Kvoethe Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Report: Browns making run at Solder with Thomas' future undecided Michael McClymontMar 13 2018, 9:07 AM The Cleveland Browns are making preparations in the event they won't have Joe Thomas at left tackle. The Browns are said to be making a big run at soon-to-be free-agent left tackle Nate Solder, the Boston Globe's Ben Volin reports, citing a source. In his 11 seasons in Cleveland, Thomas never missed a game until he tore his triceps halfway through the 2017 season. He's regarded as the best left tackle in football, but the 33-year-old is mulling retirement. Solder is considered the best left tackle on the market. The two-time Super Bowl champ has spent seven seasons in New England and the Patriots are also reportedly working to keep him. But the Browns are armed with the second-most cap space and are embarking on a substantial rebuild after a winless 2017 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBrown Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Could JT retire and then immediately sign for the Patriots....? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigalow80 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 No. If a player retires, the team he retires from holds his rights indefinitely. Here's another consideration: what happens if Joe Thomas decides to retire? If the draft goes as I expect it too in the top 3 picks, 1.)Cle- QB 2.) NYG- Barkley 3.) Qb with trade-up from someone; would the browns draft Nelson from ND? He's considered the best prospect outside of Barkley in the draft and even though he is a guard, some believe he can play tackle. The other option would be to put him at guard and kick Bitonio out at left tackle. The other option could be to trade down to with the Bills and potentially grab a guy like Conor Williams at 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonBrown Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Bigalow80 said: No. If a player retires, the team he retires from holds his rights indefinitely. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren15 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Sign Solder play him right tackle and switch him to left when Joe retires....if Joe is coming back that is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren15 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Journalists and Mary Kay were tweeting yesterday the Browns want to sign Breeland, Trumaine Johnson, Pryor and Solder ....and then enter the draft more loaded than we have been in years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombo Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 13 minutes ago, darren15 said: Journalists and Mary Kay were tweeting yesterday the Browns want to sign Breeland, Trumaine Johnson, Pryor and Solder ....and then enter the draft more loaded than we have been in years I wish Mary Kay was right for once. Zombo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren15 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Just now, Zombo said: I wish Mary Kay was right for once. Zombo That's why I typed Journalists AND Mary Kay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alkid3 Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 15 minutes ago, Zombo said: I wish Mary Kay was right for once. Zombo For real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Bigalow80 said: No. If a player retires, the team he retires from holds his rights indefinitely. Here's another consideration: what happens if Joe Thomas decides to retire? If the draft goes as I expect it too in the top 3 picks, 1.)Cle- QB 2.) NYG- Barkley 3.) Qb with trade-up from someone; would the browns draft Nelson from ND? He's considered the best prospect outside of Barkley in the draft and even though he is a guard, some believe he can play tackle. The other option would be to put him at guard and kick Bitonio out at left tackle. The other option could be to trade down to with the Bills and potentially grab a guy like Conor Williams at 12 Or....after all that, Joe decides to unretire and to come back and play? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 1 hour ago, darren15 said: That's why I typed Journalists AND Mary Kay Mary Kay still rubs one off every night at the thought of Jimmy G in her boudoir. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Joe Thomas said that he will announce his future plans before FA begins. Well guess what...free agency starts tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
syd Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 Rumor has it that J.T could be in line to be in the MNF booth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Canton Dawg said: Joe Thomas said that he will announce his future plans before FA begins. Well guess what...free agency starts tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillmotion Posted March 13, 2018 Report Share Posted March 13, 2018 I'd like Soldier and JT. When JT retires, he can coach our O-Line, or do his podcast and make it the best Browns podcast ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Make-Believe Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Looks like he's headed to the Giants. Big contract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kvoethe Posted March 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 Glad to see we didnt get sucked in to a bidding war and showed some restraint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 50 minutes ago, Kvoethe said: Glad to see we didnt get sucked in to a bidding war and showed some restraint Amen.... he's not that good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 1 hour ago, Kvoethe said: Glad to see we didnt get sucked in to a bidding war and showed some restraint Yep, I'm glad the Browns didn't overpay for a guy who may have been the best LT in FA. . .but he's not worth 60 million. Also of note, Nate Solder suffered a torn bicep injury in 2015, which is the same injury that sidelined Joe Thomas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 14, 2018 Report Share Posted March 14, 2018 10 minutes ago, Canton Dawg said: Yep, I'm glad the Browns didn't overpay for a guy who may have been the best LT in FA. . .but he's not worth 60 million. Also of note, Nate Solder suffered a torn bicep injury in 2015, which is the same injury that sidelined Joe Thomas. The good news being that it seems that a guy can come back from that injury 100%. I think Joe comes back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasAg1969 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 11:51 AM, The Gipper said: The good news being that it seems that a guy can come back from that injury 100%. I think Joe comes back. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoorta Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 12:40 PM, Canton Dawg said: Yep, I'm glad the Browns didn't overpay for a guy who may have been the best LT in FA. . .but he's not worth 60 million. Also of note, Nate Solder suffered a torn bicep injury in 2015, which is the same injury that sidelined Joe Thomas. Yeah- looks like the G-Men are paying Solder $2 million more a season than what we would have been paying Joe. Tour, and we take Humboldt State dude Phi Beta Cappa in one of the lower rounds as a project? What ya think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 1 hour ago, hoorta said: Yeah- looks like the G-Men are paying Solder $2 million more a season than what we would have been paying Joe. Tour, and we take Humboldt State dude Phi Beta Cappa in one of the lower rounds as a project? What ya think? I think Coleman is our new LT... and he'll do nicely returning to his college position. He showed fluidity at LT for Auburn that never showed up in Berea at RT. Cappa? Not feeling him, h. No burst... poor agility. Want a project on the cheap? Look at TCU's Noteboom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillmotion Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 Rumor has it we're going for Pryor, i'm not sure Shon Coleman is ready to start LT for us yet. we'll see how confident the coaching staff is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gipper Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 13 hours ago, stillmotion said: Rumor has it we're going for Pryor, i'm not sure Shon Coleman is ready to start LT for us yet. we'll see how confident the coaching staff is. Well...I am hearing that the LT job is Shon Coleman's....as it stands, and that Hubbard will be the RT. So...as I see it, we have gone from HOF caliber to: WTFH....we now have one of the most important positions on the team being one of our biggest question marks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjp28 Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 On 3/14/2018 at 12:51 PM, The Gipper said: The good news being that it seems that a guy can come back from that injury 100%. I think Joe comes back. It's happened before, guys miss football, whatever. Besides what really makes these guys tick especially when money is not the principal motivational factor? Enquiring minds want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 15 hours ago, stillmotion said: Rumor has it we're going for Pryor, i'm not sure Shon Coleman is ready to start LT for us yet. we'll see how confident the coaching staff is. So.... Pryor is now moving to OT? Would have thought he'd first play a season at TE... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Oven Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 19 hours ago, Tour2ma said: I think Coleman is our new LT... and he'll do nicely returning to his college position. He showed fluidity at LT for Auburn that never showed up in Berea at RT. Cappa? Not feeling him, h. No burst... poor agility. Want a project on the cheap? Look at TCU's Noteboom. So a guy who looks stiff at RT is going to do nicely at LT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canton Dawg Posted March 16, 2018 Report Share Posted March 16, 2018 10 minutes ago, Dutch Oven said: So a guy who looks stiff at RT is going to do nicely at LT? I believe LT was the position Coleman played in college. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tour2ma Posted March 17, 2018 Report Share Posted March 17, 2018 19 hours ago, Dutch Oven said: So a guy who looks stiff at RT is going to do nicely at LT? Thus the term "fluidity"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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