Browns steal Charles Johnson off P.S.

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[KYPack]

Actually, if our mad doctors knew what they were doin', we could've IR'ed his ass way back and kept him for a year with no hit.

Like others have said, we may get hit with the bill anyhow.

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Actually, if our mad doctors knew what they were doin', we could've IR'ed his ass way back and kept him for a year with no hit.

Like others have said, we may get hit with the bill anyhow.

huh, never thought of that

pretty big fuck up by the staff right there

[Carolina_Packer]

As for Charles Johnson, this is from the Journel Sentinel piece...

***As of right now, the Browns still hold the rights to Johnson. If Johnson can prove that his injury happened while with the Packers it would raise an interesting question about whether he should receive an injury settlement or revert back to the Packers' roster. It's possible the Browns aren't going to keep him around since his injury didn't occur with them and they aren't responsible for paying for his rehab or his salary.***

I hope it's proven that the injury occured while a Packer (seems more than likely) and that he's returned to Green Bay. I think he's an interesting prospect.

Chris Harper is someone that I was facinated with coming into the draft. Great size and build. I like that he played QB (when he was at Oregon, and perhaps in H.S., although not sure). I believe Randall Cobb was a H.S. QB. I think it helps with understanding the overall game. I think he could develop into a chain mover type guy. He had Collin Klein as his QB, and he was not known as a great throwing QB, so once Harper gets into the playbook and understands the scheme better, imagine having a QB who is on-time and accurate along with a guy who was thought of so highly that the Seahawks drafted him in the 4th! It would be interesting to know why he didn't make the roster. I'm glad we got him, though. Looks promising.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/8/2...-roster-bubble (when he wasn't going to make the Seattle roster)

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As for Charles Johnson, this is from the Journel Sentinel piece...

***As of right now, the Browns still hold the rights to Johnson. If Johnson can prove that his injury happened while with the Packers it would raise an interesting question about whether he should receive an injury settlement or revert back to the Packers' roster. It's possible the Browns aren't going to keep him around since his injury didn't occur with them and they aren't responsible for paying for his rehab or his salary.***

I hope it's proven that the injury occured while a Packer (seems more than likely) and that he's returned to Green Bay. I think he's an interesting prospect.

Chris Harper is someone that I was facinated with coming into the draft. Great size and build. I like that he played QB (when he was at Oregon, and perhaps in H.S., although not sure). I believe Randall Cobb was a H.S. QB. I think it helps with understanding the overall game. I think he could develop into a chain mover type guy. He had Collin Klein as his QB, and he was not known as a great throwing QB, so once Harper gets into the playbook and understands the scheme better, imagine having a QB who is on-time and accurate along with a guy who was thought of so highly that the Seahawks drafted him in the 4th! It would be interesting to know why he didn't make the roster. I'm glad we got him, though. Looks promising.

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/8/2...-roster-bubble (when he wasn't going to make the Seattle roster)

he was a qb in high school and went to oregon to be a QB. he didn't have the skills to be QB (i think 4 career attempts) so they moved him to WR. he didn't like that so he transffered to k-state. they didn't think he could be QB either so they moved him right back to WR

cobb on the other hand WAS a QB in college mostly running the wildcat. he also played WR, running back and was the return man

[KYPack]

he was a qb in high school and went to oregon to be a QB. he didn't have the skills to be QB (i think 4 career attempts) so they moved him to WR. he didn't like that so he transffered to k-state. they didn't think he could be QB either so they moved him right back to WR

cobb on the other hand WAS a QB in college mostly running the wildcat. he also played WR, running back and was the return man

Cobb was Tennesee player of the year as a HS QB. He played QB at Kentucky and ran from the gun, under center and some Wildcat. (They called the Wildcat the "Wild Cobb" because Kentucky IS the Wildcats.) Randall was moved from the QB position to WR to allow him to make more plays. I've always worried about Randall getting hurt in GB bc he's such a balls out player.

This Harper kid sounds interesting. I know zippo about him, but sounds like he could be a facet of our offense.

[Patler]

Harper sounds interesting, but.....we are always surprised when a 4th rounder is cut loose as a rookie, and he has been released by two teams already as a rookie.

[Carolina_Packer]

Harper sounds interesting, but.....we are always surprised when a 4th rounder is cut loose as a rookie, and he has been released by two teams already as a rookie.

He didn't really have a great shot, given how stacked both Seattle and San Francisco's teams are. The Packers wouldn't have had a realistic shot at getting him either, given how highly Seattle regarded him, enough to draft him in the 4th round, which was likely too rich for our blood. I don't think it is a bad reflection on him that he was released as a 4th rounder and put on the practice squad. Just because he may have been drafted a bit too high doesn't mean he doesn't have the talent/skills to develop. Every player takes some time to develop, but the bottom line is that getting a kid with this kind of upside and athleticism as a street free agent and getting him when he's undervalued is a great move by TT. I hope he shows out sooner than expected.