White: On the way out?

Tony Grossi speculates that Jamel White is likely to get traded. I can't really argue with his logic -- White's price is only going to rise because he clearly is a very valuable player for the right team -- he's freaking fast, he's a very good receiver, and can rush for big yards when he's got some daylight. The Browns are considering trading him now, though how much another team would be willing to give up is debatable. The team previous gave White that first-round tender of $1.318 million, ensuring no one else could sign him without giving up a 1st round pick. Assuming that price is too high, I think White is well worth a 2nd or 3rd round pick. But even at that price I'd hate to see him go. The Bears or the Patriots seem the most possible trading partners.

Nice Q + A with Policy, with some interesting comments:

Policy thinks Gerard Warren is motivated now and the team is keeping him from being too hard on himself for last season's regression. Whatever -- there's no excuse for a player at this level to be out of shape, as Warren certainly appeared to be. The Browns absolutely can not afford a poor season out of the guy.

Regarding C Brown, Policy thinks "injuries played a major part physiologically and we believe emotionally." Also Policy spins this as if it's a positive, it's not -- it is a bad thing. When a player can't play aggressively while dealing with injuries it is a bad sign. Especially when you play defensive line and are likely to take hundreds of big hits throughout the season. And especially when that play just had major surgery and is likely to play with pain next season. This is potentially a big problem if the team must carry C Brown's cap number this season and he can't play effectively. It also will prevent the team from making an informed decision on Brown's future playing abilities, making a contract restructuring a pretty big risk. Normally I'm fairly optimistic regarding C Brown, but no longer.... I hope I am very wrong!

The most revealing part -- Question: "What will make the Browns a Super Bowl contender in 2003?" Policy's answer: "Luck."