Cards Get Edge Rusher Baron Browning From Broncos

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Browning was a guy I remember reading about as a potential trade target at EDGE at the end of training camp. Not a world beater, but at least we did something and he could be relatively cheap to keep around if we like what we see.
 

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It's a 6th rounder for a third round prospect who is still only 25. I am sure never having seen this guy play he is better than Xavier Thomas - who we also spent a 6th on.
HUH? XT got 1.5 sacks yesterday and he a decent preseason. Granted, Browning has high upside but hasn't been able to stay on the field. But I don't think you should knock Thomas.
 

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Coming out of high school Browning was one of the top recruits in the nation. To say he’s a great athlete is an understatement. He might have been the best athlete in his college draft class. However he was not a top player. He seems to lack instinct and recognition. He has skills. He sheds blocks well, he tackles efficiently and his speed when properly targeted is nearly unreal. I think the way to use him is to bring him in on obvious passing downs. Point him at the QB and turn him loose. If you remember Simeon Rice, this may also be a guy who runs by a ballcarrier and continues to the QB. That said, if he can be taught to stay in lanes, he has the potential to be highly disruptive. He can be very hard for a defender to contain. He’s fast, agile and uses his hands very effectively. Trying to use him on a broader mission has not proven effective. I think the sixth round price was right. This is a one trick pony, but I think he can be coached to become very good at that trick and it’s a trick the Cards badly need.
 

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HUH? XT got 1.5 sacks yesterday and he a decent preseason. Granted, Browning has high upside but hasn't been able to stay on the field. But I don't think you should knock Thomas.
Those sacks were coverage sacks. He stinks at beating his man.
 

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this feels like a slightly better version of one of those trades made prior to cut down day where teams are shuffling the bottom of the roster
 
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