Browns’ Day 3 recap: Quantity and some quality

Cleveland took nine players on day 3, acquired a veteran corner from the Dolphins, and made still more trades to add picks for next season. I'll focus on the picks; feel free to take a look at the NFL Trade Tracker for those interested in the trades. The first player chosen was LB Joe Schobert.…

Browns’ Day 2 recap: Quality depth and a project or two

Cleveland had the first pick of the second round and selected Emmanuel Ogbah, a defensive end. Defensive line was a real need for Cleveland, and it sounds like Ogbah will be an excellent player. He's a defensive end, not a tackle, although Cleveland might play him as an outside linebacker (which he's a little big…

Browns’ Day 1 recap: Trade down and take a wide out

Cleveland once again traded down, this time to #15, for which they received a third rounder this year and a second rounder next year. That seems like a poor value, in my opinion, but they also dropped only seven spots. Tennessee took OT Jack Conklin with the pick. Cleveland took a wide receiver with #15:…

Browns trade down

There I was, minding my own business and (successfully) defending my dissertation, when I learned that Cleveland had traded the #2 pick. I had previously hoped that Cleveland would do just that, and I am pleased that they did. The trade was #2 and a 2017 4th rounder to Philadelphia for their first rounder this year…

Rams trade for #1 overall pick

If you hadn't heard, the St. Louis LA Rams have traded a king's ransom for the #1 pick. In brief, the Rams are giving a first, two seconds, and a third in 2016 and a first and a third in 2017 for the #1 pick, a fourth rounder, and a sixth rounder (both 2016). According to…

Schedule analysis time!

So, the Browns released the regular season schedule. I am now going to attempt to predict the result (but not the score, because I'm not insane) of each game. Of course, once the draft is finished, this may change, but I'm basing things on who I think Cleveland is likely to pick and why. Week…

Josh Gordon continues to be phenomenally stupid

The best take on the story is from Sports on Earth, but if you haven't heard, Josh Gordon got caught doing pot. Again. His suspension won't be lifted, and any semblance of a passing game outside of Gary Barnidge and short receivers is gone. I'm not even surprised at this point. Not even a little.…

Three More SQL Saturdays

I posted my updated schedule a couple of weeks ago.  Since then, I've been selected for three more SQL Saturdays and another event: On Saturday, April 16th, I'll be at Raleigh's edition of the Global Azure Bootcamp.  My topic there is Azure SQL Database. On Saturday, May 7th, I'll be at SQL Saturday Jacksonville.  My…

Smell ya later forever, Hit-ner

We fans of the Cleveland Browns won't have Donte Whitner to push around any more! Whitner was released unexpectedly earlier today/yesterday (depending on your time zone and frame of reference). It is something of a shame, especially since he complains the Browns waited intentionally to cost him money in free agency. The Browns also cut…

The interviewer added, “Uh, I’m asking for a friend.”

Apparently, a NFL prospect revealed that a team asked him whether he would use a knife or a gun to kill someone as part of his interview. Personally, I want more weird questions like this one. It reminds me of the Browns asking a player what he'd do with a brick. There are so many possibilities; are…