Ten Bold Predictions for the 2010 Cleveland Browns Post-NFL Draft

[Tobalaz]

I don't think Delhomme is going to light the world on fire, but...
If you stop and think about it he can only help.
He's a vet, and while he's not a great qb I think he's going to help our young wideouts grow because for the first time, they're going to have a qb that, most of the time anyways, puts the ball in a position NOT intending to get his target killed which should help the young guys' confidence.
IF Watson can stay healthy, he's the kind of te that causes mismatches against linebackers so dcs will have to bring that safety forward or he's going to eat them alive underneath (JD's best years were with Jerome Wiggings at te, another former NE te, go figure). This is going to put Robo and MoMass in single coverage a good deal of time and give them better shots at seperation which, in turn, will give them better shots at catching the ball, again, building confidence.
Now I'm not saying Robo or MoMass are going to develop into #1s (just don't see that happening myself) but with Watson and JD out there it's bound to help their development and keep our pasing attack from the level of unholy suckitude it was last season.

[Greythan]

Shep, time to switch from personnel analyst/critic to fan again.

Its that time of year.

Get on board, pimp the positives, and starting cheering.

Seriously.

[Shep]

Hey, Grey! My pots was FILLED with positives!!

I'm getting some good vibes on McCoy, but that's what I always do with QBs. Even though his coach is obviously his coach, Mack Brown was pretty convincing about him in the PD today. Says he has more arm than most think and that the Texas offense has a lot of pro style elements and reads.

But I just can't wrap my brain around Delhomme. Sorry. I'd rather see Wallace.

[Shep]

On Delhomme... hey, I'm always up for a great comeback story. I really am. But like I said, my son Cooper is a Panthers' fan so I watched more of them than makes any sense. Fans were banding together to buy Jake a plane ticket and a house somewhere else. He was hard to watch.

It's just tough for even me to put lipstick on this pig. You know I liked the Wallace acquisition... I think he's a really interesting guy to bridge the gap to McCoy, who will at least get his shot, I think.

Oh, one more prediction: I think we'll see McCoy late in the year no matter what Holmgren says now. We kinda have to know that he's showing promise before we pass on Locker, Luck, or Ponder.

[Legacy Fan]

On #4 (again). Another reason I'm concerned over Hardesty's role is because I haven't seen Dennis race in here and pimp him yet. Of course, haven't heard from Dennis much otherwise either.

As our resident correspondent on all things Volunteer, I'd like to hear his opinion.

[Enigmatic Evil]

The way I see it with Delhomme, it's worrying that with two of the best RB's in the entire NFL, and Steve Smith, that JDH could not put up even OKAY numbers. He looked panicked at times and made a lot of simple mistakes with his decision making (which resulted in his awful TD/INT ratio). I think a change of scenery will help change that. It was clear that for a couple seasons at least, Carolina was ready to move on from Jake Delhomme.

Now that he's "our guy" my expectations are not what they were of him in Carolina (to lead a winning team to a Super Bowl...) I want him to be a veteran presence, to that of which Holmgren has described. A guy who can impart some knowledge upon the young players on this team. Control a huddle and keep the energy up once the team is ON the field and hopefully put up some decent production. I would be happy with a 1-1 TD/INT ratio, if he threw 20-25 TD's. (and had as many INT's. It would suck... but at least he'd be putting up some numbers and that seems like a realistic prediction, if not a little high 15-20 TD's maybe)