will trade up with the Chiefs to select Crab
- Seahawks miss out on their guy, who are they looking at now? They have Tatupu, do they select Aaron Curry, when their offense is a mess? I don’t think so

I think Curry will be there at 5 if we want him over Jenkins

Max Unger is overhyped. I just don’t see him being all that great in the NFL unless he plays with a dome team who runs the zone blocking running game. The only guy who has a chance of dealing with Ngata and Hampton in this year’s draft is Alex Mack.

i agree with your list of needs and your assessment of maualuga…but are you suggesting that we take a second top-5 OT in 3 years? when Joe T has made 2 pro bowls and appears to be all-world? seems to me that that would be a MASSIVE reach at 5 for a RT. top flight RT’s can be had in later rounds, to be sure, and there seems to be a decent amount of talent at other positions (LB, DE) that we’d be passing on to take a RT.

The values placed on DA and K2 are so unbelievably pessimistic that I’m tempted to use the “flag” button for the first time ever.

5th or 6th for round pick for Winslow?? Are you kidding me? First of all, why in the hell would the Browns do that. Secondly, Winslow is much more valuable than that. Third….are you out of your mind?!?! He was our best reciever last year. We need to add playmakers on offense, not trade them away.

And O-line is the least of our worries this year. We have many more holes to fill first.

This is a huge sarcastic joke, right?

This is all just wild, unfounded opinions. K2 has missed about 3 games to injury in 3 years. Of course his longevity is a question, but “5 or 6” is just comical. I bet every team in the league would offer their 4th rounder for him. Yes, every single one.

Who knows what DA’s trade value is, but based on your evaluation of K2, I feel a lot better about it now.

Hit the “reply” button to maintain a conversation.

So it’s 5 games from injury in the last 3 years, not 3 like I said. Everyone in the world knows what happened in the first two years.

I think Pool is a good, playmaking safety. Do you disagree?