Hey, Mary Kay: I want your opinion on why the Browns refuse to go after a free-agent receiver. There are still a handful out there. I think a one-year deal to Plaxico Burress could only help with the development of the young WR crew. Or maybe someone who is cut during camp. -- Dustin Murphy, Columbus

Hey, Dustin: The Browns went hard after Pierre Garcon and Josh Morgan in free agency, two receivers in their prime, but were outbid by Washington. They're not going to add an aging veteran with baggage just to get a body in here. If a quality veteran gets cut, maybe they'll sign him, but they're optimistic about what they have.

Hey, Mary Kay: The Houston Chronicle reported that the Packers may be willing to trade WR James Jones. Will the Browns get off their hands and make a play for him if the price is right? If not, why? -- Mike Nyerges, Cincinnati

Hey, Mike: Jones isn't officially on the trading block yet, and I'm not sure the Browns would surrender a pick for a 28-year-old who's owed more than $5.5 million over the next two seasons, including $2.3 million in 2012. I think it's more likely they'd sign a veteran let go by someone in camp.

Hey, Mary Kay: When Seneca Wallace originally came to Cleveland I had a jersey made and believed that he would be the starter with his Holmgren connection. Then they brought in Delhomme and McCoy. Last year I felt that he'd have a fair chance, but that didn't happen. Then it was released that helping McCoy wasn't in the cards. Now he can possibly pocket three million and he's running his mouth again. Is this the reason he's been a career backup or is there something else that we don't know? -- James Williams, Cleveland

Hey, James: I think the reason Wallace has been a backup is because he's 6-15 as a starter. I don't think it has anything to do with what he's said.

Hey, Mary Kay: Mike Wallace has not been signed by the Steelers and has not shown up at any team activities, including mini-camp. Should the Browns be interested? Will they be? -- Tom Kerr, Pittsburgh

Hey, Tom: Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said this week that he'd like to sign Wallace to a long-term deal. I don't think Pittsburgh will let him get away.

Hey, Mary Kay: Considering the Browns schedule, do you think a .500 record would be a good season? -- James Reese, Upland, Calif.

Hey, James: The Browns do have a brutal schedule, third-toughest this season (opponents were 135-121 in 2011 for a .527 winning percentage). For that reason, I do think 8-8 would be a good season. They're catching a few breaks with Baltimore's Terrell Suggs and Pittsburgh's Rashard Mendenhall injured.

Hey, Mary Kay: Who are they going to put in the backfield with Trent Richardson: Owen Marecic or Brad Smelley? Will they do anything else to shore up our receiving corps? -- Pat Cleary, Tallmadge

Hey, Pat: Owen Marecic will start at fullback, but the Browns do like Smelley, their seventh-round pick, who can play fullback or tight end.

Hey, Mary Kay: It seems like the Browns are getting a raw deal on this Scott Fujita suspension. Why should we be penalized by having one of our starters suspended when we did nothing? I feel we are owed some sort of compensation (the Saints' seventh-round pick in next year's draft maybe?). -- Scott Cordle, Blacklick, Ohio

Hey, Scott: The Browns can only hope that Fujita wins the appeal of his three-game suspension (the hearing is Monday) and that they're not penalized. The Browns won't be getting any breaks from the NFL on this one.

Hey, Mary Kay: It certainly appears like Brandon Weeden will soon be declared the starting QB. A lot of Texas fans like myself were hoping McCoy would get one more year to prove himself. But, aside from not starting, it just seems like the Browns want to get rid of him altogether. So, is there really any chance McCoy will be their backup? If not, where else might you see him competing for the starting role? Or, even for a backup role? -- Raul Delgado, El Paso, Texas

Hey, Raul: My gut feeling is that the Browns will trade McCoy sometime during the preseason to a team needing a backup. I still think he can be successful in the right situation, with a good supporting cast.

Hey, Mary Kay: I loved the draft and upgrades at QB and RB, but I still only see one NFL caliber receiver on our roster, Greg Little. One available free agent is Mike Sims-Walker, who caught 14 TDs and over 100 passes in a two-year span with Jacksonville in 2009-10. Do you think he is worth a look? I hope I am wrong, but Private Benjamin looks too small for the NFL and Mo-Mass is too injury prone. -- Frank Xavier, Fairview Park

Hey Frank: Sims-Walker, coming off a knee injury, spent three days with the Texans during their minicamp this week and they're deciding whether or not to sign him. I haven't heard of any interest from the Browns, but he might be worth a look if still available later in camp.

-- Mary Kay