NFL Labor Dispute over CBA Comes at the Worst Possible Time for Cleveland Browns

March 4, 2011   ·   JoFra   ·   Jump to comments

At 12:00am on March 4th, the NFL essentially went into lock out mode. The Collective Bargaining Agreement, the rules which govern how the owners treat the players and what players should expect from owners has run out. There was a last minute extension of the CBA talks, but that’s a mere technicality.
No players are getting signed anytime soon. Also, If there were to be an official lockout, players and coaches would not be able to communicate. Nobody would be able to study playbooks and there definitely won't be any team practices.
The problem for the Cleveland Browns is that despite an extension of the talks, they are now frozen in terms of personnel moves. During the lockout there are to be no free agent signings or trades. This is particularly troubling for teams in transition like the Browns.
I personally believe that Eric Mangini should never have been fired. He showed enough promise in 2010 to warrant a chance to build on that success. However the fact of the...

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