Cleveland Browns Scribbles: With Josh Gordon in limbo, now what? – Terry Pluto

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Scribbles in my Cleveland Browns notebook as Josh Gordon announced that he will not open the training camp with the team:

1. The receiver of Browns had some type of setback, although reports are that he has not failed a drug test. At the opening of the training camp, Gordon receives a treatment. Gordon and the Browns refused to elaborate.

2. Gordon did something like this in 2016. He spent all the training camp with the Browns. He had to serve a 4-game suspension to open the season. As the suspension ended and Gordon seemed eligible to play, he voluntarily went to a rehabilitation center. He did not play at all in 2016.

3. Maybe it will be different. Maybe Gordon will be able to tame the demons he fought for years. The last issue is anxiety, according to ESPN.

4. The Browns seem willing to support Gordon and support him during his treatment – which is good. But the Browns simply can not count on Gordon. Since the end of his 2013 Pro Bowl season, this has been the story of Gordon's career – personal problems and suspensions. He has only played 10 games in the last four years.

5. Gordon's latest news makes Jarvis Landry's deal with Miami even more important for the Browns. The catcher was the best player to attack at different mini-camps. It was a pleasure to see him find ways to open it. His hands are exceptional when he goes at full speed, even when he is tightly defended.

6. Landry received 400 receptions (220 for the first trials) in four seasons with Miami. He has never missed a match. This type of performance is what this team desperately needs.

7. The door is wide open for Corey Coleman to become a Gordon of the greatest threat. The first-round pick of the 2016 Browns suffered a break in each of his first two seasons. When he played, Coleman was rather disappointing. In the minicamps I attended, Coleman was just OK.

8. John Dorsey's office did not choose Coleman. There were rumors of Browns possibly exchanging Coleman. If he can stay healthy and start producing, it would be a huge boost to his career and to the Browns. In two seasons, Coleman has 56 catches and eight drops. He played only 19 of 36 games.

9. I thought Rashard Higgins was playing Coleman in the spring. I've been positive about Higgins since the Browns drafted it in the fifth round in 2016. It only has 33 receptions in two seasons. It could be cut, or a solid training camp could make it play an important role.

10. The Browns also have Ricardo Louis's 2016 draft. In his two seasons, he has caught 45 pbades and dropped by 10 – according to Profootballfocus.com. It's an alarming report showing bad hands.

11. In comparison, Higgins dropped two pbades. He must find more ways to open it.

12. The Browns have recruited a physically talented catcher named Antonio Callaway of Florida in the fourth round this year. Callaway did not play at the university last season because he was suspended. Then Callaway missed a drug test in the NFL suit. He had several minor injuries in the spring, so I did not see him play a lot with the Browns.

13. The Browns drafted Damion Ratley in the sixth round. I guess he's heading to the training team.

14. Cleveland signed the former Green Bay Packer Jeff Janis. He is a wide receiver but especially a player of special teams. Janis caught 17 pbades (two drops) in four years with the Packers.

15. Unless Gordon comes back and is able to stay on the ground, the Browns have a huge hole to fill in the other position on the other side of the Landry line. Coleman will probably receive the first shot, but nothing is guaranteed for him or for anyone else.