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  1. Posted

    Matt, this is all speculation, but I'm pretty sure that Cribbs is out, and if Lewis is unable to go, or limited today, then I can see where Romeo wouldn't be too comfortable putting Wright or Harrison back on kick and punt returns. Cribbs was not only a punt/kick returner, but also a gunner, and leading tackler on special teams. I know the Browns feel comfortable with Steptoe returning punts/kicks, but who else do they have after Steptoe?

     

    For the record, I think Lewis plays, but this does make me wonder if Romeo is not too comfortable with Lewis being able to play much today.

     

    Edit: Pool looks to be out as well, and his replacement, Mike Adams, is also a special team player....

  2. Posted

    Browns Add Steve Sanders to 53-Man Roster; Paul Hubbard Waived

     

    by Chris Pokorny on Sep 6, 2008 5:40 PM EDT in General News

     

     

    I guess a few years on the practice squad and making efforts to improve can pay off in the NFL after all. East High graduate Steve Sanders was signed to the active roster today after originally being placed on the team's practice squad earlier in the week.

     

    To make room for Sanders, the team waived rookie WR Paul Hubbard. You'd have to assume that the Browns are hoping Hubbard will slip through the waiver wire right on to their practice squad. If I'm a betting man, I'd say that'll happen.

     

    Strategically, this could be a good move. Teams are pretty much set with their rosters in preparation for tomorrow's game, so the chances of someone claiming a receiver who is still very raw are not too high. If nobody has signed Travis Wilson, I don't see how they sign Hubbard.

     

    It is interesting that the Browns made this move -- in a way, you'd have to believe that if they activated Sanders the day before the game, they have intentions of having him active. There is no way that Hubbard would've been active for this game. That leads me to believe that Joshua Cribbs is all but out for this game, and with Syndric Steptoe set to fulfill kick return duties, Sanders would become the No. 3 receiver.

     

     

    Link

  5. Posted

    it took me a whopping 4 seconds to find it and that's just because the page was loading:

     

    Jerome Harrison-RB- Browns Aug. 31 - 9:54 am et

     

    Browns GM Phil Savage outlined the roles of his backup running backs.

     

    If Jamal Lewis suffers an injury, Jerome Harrison would take over first- and second-down plays, and Jason Wright would stay as a third-down back and special teamer. Savage said Lewis (hamstring) should be "good to go in the next day or two." He also stated that Lewis needs at least 15-20 carries weekly to "maximize what he can do," so the other backs won't see regular carries. Still, Harrison is now the best handcuff for Lewis owners.

    Source: Canton Repository

     

    fyi: www.rotoworld.com

    I think Savage misspoke. Wright has never been the 3rd down back. Wright's an every down back. The Browns wanted Harrison to be a 3rd down change of pace back, but Harrison couldn't get the pass blocking down. If Lewis were to go down, both backs would play, but if Harrison is the 1st & 2nd down back, and gets the majority of the carries, I'll be very surprised, because I've yet to see it on the field.

     

    If Jamal were gone for an extended period of time, you would basically see Jerome take over the first- and second-down type plays, and Jason would probably stay in the role he has now, which is a third-down back and a special teams guy.

    http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=4287...ubCategoryID=26

  6. Posted

    I read this morning that Jerome Harrison will be the back up to Lewis. I liked Harrison coming out of school. His style reminds me of Priest Holmes, although I wouldn't say he'll ever be as talented. He'll be the 1st and 2nd down back and Wright would be the 3rd down guy according Crennell

    Where did you read that? I'm a Browns fan, and I've heard these same reports ever since Harrison was drafted, but I've never heard Romeo say that, and Wright has always been the #2. Harrison has had problems in pass protection, and he seems to make bone-head plays from time to time. There's no doubt that he's a talented runner.

     

    I'll do a search and see what I can find, but I wouldn't mind reading your link.

  7. Posted

    Players notably kept on final rosters thus far...they may still see the chopping block, but only if their team adds someone else cut from another team:

     

    RB Xavier Omon - they cut Wright because they like Omon's potential once he adjusts to the NFL.

     

    RB Kregg Lumpkin - I'm going to talk about him more in next week's column, but they cut Morency, Wynn, and Herron to keep Lumpkin as the #3 to Grant and Jackson. Lumpkin is a very good player who just couldn't stay healthy in college. If you have a deep roster in a dynasty league, get him if you can afford a luxury pick.

     

    WR Paul Hubbard - they release Travis Wilson, Steptoe, and Sanders. See posts above

     

    QB Josh Johnson - luxury pick here, too, but he's going to get a much bigger chance to show something in 2009.

     

    WR Lavelle Hawkins - for the Titans to release Roydell Williams and Biren Early it means Hawkins was impressive enough to contribute (and Williams was too banged up)

     

    RB Kenneth Darby - I've talked about Darby before. He and Lumpkin are runners I believe have the talent to produce if given the opportunity. Despite a depth chart with Graham, Bennett, and Dunn, it looks like Darby will stick at least until Cadillac can return from the PUP list, if at all.

     

    WR Devon Bess - The Dolphins say he has Wes Welker-like potential.

    Thanks for the update Matt. I'd like to roster Omon, but unfortunately, both of my dynasty leagues only allow 22 man rosters. I was kind of hoping he'd get cut and the Browns would pick him up. I think Omon would be a perfect fit in the Browns' offense.

  8. Posted

    Steptoe is a nifty player. When I watched Arizona a few years ago, the two best players on that offense were Steptoe and Mike Bell. That said, I think Hubbard's height, leaping ability, and size make him a more promising long term candidate. With Jurevicius' career going south it would seem to me that Donte Stallworth will need a big year for him to give the Browns a reason not to give Hubbard every opportunity to develop for 2009 and beyond.

    Browns fan, and I agree with your assessment. I don't think that any player stood out more than Steptoe in the preseason. I'm not sure that Steptoe will have any relevant fantasy value, but he looked impressive running routes, catching the ball, and returning punts and kicks. I just think that with Edwards, Winslow, Stallworth, and Cribbs on the roster, Steptoe wouldn't be able to put up enough points to merit a roster spot. That said, he's a good guy to have on an NFL roster.

  9. Posted

    Yeah, I just read that about Hill, too! Shocker, considering how well he's playing. I have to believe that's a really poorly reported piece, but the Mercury News isn't exactly a rag, either. I think Lelie would be gone way before Hill who not only acquitted himself well during the preseason, but Mike Martz raved about him in OTAs. I think this has to be a mistake or really bad reporting. Otherwise, I'll be shocked because like you, I have two eyes and some semblance of a football brain.

    Yeah, I agree. I'm not dropping him. If Hill gets put on the practice squad, there's no way he makes it through waivers, and I just don't believe he's going to be cut. There's no way that a team is going to cut a guy that has, to this point, been the starting QB's go to guy. That, and when I've watched Hill, he's been really good at coming back to the ball, or reversing field to make something out of a broken play. I've been really impressed with him.

     

    I just read this from rotoworld and thought you might like to read it.

     

    Published Fri Aug 22 10:28:56 a.m. ET 2008

    (RotoWire) Davis is consistently the last player off the practice field, the Washington Post reports. He has been putting in extra time with the tight ends coach working on his foot work and technique.

     

    Analysis: Davis is second on the depth chart behind Chris Cooley. However, if Davis continues to improve he may see time lined up in the slot and in red zone situations.

     

    I have Winslow and Scheffler, but my team in this league is solid, with good depth all the way around, so I think I'll hang onto Davis. It's nice having a team where you can draft by talent, and afford to wait on the talent to develop.

  10. Posted

    I love the Rice pick (obviously) and to get Thomas, Sweed, and Kelly is nice. You should hit on at least one of those three by 2010. Hightower is interesting, but how he went at 1.03 and Rice fell to 1.11 (if I understand this correctly) is crazy. Hightower could be good, but 1.03???? Whoa...

    Yeah, I know. Rice fell to 1.09. I had the 1.09 & 1.10, and then traded my 2.01 & 2.10 for the 1.11 & 3.11 before the draft. My thinking was that I would grab Hightower with the 1.11. When I logged into the draft and seen that Rice was still there at my 1.09 pick, it was a no brainer.

     

    Matt, I've watched Jason Hill this preseason, and he's looked great, but now I read he might be cut??? Do you know anything further than the speculation floating around? I can't imagine they would cut Hill over Lelie.

  13. Posted

    In the middle of a draft right now with a really awful team that I took over late last year. Before the draft, I had the 1.09, 1.10, 2.01, 2.10, 3.01, 3.02, & 4.01 picks. I traded my 2.01 & 2.10 picks for the 1.11 & 3.11 picks. I figured I would try and grab Hightower with the 1.11 pick, but he ended up going 3rd in the draft!! Major surprise. Anyway, Ray Rice ended up falling to me and I grabbed Ray Rice, Devin Thomas, and Limas Sweed with the 1.09, 1.10 & 1.11 picks. Pretty happy withe the draft so far, and with the trade I made for Calvin Johnson, and with grabbing Bradshaw and Thomas off of waivers when I took the team over, I feel pretty good about my chances at making this team competitive within a few years. I don't have much else, so I should probably get the #1 pick again next year, or at least have a top 3 pick.

     

    Just picked up Laurent Robinson & Malcom Kelly with the 3.01 & 3.02 picks.

  14. Posted

    I'd have to say Thomas Jones as a late 2nd/early 3rd round pick in all leagues was bad, but then also drafting Deuce Mac in the 4th really hurt me in one league. Luckily in that league, I made a few shrewd trades before the players I was trading for peaked.

     

    Traded Addai, Keith & Gates for Westbrook, Jennings & Pitt's D. (This was right when Jennings came back from injury. I was also losing points with my crappy defenses at the time, and Pitt's D was pretty solid.) Our flex in this league has the option of starting RB, WR, or TE, so I drafted Winslow in the 7th round instead of a WR.

     

    Then I traded Thomas Jones, Brian Leonard, and Patrick Crayton for Buckhalter, Derrick Mason and Eric Johnson.

     

    PPR league. My team was flat out awful, but getting Westy, Mason, and Jennings turned my season around.

  16. Posted

    Based purely on talent, Holmes is definitively more of a stud than Housh. Better into and out of his breaks, better long speed, better at beating the jam, and more of a threat after the catch.

     

    Housh has very reliable hands and is fearless going after the ball, but he produces based on # of targets not talent.

     

    I don't see Holmes putting up equivalents receptions, but can see him producing more yards and TD's.

     

    In PPR Housh wins.

     

    Traditional format....flip a coin.

    My thoughts exactly, except I'm not sure about the TD's. Good post.

  17. Posted

    I'd have to agree that Bush is more than an OK #2 back, but he is a weak #1 or strong #2. I wouldn't draft him in the first round of a PPR league, but would feel good about him as my second back behind someone who will actually score TDs...

    Bush finished 9th in scoring as a rookie RB in my PPR league.

    He finished 11th last year despite missing 4 games. If I remember right, Bush was the 6th ranked back before the injury, and his PPG scoring is very consistent due to the number of receptions.

     

    I have the 11th pick this year in a redraft PPR league, and will be very happy if I can land Bush.

  18. Posted

    Do you need 100,000 dollars to make this work? That's a huge figure, and if you need that much, I would be reluctant to accept the money. If not, just accept enough to make a down payment on a house that will give you a comfortable monthly payment. Pay back the money with interest when you can.

     

    In normal circumstances I would say no, but they want to see their grandchildren, and I understand that. It's a win-win situation. If the job is something that is a good opportunity, you could very well increase your income before you know it.

  19. Posted

    Bush is a fantastic talent/athlete.

    However, that doesn't make him an effective NFL RB.

     

    it really breaks down to this:

    PPR - Bush is an OK #2 Fantasy RB

    non-PPR - Bush is a good #3 Fantasy RB

     

    at this point, we know what we'll get out of Bush. He's a reception machine at RB.

    There is no longer a mystical "upside" to Bush, he isn't an effective every-down runner in the NFL so the rushing yards and TDs will not couple with all the receiving to create the next Marshall Faulk/Priest Holmes of fantasy football.

    That is incorrect. In a PPR league, Bush is a #1 back, not #2. And, Bush is a very consistent scorer in a PPR format.

  22. Posted

    Mason can be had so late for a guy who is top 5 in receptions over the past 3 years. he gets open and catches passes. What are you really risking? A round 8-10 pick?

    8 would be early from what I've seen, but he's worth an 8th round pick IMO. I believe the 10th, 11th round was about where Mason was going in the mocks I've participated in. I draft Mason and Coles about every year it seems like. Great value guys.

  23. Posted

    I'd be careful with Mason this year. It seemed that whenever McNair wasn't playing, he didn't do squat. I know he had over 100 catches last year, but they all seemed to be for 6 yards on 3rd and 8. With McNair gone, I'm betting that he will have 50-60 catches max.

    :cheers: You should probably check your stats before you make posts like these. Not only is your post completely inaccurate, but you're also giving out bad advice.

     

    Mason had 5 receptions for 98 yards and a TD in week 16 with Troy Smith as the starter.

    Mason had 6 receptions for 72 yards in week 17 with Troy Smith as a starter.

     

     

    McNair and Boller were the only other QB's last season for the Ravens, and Mason produced for both QB's. McNair only played 6 games, and he was out for the season after game 9. Mason averaged 10.6 yards per catch. Not great, but certainly not 6 yards a catch.

     

    CBSSportsline

     

     

    103 receptions - 1087 yards receiving and 5 TD's with 3 different QB's. Pretty impressive IMO.

  24. Posted

    Bush, Michael OAK

    Harrison, Jerome CLE

    Norwood, Jerious ATL

    Thomas, Pierre NOS RB

    Wynn, DeShawn GBP RB

     

    Are the guys I have stashed on my bench. Wynn might end up being a roster casuality for me. However the other 4 I will keep, and have pretty good hopes for.

     

    I also might be the only guy I know not related to Harrison, that still believes in the kid. :shocking: I guess love is blind :pointstosky:

    Harrison is the 3rd string back. Wright is Lewis' handcuff. :pointstosky:

  25. Posted

    For what it's worth, I live in Central Ohio, and from what I can gather, Simpson has incredible athletic ability, but he is incredibly competitve and gets down on himself a bit. I've read that he is struggling with finishing routes, and that he needs to put on weight to help break the press off the line. I believe the Bengals knew most of this when they drafted him, but due to his incredible athletic ability, they were willing to take a chance on Simpson and work with him. Simply put, he's a project, so I wouldn't expect immediate dividends in the next year or two. It appears that Caldwell is ahead of Simpson right now, and it's certain that Simpson is NOT ready to be the #3 WR at this point. That said, I'm not reading that Caldwell will be the #3 WR either. I don't hear anything about Simpson having bad hands or being a problem.

     

    For me, I'd rather take a chance on a competitive football player with upside in a dynasty format, even if I have to wait a few seasons on him to start producing. I think the learning curve for small school players should be considered when reading all the "bad" press clippings.

    I should have said that Simpson needs to put on weight and more importantly, get stronger. I guess the kid has some major hops, so maybe we'll see him in a few red zone packages. I'll keep you guys updated if I hear anything new. I'm hoping that Simpson or Bennett falls to the 2.10 spot in my upcoming dynasty draft, so he is a guy that I'm keeping an eye on. It's also worth mentioning that the Bengals, despite not having a budget for a scouting department, have had a pretty good eye for WR's in the past. And, I'm sure that Palmer makes an average WR look good.

     

     

    As someone who's picking late in both dynasty drafts, I actually like the value of this year's WR class. You can draft the top WR's in the late 1st and early 2nd round due to the amount of RB's that came out. I understand that the scouts didn't feel there was a "stud" WR in this class, but how 1st round busts do we see, and how many times do we see the guys drafted in the 2nd round and higher turn out to be quality WR's in the NFL?

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