{"id":838979,"date":"2026-03-28T13:33:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:33:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/838979\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:33:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:33:23","slug":"all-about-big-things-going-sideways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/838979\/","title":{"rendered":"All About Big Things Going Sideways"},"content":{"rendered":"

CLEVELAND, Ohio (TheOBR.com<\/a>)- Good morning, Cleveland Browns fans!<\/p>\n

The biggest possible items of Browns news are sort of at an impasse this morning. Things aren\u2019t going exactly as the organization wanted. <\/p>\n

First off, there\u2019s the matter of Myles Garrett\u2019s contract, which the team is very defensive about, claiming that they will not trade the player<\/a>. This is clearly the message they want relayed by the media in their \u201cadamant\u201d statements to \u201cinsiders\u201d like Mike Garafolo, Ian Rapoport, Adam Schefter, and local reporters like Mary Kay Cabot. This plotline, I guess, wasn\u2019t even supposed to exist, per the team, but was created because of contract analysts like Over the Cap and the OBR\u2019s Jack Duffin, who have focused on the lack of any alternative rationale for making the contract changes. The team has their perspective, analysts have theirs, and both sides are defending their positions. What is missing is any explanation from the team that paints the contract change in a way that helps the team, other than increasing their flexibility in trading Garrett. Mysterious and mysteriouser. <\/p>\n

Both sides could be right. The cap analysts are likely dead-on about their interpretation of the changes, and the Browns could still be speaking the truth. It\u2019s just that their flexibility is greater now in the unlikely event that some team comes up with a more compelling offer than the default position of keeping a certain Hall-of-Fame caliber player. They might have done this as a favor for Garrett\u2019s agent, who can now try to churn up trade proposals for the Browns to reject. It\u2019s all kind of weird, frankly. <\/p>\n

Another thing that doesn\u2019t appear to be going all that well is the new stadium project, whose costs are already increasing. It now looks like a $2.6 billion project, up from $2.4 billion, and the Haslam Sports Group, still swimming in the money from Pilot Flying J beef jerky sales, is picking up the tab<\/a>. Meanwhile, there are folks fighting the allocation of $600 million in \u201cunused\u201d public funds to complete the project, so that\u2019s not necessarily guaranteed either. The public\/private partnership that Haslam wanted isn\u2019t happening the way they might have hoped. Haslam is laser-focused on getting this done, but the ball isn\u2019t exactly bouncing the way he might have hoped. <\/p>\n

Even powerful media force ESPN isn\u2019t getting things the way they want, as Awful Announcing calls them out about this predictably controversial draft coverage of Alabama QB Ty Simpson<\/a>, whose value is projected anywhere from being the draft\u2019s top QB to a \u201cproject\u201d who shouldn\u2019t even be drafted in the first round. I\u2019ve written about Simpson\u2019s odd rise in the media before, and am kind of tired of the subject, but big media seems help-bent on making sure we have one QB value debate each draft. <\/p>\n

Personally, I don\u2019t have time to babysit these gigantic operations and keep them honest. That\u2019s partially because they won\u2019t listen to me anyway, partially because no one cares about my stupid takes, and partially because I\u2019m deeply invested in a behind-the-scenes project here at the OBR. That project is related to how to cover huge amounts of mostly useless noise about the subject of the Cleveland Browns in a new media era that is quickly approaching. Simply pointing out that fans are badly served by the media in its current state is not enough. <\/p>\n

Back to work. <\/p>\n

Have a good one! GO BROWNS!<\/p>\n

Newswire Bloviation Archive<\/a><\/p>\n

OBR GOODIES<\/p>\n

OBR VIDEO<\/p>\n

This Side Up: Episode 8<\/a><\/p>\n

OBR ARTICLES<\/p>\n

– How The Cleveland Browns Might Trade Myles Garrett If The Five-Year Rule Passes<\/a><\/p>\n

– Cleveland Browns News and Rumors 03\/27\/26: Contracts, Steadfastness and Squirrels<\/a><\/p>\n

– Yes, the Cleveland Browns can Trade Myles Garrett, But Don\u2019t count on it<\/a><\/p>\n

FROM THE FORUMS<\/p>\n

ASK THE INSIDERS (VI<\/a>P)<\/p>\n

–<\/a> F\/U for Lane. Re: Current gut feeling if stuck at #6<\/a><\/p>\n

– Follow Up on \u201cOpening Opportunity\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

– Lane\/Myles Garrett situation question<\/a><\/p>\n

– Overall Draft Strategy question<\/a><\/p>\n

– Jack: Myles trade question?<\/a><\/p>\n

– Trading Myles<\/a><\/p>\n

THE WATERCOOLER<\/a><\/p>\n

– <\/a>LiveWire Thread for 3\/27 – Twitter, Video, Articles<\/a><\/p>\n

– Tiger – Another car crash, rollover<\/a><\/p>\n

– Browns influencer try outs 2026!<\/a><\/p>\n

– OT: Tiger – Another car crash, rollover<\/a><\/p>\n

– Pre-Draft visits<\/a><\/p>\n

– Most NCAA single season Tournament wins by Conference<\/a><\/p>\n

THE LIFT<\/p>\n

Positive news from the world of sports and beyond…<\/p>\n

The country\u2019s oldest mall has been turned into apartments. Rent is just $550 a month<\/a><\/p>\n

I haven\u2019t been in the Cleveland Arcade in a while, so I have no idea how things are going there. There were a lot empty shops last time I was there. Hopefully things are doing better. But this wouldn\u2019t be a wholly awful way for things to end up. <\/p>\n

WRAPPING UP<\/p>\n

When not busy throwing code around, Barry McBride is the Publisher and Founder of the OBR and bloviates this nonsense every morning. You can follow him on Twitter @barrymcbride<\/a> or write him at barry@theobr.com<\/a> if you are so compelled.<\/p>\n

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