Garmon Gone, Brown Gone, Scott Frost Stays!!!

Man, avert your eyes... the roster turnover continues, and it is a bit painful to recall how optimistic I was about some of these same players one or two years ago.

Courtney has gone to Denver. That sucks -- not cause I wanted the Browns to keep paying him, but because he's a good dude and I am still hopeful he'll be able to stay healthy. Of all the number one draft picks the Browns have had I would say he's been the best player. Unfortunately he didn't play very often.

Garmon has been released. The guy was not a good lineman, and he is just an indictment of Butch. The Browns didn't pay him a ton, but last year Garmon was billed as a big upgrade at RG. He was maybe a little better because he could be a load in the running game, but his pass blocking was atrocious. He will be no big loss to the Browns, just as he was no big loss to the Chargers last season. I worry a bit that Cosey Coleman is a similar player. But Coleman's profile is better and, though prone to lapses, there is every reason to think Coleman will be a significant improvement. We'll see. And Andruzzi, I think we know what we have there and can count on solid, workmanlike performance. The question now is depth -- the Browns don't have it anywhere on the OL except perhaps center. It sure would be nice to develop someone who can plug the holes when injuries occur.

Scott Frost signed a one-year deal too. It's humorous at first glance since Frost ended the season so poorly, but the fact is that all this means is he will be in camp. While Frost has a good leg when he connects, Kyle Richardson appears to be everything Frost is not -- steady and accurate. I expect Crennel will not want to continue the Scott Frost experiment, but you never know. Heck, Frost could be improving by leaps and bounds this offseason and is probably booming them at his high school field somewhere. It's still doubtful he make the team.

Earl Little's agent thinks something is up and maybe he won't be back with the team. This is becoming an annual event for Mr. Little. I've always thought he was borderline competent and seemed to hustle. But he is a below average player, and his place on the team seemed to be due to Butch's strange tendencies. At the moment it would seem like the Browns need a guy like Little since he's their only experienced safety, but then again nothing should be surprising this offseason. Sean Jones and Crocker should be in the mix, but I wouldn't be surprised if the Browns found a starting safety in the third-or-so round of the draft.