Cleveland Browns hope to unload newly-acquired QB Brock Osweiler

Not so fast. Per Rapoport, Cleveland may simply cut bait on Osweiler, absorbing that contract but not actually worrying about how he fits on the roster.

It’s awesome that Osweiler wouldn’t have a better attitude in knowing that he was getting a second chance. And Moneyball is the culprit.

There’s a new sheriff in town in Cleveland and Paul DePodesta, highly-regarded as one of the brightest minds in sports management is running the team. This trade is pure Moneyball. They also could trade Cousins. Britt seems to have done some more questionable things, but rumors are he has cleaned up his act and I am willing to give him the benefit of the doubt to start here with a clean slate.

With an eye on making another move at quarterback, Cleveland acquired veteran Brock Oswelier and a 2018 second-round pick on Thursday in a stunning trade with the Houston Texans, who were looking for a partner to help them get rid of the QB’s $16 million guaranteed contract. Pro Football Focus ranked Bouye third among NFL cornerbacks last season.

Here are some of my quick-hit thoughts on the biggest moves made on Thursday night…

A true NFL fan would add, reflexively, that Osweiler received a basketball scholarship offer from Gonzaga – he’s tall, you know – but turned it down to play football at Arizona State.

Now the Houston Chronicles John McClain is reporting that the Texans did NOT trade Osweiler to get Romo. While it was lower body injuries that robbed him of his effectiveness and efficiency in the NFC, a shoulder injury cut his time as the Browns’ starter tragically short.

The issue, though, went a little deeper than that.

There were two tantrums thrown by quarterbacks during the Texans’ Week 17 loss in Tennessee last season. At halftime, according to the report, Savage was told doctors were shutting him down.

The move saves Houston $16 million in cash and $10 million against its salary cap this season. Now, the Cleveland Browns are trying their own hand at The Process. The Browns, to their credit, saw opportunity. It was about taking advantage of an inefficiency elsewhere and leveraging an asset from it.

Peppers played the first eight seasons for Carolina. “You gotta get it right because these are opportunities to take this organization in a whole new direction”.

I hate bringing up luck, but it’s hard to avoid the concept for the Texans when it comes to the most important position on the field. The time has come to push them to the center of the table and like the Cavs did, go all in.

Not only would the Browns not give up two first-rounders, they won’t part with this year’s top pick, which will be used on Myles Garrett, unless something drastic happens between now and the draft. “They might have a better chance”. “Cleveland is telling [NFL insiders] it is not about the player, it is about the pick”.