Looks like the Browns might be in the running back market

[True Dough]

That was a nasty looking knee injury for Nick Chubb! Hopefully he bounces back in a few weeks but he could be gone for the season.

If it's really bad, there's a possibility of a trade for Jonathan Taylor (although he's supposed to be eligible in Week 5 after coming off of an injury himself), a trade for Cam Akers who the Rams are ready to part with, or the signing of free agents Kareem Hunt or Leonard Fournette.

[True Dough]

1. Then again,

if Jerome Ford can run like that (70 yards) now and again, Cleveland might be all right!

[AKwannabe]

6. Gonna put in a waiver for him

In my AK league. I need a new RB. Maybe he will be last seasons Kenneth Walker III
😜😀💃

[True Dough]

7. You never know...

Nothing runs like a Ford.

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2. They should not have let Kareem Hunt go. He and Chubb...

were a good one-two punch.

[True Dough]

3. I think Hunt

is looking to be the #1 back for his next team. That might be a possibility in Cleveland now if he re-signs a one-year deal.

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4. They should bring him back as he's familiar with the sustem.

He can be the starting back like he was in KC. Chubb won't have to rush back.

[True Dough]

5. He does seem like the best fit

Just a question of $$$ and term, I guess.

[Auggie]

20. Done. Hunt is signed.

Big shoes to fill. Meanwhile, Browns need to rethink the passing and run game IMO. More misdirection. More play action. More creativity.

[True Dough]

21. Glad you posted, Auggie

I had to look it up online. I suspected the news broke over the past hour or two but it happened yesterday and somehow it completely passed me by.

Will be interesting to see how the carries are divided between Hunt and Ford. I suspect they will slowly increase the volume for Hunt as he ramps up over the next few weeks. His yards per carry was unimpressive last year. Can he turn that around?

[Auggie]

22. Hunt? Your guess is as good as mine.

[Auggie]

8. How about the head coach market too?

Stefanski’s offense is one-dimensional and predictable. Get a new GM and ownership as well. Their recent trades and acquisitions have hurt the team.

Mayfield is a good QB. Should have kept him. Money spent on the outlandish contract of Watson could have been spent to deepen the roster. Will give credit to defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz whose D had a great game.

[True Dough]

9. Good coaches are hard to come by

Could I interest you in a Bill Belichick, by chance? There were rumblings about his demise last season and the 0-2 start this year has some talking heads frothing at the mouth already. There's plenty of criticism that his old-school approaches are not keeping up with the modern game. And he shapes that team too, by making draft picks (often poor ones).

So I'm guessing you're going to pass on Belichick.

[Auggie]

10. Yes, I'll pass on Belichick

He did coach the Browns once. He released Bernie Kosar, too. It was the right move BTW, though Browns' fans never forgave him.

I'd like to say "start with ownership -- again -- and work down," but with Watson's guaranteed 5 year, $230,000,000 contract, even that wouldn't work. GMs and coaches are going to find it difficult working with those numbers under a salary cap (Watson's average annual salary is $46,000,000),

Browns' may be -- correct that, are -- the dumbest franchise in the NFL. High draft picks lost in trades for Odell Beckham and Watson will hurt them for a years.

[Best_man23]

12. Six Super Bowls gives Darth Belichick a pass...this year

However, if they miss the playoffs this season (a good possibility), Belichick could come back on the hot seat next year. I do see New England allowing him to retire on his own terms and get themselves in a position to take a good young QB (sorry Patriots fans, but Mac Jones is not Brady 2.0).

I don't see any strong head coach candidates on the horizon. The Chargers are likely to fire their coach if he continues to underperform this season.

[True Dough]

13. Yes, Brandon Staley's job security is shaky at best

Unless the Chargers rip off a bunch of wins, I'd say he's gone by mid-season.

[True Dough]

11. Doesn't sound promising for Chubb

Nick Chubb‘s injury is expected to sideline him for the rest of the season. The standout Browns running back is believed to have suffered multiple ligament tears, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports.

It is not known which ligaments are torn, but the cart coming out to transport Chubb off the field in Pittsburgh — and ABC opting to not show a close-up replay of the injury — pointed to this outcome. More tests are on tap for Chubb, but he is unlikely to play again until 2024. Kevin Stefanski soon confirmed Chubb is expected to be out for the season.

https://www.profootballrumors.com/

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14. Great player, terrible injury, not shown here.

Link to tweet

[True Dough]

15. Did you know, or do you remember, that Chubb suffered a similar injury in college?

You can watch it here (but you'll wince):

Link to tweet

[milestogo]

16. I did not know that.

Maybe he's double jointed.

[True Dough]

17. If he wasn't,

he is now!

OUCH!!!!

[milestogo]

18. The Milwaukee Bucks Giannis Antetokounmpo hyperextended his knee

during the NBA finals in 2021. He played on it a week later. This was a dangerous thing to do, but you can't stop some players.

Chubb's injury appears to be worse than hyperextension, much worse.

[True Dough]

19. That guy must be

a FREAK!