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The Offseason Lull

With the Cavs season over, the Browns offseason non-events can now begin in earnest. This is it, the worst time of the offseason, when roster moves come to a crawl, and the only news worth hearing comes from the Indians, not the Browns. It's slow slog towards the almost-news of training camp. Only a few minor things to report...

Kellen Winslow is playing football again, or nearly so, as he's doing drills and what not. Most encouraging tidbit from Charlie Frye? That he looks fast. It almost seems too much to hope for that Winslow not onlymakes it back healthy but is also the player the Browns hoped he'd be. But, for now anyway, it looks like he'll make it onto the field.

Frye has added 15-20 pounds in the offseason. OK, cool, but it's worth remembering we heard the same stuff about Tim Couch in the offseasons of years gone by. I still get a pretty good feeling about Frye though, if not about his raw talent, then about his football mentality. He seems to want it and that desire appears to be more than a lot of talk. And I am definitely one of those people who think desire goes a long way even at the NFL level.

So word leaks now that the Browns thought Dilfer was pondering retirement before they dealt him to the 49ers. Is this true? I guess we'll see. It's hard to imagine Dilfer being that useful to Nolan in San Fran, and this trade was probably as graceful an escape from a bad situation as Savage could manage. But this new info just underscores how dissappointing Dilfer was to the Browns, and even to me personally. I really liked Dilfer and don't think he's a bad player. But you gotta do what is asked of you.

Suggs on the block, sort of -- I'm a bit suprised that the Browns clearly prefer William Green over Lee Suggs as the #2 runner on the team. Of course, the amount of wasted keystrokes people have spent on Suggs vs. Green over the past few years is staggering. It doesn't seem like either will make a significant contribution to the Browns in '06.

On the "retractable roof on CBS and get a Super Bowl" idea that Bob Corna is floating around town: OK City of Cleveland, consider it. Study it. Then open the doors to all comers and let interested developers and architects bid on it. I like the idea except for the fact that Corna is now expecting he'll automatically be the guy building it. That just doesn't seem like a good idea for taxpayers, who will ultimately pay a price for this thing one way or another. Oh yeah, -- and I'd also lobby the NFL for more than one Super Bowl. Two games in a ten-year span does not sound that unreaasonable, particularly considering the crap the NFL has made Cleveland wade through since 1995. And a two-game committment would certainly bolster the city's economic benefit exponentially, and taxpayers could actually get their money's worth.

Maybe the biggest offseason going-on affecting the Browns that is still, uh, going on is McNair-to-the-Ravens. It sounds now like this is inevitable. It's still weird, however, why it's taken so long when the compensation involved is relatively minor. I like McNair as a football player. He's tough and smart, and he's probably the best available choice at QB for the Ravens. But the Ravens are fooling themselves (or at least their fans -- it's not that hard to do afterall) if they think he can lead them into the playoffs.

Side note - Cleveland Marathon. My first marathon is in the books. It was pretty cool. I had the bad luck of getting sick over marathon-weekend, but ran the race anyway. Other than the race being that much more challenging, it was pretty awesome to take part in a great event and cross the finish line. Out.
Published May 23 2006, 12:42 PM by MikeB
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Peter Butler said:

Yeah okay, it is "lull" time with the Cavs out of the playoffs and the Browns still a few months from training camp, but the Tribe still keeps me going.  Gotta love those guys.  As for Winslow, I truly hope he's going to regain the skills he had before the injuries, but the truth is, he's just another Butch Davis #1 draft pick.  And Butchie's track record is abysmal.  The seemingly endless string of injuries is mind boggling but unfortunately it happened to Edward too and he's not a BD guy.  However, my ample gut tells me the string of badly injured number one draft picks is finally over.  Optimism and hope can make a guy feel really good.  
May 23, 2006 1:14 PM
 

luapklaw said:

TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT SUGGS!!! HIS INJURY HISTORY IS MADDENING BUT THE GUY, WHEN HEALTHY, CAN REALLY TOTE THE ROCK!!! I THINK HE IS EASILY THE MOST TALENTED BACK ON THE ROSTER INCLUDING DROUGHNS.  I HOPE THEY GIVE IT ONE MORE GO WITH HIM!!!
May 23, 2006 3:22 PM
 

luapklaw said:

TOTALLY AGREE ABOUT SUGGS!!! HIS INJURY HISTORY IS MADDENING BUT THE GUY, WHEN HEALTHY, CAN REALLY TOTE THE ROCK!!! I THINK HE IS EASILY THE MOST TALENTED BACK ON THE ROSTER INCLUDING DROUGHNS.  I HOPE THEY GIVE IT ONE MORE GO WITH HIM!!!
May 23, 2006 3:22 PM
 

Laine said:

Congrats on the marathon, Mike. I did three miles on Sunday (obviously small potatoes for you), but I was thinking about you! :)
May 24, 2006 9:30 AM
 

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