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True Dough

(20,275 posts)
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:31 PM Sep 2023

Looks like the Browns might be in the running back market

That was a nasty looking knee injury for Nick Chubb! Hopefully he bounces back in a few weeks but he could be gone for the season.

If it's really bad, there's a possibility of a trade for Jonathan Taylor (although he's supposed to be eligible in Week 5 after coming off of an injury himself), a trade for Cam Akers who the Rams are ready to part with, or the signing of free agents Kareem Hunt or Leonard Fournette.

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Looks like the Browns might be in the running back market (Original Post) True Dough Sep 2023 OP
Then again, True Dough Sep 2023 #1
Gonna put in a waiver for him AKwannabe Sep 2023 #6
You never know... True Dough Sep 2023 #7
They should not have let Kareem Hunt go. He and Chubb... brush Sep 2023 #2
I think Hunt True Dough Sep 2023 #3
They should bring him back as he's familiar with the sustem. brush Sep 2023 #4
He does seem like the best fit True Dough Sep 2023 #5
Done. Hunt is signed. Auggie Sep 2023 #20
Glad you posted, Auggie True Dough Sep 2023 #21
Hunt? Your guess is as good as mine. Auggie Sep 2023 #22
How about the head coach market too? Auggie Sep 2023 #8
Good coaches are hard to come by True Dough Sep 2023 #9
Yes, I'll pass on Belichick Auggie Sep 2023 #10
Six Super Bowls gives Darth Belichick a pass...this year Best_man23 Sep 2023 #12
Yes, Brandon Staley's job security is shaky at best True Dough Sep 2023 #13
Doesn't sound promising for Chubb True Dough Sep 2023 #11
Great player, terrible injury, not shown here. milestogo Sep 2023 #14
Did you know, or do you remember, that Chubb suffered a similar injury in college? True Dough Sep 2023 #15
I did not know that. milestogo Sep 2023 #16
If he wasn't, True Dough Sep 2023 #17
The Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee milestogo Sep 2023 #18
That guy must be True Dough Sep 2023 #19

AKwannabe

(6,356 posts)
6. Gonna put in a waiver for him
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 10:01 PM
Sep 2023

In my AK league. I need a new RB. Maybe he will be last seasons Kenneth Walker III
😜😀💃

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
3. I think Hunt
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:49 PM
Sep 2023

is looking to be the #1 back for his next team. That might be a possibility in Cleveland now if he re-signs a one-year deal.

brush

(57,517 posts)
4. They should bring him back as he's familiar with the sustem.
Mon Sep 18, 2023, 09:57 PM
Sep 2023

He can be the starting back like he was in KC. Chubb won't have to rush back.

Auggie

(31,801 posts)
20. Done. Hunt is signed.
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 11:29 AM
Sep 2023

Big shoes to fill. Meanwhile, Browns need to rethink the passing and run game IMO. More misdirection. More play action. More creativity.

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
21. Glad you posted, Auggie
Thu Sep 21, 2023, 07:40 PM
Sep 2023

I had to look it up online. I suspected the news broke over the past hour or two but it happened yesterday and somehow it completely passed me by.

Will be interesting to see how the carries are divided between Hunt and Ford. I suspect they will slowly increase the volume for Hunt as he ramps up over the next few weeks. His yards per carry was unimpressive last year. Can he turn that around?

Auggie

(31,801 posts)
8. How about the head coach market too?
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 03:43 AM
Sep 2023

Stefanski’s offense is one-dimensional and predictable. Get a new GM and ownership as well. Their recent trades and acquisitions have hurt the team.

Mayfield is a good QB. Should have kept him. Money spent on the outlandish contract of Watson could have been spent to deepen the roster. Will give credit to defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz whose D had a great game.

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
9. Good coaches are hard to come by
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 04:27 AM
Sep 2023

Could I interest you in a Bill Belichick, by chance? There were rumblings about his demise last season and the 0-2 start this year has some talking heads frothing at the mouth already. There's plenty of criticism that his old-school approaches are not keeping up with the modern game. And he shapes that team too, by making draft picks (often poor ones).

So I'm guessing you're going to pass on Belichick.

Auggie

(31,801 posts)
10. Yes, I'll pass on Belichick
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 05:27 AM
Sep 2023

He did coach the Browns once. He released Bernie Kosar, too. It was the right move BTW, though Browns' fans never forgave him.

I'd like to say "start with ownership -- again -- and work down," but with Watson's guaranteed 5 year, $230,000,000 contract, even that wouldn't work. GMs and coaches are going to find it difficult working with those numbers under a salary cap (Watson's average annual salary is $46,000,000),

Browns' may be -- correct that, are -- the dumbest franchise in the NFL. High draft picks lost in trades for Odell Beckham and Watson will hurt them for a years.

Best_man23

(5,124 posts)
12. Six Super Bowls gives Darth Belichick a pass...this year
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 07:09 AM
Sep 2023

However, if they miss the playoffs this season (a good possibility), Belichick could come back on the hot seat next year. I do see New England allowing him to retire on his own terms and get themselves in a position to take a good young QB (sorry Patriots fans, but Mac Jones is not Brady 2.0).

I don't see any strong head coach candidates on the horizon. The Chargers are likely to fire their coach if he continues to underperform this season.

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
13. Yes, Brandon Staley's job security is shaky at best
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 07:42 AM
Sep 2023

Unless the Chargers rip off a bunch of wins, I'd say he's gone by mid-season.

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
11. Doesn't sound promising for Chubb
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 05:46 AM
Sep 2023
Nick Chubb‘s injury is expected to sideline him for the rest of the season. The standout Browns running back is believed to have suffered multiple ligament tears, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

It is not known which ligaments are torn, but the cart coming out to transport Chubb off the field in Pittsburgh — and ABC opting to not show a close-up replay of the injury — pointed to this outcome. More tests are on tap for Chubb, but he is unlikely to play again until 2024. Kevin Stefanski soon confirmed Chubb is expected to be out for the season.


https://www.profootballrumors.com/

True Dough

(20,275 posts)
15. Did you know, or do you remember, that Chubb suffered a similar injury in college?
Tue Sep 19, 2023, 07:42 PM
Sep 2023

You can watch it here (but you'll wince):


milestogo

(17,822 posts)
18. The Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee
Wed Sep 20, 2023, 07:27 PM
Sep 2023

during the NBA finals in 2021. He played on it a week later. This was a dangerous thing to do, but you can't stop some players.



Chubb's injury appears to be worse than hyperextension, much worse.
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