Cleveland Browns SURPRISE Cut Candidates Based On ESPN’s 53-Man Roster Projection

Cleveland Browns SURPRISE Cut Candidates Based On ESPN’s 53-Man Roster Projection

ESPN came out with their roster projection article for the upcoming season. And what I want to do on today’s episode is not run through all 53 names, but I want to look at the names not included that are a little surprising to me and probably to you as well. So, welcome on into the Cleveland Browns report by Chat Sports. Matthew Peterson here with a quick PSA which is this is my last week on the channel alto together. I know back in May and June I announced hey I’m going to making a career change and I ultimately help stayed on for some part-time work with chat sports while they find a new replacement which I’ve learned they have and this person will be starting in August but I don’t know much more beyond that. So, this is my final week on the channel, but I’ll say the tears and the goodbye for the end of the week. Let’s look at three notable candidates, if you will. Not in Daniel’s projection for the Browns roster. He always does a great job of covering the team, so make sure you check him out as well. But the first name that I noticed was not included for his roster video, roster article, was Kenny Picket. He’s got three other quarterbacks. You’ve got Joe Flacco and the two rookies Dylan Gabriel and Shador Sanders. And this is not too big of a surprise to me, but it’s definitely something to talk about because the Browns are in kind of in a a unique situation at quarterback. Like they really have five guys, right? If you include Deshun Watson, you have five players who if healthy, you could all make legitimate arguments for to make the roster. And I don’t know the last time you could make an argument for five different quarterbacks to make the 53man roster. But let’s focus on the four healthy quarterbacks because I believe well I want to say I believe Deshun Watson will be on the pup list. Uh but I have not seen that come out for the Browns just yet. So maybe it’ll come out in a day or two and his name will then be included on it. But I guess I haven’t seen it yet. Anyho, let’s put him to the side. Watson to the side and let’s talk about the four healthy quarterbacks on the roster. Flaco and the two rookies and then pick it. I think the two rookies are a lock to make the roster. I I think they would have to just completely the bed, roll around in it, come to work the next morning, and not notice that they smell like crap. That’s really the only way I could see one of these two rookies not making the roster. So, let’s put them into the safe category. That leaves two veterans, Joe Flacco and Kenny Picket. Now you can look at this from a couple different angles. If let’s say Flaco is way better than Pickicket throughout camp and preeason, then it’s not a very difficult dis, you know, debate, not a very difficult decision to make. You go with the better quarterback, Joe Flacco. Let’s say the two quarterbacks are even. Okay. Well, if they’re even, you could air on the younger side and go with Picket. But if they’re even, but you still think that Flaco is probably better, then you take the better quarterback in your opinion. Even if it’s like 5050, it’s usually never 50/50. It’s 5149. And if it’s 5149, you can still go with the better one in Joe. Or there’s another option, which is you actually do some roster maneuvering. You release Joe Flaco since he is a veteran who would not be subject to the waiver wire and you put him on your practice squad and you use three free elevations for him on game day for the first three weeks of the season. And that way you don’t put Kenny Picket on the waiver wire because he would be subject to the waiver wire and you lose him to a team like say New Orleans who somewhat had an unexpected retirement with Derek Carr and they’re scrambling for a new quarterback on the roster. So that is an option if you just want to be sneaky with it of hey we still plan on having Flaco start but there’s a way where we can keep Picket and keep Flaco at the same time. So, that is one option right there. But, if I had to put money down as to what’s going to happen, I think it’s what Daniel predicted. The two rookies make the roster and I think at the end of the day, the Browns are not going to move on from Joe Flacco. Like, I think he is viewed as their best option for week one. And Kevin Stfansky would like to avoid another three- win season. And Flacco probably helps you out that more than any other quarterback. So, not too big of a surprise, but definitely noteworthy. All right, moving on to the next kind of a eyebrow raising moment in this projection, which was the running backs. Buffy has Jerome Ford, Dylan Samson, and Pierre Strong Jr., no Quinn Sean Judkins. I’m guessing he is not putting him on here because Quinn Sean Judkins hasn’t even signed a contract yet. So, while usually that wouldn’t be too big of a concern to avoid the rookie making the roster, when we pair that with, you know, him getting arrested and some pretty disturbing details for the allegations regarding his domestic violence um dispute in Florida. I’m going to air on side of, yeah, I don’t think Judkins is going to be on this initial 53man roster. My best bet as to what’s going to happen is the Browns are not in a rush to sign him. They’re going to see how the legal process plays out. They’re not going to give him a guaranteed contract right now just for him to be charged and convicted of domestic violence and have to go to jail. So, they’re probably not in a rush to get him under contract right now. He’s probably actually I don’t know if he’s even subject to being suspended because how do you suspend someone who doesn’t even work for you, right? Like can the NFL suspend someone who’s not not even under contract? I guess that they I guess I think they probably can. They can do whatever the hell they want. So he’s probably going to end up on the commissioner’s list, which is like a big time timeout and you’re kind of frozen. Like your assets, you’re not going anywhere. I think he’s not on this projection video or projection article because he’s going to end up either unsigned to start the year while the Browns continue to wait it out, but they still hold his rights so no one else can sign him or he’ll be suspended like Mike Hall was last year to open up the season. And he does not count towards the 53man roster when you’re suspended by the league. So that’s my money is that he’s going to be suspended by roster cututodown day in September. So, he’s just not going to count towards the 53man roster for the first, say, five or six weeks of the season, it’s probably going to be a four or six game suspension. Like, if it’s all, you know, clean and if it’s just a standard suspension course we’re on right now, it’s probably going to result with a four to six week suspension to open up the year. And knowing the Browns, they just aren’t going to care too much. At least they’re not going to give us this public image that they care very much. and he’ll probably play after that suspension is over. And it’s not even that like I don’t want to see Quinn Sean Judkins ever play in the NFL again for what he did. And again, it’s like it’s allegations, so it’s tough to say that for sure, but it gets really old when it keeps happening to the Browns over and over again. And Andrew Barry just has no great way of identifying non headaches of players. All right, third and final player now, Devin Bush, the linebacker. If you remember, speaking of uh, you know, the law enforcement getting involved with the Browns, Bush was arrested in Pittsburgh earlier this off seasonason. Not nearly to the same level of Judkins, but he’s still going through his own legal issues right now. So, that could be a reason as to why he was excluded from this roster projection article. Here are the linebackers that did make the 53man roster for the Browns. Ofusi has Jordan Hicks, Mohamd Diabate, Carson Swessinger, Jerome Baker, Nathaniel Bookie Watson, and Winston Reed. So Hicks, Diabate, and Swissinger. Those are your three starting linebackers right there. I think if healthy, you know, as early as week one. Maybe Sessinger is a bit slow to get into the starting lineup. So veteran Jerome Baker is out there for the first few weeks, but I think those are your top three linebackers on this team. And then uh Watson and Reed, they’re going to be there for special teams and for injuries. Like Reed, I thought did a nice job of filling in last year when some guys started to get injured. And Baker is your veteran to help hold over until some of the younger guys like Diabate and Swissinger are 100% ready to roll, but I think those guys are going to be flying early in the year. So Devin Bush played well last year, especially after the injuries to like J and whatnot, but just some youth guys. I mean, adding Swissinger, that’s not good for any veteran player. And then you add in the legal issues, doesn’t really bode well for you when you’re in the midst of, you know, a coach’s debate of who to make who to bring on the roster and who do you cut. So there it is. Three players from Ofusi that did not make the Browns 53man roster. Kenny Picket, Quinn Sean Judkins, probably because he’s just not under contract and he’s probably going to get suspended, and then Devin Bush. Thank you all so much for tuning in. I’m going to sign off and I’m going to see everyone later. [Music]

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