Re: Player News
Floquinho
01/31/26 09:36 PM
“I know there’s a perception out there, but we don’t tell Andrew what to do. He brought [the idea of a fully guaranteed contract] to us and said, ‘This is what I think would get it done.’”
This quote from Jimmy Haslam was in an article from March 29, 2022 (Nate Ulrich, Akron Beacon Journal).
According to the Browns owner, the idea of giving the largest guaranteed contract in NFL history to Deshaun Watson was cooked up by Andrew Berry.
“Andrew gets all the credit for not giving up. Keep digging and digging.”
Ulrich wrote that Haslam “insisted it was Berry’s decision to continue the pursuit.”
When asked about the record-setting guaranteed contract, Paul DePodesta said, “I doubt it’ll be a record for very long.”
So far, the only player to receive more guaranteed money has been Josh Allen ($250M).
(h/t @BenAxelrod for digging this up earlier today) Haslem told him to go get Watson, Berry did his job. Is that what you're trying to prove here? I know it’s sometimes exhausting to read a whole article but I highlighted the source in case it’s hard for you to fully understand where these quotes come from.. The owner himself has now presented two versions. A) he doesn’t interfere with his GM and if Berry wanted the trade he supported it. B) the decision to trade for Watson was an organizational decision. It doesn’t matter what the truth is because only those involved know what happened and so far only one involved part has spoken. . .
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Re: CBS Leading Head Coaching (Coordinators) Candidates
Milk Man
01/31/26 08:01 PM
Van Pelt can seamlessly step into the OC role once Rees lands a HC job in college. He’s been a finalist for the UCLA and UNC jobs in each of the past two years. It sure seems like that is his preferred career trajectory. I don’t think AVP will step on his toes.
Also, with the hiring of AVP and to some extent, Callahan, it’s quite apparent the Breer report of Stefanski being forced by the FO to get rid of AVP after the 2023 season was accurate, among the other happenings from Breer’s report. Unsurprising.
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Re: What Now Pt. 2
PitDAWG
01/31/26 07:04 PM
Who is the ST's coach now and how does that improve anything? Until and unless the roster is upgraded nothing was improved. Once again, ask the Titans. If the Pats did not fire their coach and hire Vrable they would not be in the super bowl. Coaching matters. Exactly. Yet Vrabel, who you says matters, couldn't win in Tennessee. Now what do you think the reason is he "didn't matter" in Nashville but does "matter now"? Hmmmmm......
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Re: CBS Leading Head Coaching (Coordinators) Candidates
MemphisBrownie
01/31/26 06:25 PM
Interesting hire. Clearly, Stefanski likes Rees more than Van Pelt as OC, but does anyone know if Rees and Van Pelt worked together? I've looked briefly and, seeing nothing, it seems like Stefanski has some influence in Rees' offensive staff.
Same thing with the Callahan hire as well.
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
Homewood Dog
01/31/26 06:19 PM
It's a perplexing situation to say the least and one that our FO got us into. We all try and come up with scenarios to get us out of it and that's fine but ultimately our FO has to find a way to get us out. They caused it now find a solution.
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Re: What Now Pt. 2
Day of the Dawg
01/31/26 06:19 PM
Bubba Ventrone was terrible at his job in Cleveland. The Browns special teams were as bad as the offense. Only the defense played well in 2025. And only the defense had the talent to play well. Who the GM gives you to put on the field matters no matter how hard people try to pretend it doesn't. Just ask Mike Vrabel. But you may wish to wait a couple of weeks. He's kind of busy right now with the Superbowl coming up. Just like Pepperidge Farm. Titan fans remember. If the Pats did not fire their coach and hire Vrable they would not be in the super bowl. Coaching matters. Also, if the Rams were soooo good at hiring special teams coaches they would not have had to fire their own special teams coach in November. Now depending on just how bad that coach was they may have improved. So did the Browns when Ventrone left the building.
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
PitDAWG
01/31/26 06:07 PM
I would draft another QB a little later even if they can trade down.
That's exactly the strategy they used last year to draft a QB in the first round of this years draft and we're all seeing how that played out.
Besides, just for the sake of argument if we get help in this years draft on OL and WR, the QB will have more protection and they will have better run blocking.
How many more wins would that alone result in?
So then we're what, 8-9 trying to draft a top QB in next years draft? For example the Ravens were 8-9 this year. They will be drafting 14th.
"Is goin to be very aspemcive Lucy!"
And who has ever complained about having too many good QB's on their roster?
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
Homewood Dog
01/31/26 05:40 PM
First off, I don't think we're putting all our eggs in the Shedeur basket. We hired a different coach to work with him a coach that seems to want to work with him. We don't know exactly the relationship KS had with SS, but we did hear it might not have been the best. By the time the draft comes we still won't know what we have with Shedeur. I would prepare for the worse by trying to move down and pick up another #1 for the "27 draft and possibly another #2 for the "26 draft. If we can't trade down, I would take a QB later in this year's draft like a Drew Allar, Nussmeier, Beck or someone else we think has a shot at becoming a decent starter for us and replace Dillon with him. With our picks in "26 I would build the OL and WR room and use FA to fill needs as well. Is it a viable plan who knows but that's how I would approach our situation.
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Re: Browns Hire Travis Switzer as OC
PitDAWG
01/31/26 05:39 PM
Mokin was offered the HC job here. Those working as O coaches were a part of Monkin's staff.
Once Monkin took the job here they all knew Harbaugh would be hiring a new OC. That new OC would then hire his own new staff and there was no way to know if they would even be offered a job there.
Why would they wait around just hoping they would be offered a job from a new OC they didn't know and had never worked with before?
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Re: Poltical Jokes Part 5
PitDAWG
01/31/26 05:30 PM
Viewer comments reviewing the Melania Trump movie have been coming in from ticket purchasers...........
"It was the Cybertruck of Movies!"
One man said he noticed that "Texas Gov. Abbott got up and walked out in the middle and Dan Crenshaw moved his eye patch over to his good eye."
"Even Abe Lincoln said his last theater experience was better."
After seeing the movie one woman said the theater was almost empty and claimed,"If the title had been more accurate I think the ticket sales would have been better. Maybe 'Me Love You Long time For Green Card' or 'From Hooker to First Lady'".
One man said "It would have been better as murder mystery where a women kills her husband."
The Hollywood Reporter said in its review, "It's destined to be a cult classic."
"Being played as an on flight movie it had people running for the exits. The pilot had to turn the plane around."
Donald Trump has already made the claim that the Oscars will be rigged.
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
MemphisBrownie
01/31/26 05:21 PM
As this often times is the case, a new HC can bring some players from his previous team that are FAs. Here is the offensive list:
Unrestricted WR DeAndre Hopkins C Tyler Linderbaum FB Patrick Ricard WR Tylan Wallace LT Joseph Noteboom QB Tyler Huntley RG Daniel Faalele TE Charlie Kolar TE Isaiah Likely
Restricted RB Keaton Mitchell
Linderbaum would be a great get. From what I hear, it doesn't seem like Pocic is coming back so we could replace/upgrade there if possible.
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Re: Browns Hire Travis Switzer as OC
DeisleDawg
01/31/26 05:03 PM
Does anyone else think it's weird that these guys are following Monken rather than Harbaugh? Especially if you believe the report that Harbaugh was fired for NOT firing Monken. Interesting, Monken was going to follow him I believe if he didn't get the HC job. Harbaugh may have his own people he wants. Imo if he wanted these coaches, he would have probably reached out to them. He may have and they said no. Never going to know I guess.
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Re: Browns Hire Travis Switzer as OC
1oldMutt
01/31/26 05:00 PM
Does anyone else think it's weird that these guys are following Monken rather than Harbaugh? Especially if you believe the report that Harbaugh was fired for NOT firing Monken. Something was rotten in Baltimore
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
PitDAWG
01/31/26 04:40 PM
So what are you going to do when you hired a HC because he likes SS and SS flames out? Putting even more of your eggs in SS basket doesn't sound like a very good investment.
Stefanksi came from the Vikings when they were winning................
Kevin Stefanski spent 14 seasons (2006–2019) with the Minnesota Vikings, serving in various roles including assistant to the head coach, tight ends coach, running backs coach, quarterbacks coach, and finally offensive coordinator. He was a long-tenured staff member under three different head coaches before becoming the Cleveland Browns head coach in 2020.
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Re: What Now Pt. 2
PitDAWG
01/31/26 04:35 PM
I'm not really surprised I need to explain it to you.
He is a prime example of the end results when fans and top NFL management place the blame on the coaching rather than the fact that the GM failed them by giving them crap talent to work with. You have a crap roster you end up with crap results.
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Re: Todd Monken Hired as Browns HC
Homewood Dog
01/31/26 04:15 PM
Todd Monken was hired because he's an offensive coach. He has many years of experience which is a plus. He and the Ravens wanted SS in last year's draft so again that's a plus because it sounds like he's willing to give him a shot and work with him. What also is a plus is that he worked under John Harbaugh and he is coming from a "WINNING ORGANIZATION" that has been well run for many years. I think that is important and cannot be discounted. He's bringing aboard other coaches that worked with him another important fact. I don't have a crystal ball so I don't know how he will do but naturally as a Brown's fan I wish him the best. Maybe for those reasons he got the job over those younger candidates.
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