Browns making early splash (1 Viewer)

[Mcnabbfan]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

 

[ILoveMyLions]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

 

[Mcnabbfan]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

Being an Eagles fan, this is very depressing. I always felt that Hank Fraley was weak at the point of attack and signing Bentley would have improved the Eagles interior line tremendously.

 

[Texasmouth]

Being an Eagles hater, this is great news.

 

[Yao Ming]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

Another mammoth of a kid that hits it big in the genetic lottery.

 

[Buckeyedawgs]

Home sweet home. Knock Droughns up your draft lists!

 

[Quez]

@ Eagles fans

 

[Yao Ming]

Knock Droughns up

I'll leave that to you, he's all yours. :X

 

[-OZ-]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

Another mammoth of a kid that hits it big in the genetic lottery.

Now that's irony from Yao Ming. Frye's potential just increased big time. As did Droughns.

 

[cstu]

Sirius NFL radio just reported that Bentley has signed with the Cleveland Brown's for 6 years at $6 million a year with a $12 million signing bonus. This report came from Bentley's agent. Unfortunately no link at this time.

That's not as much as it seems. It's a $12M bonus with $24M for the salaries over 6 years and is probably back-loaded. Not bad for a young Pro Bowl center.

 

[GroveDiesel]

But Howard Eskin is NEVER wrong!

If true, that's a pretty huge signing for the Browns. So what will they do with Jeff Faine now? Will he be a backup?

 

[fridayfrenzy]

Knock Droughns up

I'll leave that to you, he's all yours. :X

Its exactly that reason that he will have great value next season

 

[fridayfrenzy]

Knock Droughns up

I'll leave that to you, he's all yours. :X

 

[Mcnabbfan]

Here's a link with an interesting twist on the situation:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

May not be the most credible source but indeed interesting.

 

[Jason Wood]

Wow that is REALLY disappointing. I had thought we shouldn't count our chickens before they're hatched this past week after initial reports, but when the papers said the deal was done and would be signed at 12:01 am last night, I thought it was a done deal.

 

[Jason Wood]

I realize there's another thread [or two] regarding the Browns signing Bentley, but they also signed LT Kevin Shaffer for $5 mil per season, too! Those are two enormous moves toward making that offensive line very solid in a hurry. Shaffer hasn't gotten a lot of national press but he's been the LT on one of the league's best running teams in ATL. Shaffer is only 26 and was arguably the best UFA left tackle on the market [since Lepsis got signed and Backus is tagged].

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2364025

 

[gildawg]

Bentley and Shaffer to Browns

 

[SoFresh&SoClean]

Uh oh.

AFC North is sooo sweet.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Here's a link with an interesting twist on the situation:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

May not be the most credible source but indeed interesting.

Seems more like an easy way to make an excuse for a rumor rather than anything solid.

 

[cstu]

I realize there's another thread [or two] regarding the Browns signing Bentley, but they also signed LT Kevin Shaffer for $5 mil per season, too! Those are two enormous moves toward making that offensive line very solid in a hurry. Shaffer hasn't gotten a lot of national press but he's been the LT on one of the league's best running teams in ATL. Shaffer is only 26 and was arguably the best UFA left tackle on the market [since Lepsis got signed and Backus is tagged].

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2364025

The Browns are killing in free agency so far.

 

[trader jake]

So what will they do with Jeff Faine now? Will he be a backup?

play him at guard?

 

[Bri]

Here's a link with an interesting twist on the situation:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/rumormill.htm

May not be the most credible source but indeed interesting.

those guys at PFT owe Joe and David advertising money

 

[Raekwon]

So what will they do with Jeff Faine now?  Will he be a backup?

play him at guard?

This seems most likely

 

[slinky]

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

great job by the Browns

 

[Browns Rule!]

So what will they do with Jeff Faine now?  Will he be a backup?

play him at guard?

This seems most likely

Actually, Faine isn't likely to play guard, he isn't big enough, the most likely scenario is to move Bentley to Guard, the position where he made the pro-bowl in 03.

 

[Chaos]

So what will they do with Jeff Faine now?  Will he be a backup?

play him at guard?

keep him for depth unless they get a sweet trade offer from someone like Denver who could best utilize his talents as he's more finesse than mauler technician

 

[fridayfrenzy]

Browns | Jurevicius expected to visit Sunday

Sat, 11 Mar 2006 11:13:26 -0800

Adam Schefter, of the NFL Network, reports free agent WR Joe Jurevicius (Seahawks) will visit with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, March 12. It is believed the two sides are closing in on a four-year deal.

 

[Chaos]

now lets see Givens, Zastidul, Kemo, Bart Scott, Pryce......

Wow what a difference a year makes!

 

[GRIDIRON ASSASSIN]

The Browns SHOULD be aggressive, they're the ONLY team in the NFL that has never played in or hosted a Super Bowl.

 

[diesel7982]

So what will they do with Jeff Faine now?  Will he be a backup?

play him at guard?

This seems most likely

I would doubt this actually. They signed Joe Andruzzi and Cosey Coleman the last two years to fill the guard spot. Id say its more likely Faine gets made a reserve center, and Bentley starts at Center. If one of the guards gets hurt, Id expect Faine to play center and bentley to shift to guard.

 

[Chaos]

The Browns SHOULD be aggressive, they're the ONLY team in the NFL that has never played in or hosted a Super Bowl.

Not exactly true Grid, they just did it wearing purple unis in another city. (^(*&%&%((% Modell! !!!

 

[Aaron Rudnicki]

didn't Faine have some problems in Cleveland? I agree that he's likely headed for the bench with this signing.

 

[Chaos]

didn't Faine have some problems in Cleveland? I agree that he's likely headed for the bench with this signing.

The only problems he had were of the "on the field" type. He wasn't showing aggressive, nasty play. He was getting blown out by NTs. He also allegedly lost weight and strength the year before last.

 

[Chaos]

didn't Faine have some problems in Cleveland? I agree that he's likely headed for the bench with this signing.

Also, based on Bentley's insistance on playing Center, I would assume he had that worked out before signing. Faine should definitely be heading to the bench or trading block if we get a decent offer.

 

[Family Matters]

Outstanding! This is how you build an offense. Adding players of this caliber will definately improve the running game and add better protection for Frye. I agree that Droughns should be bumped up as well as Frye.

Watch for Frye to improve as the season moves on. With Winslow and Edwards returning and likely getting better as the season goes on I would expect Frye to also continue to improve along with them. He will be a decent QB2 and poss QB 1 in 12 team or deeper leagues later in the year.

 

[noonenguy]

Glad to see that Savage is backing up what he has been saying for the past few weeks as far as not waiting around to see what other teams do and to being more aggressive this year in free agency.

Looks like The Browns FINALLY have someone with a clue as to how to build a team. We've been screaming for years to get some lineman!

LOVE these two signings!



Gotta agree with Grid that Cleveland will never HOST a Super Bowl. We have about the same chance as the Bears.

 

[nygiants56]

Home sweet home. Knock Droughns up your draft lists!

sorry eagles fans!!

 

[Jason Wood]

Wow...now the addition of Jurevicius.

 

[GroveDiesel]

Wow...now the addition of Jurevicius.

The Browns are having a VERY nice offseason so far. And if Kellen Winslow can come back and make an impact that offense could be pretty decent.

 

[GroveDiesel]

The Browns SHOULD be aggressive, they're the ONLY team in the NFL that has never played in or hosted a Super Bowl.

What an odd statistic. Why would anyone care if their team had hosted a Super Bowl but never played in it? Are the Cards or Lions a better franchise than the Browns because Arizona and Detroit have hosted a Super Bowl? And if I'm not mistaken, the Browns won quite a few NFL Championship games.

 

[Boston]

This is the second smart offseason in a row for the Brownies (although this year still has a ways to go). I think they were smart not spending big money last year. They got some nice bargains in guys like Andruzzi and Droughns. Since they spent so wisely last year they put themselves in a position to make a big splash this offseason...and that's exactly what they're doing.

 

[wadegarrett]