Just wondering if signing him to a long term deal this offseason would be a possibility? We have extra money this year, maybe we give him a 3 or 4 year deal thats front loaded. Might be able to save some money before he becomes a FA next year.

If I'm not mistaken Browner will be a RFA next season because he'll be under 4 years of service time. Meaning they can give him a one year (first round) tender for around 3 million. Either he comes back or someone gives us their #1 pick.

Yes I'd love to lock Browner up but if we can have him these next two years for cheap it makes some sense to let things play out. Browner is going to be 29 this season, I'm personally a bit curious how he's going to age over the next two years before I make a big commitment to him.

I think a big reason teams don't front load contracts is that in the NFL you can hold out for more money so let's say we do front load his deal, if he's still at a pro bowl level what's to stop him on the backend of asking for more money?

I think the smart thing to do with our extra cap room is to improve our team for now through the draft and free agency to make a run.

Browner is a low priority re-sign, IMO. I'm with Steve. Not sure how he ages exactly. Or that teams might not slowly be figuring him out a bit. I'm not against keeping him. He just falls far behind guys like Sherman, Earl, Kam, and Okung in terms of must re-signs for this team.

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I disagree. Browner is unique and completely outplayed Kam last year.

Kam makes a few big hits, makes some impact plays at the LOS, and didn't get as many turnovers as last year.

Browner made an impact by pretty much erasing anyone lining across from him.

You can plug Winston Guy in for Chancellor and get close to the same impact (without the huge hits).

We don't have another Browner on the roster, and the next best cover corner is Thurmond, whom I wouldn't trust to last an entire half at this point.

Kam had some bone spur issues that were bothering him, I think it effected his start stop burst and change of direction, hopefully they get fixed and he's back to where he was.

This thought process about players without reading some of the information threads about players is knee jerk, just like Baldwin and then finding out about his shoulder and how he played thru it after GB.

We have a tough bunch of guys that want to contribute, performance drop off we can see, the why's are not always eveident until much later.

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Time after time this guy made clutch hits .

off the top of my head last year his tackles against D williams vs Carolina which he also recovered was the turning point of that football game.

His tackle at the one yard line vs the Pats if im not mistaking was another huge play. I remember him having two such plays near the goal line and also against GB he hit Benson 4 yards in the back field and made him fumble inside thier ten. unfortantley we didnt recover it but still led to a punt and you know.

I remember hearing rumblings of a holdout last off season and I believe if we dont raise his pay a little we might be hearing the same this year.
My guess a 3 year 24 m extension.

He's the CB that punches guys in the chops and can knock them on their asses all game long, he has given the BUMP and RUN defense a new focus as far as how a DB plays it. He BUMPs and they no run. Sherman gets them psyched out and baits, Browner pisses them off and they lose focus. It's been a long while since the league has seen a CB that plays that angry.

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God, I love Browner's game. Yes, I know Sherman is more valuable and the epitome of a #1 lockdown CB and I am a big fan of his. But I'm a Browner guy. Basically a thug playing CB, literally noone like him the entire sport. Given his crazy path so far I really hope he sees a few million soon.

like I said before, call Sherman a shutdown corner all you want, but Brandon Browner is a smackdown corner and I love him for it. I want to see him do the same for many years

Just curious. What would the advantages be of keeping Browner over Sherman? Obvisouly cheaper price?

Not a fan of Sherman's yap and like Browner's game/physicality. Would rather have Browner and money/draft picks from a team that sees a high value in Sherm, but Im not an expert on how front office stuff works.

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Wow, we should sign Browner. Teaming him with Sherm would make them one of the top CB duos in the league!!!!

This.
When I think of the words "Rough & Tumble", Browner is the first guy that comes to my mind.
Recievers are quite aware of his reputation for his tenacious and punishing style around the League, and most with good sense will give him a wide berth.
If they're not giving him respect, he takes it.

I don't know that I've seen any drop off in his agression or play out there, so for a guy his age still laying the wood, I'd like to keep him around for awhile longer, because it would be the shits to see him wearing another uniform and have to face him as an adversary.

Wasnt he the one that chased down AP from behind too?

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Not to mention the game sealing pick 6 against the Giants in 2011 when they were inside the 10 about to score...

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Browner and Sherman are the best one two punch at corner in the NFL. You will "rarely" find a guy with Browner's size, tackling ability and speed playing corner. He may not be as good of a cover corner as Sherman but he brings so many other things to the table. It was a HUGE loss for Seattle when he was out at the end of the season. Anyone who think that Browner isn't worth locking up needs to go back and study some film. Show me his equal for the skills set that he has.

I am on the smackdown corner bandwagon also. He just does so much and offers great run support too. I can't remember seeing him get shoved around by anyone.

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Browner is more valuable to this defense than Kam. Vs Atlanta, Browner was lights out. And Browner can play safety if his wheels get a little rusty.

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Agreed with everthing except the bolded. I hardly noticed he was gone.

I would love to keep our secondary together but I just don't think it is possible. All 3 outside of ET are going to command huge pay raises when their contracts are up.

To me it is more important to hold on to ET and Sherm. As much as I like the way Kam plays I think we could replace his production fairly easily. Probably impossible to replace those KO type hits that he puts but that is the cost of business.

I also like Browner a lot but we saw what this team could do without Browner on the field.