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March 10, 2018 at 1:49 am #83774
znModeratorIf this is their qb, and they take Saquon Barkley with the first pick, that could be an interesting development. It would make them kind of like a better version of the Jaguars offense.
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Browns strike again.
This time, Cleveland agrees to trade a mid-round draft pick to Buffalo for QB Tyrod Taylor, source tells ESPN.
Taylor now will throw to new Browns’ WR Jarvis Landry.
And Buffalo back in QB market.
More on SportsCenter now.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 9, 2018
March 10, 2018 at 1:51 am #83775znModeratorI'm told besides the #Browns, other teams that were interested in making a trade with the #Bills for Tyrod Taylor were the #Cardinals and #Broncos. #Browns offer of a third-round pick easily trumped what other two teams were offering.
— Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) March 9, 2018
March 10, 2018 at 11:24 am #83796znModeratorCleveland Browns to trade for Bills QB Tyrod Taylor
Chris Wesseling
The Rams’ overhauled defense may have taken center stage in the week leading into the new league year, but Friday belongs to the Browns.
Just hours after landing wide receiver Jarvis Landry from Miami, Cleveland has pulled the trigger on two more trades.
The Browns have acquired Tyrod Taylor from the Bills in exchange for the No. 65 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reports, via a source informed of the situation. In turn, new general manager John Dorsey dealt quarterback DeShone Kizer to the Packers, netting cornerback Damarious Randall in return, sources involved in the trade confirmed to Rapoport.
The Bills did well to land an early third-round pick for a player they weren’t intent on keeping. Buffalo is now flush with five choices (Nos. 21, 22, 53, 56, 65) in the draft’s first 65 selections. General manager Brandon Beane has the ammunition for a trade that will net the franchise a high-profile quarterback in next month’s draft.
From the Browns perspective, Taylor figures to slot in as the veteran bridge quarterback, keeping the seat warm for the quarterback of the future — likely drafted with the No. 1 or No. 4 pick. Striking before the onset of free agency also allowed Dorsey to outflank the competition, eliminating a fallback option for the Broncos and Cardinals.
Although Taylor’s penchant for leaving throws on the field led to a midseason benching last season, he balances that deficiency by avoiding turnovers, moving the chains with his legs and making big plays via the deep ball. He kept a less talented Bills outfit in games, managing an admirable 22-20 record in 42 starts over the past three years.
His addition is bad news for former Bengals quarterback AJ McCarron, previously viewed as the apple of Hue Jackson’s eye. On the other hand, the arrival of a veteran field general is good news for All Pro left tackle Joe Thomas, who is wrestling with the idea of retirement.
The Browns’ 0-16 record last season belies a competitive week-to-week outfit undone by untimely turnovers and poor decision-making in the red zone. Even if Taylor isn’t the long-term answer in Cleveland, he offers respectability as an instant upgrade on the raw, mistaken-prone Kizer.
With Taylor under center and a first-round pick likely to be waiting in the wings, Kizer was the odd man out. Dorsey spun an expected third-string quarterback into Randall, a former first-round pick with 30 NFL starts under his belt and the talent to push Jason McCourty as the No. 1 cornerback in Cleveland.
Armed with Taylor, Landry, a full season of Josh Gordan and a stockpile of early-round draft picks, Jackson’s offense is primed for a dramatic turnaround in 2018. A coach who spent 2017 on the hot seat suddenly has a fighting chance to pull out of a 1-31 tailspin.
March 10, 2018 at 12:28 pm #83800
JackPMillerParticipantPackers trading Damarious Randall for Browns’ Kizer
By Around The NFL staff NFL.comNFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported late Friday afternoon Damarious Randall is set to be traded from the Green Bay Packers to the Cleveland Browns. A few minutes later, Rapoport revealed the compensation: quarterback DeShone Kizer.
Per Rapoport, the Packers will send Randall to the Browns in exchange for Kizer. In addition, Rapoport reported the two teams will swap picks in the fourth and fifth rounds in next month’s draft, with Green Bay moving up in both. The trade cannot be officially completed until Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET — the start of the new league year.
The 30th overall pick in the 2015 draft, Randall’s career in Green Bay started off promising. The DB played in 15 games, starting nine, and logged three picks and 14 pass breakups in that rookie season. The following two seasons, though, Randall played in a total of just 24 of a possible 32 games. He battled groin and knee injuries, and in a Week 4 win over the Bears this past season, Randall was benched after an argument with an assistant coach. With the deadline for the Packers to decide whether they want to pick up his 2019 fifth-year option coming up on May 2, Green Bay faced a tough decision on the DB’s future. By agreeing to trade him Friday, that choice no longer needs to be made.
On the other end of the deal, Rapoport reported on NFL Total Access the Packers “really liked Kizer in the draft last year,” and once he became expendable with the Browns’ trade agreement for Bills QB Tyrod Taylor, Green Bay clearly saw an opportunity to get him.
The trade for Kizer could spell the end of Brett Hundley’s time as Aaron Rodgers’ backup. Playing in the future Hall of Famer’s stead this past year, Hundley struggled more than he succeeded, posting a 70.6 quarterback rating in 11 games. Kizer represents an opportunity for a better insurance policy if Rodgers’ body can’t hold up for a full slate of games in 2018.
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