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Reported:
February 23, 2006
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the Browns Team Needs in the Browns Forum
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offensive line played much better than in recent years, but they still
are hurting from a lack of depth. Last year's starter, L.J. Shelton,
is a free agent and the Browns need to re-sign him. They won't overpay
for him because, frankly, he's only average at best. If he leaves
and the Browns don't sign a free agent, then left tackle becomes the
Browns top need in the draft. |
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QB |
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Last year's rookie, Charlie Frye, showed some great potential. However,
right now there are still more questions with Frye than answers. There
are concerns about his arm strength and he is working with a strength
coach to increase his arm strength. Frye is still learning the game
and he's being given a grace period to learn, but the Browns shouldn't
put all their eggs in one basket yet. |
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WR |
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Braylon Edwards probably won't be ready to start the season and Antonio
Bryant is a free agent. If they resign Bryant it won't be for a ton
of cash. Bryant dropped several key passes last year that cost the
Browns a game or two. If they do sign Bryant and Edwards is a quick
heal, then the Browns will be fielding a very intriguing receiving
corps with the expected return of TE Winslow. |
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LB |
- Andra
Davis has played great and Chaun Thompson had his best year, but the
Browns really need to address this position. Matt Stewart and Ben
Taylor really hurt this unit. Look for the Browns to draft or sign
both an inside LB and an outside LB and let Taylor walk and Stewart
will not be starting. |
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DT |
- Jason
Fisk looked more like a very fat Carlton Fisk playing on the line!
The Browns can fill this hole in a number of ways and we see them
signing a nose tackle in free agency and possibly taking a DT with
a lower round draft pick. |
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- Kyle
Richardson almost lost his job midway through last year because of
a case of the shanks. The Browns punt quite a bit so a booming punter
is a must for them. He is a unrestricted free agent and most likely
will not be resigned. |
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Browns 2006 Free Agents
| Player |
Pos |
Status |
| Ray Mickens |
CB |
UFA |
| Orpheus Roye |
DE |
UFA |
| Ethan Kelley |
DT |
RFA |
| Ben Taylor |
LB |
UFA |
| Orlando Ruff |
LB |
UFA |
| L.J. Shelton |
OT |
UFA |
| Kyle Richardson |
P |
UFA |
| Antwan Harris. |
S |
UFA |
| Aaron Shea |
TE |
UFA |
| Antonio Bryant |
WR |
UFA |
Browns
2005 Season Ending Depth Chart
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OFFENSE
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WR 86 DENNIS
NORTHCUTT 11 Brandon Rideau
LT 70 L.J. SHELTON 65 Kirk Chambers
LG 63 JOE ANDRUZZI
C 61 MIKE PUCILLO 62 Dwayne Ledford
RG 60 COSEY COLEMAN 68 Dave Yovanovits
RT 72 RYAN TUCKER 74 Nat Dorsey
TE 82 STEVE HEIDEN 83 Aaron Shea 89 Paul Irons
WR 81 ANTONIO BRYANT 88 Frisman Jackson 16 Joshua Cribbs
QB 9 CHARLIE FRYE 8 Trent Dilfer 3 Derek Anderson
RB 34 REUBEN DROUGHNS 44 Lee Suggs/
31 William Green
FB 42 TERRELLE SMITH 36 Corey McIntyre
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DEFENSE
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DE 99 ORPHEUS
ROYE 75 Simon Fraser
NT 95 JASON FISK 69 J’Vonne Parker
RE 97 ALVIN MCKINLEY 98 Nick Eason
LLB 55 MATT STEWART 96 Kenard Lang 92 David McMillan
MLB 54 ANDRA DAVIS 94 Orlando Ruff
WLB 58 BEN TAYLOR 53 Mason Unck
RLB 51 CHAUN THOMPSON 59 Nick Speegle
LCB 33 DAYLON MCCUTCHEON 23 Ray Mickens 30 Antonio Perkins
RCB 28 LEIGH BODDEN 39 Michael Lehan 20 Pete Hunter
SS 25 CHRIS CROCKER 26 Sean Jones
FS 27 BRIAN RUSSELL 21 Brodney Pool |
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SPECIALISTS
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P 10 KYLE RICHARDSON
K 4 PHIL DAWSON
H 10 KYLE RICHARDSON
PR 86 DENNIS NORTHCUTT 30 Antonio Perkins
KR 16 JOSHUA CRIBBS 31 William Green
LS 57 JODY LITTLETON 82 Steve Heiden |
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