D'Qwell Jackson Put On IR

That’s what I have heard anyways. But even if he could be traded, it’s also highly unlikely because he wouldn’t be able to go to the active roster of the other team. So this other team would be gambling that when the next season comes around, they would be the ones to sign DQ to that fat contract he wants.

I know for a fact that’s coming from being with the Raiders. Whether it’s from the system or the fact that people are just forgetting about him, but that’s not Wimbley.

they are playing 2 different positions in 2 different Defensive systems.

Wimbley is among the worst linebackers against the run I’ve ever seen. He’s very good against the pass, but never developed into a complete linebacker. To continue paying him top dollar wouldn’t help the Browns win games. Even so, I would have liked to see him stay this year.

Your insistance that we somehow swapped Wimbley for Gocong is absurd. Wimbley was dealt well before we acquired Gogong, and Gocong wasn’t even the player we were after in that trade. Sheldon Brown was. Gocong was an afterthought.

Even so, Gocong has, I think, one fewer tackle on the season than Wimbley, so I guess you’re going to need to define ‘invisible’.

He’s one measly year younger

actually, there are only 12 months in a year, not 22.

Actually, in the limited statistics we have, he can play the run and pass MUCH better. He looked good last year against the run in limited action. Wimbley’s numbers suggest he is a solid LB against the pass, but well below average when defending the run. there are stats to show it and any game tape you can find of him missing a tackle bad.

you don’t address golan’s point that marcus benard is less expensive too. Just in basic base salary (discounting bonuses like roster bonuses and start bonuses which are more prevalent in wimbley’s contract), wimbley is about 2.8 times more expensive than benard this year. in raw financial breakdown, we made a good decision even if benard is HALF the player wimbley is (and he is much more than half).

wimbley will also be an unrestricted free agent this year and will likely demand much more money. Benard will be a FA, but he is an ERFA, and ERFAs have no negotiating rights (and we retain him even if he doesn’t sign). in raw front office numbers, Benard is a much wiser investment.

Gocong doesn’t even play the same position. they play 2 different positions in 2 different defensive systems and have 2 different sets of responsibilities.