2018 Offseason: Fixing the Browns

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Hire:

-       Gary Kubiak, OC

-       Dave Toub, STC

Release:

-       Nate Orchard

-       Cody Kessler

-       Ricardo Louis

-       Sammie Coates

Resign:

-       Rashard Higgins

-       Danny Vitale

FA Signature:

-       Allen Robinson, WR (1 year, $16 million)

-       Aaron Lynch, DE (1 year, $6 million)

-       Terrence Brooks, S (2 years, $2.7 million)

-       Sebastian Janikowski, K (1 year, $2.5 million)

-       De’Anthony Thomas, WR (2 years, $3.4 million)

Trade:

-       Send two 5^th Round Picks to the Chiefs for Alex Smith

-       Send 4^th Round Pick from the Panthers to the Giants for Ereck Flowers

Draft:

1^st Pick: Sam Darnold, QB USC

4^th Pick: Saquon Barkley, RB Penn State

33^rd Pick: Deshon Elliott, S Texas

36^th Pick: Jaire Alexander, CB Louisville

(Trade 62^nd and 65^th Pick to the Bears for the 40^th Pick) 

40^th Pick: Deon Cain, WR Clemson

Remaining picks:

(Fourth round: (2) Own pick, Panthers' pick via Andy Lee trade).

(Fifth round: (2) Own pick, Chiefs' pick (conditional) via Cam Erving trade.)

Sixth round: (2) Own pick, Steelers' pick via Justin Gilbert trade.

Seventh round: (1) Own pick.

Biggest backup needs for remaining picks:

-       Linebacker

-       Center

-       Pass Rusher

-       Special Teams Gunner

2018 Browns Starting Lineup:

Offense:

QB: Alex Smith

RB: Saquon Barkley, (Duke Johnson)

(FB: Danny Vitale)

WR: Josh Gordon, Allen Robinson, Corey Coleman

TE: David Njoku, (Seth Devalve)

OL: Joe Thomas, Joel Bitonio, JC Tretter, Kevin Zeitler, Shon Coleman

Defense:

DL: Emmanuel Ogbah, Danny Shelton, Larry Ogunjobi, Myles Garrett

LB: Jamie Collins, Joe Schobert, Chris Kirksey

CB: Jason McCourty, Jamar Taylor, (Briean Boddy-Calhoun)

S: Jabrill Peppers, Deshon Elliott

Special Team:

K: Sebastian Janikowski

P: Britton Colquitt

LS: Charley Hughlett

KR/PR: Jabrill Peppers