Comments on: Browns plan to add a running back

By: franklinstking

franklinstking — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:51:58 +0000

Tiki, Plaxico, T. O., and Reggie Bush are not going to play for the Browns, and Heckert doesn’t want them. This organization is rebuilding, looking for youth, and those players are looking to play for marquee teams. It’s not a match. Reggie, though still young, isn’t leaving N.O.

By: franklinstking

franklinstking — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:44:20 +0000

marjax too.

By: franklinstking

franklinstking — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 21:43:47 +0000

hedphurs. The only post that made sense, and Heckert will look that way.

By: marjax

marjax — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 03:48:36 +0000

hedphurst has it right, whoever gave him a thumbs down is a flippin moron. I’m fully expecting them to add a scatback type from the undrafted free agent crop. A little surprised they’re talking about adding someone with experience… makes me think it’ll just be insurance in case Hardesty doesn’t make it out of the preseason again, and giving a vet a chance to stake a claim to some snaps.

Reggie Bush would fit the mold as a change of pace guy too. I doubt he’d sign to be #3 on the depth chart of a team still trying to get things right.

Do the rest of you know what a change of pace back is? It’s not just someone else to throw into the rotation. It’s a back with an entirely different skillset. We’ve got two bruising backs in Cleveland, and you guys think Ahmad Bradshaw, Tiki Barber, or Michael Bush are gonna be a change of pace? Good God.

By: hedphurst

hedphurst — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 00:02:04 +0000

If they go for a vet with significant experience: Jerious Norwood, Kevin Smith, Brian Westbrook, or Garrett Wolfe would all be reasonable targets.

If they want a young veteran: Kenneth Darby, Devin Moore, or Kareem Huggins would be solid choices.

Personally, I’d rather see them go after undrafted free agents Noel Devine and/or Derrick Locke, though.

By: browniebuck

browniebuck — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 23:18:08 +0000

Reggie Bush? Tiki Barber? T.O.? The only names that I really liked that I have seen in the replies are Plaxico Burress (for OUR price), Ahmad Bradshaw, and Michael Bush. I like Plax as a big target for Colt to throw to and I like either Michael Bush or Bradshaw as a 8-12 carry per game change of pace for Hillis. As for Reggie, Tiki, and T.O…we should pass without looking under the hood.

By: 4512dawg4512

4512dawg4512 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 22:18:18 +0000

Reggie Bush could be on the market, maybe Tikki, and then think about getting Plax or T.O. I’d love to see T.O in the orange and brown! He’d make Colt look like a stud

By: trickbunny

trickbunny — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 20:38:47 +0000

uwsptke says:
Jul 10, 2011 12:50 PM

Leave it to the Browns and the Broncos to turn back to the 4-3 when everyone else is moving to the 3-4.
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For one, I could swear the Browns ran a 3-4 defense for about the last 7 0r 8 seasons. God forbid a team who has done poorly for so long tries something different to improve their chances.

Two- So the Browns will be one of only a few teams who are running a 4-3? That’s GOOD because it will mean that most teams are used to planning and playing against 3-4 defenses.

Maybe you’re not as smart as you think you are.

By: transam7816

transam7816 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 19:19:47 +0000

Helloooo Reggie Bush. Need a smaller back for change of pace and another threat for Colt

By: lgwelsh1

lgwelsh1 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 18:45:39 +0000

The Browns are righting the ship, the last thing they need to do is to sign some aging “stars”.

The main thing they found out was Colt McCoy is a gamer. That kid plays with a chip on his shoulder and wants to win more than anything.

Hillis is the same way, he plays pissed off and has something to prove.

Get more guys with this attitude, no big names, sign players who want to win.

By: therevdewitt

therevdewitt — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:12:43 +0000

Tiki and Plaxico? No thanks. What kind of organization would make a first-time HC deal with those egos when they are trying to rebuild. Holmgren is smarter than that. Besides, they need to build from the ground up, getting younger, not older.

I’d like to see Shurmur use Cribbs as a change-of-pace back. I’d love to see what he could do with screens out of the backfield.

By: uwsptke

uwsptke — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:50:33 +0000

Leave it to the Browns and the Broncos to turn back to the 4-3 when everyone else is moving to the 3-4.

By: MVQB7

MVQB7 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:40:23 +0000

Tiki Barber? Lmao Maybe they ought to give Archie Griffin a call too? Where is Tim Manoa ( the tonga tank) when you need him?

By: bwisnasky

bwisnasky — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:34:05 +0000

The greatest thing about him was that the Raiders drafted his supposed better backfield mate, in McFadden, like 12 rounds before him. Thanks Josh!

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Yeah.. must burn your a$$ that McFadden got to sit down in the middle of the 3rd quarter last year at Mile High, because he already had 4 touchdowns and looked pretty damned unstoppable… In fact, he seems to save his best games for the Denver Donkies….

By: Sayre Bedinger

Sayre Bedinger — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:15:41 +0000

Hindsight, trading away Hillis was probably the most colossally dumb thing Josh McDaniels will ever do as a member of the NFL. This guy didn’t come from nowhere–we all saw him tear apart the NFL at the end of the 2008 season, and then Josh never gave him a chance in 2009 cause he fumbled on a kick return. Sad stuff.

I have a #22 Hillis jersey hanging in my closet, and it’s sad that it’ll probably never be relevant again.

Oh the Browns are looking to sign a FA running back? How about a used Cadillac?

By: schmitty2

schmitty2 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 16:04:34 +0000

I would worry more about the WR’s and getting the passing game going. If they can accomplish that then I think they are fine with Hillis and Hardesty

By: wryly1

wryly1 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:43:06 +0000

You can’t count on Hardesty coming back from severe injury. Simple as that. If he does, it’s upside, but not anything that should be expected.

Getting rid of Jerome Harrison for Mike Bell was Mangini’s doing. It wasn’t that Harrison wanted out, it was because Mangenius had him in his doghouse, so that roster spot was not being utilized.

I don’t think Josh Cribbs is much of a receiver – and with the new rules, he value as a kick returner has been dimished, but he is big enough, strong enough, fast enough and versatile enough to be the alternative or change-of-pace back. He’s a guy who makes things happen when gets the ball.

By: Soulman45

Soulman45 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:33:31 +0000

The NFL start and end with the QB without one your team is not going far tell the brownies to get a QB and then they can talk.

By: rambo08

rambo08 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:22:24 +0000

What you talkin bout Hillis?

By: bigtrav425

bigtrav425 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:10:57 +0000

This makes no sense.They have been talking Hardesty up for the last yr or so making him sound like a stud RB before he even takes a snap and now that want a RB??..shoulda drafted one!!…this need needs to be lower on the list.they need a veteran WR,D-Lineman,LB and a right guard/tackle before a rb!

By: goawayeverybody

goawayeverybody — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:54:32 +0000

I hope Reggie Bush likes cold weather.

By: bronconation7

bronconation7 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:37:25 +0000

“No one saw Hillis coming,”

Broncos fans can tell you we saw Hillis coming. I mean who wants a back that runs over people, picks up blitzes, works his butt off, and catches out of the backfield. McDaniels must have been a Browns fan as a kid and wanted to give you guys some payback for The Drive and The Fumble.

The greatest thing about him was that the Raiders drafted his supposed better backfield mate, in McFadden, like 12 rounds before him. Thanks Josh!

By: brownsfrown

brownsfrown — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:31:33 +0000

In related news, the Clowns have inked a deal with the Pray For a Miracle Network, just in case this new approach fizzles like all the bright ideas before it.

By: kepickle

kepickle — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:21:35 +0000

there will be a lot of RB’s who could easly fit here DeAngelo will be a High priced But what about Ronnie Brown or Michael Bush, Jerome Harrison,Derrick Locke, RB, but what about Reggie Bush

By: clownsfan

clownsfan — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:15:40 +0000

I’d go after Ahmad Bradshaw.

By: jthammerstix

jthammerstix — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 14:00:41 +0000

No tiki. No burress. They are all balls. 8D

By: paulbrownsrevenge

paulbrownsrevenge — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:54:34 +0000

Harrison wanted out. No one saw Hillis coming, but Hardesty until the knee injury was pegged as the guy. I still think Hardesty will have a good season. Mike Bell is bad, I’m sure whoever they sign will fill the void. Browns have other concerns than runningback. Marecic will be a manchild. I say move Vickers to RB, sign Matt Light and just cram the ball down teams throats the whole game.

By: woodyg

woodyg — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:43:12 +0000

It’s a good idea that the Browns are aware of the limitations of Hillis & intend to give him some help ….. However, the real interesting part of the Brown’s season will be if they can hold off the Bengals for cellar-dwellar in the AFC North …. It should be an epic battle between the Brownies & the Bengals to see who can win 4 or 5 games for the season & avoid last place ……..

By: bucks82

bucks82 — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:41:47 +0000

How about a WR?

By: philsimmsisadouche

philsimmsisadouche — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 13:37:25 +0000

Tiki Barber, welcome to Cleveland.