What are we gonna do about SS?
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am i missing something? when was Roy released/traded? we dont have a huge gapping hole at safety, could it be upgraded yeah, but then again so could alot of other positions
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Terry's Talkin' ... about Browns' safeties, Indians' positive spring, the breaks of the NBA
Cleveland Browns' Sean Jones a safety not worthy of big contract, writes The Plain Dealer's Terry Pluto
Sunday, February 22, 2009 Terry Pluto
Plain Dealer Columnist
ABOUT THE BROWNS . . .
The Browns wisely de clined to tag safety Sean Jones their franchise player, meaning he'd be paid about $6.3 million. Instead, he will be a free agent at the end of the month. The more I watch Jones, the less I know about him - other than he seems average. When healthy, he's a strong tackler against the run. But he had knee surgery early last season, missing four games and that seemed to cost him mobility. He never was an asset on pass coverage. After four seasons and 60 games with the Browns, is there any reason to think Jones will be anything more than just OK? And how much salary cap do you commit to him? In my mind, not a lot.
The biggest argument in favor of keeping Jones is the Browns have no one else to take his spot. In 2007, he was on the field for 98 percent of the snaps. He played every game his first three seasons, before 2008. He is reliable and a solid locker-room guy. But the safety combination of Jones and Brodney Pool was nearly as much of a problem in the secondary last season as young cornerbacks Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald. They certainly didn't seem to give those kids on the corner a lot of help - and Jones has been especially vulnerable defending tight ends over the years.
Cleveland Browns' Sean Jones a safety not worthy of big contract, writes The Plain Dealer's Terry Pluto
Sunday, February 22, 2009 Terry Pluto
Plain Dealer Columnist
ABOUT THE BROWNS . . .
The Browns wisely de clined to tag safety Sean Jones their franchise player, meaning he'd be paid about $6.3 million. Instead, he will be a free agent at the end of the month. The more I watch Jones, the less I know about him - other than he seems average. When healthy, he's a strong tackler against the run. But he had knee surgery early last season, missing four games and that seemed to cost him mobility. He never was an asset on pass coverage. After four seasons and 60 games with the Browns, is there any reason to think Jones will be anything more than just OK? And how much salary cap do you commit to him? In my mind, not a lot.
The biggest argument in favor of keeping Jones is the Browns have no one else to take his spot. In 2007, he was on the field for 98 percent of the snaps. He played every game his first three seasons, before 2008. He is reliable and a solid locker-room guy. But the safety combination of Jones and Brodney Pool was nearly as much of a problem in the secondary last season as young cornerbacks Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald. They certainly didn't seem to give those kids on the corner a lot of help - and Jones has been especially vulnerable defending tight ends over the years.
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RamziD;2661112 said:
oh yeah because when he was out of the line up our safety play was absolutely stellar right?
the games he was in (minus the game where he re-broke his for arm) he played well.
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Hostile;2661077 said:
I really think this is the path Dallas will take now that it has traded Henry.
I think it was an either-or deal ... where Henry was preferred by the other team, so Williams will be kept and we'll look to get better at the position in the draft.
Just because we attempted to trade Williams, doesn't mean we'll cut him ... which seems to be the conclusion drawn by most. Jerry Jones has a past history of trying to trade players and then keeping them when he finds no takers (Julius Jones comes to mind).