In today's edition of Around the Pound, we intentionally force many Browns fans to gouge their eyes out with the photograph of Tim Tebow and Mike Holmgren above, among other things including the new home of quarterback Derek Anderson.
Remember how the Cleveland Browns acquired an extra third-round draft pick, and that we don't have a young quarterback (excluding Brett Ratliff) on our roster? That could be where Florida QB Tim Tebow enters the picture. Has a college player ever been so hyped/discussed with the intention of them not being drafted in the first two rounds?
Cleveland Browns quarterback Jake Delhomme met with the Cleveland media for the first time since signing with the team recently. The money we're paying Delhomme makes it appear as though he will start ahead of Seneca Wallace, but the starting job was never guaranteed in the process of luring Delhomme to Cleveland. The full transcript can be read here; a recap with my select comments are below.
I meant to get this up yesterday, as I'm sure by now that many of you have already digested what Mike Holmgren and Eric Mangini stated in Monday's press conference that addressed the trading of Brady Quinn and Kamerion Wimbley. If you'd like to read the full transcript, you may do so here. Otherwise, continue on to see some select quotes and comments.
Early info on Joe Haden and Brandon Spikes' pro day times.
Today's edition of Around the Pound is almost a continuation of yesterday afternoon's discussion of the Cleveland Browns' version of March Madness excitement -- trading QB Brady Quinn to the Denver Broncos and trading LB Kamerion Wimbley to the Oakland Raiders. If you missed the 900+ comments from Part 1 of the discussion, check it out here.
Now it's time to take a look at what the media thinks of the deal, both local and mainstream. Let's get started...
Don't think Holmgren, who ripped apart the Seahawks' roster after settling into the Seattle job in the late 1990s, is done at quarterback. Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace are caretakers until Holmgren develops a young quarterback from this year's draft. Drafting seventh, Holmgren would have to trade up to get Sam Bradford or Jimmy Clausen. Bradford probably will go No. 1, so the Browns would have to target the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' pick at No. 3 to jump ahead of the Redskins for Clausen.
If that fails, the Browns will have to look at Colt McCoy or Dan LeFevour in the second or third rounds.
So, you thought things would calm down for a little bit after the signing of QB Jake Delhomme?
Think again.
The Cleveland Browns made two significant trades Sunday afternoon, both involving teams in the AFC West. In an expected move, QB Brady Quinn was traded to the Denver Broncos. In an unexpected move, LB Kamerion Wimbley was shipped to the Oakland Raiders. Here are the reported details of each trade:
BRONCOS GET:
BROWNS GET:
Commentary: Hillis was a seventh-round draft pick by the Broncos in the 2008 draft. There was no way the Browns were going to get the same value they spent on Quinn (almost two first round draft picks), but I'm definitely intrigued by acquiring Hillis. During the 2008 campaign, Hillis became a spot starter for the Denver Broncos due to an array of injuries the team suffered. The 250-pound fullback finished the season with 343 yards rushing (5.0 average) and 5 touchdowns, and also proved to be an effective receiver. He didn't get nearly as many touches last year.
I still am not thrilled with the thought of "giving up" on Quinn; I guess we'll see how long it is before he takes over for Kyle Orton in Denver. If Josh McDaniels had an interest in Quinn last year and still went out and acquired him this year, I don't think he wants him to be some form of a veteran backup. Eric Mangini made this statement regarding the Quinn trade:
“I appreciate everything Brady did for us last year and in his three seasons with the Cleveland Browns,” Browns coach Eric Mangini said in a statement. “He is professional in the way he goes about doing his job and worked extremely hard at every aspect of his game. I wish him the best of success in Denver.”
RAIDERS GET:
BROWNS GET:
Commentary: The reports seem to indicate that the Browns received a third-round draft pick for Wimbley. Wimbley never lived up to the hype, and I suppose I'm "ok" with getting rid of him. We probably received the maximum compensation we could have for him, since the Raiders have an early third-round draft choice. It's funny to see Oakland again going after speed again.
The details of the trades above will be updated as more information becomes available. Feel free to sound off on both of these deals in the comments section below!
Per Jay Glazer (with a nod to Dorn) has the Quinn deal.
Peyton Hillis and 2 conditional draft choices for Brady Quinn.
According to Schefter the picks are a 6th rounder in '11 and a late round pick in '12.
Adam Caplan of Sirius is reporting that the Browns have also traded Kamerion Wimbley for undisclosed draft pick.
There have been some reports of funny-looking layout issues here on DBN. I just want to let everyone know that the technical team is looking into the problem. This is not a re-design or anything, it appears to be a network-wide issue related mostly to recent versions of Firefox.
