For both of you who were wondering about the dearth of postings, I can only offer this: the only other sports team that excites me nearly as much as the Browns is the Detroit Tigers. For the first time in 15 years or so, they are actually very exciting to watch. Since I may very well be geriatric before their next pennant run, I’m not missing this one. Enough said?
That said, I certainly have been keeping up with the comings and goings of the Browns during training camp. I just haven’t had much spare energy to devote to original, timely, and relevant prose. I’ll try to kick it into gear as the games become more meaningful. For now, here is a handy list of all the trades Phil Savage has made since taking over in January 2005. It may be too early to reach a final verdict on this admittedly narrow slice of his job performance, but feel free to opine nonetheless.
- March 2, 2005 — Traded DT Gerard Warren to Denver for their fourth-round pick (126th overall, later used to acquire QB Trent Dilfer)
- March 5 — Traded fourth-round pick acquired from Denver (ultimately used by Philadelphia on T Todd Herremans) to Seattle for QB Trent Dilfer.
- March 30 — Traded DE Ebenezer Ekuban and DT Michael Myers to Denver for RB Reuben Droughns.
- April 24 — Traded QB Luke McCown to Tampa Bay for sixth-round pick (203rd overall: DT/G Andrew Hoffman).
- August 22 — Traded WR Andre Davis to New England for 2006 fifth-round pick (152nd overall: CB DeMario Minter).
- September 4 — Traded C/G Melvin Fowler to Minnesota for T Nat Dorsey.
- March 20, 2006 — Traded S Chris Crocker to Atlanta for a fourth-round pick (112th overall: G Isaac Sowells)
- April 29 — Traded first-round pick (12th overall: DT Haloti Ngata) to Baltimore for their first-round pick (13th overall: OLB Kamerion Wimbley) and sixth-round pick (181st overall: NT Babatunde Oshinowo).
- April 29 — Traded C Jeff Faine and second-round pick (43rd overall: S Roman Harper) to New Orleans for their second-round pick (34th overall: ILB D’Qwell Jackson).
- May 4 — Traded QB Trent Dilfer to San Francisco for QB Ken Dorsey and a 2007 seventh-round pick.
- August 8 — Traded a conditional 2007 seventh-round pick to New England for C/G Ross Tucker.
- August 14 — Traded RB Lee Suggs to the New York Jets for DB Derrick Strait. Trade voided due to Suggs failing Jets’ physical.
