Throwdowns > Closed

Easy Mac said 08/08, 07:22 AM
First off, we know that to play in the AFC North, you have to be able to play defense. You play in a division with the Steelers, Bengals, and the Ravens, you need to be able to defend. The Browns were not OVERALL horrible on defense last year, ranking 5th in PPG and 10th in YPG.

What they were horrible at was rush defense, ranking 29th. This is all while their pass defense was the 2nd best in the NFL. Imagine if they had a semblance of an offense and/or a rush defense that could stop anyone?

The biggest need for the Clevelend Browns right now is an upgrade to their defensive front four. Therefore, my first decision made as the owner of the Browns is to.....

Let this season ride out as is.

Let's face it, nothing I do for the Browns this year is going to make them any better. Let them suck for another season, grab some high draft picks, and go after some premier free agents. Oh yeah, and pray to God those free agents sign with me. The two I would go after in FA are:

Cliff Avril (DE)
Jason Jones (DT)
Henry Melton (DT)

I would keep Jabal Sheard at LE and target the aforementioned gentlemen. Even if I only get one of the 3, I would consider it a success. MTC

Easy Mac said 08/09, 07:14 AM
Hey it worked for Jerry Jones, it can work for me. I don't need a GM, I'll make trades and draft picks myself.

I do really like your idea of bringing in old school browns to beef up the PR and wish I had thought of that, but I won't use the "I'll do that too!"

Instead, I'll work on making the team better instead of filling my stadium with PR moves. If the Browns start winning, I won't have to bring them in.

Anyways, the Browns sucked on offense last year. They were downright dreadful running the ball, throwing the ball, and checking for concussions. Since I decided to sit pat for a year, I'm assuming we sucked again and have a pretty high draft pick. In fact, I probably have the number 1 or number 2 pick. I'll say we tanked pretty damn bad and got the number 1 pick.

2013 has a pretty strong QB class and I'm sorry, but I don't think that Weeden is the answer, plus he's pretty old. So with the number 1 pick I would trade it to a team desperate to give me loads of draft picks for the right to draft Matt Barkley.

I think a trade similar to the one that Fat Mike made to grab Richardson should be good enough to retool this team.

Easy Mac said 08/10, 07:45 PM
Why would you waste your money on a huge practice facility to host concerts, HS games, and other events? That's just taking business away from your stadium.

Instead of building a practice facility why don't you just host more concerts and HS championship games and maybe even a college bowl game at the stadium? Brings in more money, so you can purchase better upgrades for the stadium.

One of my most important goals as owner is to get out there into the community with my players and coaching staff. Help build houses. Instead of building a 20k dollar practice facility on Cleveland's "wasted space", why not build that space back up for the community? Make Cleveland a better place to live. You'll not only win the heart of the people, but the eye of key free agents as well.

I would also spend my money on some state of the art medical equipment for the medical staff. Stuff like GE is providing for the Olympics right now. I want to have a team of healthy players, and when they get injured, I want the best care for them possible. No more concussion mistakes on my team.

When all is said and done, I hope to have made the Browns contenders. Forever.