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Post by AlaCowboy on Sept 9, 2015 13:25:54 GMT -5
Just days ago, the Falcons handed wide receiver Julio Jones a five-year contract extension. Then, on Tuesday, the Browns parted ways with defensive tackle Phil Taylor. While the Browns' decision to cut Taylor might seem totally unrelated to Jones' shiny new deal, the moves actually have something in common with each other.
In order to snag Jones in the 2011 draft, the Falcons needed to trade up, so that's what they did, sending a boatload of picks (five!) to Cleveland in exchange for the No. 6 pick in the draft, which Atlanta then used to take Jones. The Browns selected Taylor by using one of those picks to trade up in the 2011 draft.
Now that Taylor is gone, none of the players that the Browns selected with those draft picks are with the team anymore. In other words, the Browns have now officially lost a trade that seemed smart in theory, but clearly didn't pan out considering how poorly they drafted.
By giving up just one early first rounder, the Browns picked up the Falcons' first round, second round, and fourth round picks of 2011, and the Falcons' first round and fourth round picks of 2012.
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And they missed on all of them.
Taylor had seven sacks and 109 tackles in his time with Browns. But what about the other players the Browns picked up from the trade? Quarterback Brandon Weeden, wide receiver Greg Little, and fullback Owen Marecic didn't do so well, either.
Weeden is currently the Cowboys' backup quarterback. As a member of the Browns, Weeden played in 23 games, completed just 55.9 percent of his passes, and posted a higher interception rate (3.3) than touchdown rate (2.9).
Little is now on the Bengals, but he isn't expected to contribute much. In his three seasons with the Browns, Little caught 155 passes for 1,821 yards and eight touchdowns.
Marecic isn't even on an NFL roster anymore. He didn't do much in Cleveland, accumulating just 39 yards from scrimmage in 24 games.
As for the fifth and final pick the Browns received in the haul, they used it as part of another trade -- the trade that moved them up in the 2012 draft to select TRENT RICHARDSON. We all already know how his career has gone so far. Richardson was just cut by the Raiders.
Still, the Browns were at least able to turn Richardson into another first rounder when the Colts traded for the disappointing running back. The Browns used that first rounder to trade up and snag Johnny Manziel in the 2014 draft. At this point, it would be unfair to write off Manziel, but he was unable to beat out Josh McCown this summer for the starting job in Cleveland.
Meanwhile, Jones has gone on to catch 278 passes for 4,330 yards and 26 touchdowns in his career so far. He shows no signs of slowing.
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Post by Buckeye Dale on Sept 9, 2015 17:26:46 GMT -5
Just days ago, the Falcons handed wide receiver Julio Jones a five-year contract extension. Then, on Tuesday, the Browns parted ways with defensive tackle Phil Taylor. While the Browns' decision to cut Taylor might seem totally unrelated to Jones' shiny new deal, the moves actually have something in common with each other.
In order to snag Jones in the 2011 draft, the Falcons needed to trade up, so that's what they did, sending a boatload of picks (five!) to Cleveland in exchange for the No. 6 pick in the draft, which Atlanta then used to take Jones. The Browns selected Taylor by using one of those picks to trade up in the 2011 draft.
Now that Taylor is gone, none of the players that the Browns selected with those draft picks are with the team anymore. In other words, the Browns have now officially lost a trade that seemed smart in theory, but clearly didn't pan out considering how poorly they drafted.
By giving up just one early first rounder, the Browns picked up the Falcons' first round, second round, and fourth round picks of 2011, and the Falcons' first round and fourth round picks of 2012.
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And they missed on all of them.
Taylor had seven sacks and 109 tackles in his time with Browns. But what about the other players the Browns picked up from the trade? Quarterback Brandon Weeden, wide receiver Greg Little, and fullback Owen Marecic didn't do so well, either.
Weeden is currently the Cowboys' backup quarterback. As a member of the Browns, Weeden played in 23 games, completed just 55.9 percent of his passes, and posted a higher interception rate (3.3) than touchdown rate (2.9).
Little is now on the Bengals, but he isn't expected to contribute much. In his three seasons with the Browns, Little caught 155 passes for 1,821 yards and eight touchdowns.
Marecic isn't even on an NFL roster anymore. He didn't do much in Cleveland, accumulating just 39 yards from scrimmage in 24 games.
As for the fifth and final pick the Browns received in the haul, they used it as part of another trade -- the trade that moved them up in the 2012 draft to select TRENT RICHARDSON. We all already know how his career has gone so far. Richardson was just cut by the Raiders.
Still, the Browns were at least able to turn Richardson into another first rounder when the Colts traded for the disappointing running back. The Browns used that first rounder to trade up and snag Johnny Manziel in the 2014 draft. At this point, it would be unfair to write off Manziel, but he was unable to beat out Josh McCown this summer for the starting job in Cleveland.
Meanwhile, Jones has gone on to catch 278 passes for 4,330 yards and 26 touchdowns in his career so far. He shows no signs of slowing.The Bereavedland Clowns couldn't have utilized Jones...similar to the AZ Cardinals contemplating trading Larry Fitzgerald, having an All-Pro Receiver doesn't help you if you don't have a QB capable of getting the ball to him... |
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