Who do we take at #7 if Berry is gone?

SiperBowl

i would trade down and get a offensive lineman

Thaak

We take Haden if Berry is gone, unless something strange happens and Suh or McCoy are there.

That is assuming we don't trade down as the OP queried.

Otherwise, I honestly think we trade down and pick up Odrick regardless who's there.

cribbs is the man

@siperbowl said:
i would trade down and get a offensive lineman

Again, ASSUMING WE CANT TRADE DOWN (which is probable since there are not players that teams really want to trade up for)...

The more I hear about Earl Thomas, the more I like him.. he may be a slight reach at 7, but all the analysts have great things to say about him. Im just concerned about picking a "thin" safety, as some experts put it, considering the injuries safeties are bound to have... But I keep reading that Thomas is very instinctive and is a playmaker, sounds like someone the Browns D could use..

choco

Thomas or haden....thomas has more versatility, but haden would give us 3 deep man cover guys. That'll allow ryan to unleash the dawgs of war.

professor_g

I'd be cool with Clausen, Thomas, or best offensive/defensive lineman available.

maddogg7888

assuming Berry McCoy and Suh are gone...

In no particular order,

Dan Williams, true NT, can move rogers to end, and besides rubin our dline is pretty old

Dez Bryant, no one can deny we need a big time WR, some think he is a risky pick but I think his pure talent is undeniable, it would be a stretch but I wouldnt truely hate it.

CJ Spiller, phenominal RB, if harrison stays we dont make this pick but by some chance we trade harrison in the next few days i think its the obvious pick

now what I think the browns should do is trade down and pick Mike Iupati mid to late first. He is an animal and in my opinion the BEST o lineman in this draft (yea I said it) 6'5" 331lbs, Thomas, Steinbach, Mack, Iupati, sounds good to me. When was the last time a successful team had a bad o line or a bad team had a great o line? The trenches are where teams are built

CLEVELandMILIDH

@miktoxic said:
agree with everyone that said OL, BUT if a stud DE like mccoy is still there.....drop the hammer.

I think there's a good chance Suh or McCoy could drop to atleast Kansas City, if that happens I'd look for a trade to happen there.

Dont want a O-lineman were pretty good there, I'd go McClain,Graham,Haden,Thomas

faninthehammer

@cribbs-is-the-man said:
Again, ASSUMING WE CANT TRADE DOWN (which is probable since there are not players that teams really want to trade up for)...
The more I hear about Earl Thomas, the more I like him.. he may be a slight reach at 7, but all the analysts have great things to say about him. Im just concerned about picking a "thin" safety, as some experts put it, considering the injuries safeties are bound to have... But I keep reading that Thomas is very instinctive and is a playmaker, sounds like someone the Browns D could use..

should I say we should trade down one more time? LOL

Earl Thomas is really starting to make sense. Not only is he the answer at free safety that we need desperately, his strong cover skills allow a lot of flexibility to move guys around back there. Versatility is a favourite asset of this FO it seems.

cdl15

@cribbs-is-the-man said:
If Berry is gone at 7, which seems very likely considering both Kansas City and Seattle would have to pass on him, AND we cant trade down (who would want to trade up if Berry is gone at 7?) who do you think the Browns select.
IMO Haden might be the BPA, but we have Sheldon Brown and Eric Wright, so how much impact is a 3rd corner going to have? Although Brown is getting old...

Dan Williams, nose tackle from Tennessee, seems like a good option given Rodger's legal troubles and the possibility of moving him to DE where he can wreak more havok and freelance. plus Heckert and Mangini love lineman.

Do we maybe reach for Earl Thomas? Maybe we pick up a pass rusher in Pierre-Paul or Derrick Morgan. Theres always Clausen...

I think we'll go with Dan Williams if we cant trade down (which I would love to do, but for this scenario is not an option.)

Thoughts?

Brian Bulaga or Pierre_Paul if we can't trade down. But as we get closer and no deal is made for a number one reciever the move is to definitely trade down

Earl34

I personally don't think Earl Thomas is a reach at #7 due to his versatility but most of the analysts feel he won't go before the 10-15 range. If so, draft CJ Spiller and shock the draft. Remember that Mike Holmgren said early on that he wanted to improve the speed on offense and Spiller would give us incredible flexibility much like Reggie Bush does for the Saints.

Optimally, we'd like to trade down but that wasn't the spirit of the question....

calfoxwc

I'm really confused. Is it possible that the right pick at #7 would be Spiller? A lightning bolt for the Browns' offense?

Seems tough to draft a Reggie Bush type player at 7.

I am firmly in the "I don't know who the hell they should draft" camp this year.

Earl34

@calfoxwc said:
I'm really confused. Is it possible that the right pick at #7 would be Spiller? A lightning bolt for the Browns' offense?
Seems tough to draft a Reggie Bush type player at 7.

I am firmly in the "I don't know who the hell they should draft" camp this year.

I didn't mean that he's "Reggie Bush" in terms of what he can't do but rather that he's a multifaceted weapon. Ironically, he beat James Davis out of a job at Clemson.

calfoxwc

Gotcha. But he isn't an "everydown" back that can carry the load, so he is more like Reggie Bush in that regard.

But as a FAST and tough role rb and impossible to cover receiver out of the backfield, he would be priceless.

That is, if the Browns had most or all of the other player positions rock solid.....