Should the Cleveland Browns sign these 3 free agents?

Dawg Pound Daily listed three free agents for the Cleveland Browns to sign

Our sister site, Dawg Pound Daily, does great work. They cover the Cleveland Browns exclusively and came up with three names the Browns should sign this offseason. All three are a bit older, but all three also help bolster positions that were hurt due to cuts at the start of the preseason. Those three talents are TE Kyle Rudolph, DT Ndamukong Suh, and WR Will Fuller.

Each of those three positions that Rudolph, Suh, and Fuller play are lacking established names. That’s not to say the talent the Browns have on the roster can’t or won’t be better than those three names, but those three names have credibility and past success, while the Browns at those positions are for the most part untested or inconsistent.

Tight End has David Njoku, Harrison Bryant, and Stephen Carlson, who are fine. Njoku is the biggest play-maker, but Byrant is the most consistent. Carlson is the best blocker but isn’t the same kind of receiver. Rudolph, at least at his peak, was a consistent receiver and excellent blocker. Njoku is a better big-play guy but Rudolph was a better all-around guy. Was, unlikely still is.

The defensive tackles are young and full of interest but beyond potential there isn’t anything there to be excited about. Suh can still be a starter in the league, even if he’s not the same All-Pro guy he used to be.

As for Fuller, he’s instantly an upgrade over most of the receivers the Browns have. He’s not as good as Amari Cooper but he’s an instant upgrade over Donovan Peoples-Jones, as long as he’s healthy.

Should the Cleveland Browns sign these three free agents?

I’m in agreeance with Dawg Pound Daily, I think the Browns would be wise to sign all three men. I think Kyle Rudolph, Ndamukong Suh, and Will Fuller are all great, one-year options for the team to sign. Rudolph would instantly give the Browns a reliable third tight end, and should Bryant not take the next step or Njoku goes back to struggling, could fill in for a year.

Fuller is an obvious upgrade over Peoples-Jones and should the rest of the young receivers not step up, then it’d be smart to have a guy like Fuller on the roster. He’s not a game-breaker but considering he’d have to be on a one-year “prove it” deal, Fuller will have a chance to show what he can do.

Suh’s addition of all three is the most pressing. If the Browns go into the season with the three tight ends and the receiving corp they have, they can succeed and maybe develop some great talent. The Browns need help inside on defense, however.

Anthony Walker is a small middle linebacker and is going to need some reliable defensive tackles to keep the offensive line off him. Otherwise, he’s going to be highly ineffective. Maybe Tommy Togiai and others are ready to step up but it doesn’t hurt to have veterans who can go.