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I think you are being kind. That's insane to give up that much for an aging RB.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...ade-draft-pick-lions-rb-david-montgomery

Montgomery traded to Houston for an Olineman, a 2026 4th, and a 2027 7th. IMO, that's a pretty healthy haul for a 29-year old RB that saw a large reduction in usage despite being healthy/available.

This also likely means Mixon is on the way out of Houston.

Whatever adjustment you just made to your medication... that ain't it.

Well as I said, I will see how he plays . Being available is a plus, something we haven't had the pleasure of enjoying from most starting OL for 2 or 3 years. Not giving up a sack is great but it doesn't tell the whole story, and while you and others embrace that metric I don't think it's quite fair to then dismiss PFFs metric out of hand, they are a well respected analysis tool that I believe every team in the NFL pays for and uses.

If he's healthy he'll definitely get another shot. He's only 27. He wasn't terrible, just mediocre and over drafted. If he was 3rd or 4th round pick people would have had a very different take. As a depth guy, he'd be a great pickup. As a starter he left a lot to be desired but don't forget that he was a part of an awesome OL as a unit. Yes, maybe the weakest member but he wasn't an abject liability. Just sorta ok for most of his tenure.

True. It’s so bad Jedrick Wills will probably sign with someone!

One of the lesser told stories this off season is that a LOT of teams are looking to the draft and free agency for OL makeovers.

Browns, Giants, Patriots, Raiders, Lions, Broncos, Bills, Panthers, Chargers, Eagles, Rams, and Texans are all potentially looking for 2 (or more) new starters. Several of these are looking for 3 or more.

Colts, Vikings, Dolphins, Cardinals, Bears, Bengals, Packers, Cowboys, Titans & Chiefs (who just cut their pretty terrible RT this morning) are all looking for at least 1.

That's well more than 1/2 the league looking for new starters. Some of these teams will re-sign their own FA's that they're NOT in love with or are old simply because of slim pickin's, but they're actively looking. I read a few pieces last season about the trend of DL's owning the OL's pretty much league-wide last year. We certainly saw it in the Superbowl, did we not? All of it adds up to this being very much a sellers market and we might see early runs on OL in this draft. Given our need at WR early, and likely a few of them, I think we're going to be turning over a lot of rocks, maybe kissing some frogs. FA tackles are a thin group every year, even just depth guys. Ones that are just durable are worth a lot more than they probably should be.

Incidentally, if they go to an 18 game season after next year this will only get worse. Of all the position groups that I worry about injury with the addition of games, it's the OL that concerns me most. They're going to have to allow expanded team depth and more time for OL rotations or lots of teams' OLs are going to start looking like the 2025 Browns. The longer they make the seasons, the more defensively dominant they become, and not a small part of that is because those big OL bodies break down.

We could also have a short QB wear platform shoes like the ones that were in style in the mid to late 70’s you know like in Saturday Night Fever! That would be unprecedented and right up our alley!! We are known as a franchise of firsts right?

The only reason "I don't know" is because I don't trust anything trump says. But let's not pretend this is coming from the media. The media is doing nothing more than looking at what trump says and reporting on it. Trump himself is taking credit for it. So are you trying to say we shouldn't trust what the media says or we shouldn't trump says? Or both?


And at this same link he once again made it plain what this is which he did not get congressional approval for.....

When asked about his statement earlier in the day that there would be more American casualties.

"It’s war and you have casualties in war," he said.

There are a lot of quotes I can provide you with where trump takes direct credit for killing these Iranian government officials if you would like to see them. I just felt this should suffice.

I agree 100%

The Texans did it because they don't do contracts the way Berry does them. He is one of a few GMs with owners willing to spend cash to optimize and manipulate the salary cap. He has a lot of control in improving this team. Now, he needs to succeed in winning or Haslem is going to eventually understand that he knows numbers, but not players, but until that happens Berry can take advantage of a lot of situations that other GMs don't have control of cash. Hell, some teams are strapped to staying above the cap floor in order to not get penalized and that is all the leeway they have.

I know most people can't stand Jimmy Haslem, but when it comes to spending money to help this team improve, the guy gives management a blank check.

I agree FATE, I would rather take a guy with 93 career starts at the age of 29 than resting in the hands of a 5th round draft pick. You can still take that 5th rounder to develop, but he sure as heck won't be ready to step in day 1 of the 2026 season. We had (3) 5th round draft picks, there are still (2) for those developmental guys. We don't have enough picks to fill all 5 spots in the first two rounds of the draft where the success rate rises enough to risk it.

This just shows how low you will stoop to undermine someone for advocating our president follows the constitution. But you are a prime example to show that's where we are now. Instead of discussing the topic you go off on some right wing rant. So typical of you.

I had no idea supporting we help stop Russia from invading a democracy was a bad thing. Only in trumplandia.

Where is Mexica? I've never heard of it?

And yes, I object to anyone that carpet bombs entire neighborhoods killing tens of thousands of innocent civilians. I also object to terrorists committing a slaughter against innocent people at a concert. Both things can be true at the same time. Anyone committing terrorist acts or genocide is wrong.

You still can't get it through your head can you? Supporting innocent victims no matter where they live is not supporting their government. Try to let that sink in for a change.

Yep. Bring back the jump pass and we're right back in this!

j/c...

But didn't you know that having a short QB only serves to help the other players feel even taller and stronger? The amount of confidence this exudes to the rest of the offense can't be overstated!

Please no!!! We already have Gabriel on the roster. Having one QB that is too short and not having an NFL caliber arm is enough at one time.

I would expect you to be waving the Irain flag soon huh!!! I mean you're kind in the last year or so have waved the Ukraine, Gaza, Mexica, Venezuelan flags. I am sure there have been more. Your side takes sides for every country but our own.

I don't get all caught up in the slide-rule mechanics of psycho-analyzing contracts against cap space and the other "blah, blah, blah"; on the surface this contract seems "high", but all new contracts and extensions will probably seem high while teams adjust to the new cap number.

That said, we got a versatile starter that our guys obviously believe can improve; the Texans got an 8% chance to find an NFL starter. That doesn't seem like a A-/D+ scenario to me. j/s

Get him in here,together we can all shout No Mas,No Mas the first time he taps out.

For the trumpians to consider.........

Trump went on and before bombing Iran about how we couldn't allow Iran to get any nukes. That the goal was to prevent this from happening. To take out any nuclear weapons programs or development. What was the first thing done when the bombing started? A total attack to wipe out the government. Telling the people of Iran he would take care of that end of things and that Iranians can now take over and replace their government.

Now what is the reason for pointing that out? It's to point out that his main and first priority was not to bomb nuclear sites. Not to wipe out their nuclear program. But to cause a regime change. Now I get it. A lot of you don't care if trump lies to you. You don't care if he deceives everyone as long as you get what you and he wants in the end. None of that matters anymore. But more people care than don't. And before you start your BS that this isn't true, I will keep this simple for you so you can get it...................

Little Donny tells his mom there is no fruit in the house. Little Donny says he needs fruit to maintain a healthy diet. He asks his mom if she will take him to the store so they can buy some fruit. His mom thinks it's wonderful that Little Donny is so health conscious so she happily agrees to take Little Donny to the grocery store to get some fruit.

As soon as they walk into the door at the grocery Little Donny heads the opposite direction away from the produce department, straight down the candy aisle and starts grabbing bags of candy off the shelves.

It wasn't fruit Little Donny wanted at all. It was the candy. Little Donny lied to his mom. Little Donny is a liar and a bad boy.

j/c...

Another perspective. From Seth Walder...

2026 NFL trade grades:
Seth Walder Mar 2, 2026, 01:25 PM ET

Texans trade OT Howard to Browns

Browns get: OT Tytus Howard
Texans get: 2026 fifth-round pick

Browns grade: D+
Texans grade: A-

One starting offensive lineman down, four more to go for the Browns. In acquiring Howard, an offensive tackle who has occasionally kicked inside to guard in his seven NFL seasons, Cleveland starts the massive rebuild of its offensive line. But was it worth it? I have a hard time seeing how.

With six offensive line free agents, the Browns are going to look significantly different in the trenches in 2026, and they're right to jump on this right away. There's a good chance the Browns will have a young, developing player at quarterback -- be it Shedeur Sanders or someone else -- and it's critical to keep that player upright.

Howard's exact role is unknown due to his flexibility and how the Browns' address their other holes upfront, but right tackle seems like the safest bet since it's where he has most frequently played.

Howard ranked in the 24th percentile in pass block win rate at tackle and the 31st percentile in run block win rate at tackle last season. He was also below average in both in 2024. That hasn't always been the case -- Howard ranked in the top 10 overall in pass block win rate at tackle in 2021 and 2022. But we're several seasons removed from that, and he scored poorly in run blocking in each of those seasons.

So the Browns are likely getting a below-average starter. And he isn't cheap. Howard is slated to make $17.5 million in 2026 (the final year of his deal) and is now signing a two-year, $45 million extension, per ESPN's Adam Schefter.

The Browns sat at less than $1 million under the 2026 cap prior to this deal, per OverTheCap.com, though their cap obligations lighten quite a bit in 2027. But is this where they want to spend their resources, dealing a fifth-round pick to pay what might be an over-market deal for a below-average starter? That's not how I'd want to kick off the offseason.

This continues a recent pattern of offensive line turnover for the Texans, but I don't mind this move for them. Houston needs better blocking, both to protect quarterback C.J. Stroud and generate a running game to support him. It was last in the NFL (32nd) in run block win rate, 30th in pass block win rate and 26th in yards gained before contact on running back rushes last season.

Howard played both right tackle and left guard for the Texans, who have plenty of open spots along the offensive line, with both Ed Ingram and Trent Brown set to be free agents. They'll need to add offensive line help at some point and must set aside money to pay edge rusher Will Anderson Jr -- and probably Stroud, too. So getting a fifth-round pick to not pay Howard seems like good business.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...es-latest-best-worst-deals-draft-outlook

Do it!

This is what I expect from your kind. When did Obama do "the same thing"? Or are you trying to compare this all out regime change and bombing of a country to isolated drone strikes? You've been listening to right wing media again haven't you?

This is a full scale bombing on an entire country. Trump even told us that troops will be lost because that's what happens in war. He called it a war himself. You need congressional approval to launch a war. None of this is complicated and your lame excuses and pointing a finger in the other direction doesn't work with the exception of your own brain who simply can't grasp the obvious here.

Because somewhere in that scrambled egg head of yours you call expecting a president to follow the law in getting congressional approval to start a war as the constitution calls for is saying "Death to America"? Dear Lord man. seek help.

What you're advocating is death to the constitution. There's a lot of that going around these days.

The only "death to America" I'm seeing in all this are the corpses of 6 dead U.S. troops. And the democrats didn't send them there. trump did.

Do you know if that was an American,or Israeli,attack?No you don't.

"Alternative facts hurt us all. Think before you blindly believe."

But this doesnt work for them because they want to create problems. So they can manipulate the system.