Y'all see my avatar at left? I was born in northeast Ohio, so I was a Browns fan for a long time. God bless the undying optimism of those who still are, but I can't take it anymore...and last night was just another example.
Did we need a good cornerback (Justin Gilbert)? Yeah...but it was arguably not a dire need. We could've really used another good receiver opposite Josh Gordon, so what did we do? Trade down from #4 so Buffalo could take him. Duh.
Then we go and pick Johnny Manziel, a guy with a rep for being immature. Hmm...playing with Josh Gordon, a phenomenal talent only one bad drug test away from a season-long suspension...what could go wrong?
Oh, well, never mind! They just announced that Gordon has failed another drug test, and will probably be out for the season. Gee, that Sammy Watkins decision isn't looking so smart now, is it? And knowing that about Gordon, did we take a receiver in the second round? Oh, of course not.
But back to Johnny. His other rep is that he scrambles too quickly from the pocket. If we wanted that in a quarterback, we would've kept Tim Couch. I just feel it in my bones -- especially now that the Browns have taken him -- that Manziel is going to be a bust. Johnny is the new Tim Tebow. If he doesn't grow up fast, he might even be (shudder) the new Ryan Leaf.
I'm sorry to say my disgust with the Browns keeps getting reinforced over and over again. Last year when they fired Chudzinski after one season, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Then I had to watch them run that farcical coaching search which resulted in us getting the current guy only because pretty much everybody else backed out.
The only way this can get worse is if Donald Sterling is in the market for a football team.
Did we need a good cornerback (Justin Gilbert)? Yeah...but it was arguably not a dire need. We could've really used another good receiver opposite Josh Gordon, so what did we do? Trade down from #4 so Buffalo could take him. Duh.
Then we go and pick Johnny Manziel, a guy with a rep for being immature. Hmm...playing with Josh Gordon, a phenomenal talent only one bad drug test away from a season-long suspension...what could go wrong?
Oh, well, never mind! They just announced that Gordon has failed another drug test, and will probably be out for the season. Gee, that Sammy Watkins decision isn't looking so smart now, is it? And knowing that about Gordon, did we take a receiver in the second round? Oh, of course not.
But back to Johnny. His other rep is that he scrambles too quickly from the pocket. If we wanted that in a quarterback, we would've kept Tim Couch. I just feel it in my bones -- especially now that the Browns have taken him -- that Manziel is going to be a bust. Johnny is the new Tim Tebow. If he doesn't grow up fast, he might even be (shudder) the new Ryan Leaf.
I'm sorry to say my disgust with the Browns keeps getting reinforced over and over again. Last year when they fired Chudzinski after one season, that was the straw that broke the camel's back. Then I had to watch them run that farcical coaching search which resulted in us getting the current guy only because pretty much everybody else backed out.
The only way this can get worse is if Donald Sterling is in the market for a football team.
