Lee Suggs update

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Browns RB On The Way Out?

 

CLE News

With the Browns' drafting of RB Jerome Harrison in the fifth round, Lee Suggs may be on the way out. "He's just been hurt and hasn't been able to get out there and show what he can do, at least with this particular group, meaning Romeo and myself," Savage told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "It gets harder as your team improves because you're going to have to cut the cord with the guys that have not helped you for a year or two. Jerome Harrison is a good prospect. We think he can be a real strong challenger as that change-up back for Reuben [Droughns]."

 

Portis is gonna be disappointed with this

 

I am sure some dope will still draft this guy in my redraft league somewhere

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its a game of hit and miss. Bad luck with injuries has killed Suggs career so far. Ive been one of the founding members of the Lee Suggs fan club (not really), but I cant come into another season expecting he will do anything different. He represents humongous value at this stage though, because he'll go virtually undrafted in every league I can imagine. This will be the 1st year I wont reach for him......maybe.

[Riddlen 1]

I have more carries than suggs over the last few years.

[Mike MacGregor 20]

I have more carries than suggs over the last few years.

 

Jim Finn, is that you

[Apu Nahasapeemapetilon 0]

I absolutely love Suggs...he has great vision and hits the hole at the right times. He also kept KJ as the backup at VT, despite KJ being the #1 HS propect in the entire country when he came to VT. He's also a good person and a true leader. Father was a minister too.

 

However, these injuries have just taken their toll. And with Droughans coming on, I can see why they Browns would have to cut him. It'll be tough for him to land as a #3 RB anywhere cause he isn't all that good on special teams.

 

Tough breaks for a good kid that could have been a top 10 RB in the NFL.

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I absolutely love Suggs...he has great vision and hits the hole at the right times. He also kept KJ as the backup at VT, despite KJ being the #1 HS propect in the entire country when he came to VT. He's also a good person and a true leader. Father was a minister too.

 

However, these injuries have just taken their toll. And with Droughans coming on, I can see why they Browns would have to cut him. It'll be tough for him to land as a #3 RB anywhere cause he isn't all that good on special teams.

 

Tough breaks for a good kid that could have been a top 10 RB in the NFL.

 

 

maybe the next robert smith?

[Portis26 0]

This is all smoke and mirrors He may be the starter in Cleveland

 

Seriously, I figured his days are numbered once I saw Jerome's name flash across the screen. I like him, I have man love for him becuase he won me a title when he played/started those last two games in 2004

 

I hope he goes to Minnesota; he can get some PT there - IMO

[Savage Beast 1]

I like him, I have man love for him becuase he tossed my salad better than anybody else has.

I hope he goes to Minnesota; he can get some PT there - IMO

 

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Savage; Green still is Browns’ second-string tailback

Steve Doerschuk

5/4/2006

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BEREA - Rookie fifth-round pick Jerome Harrison won’t necessarily blow former first-rounder William Green out of town. General Manager Phil Savage said Green heads to minicamp as the top backup to 1,200-yard rusher Reuben Droughns.

 

“I think William is the incumbent as the second-string tailback,” Savage said on a WTAM-AM draft show. “Someone’s going to have to beat him out.

 

“The drafting of Jerome Harrison probably doesn’t effect William Green as much as it would Lee Suggs or Jason Wright. Suggs, Wright and Harrison are slated to be third-down backs.

 

“If Harrison is that good, then maybe Jason and Lee have to compete with William.”

 

Harrison was a 1,900-yard rusher at Washington State in 2005. Browns scout James Kirkland boosted Harrison’s grade as the evaluation season wore on.

 

“He’s understated as a runner,” Kirkland said. “You can think he’s just a scatback, but you watch him, and he can make his way inside. He can make big runs. He can grind some.

 

“(In predraft sessions), he passed every test. He ran well, caught the ball well and tested well.

 

“He’s from Michigan, a blue-collar guy, a good fit for us. The weather won’t bother him.

 

“People look for flash and what not. You’re gonna get some flash, but he’s more substance than anything.”

 

Head Coach Romeo Crennel seems intent on keeping Droughns fresher. Droughns carried a franchise-record 309 times in 2005.

 

Several personnel men addressed draft picks on the WTAM show. Bill Rees, Savage’s top assistant, said he thinks wideout Travis Wilson will be “a very, very key player for us this year.”

 

A third-round pick, Wilson is likely to be one of the top four wideouts coming out of training camp, along with Braylon Edwards, Joe Jurevicius and Dennis Northcutt. Edwards’ recovery from knee surgery factors into Wilson’s situation.

 

“He’s an aggressive player with good toughness and a lot of savvy athletically,” Rees said. “He has excellent size and excellent hands.”

 

The Browns emerged from the draft with no new quarterbacks but stirred the pot by participating in trade talks for Joey Harrington.

 

That might have chafed veteran Trent Dilfer and unnerved Charlie Frye.

 

“I don’t think Trent is unhappy in terms off losing the starting job, because he hasn’t lost it yet,” Savage said. “It’s an open competition. Until Romeo says one or the other is the starter, it’s an open competition.”

 

It will be interesting to see which quarterbacks work with the offensive newcomers in a rookie minicamp this weekend. Unless the Browns sign an undrafted quarterback, there is no rookie to throw to Wilson.

 

Meanwhile, indications are that the Browns selected 230-pound fullback Lawrence Vickers in Round 6 to groom him as a short-yardage ball carrier more than a smash-mouth blocking role. Incumbent fullback Terrelle Smith has seldom touched the ball.

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