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  • @ballpeen said:

    1. From what I have read, edge rushers and lb are weak positions this year. 
    2. The guys you can get in round 3 aren't much different than the guys slated for round 1. 
    3. We have a DC and by league dictate, LB are on the way out in favor of players who can cover someone other than a slow fullback.
    1. They are not.
    2. They are.
    3. One LB position has been been "hybridized" in many base Defenses... in the name of coverage ability. The remaining two LB positions remain with speed evermore emphasized.

    And stay away from both my nuts...

    @tour2ma said:

    2. They are.

    Thought @ballpeen might want a little data backup for my reply. Below is not the analysis I was remembering, but the search continues for that one. Until then...

    Article does not break out Edge from DL, but here's the LB info.

    Linebacker

    • Of the 303 players drafted, 72 became starters for at least half their careers.
    • Almost half of the linebackers drafted came in rounds 5-7 but only 5 total starters came from those rounds.
    • If you select a linebacker in the first round, there is a relatively low bust rate. As a matter of fact, Linebackers have the second highest first round success rate behind only the offensive line. 70% of first round linebackers were starters for at least half of their careers.
    • There isn't much drop off in the second round either, with a success rate of 55%.
    • The third round isn't that bad at 34% but after that the drop is steep with the 4th round plummeting to 16%, the 5th round to 4%, 5% in the 6th and only 2% success in the 7th.

    https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2015/2/20/8072877/what-the-statistics-tell-us-about-the-draft-by-round

  • @ballpeen said:

    And I read those "experts" saying all we should do is draft D players, or we have to get this or that.

    Many do say the latter... incorrectly IMO.

    Haven't seen any say the former. However, many do say the D-side is the side of greater need... that is inarguable. It's the extent to which you let that influence your draft that varies among "experts".

    And be careful reading Gipper's summation of processes he does not understand.

    @tour2ma said:

    Many do say the latter... incorrectly IMO.

    Haven't seen any say the former. However, many do say the D-side is the side of greater need... that is inarguable. It's the extent to which you let that influence your draft that varies among "experts".

    And be careful reading Gipper's summation of processes he does not understand.

    KUNTHOLERY...and COWARDICE are Your ONLY expertises.   And you didn't have to appoint yourself to that status because you are too ignorant and arrogant to recognize that in yourself.   I did it for you.  You're welcome. 

  • New "Round Up" article is out and as I mentioned in the Mock Sims thread, new names are appearing for us at #26.

    Variety continues to be the flavor of the week when it comes to the predictions surrounding the Browns' first pick in the 2021 NFL Draft.

    Such is life in the bottom part of the first round, where the possibilities are seemingly endless because of all that can happen in the 25 picks before Cleveland is on the clock.

    A couple of new names — Michigan DE Kwity Paye and TCU S Trevon Moehrig — seem to be appearing more and more in the mock drafts we're perusing these days. Is it a sign of things to come? Or is it just a fishing expedition?

    On to the mocks!

  • I did a survey of players who have been mocked to the Browns.  I looked at  30 mocks from a Mock Draft Database.   It is amazing how many players had been selected. Here they are, in order of the number of mocks chose a particular player:

    Zaven  Collins   LB   4  mocks chose him

    Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah  LB    3

    Trevon  Moerhig-Woodard  Safety  3

    Eric  Stokes   CB   2

    Jayson Oweh  Edge 2

    Azeez Ojulari  Edge  2

    Jaelen Phillips  DL  2

    Nick Bolton LB   2

    Carlos Basham  DL   1

    Alijah  Vera-Tucker  OT   1

    Christian Barmore  DT   1

    Ronnie Perkins  Edge  1

    Joseph Ossai  Edge  1

    Davion  Nixon  DL  1

    Micah Parsons  LB  1

    Jaycee Horn  CB  1

    Levi  Onwuzurike  1

    Greg Newsome  CB  1

    Out of 30 picks.....18 different names.    So, clearly no indication of which way the Browns go....except only  1 of the 30 choices was on offense. 

  • I did a survey of players who have been mocked to the Browns.  I looked at  30 mocks from a Mock Draft Database.   It is amazing how many players had been selected. Here they are, in order of the number of mocks chose a particular player:

    Zaven  Collins   LB   4  mocks chose him

    Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah  LB    3

    Trevon  Moerhig-Woodard  Safety  3

    Eric  Stokes   CB   2

    Jayson Oweh  Edge 2

    Azeez Ojulari  Edge  2

    Jaelen Phillips  DL  2

    Nick Bolton LB   2

    Carlos Basham  DL   1

    Alijah  Vera-Tucker  OT   1

    Christian Barmore  DT   1

    Ronnie Perkins  Edge  1

    Joseph Ossai  Edge  1

    Davion  Nixon  DL  1

    Micah Parsons  LB  1

    Jaycee Horn  CB  1

    Levi  Onwuzurike  1

    Greg Newsome  CB  1

    Out of 30 picks.....18 different names.    So, clearly no indication of which way the Browns go....except only  1 of the 30 choices was on offense. 

    @the-gipper said:

    I did a survey of players who have been mocked to the Browns.  I looked at  30 mocks from a Mock Draft Database.   It is amazing how many players had been selected. Here they are, in order of the number of mocks chose a particular player:

    Zaven  Collins   LB   4  mocks chose him One of my favorites

    Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah  LB    3 One of my favorites

    Trevon  Moerhig-Woodard  Safety  3 Don't see him falling this far....the Browns signed a safety, too.

    Eric  Stokes   CB   2 Not strong enough, physical enough to face the run. Terrific coverage, not much of one to get an INT.

    Jayson Oweh  Edge 2 Very possible?

    Azeez Ojulari  Edge  2 Very possible?

    Jaelen Phillips  DL  2 Not keen on DL in the first round. Like his intensity, not consistent with playing the run.....

    Nick Bolton LB   2 Not the coverage able LB the Browns need in my goofy opinion. Great run stuffing old school hitter though.

    Carlos Basham  DL   1 first round DL, not seein it.

    Alijah  Vera-Tucker  OT   1 Interesting - but not seeing first round talent here at all.

    Christian Barmore  DT   1   I now question his tenacity at times, taking some plays off at times....not seeing it in the first round.

    Ronnie Perkins  Edge  1 Questions about testing positive for pot. Sounds like you know who from Michigan. nope

    Joseph Ossai  Edge  1 One serious possibility.... If he falls to the Browns - he could be the pick, I think. Has it all,.. explosion, instincts, never ending tenacity, great hands work, staunch run defender, plays off blocks really nice, leader on the field. Only problem - he isn't the most fluid when asked to drop back and cover as a SAM lb.

    Davion  Nixon  DL  1 Mean short? machine. 6'3", 305 lbs of productive butt-kicker. The One DL i'd cheer for at #26.

    Micah Parsons  LB  1 NO. Character red flags would be the only reason he falls out of the top of the draft. Isn't a fit. NO

    Jaycee Horn  CB  1  Isn't going to be there, but if he was...  tough to pass on him talent wise. But I'm not sold on his ability? to turn and run with elite wr's in the NFL.

    Levi  Onwuzurike  1 Shows flashes, but is inconsistent. A bit smaller than Nixon, not as productive/intense.... nah.

    Greg Newsome  CB  1 Would be a great pick.... in the second or third round. Minor injury trend, slight frame. Really talented.

    I still think Collins will be gone. Owusu-Koramoah will be gone, but I love the player. I still think Jabril Cox would be a great pick. Nixon is a beast and would be also well worth the #26 pick.

  • Kwity Paye, eh?    

    Is that like in  "soft Kwity,  warm Kwity, little ball of fur,  sleepy Kwity, happy Kwity, purr purr purr"  ?

  • Kwity Paye, eh?    

    Is that like in  "soft Kwity,  warm Kwity, little ball of fur,  sleepy Kwity, happy Kwity, purr purr purr"  ?

    @the-gipper said:

    Kwity Paye, eh?    

    Is that like in  "soft Kwity,  warm Kwity, little ball of fur,  sleepy Kwity, happy Kwity, purr purr purr"  ?

    I think he will be "gone Kwitty Kwitty". Just don't see him falling far enough.

  •  I'd be good...

    26 Kwity Paye EDGE, Michigan
    59.Richie Grant FS/CB, UCF
    89.Pete Werner LB, Ohio State
    91.Marlon Tuipulotu IDL, USC
    110. Demetric Felton WR, UCLA
    132. Kary Vincent Jr. CB, LSU
    169.Tyree Gillespie  S, Missouri
    211. Brenden Jaimes OT, Nebraska
  •  I'd be good...

    26 Kwity Paye EDGE, Michigan
    59.Richie Grant FS/CB, UCF
    89.Pete Werner LB, Ohio State
    91.Marlon Tuipulotu IDL, USC
    110. Demetric Felton WR, UCLA
    132. Kary Vincent Jr. CB, LSU
    169.Tyree Gillespie  S, Missouri
    211. Brenden Jaimes OT, Nebraska

    @gumby73 said:

    89.Pete Werner LB, Ohio State
    91.Marlon Tuipulotu IDL, USC

    Intriguing pair there... Werner as our SAM and Tui looks like a potential, DT steal in the 3rd.

    Tui's trenchmate Tufele looks to be more NFL ready to be a 3-down IDL... has the higher floor... but Tui's upside value at a one-round discount is attractive.

    Werner has not drawn a lot of attention... just doesn't seem to have the speed for the NFL... but the kid just makes plays.

  • One trade mock

    Current Pick:
    Round 1 Pick 21
    Team: Browns (received from IND)

    Pick traded from Indianapolis Colts to Cleveland Browns. Details:
    IND receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 26 (26) (CLE), Round 3 Pick 25 (89) (CLE), Round 6 Pick 26 (209) (CLE)
    CLE receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 21 (21) (IND)

    Cleveland Browns are on the clock.

    Your Picks:
    Round 1 Pick 21 (IND): Kwity Paye, DE/OLB, Michigan (A)
    Round 2 Pick 27: Asante Samuel Jr, CB, Florida State (A)
    Round 3 Pick 27: Alim McNeill, DT, North Carolina State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 5: Baron Browning, ILB/OLB, Ohio State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 27: Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi (A+)
    Round 5 Pick 25: Ben Cleveland, OG, Georgia (A+)
    Round 7 Pick 29: Jamien Sherwood, FS/SS, Auburn (A+)

    Your Future Picks:
    2022 Round 1 Pick
    2023 Round 1 Pick

  • @tour2ma said:

    From https://247sports.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/LongFormArticle/Cleveland-Browns-BrownsDailyMockDraftExperiment5-Day-57-32221-Back-In-The-Saddle-A-Shocking-Day-1-Fall-162815857/#162815857_10 using TDN's draft sim.

    Plenty of video clips on each selection in the article.

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    hahaha mines almost identical !

    These were the guys who went after me I could have selected after the trade up

    Round 1 Pick 22 (22) Titans: Rondale Moore (WR) Purdue
    Round 1 Pick 23 (23) Jets: Christian Darrisaw (OT) Virginia Tech
    Round 1 Pick 24 (24) Steelers: Trevon Moehrig (FS/SS) TCU
    Round 1 Pick 25 (25) (JAX) Falcons: Carlos Basham (DE/OLB) Wake Forest
    Round 1 Pick 26 (26) (CLE) Colts: Rashod Bateman (WR) Minnesota
    Round 1 Pick 27 (27) Ravens: Terrace Marshall (WR) LSU
    Round 1 Pick 28 (28) Saints: Tyson Campbell (CB) Georgia
    Round 1 Pick 29 (29) Packers: Kadarius Toney (WR) Florida
    Round 1 Pick 30 (30) (BUF) Bears: Kyle Pitts (TE) Florida
    Round 1 Pick 31 (31) Chiefs: Jaelan Phillips (DE/OLB) Miami (FL)
    Round 1 Pick 32 (32) Buccaneers: Jaycee Horn (CB) South Carolina
    Round 2 Pick 1 (33) Jaguars: Travis Etienne (RB) Clemson
    Round 2 Pick 2 (34) Jets: Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah (ILB/OLB) Notre Dame
    Round 2 Pick 3 (35) (ATL) Jaguars: Samuel Cosmi (OT) Texas
     

  • One trade mock

    Current Pick:
    Round 1 Pick 21
    Team: Browns (received from IND)

    Pick traded from Indianapolis Colts to Cleveland Browns. Details:
    IND receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 26 (26) (CLE), Round 3 Pick 25 (89) (CLE), Round 6 Pick 26 (209) (CLE)
    CLE receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 21 (21) (IND)

    Cleveland Browns are on the clock.

    Your Picks:
    Round 1 Pick 21 (IND): Kwity Paye, DE/OLB, Michigan (A)
    Round 2 Pick 27: Asante Samuel Jr, CB, Florida State (A)
    Round 3 Pick 27: Alim McNeill, DT, North Carolina State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 5: Baron Browning, ILB/OLB, Ohio State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 27: Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi (A+)
    Round 5 Pick 25: Ben Cleveland, OG, Georgia (A+)
    Round 7 Pick 29: Jamien Sherwood, FS/SS, Auburn (A+)

    Your Future Picks:
    2022 Round 1 Pick
    2023 Round 1 Pick

    @londonbrown said:

    One trade mock

    Current Pick:
    Round 1 Pick 21
    Team: Browns (received from IND)

    Pick traded from Indianapolis Colts to Cleveland Browns. Details:
    IND receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 26 (26) (CLE), Round 3 Pick 25 (89) (CLE), Round 6 Pick 26 (209) (CLE)
    CLE receives the following picks: Round 1 Pick 21 (21) (IND)

    Cleveland Browns are on the clock.

    Your Picks:
    Round 1 Pick 21 (IND): Kwity Paye, DE/OLB, Michigan (A)
    Round 2 Pick 27: Asante Samuel Jr, CB, Florida State (A)
    Round 3 Pick 27: Alim McNeill, DT, North Carolina State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 5: Baron Browning, ILB/OLB, Ohio State (A+)
    Round 4 Pick 27: Elijah Moore, WR, Mississippi (A+)
    Round 5 Pick 25: Ben Cleveland, OG, Georgia (A+)
    Round 7 Pick 29: Jamien Sherwood, FS/SS, Auburn (A+)

    Your Future Picks:
    2022 Round 1 Pick
    2023 Round 1 Pick

    I DO expect the Browns to leverage their  9 picks in this draft  to move up a time or two.  And jumping up like  5-6-7 spots in round one  would/could/should be the kind of move to make. 

  • How Browns fans ranked the team's positions of need for the 2021 NFL Draft.

    ^^ How Browns fans ranked the team's positions of need for the 2021 NFL Draft

    https://www.cleveland.com/browns/2021/04/ranking-positions-browns-fans-think-andrew-berry-should-target-in-the-draft.html

    I just don't like most the results of waiting to take a DE in the 2nd round.. here's another 

    https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/news/browns-seven-round-2021-nfl-mock-draft-secondary-overhaul-continues-in-cleveland/

    now the conversation is... Zaven Collins-Tulsa... a NFL DE or LB ?..? (any thoughts?) Tulsa played some funky mismatches to free up Collins..but, Those won't happen at next level)

  • Browns won’t be taking Collins

  • Browns won’t be taking Collins

    @londonbrown said:

    Browns won’t be taking Collins

    I do see those as our 4 top needs.. I'm just waiting for the 'best player available names' to fall into place draft night..

    a) I know, I don't* want Jayson Oweh from Penn St ?.. (they just got scored on again)

    b) my nightmare is.. I think two of the bottom 3 amigo WR's, could be a tough hard pass..... Terrance Marshall Jr // Kadarius Toney and or Rashod Bateman ...?

    I'm working on.... T.G.B.B >>> The Gumby Big Board<<<<... stay tuned.. but these 3^^ names keep getting in my way of said "need" vs "BPA" ...  

  • Browns won’t be taking Collins

    @londonbrown said:

    Browns won’t be taking Collins

    I'd be pretty surprised, for sure. 

  • @londonbrown said:

    Browns won’t be taking Collins

    I do see those as our 4 top needs.. I'm just waiting for the 'best player available names' to fall into place draft night..

    a) I know, I don't* want Jayson Oweh from Penn St ?.. (they just got scored on again)

    b) my nightmare is.. I think two of the bottom 3 amigo WR's, could be a tough hard pass..... Terrance Marshall Jr // Kadarius Toney and or Rashod Bateman ...?

    I'm working on.... T.G.B.B >>> The Gumby Big Board<<<<... stay tuned.. but these 3^^ names keep getting in my way of said "need" vs "BPA" ...  

    @gumby73 said:

    I'm working on.... T.G.B.B >>> The Gumby Big Board<<<<... stay tuned.. but these 3^^ names keep getting in my way of said "need" vs "BPA" ...  

     Building a Browns Big Board...Who's in?  Can we all agree on knocking these guys off before pick #26? with no trading up...

    Quarterbacks                                                    

    1. Trevor Lawrence, Clemson
    2. Zach Wilson, BYU
    3. Justin Fields, Ohio State
    4. Trey Lance, North Dakota State
    5. Mac Jones, Alabama
    6. Wide receivers
    7. Ja’Marr Chase, LSU
    8. DeVonta Smith, Alabama
    9. Jaylen Waddle, Alabama
    10. Tight ends
    11. Kyle Pitts, Florida
    12. Offensive tackles
    13. Penei Sewell, Oregon
    14. Rashawn Slater, Northwestern
    15. Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech
    16. Guards/centers
    17. Alijah Vera-Tucker, USC

    There's the unlucky 13... Want to add or delete anyone? 

    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    What's left... to begin aligning your* BPA opinion order highest to lowest... yikes! not my order, but we get the names that could be left..

    1. WR
    2. Kadarius Toney, Florida
    3. Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU
    4. Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
    5. Rondale Moore, Purdue

    Defensive tackles

    1. Christian Barmore, Alabama
    2. Levi Onwuzurike, Washington
    3. Jaylen Tywman, Pittsburgh
    4. Marvin Wilson, Florida State
    5. Daviyon Nixon, Iowa
    6.  
    7. Defensive Ends
    8. Gregory Rousseau, Miami
    9. Kwity Paye, Michigan
    10. Joseph Ossai, Texas
    11. Patrick Jones II, Pittsburgh
    12. Jayson Oweh, Penn State
    13. Jaelan Phillips, Miami
    14. Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest

    Linebackers

    1. Micah Parsons, Penn State
    2. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
    3. Azeez Olujari, Georgia
    4. Zaven Collins, Tulsa
    5. Nick Bolton, Missouri
    6. Dylan Moses, Alabama

    Cornerbacks

    1. Caleb Farley, Virginia Tech
    2. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
    3. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
    4. Eric Stokes, Georgia
    5. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State

    Safeties

    1. Trevon Moehrig, TCU
    2. Jevon Holland, Oregon
    3. Hamsah Nasirildeen, Florida State
    4. Paris Ford, Pittsburgh
    5. Andre Cisco, Syracuse
    6. Richard LeCounte III, Georgia
    7. Ar’Darius Washington, TCU

    There's 30'ish.. and you can add/scratch whom you'd like...

    So.... line-up your power 15 or 25 draft candidates from Highest to lowest & get back with us by.... 4-28-2021... My 58th Born on Date...? 

    Tic Tic Tock.... and Good Boarding...

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  • Gotta start somewhere... subject to sliding a few up/down or more names in .... it's a start..

    open to any opinions out there... 

    1. Terrace Marshall Jr., LSU
    2. Caleb Farley ?, Virginia Tech * high chance gone @#26/mocks
    3. Kwity Paye, Michigan
    4. Micah Parsons, Penn State
    5. Jaycee Horn, South Carolina
    6. Gregory Rousseau, Miami
    7. Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, Notre Dame
    8. Jaelan Phillips, Miami
    9. Zaven Collins, Tulsa
    10. Patrick Surtain II, Alabama
    11. Jamin Davis, Kentucky
    12. Greg Newsome II, Northwestern
    13. Trevon Moehrig, TCU 
    14. Christian Barmore, Alabama
    15. Azeez Olujari, Georgia
    16.  Rashod Bateman, Minnesota
    17. ___________________________________________________________ # 26.. Browns on the Clock
    18. Kadarius Toney, Florida
    19. Levi Onwuzurike, Washington
    20. Carlos Basham Jr., Wake Forest
    21. Nick Bolton, Missouri
    22. Asante Samuel Jr., Florida State
    23. Joe Tryon, Washington
    24. Elijah Moore, Old Miss (OBJ out in 2022? get up in rd.2)
    25. Kelvin Joseph, Kentucky
    26. Joseph Ossai, Texas
    27.  Elijah Molten, Washington 
    28. Rondale Moore, Purdue

      Future Player edit possible adds--- 

  • I predict the Browns will draft one of the names you have listed on this thread.