I think the Browns are very capable of winning at least four, and possibly as many as six of their remaining games- that takes #1 priority AJ Green off the table.

I'm still rating the Browns needs as WR-DE-CB or SS, and LB.

@allnfldraft said:

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A.J. Green to the Browns?

I think GReen will be taken by the time it is the Browns turn to pick.

mikeyP72 said:

The bums gone.

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A.J. Green to the Browns?

@hoorta said:

I doubt DQ Jackson will be back, at the very least the Browns can't be counting on him to recover. Resigning Roth will be a priority.

Totally agree. You won't win in this league for long if you can't pass the ball at a high level... or get to the passer. Defense has caught up a lot this year, but the teams that win year after year in this league have a guy near the top of the QBR who stays with the team for a decade. And with the rule changes, the key to slowing down all the other top passing offenses is pressure, pressure, pressure.

I like Benard and Roth a lot, but we need someone else. Could be a DE, though.

@shepwrite said:

That'd be a pretty wild allocation of draft and cap resources. Then the next year we could draft a left guard.

Assuming there is a season next year- the Browns need at least on stud wr, and a monster pass rusher. You won't win consistently in the NFL having to resort to gimmicks and blitzes to get to the quarterback- the NY Giants are exhibit A of what your DL should be capable of.

I doubt DQ Jackson will be back, at the very least the Browns can't be counting on him to recover. Resigning Roth will be a priority.

@secondwave said:

That is if we land in the top 5.

A Peterson + Haden future is enticing.

wow.

You wanna draft center, corner, and corner in three consecutive drafts? Starting each year with a top 10 pick?

That'd be a pretty wild allocation of draft and cap resources. Then the next year we could draft a left guard.

@atenears said:

Sure, Wright needs replaced ... ummm, by Haden.

It's far and away our biggest need. DE is next. A lot of the rest is dependent on whether we resign Roth and/or DQJ and whether Brown moves to safety.

Our draft should be best player available.. we're not one player away, we're many.

Here's the thing about the names of players thrown out in this thread: We're not going to draft in the top 6 this year. I think Walterfootball has it decently accurate: #8. Players taken before then: Luck/Green/Peterson/Amukamara/Quinn/Dareus/Mallett

I'd go with Adrian Clayborn from Iowa or Baldwin the WR from Pitt. Also available: Bailey/Harris at Miami, Ingram, Kerrigan (Purdue). This spot is too early for Julio Jones. Heyward/Posey in the second round depending on whichever one they don't get from the first would not be bad.

That is if we land in the top 5.

A Peterson + Haden future is enticing.

wow.

But we will address every need possible in free agency first. If we can get a good free agent wide receiver such as Malcolm Floyd it gives us more options in the draft. Even if we picked up Floyd in free agency I can see us drafting another receiver in the middle of the draft

@rich4eagle said:

and still folks say the glaring need is defensive personnel..........OH MY

indeed baffling

Its the Draft.When you draft CRAP your team plays like CRAP.

If the new contract includes a cap on first round choices or an NBA style scale for first rounders, I think we will see more linemen - offense and defense - taken in the first round. Qb's and rb's have pretty well dominated the first round historically, but I think it will become possible to draft linemen without having to pay the astronomical salaries currently demanded by first round selections.

Since we are currently in a situation in which we can "audition" some people, why don't we gamble and see what Matt Jones can do for us? He's been clean. He was strongly improving his last year with Jax. He was their #3 receiver, but was their leading receiver. He definitely has speed and he has height and can jump. He would definitely be an improvement over any wr we have now. I think he would work cheap just to get another shot. He could come to work now.

Green needs to be a Cleveland Brown.

@gafreleets said:

There have been some questions asked by Browns fan as to why we gave up on Edwards. In a vacuum your argument is right: why would we get rid of a guy with his potential despite some bad drops. The answer must be that this guy was such a poisonous presence on the team that he had to go. OK, he seems all sweetness and light now with the Jets, but, if things go wrong there for him will he end up like another T.O. where he burns his bridges everywhere he goes with his poor attitude?

as far as offseason needs?

everything except for QB, RB, and D coordinator.

A lot of people think we might still even need a QB...or even a RB if Hardesty doesn't heel. But the Browns definitely need talent and depth all over.

every other player and coaching position could do with a MAJOR upgrade, starting with mangina.

I think Mangini is one of the least of our worries. If the Browns had loads of talent on the team and he wasn't getting the job done, perhaps he would have to be shown the door, but how can you judge him when he has had such a deficiency of talent to work with?

@orangehelmet-uk said:

you did draft him.....................he's just playing for the ny jets right now.

as far as offseason needs?

everything except for QB, RB, and D coordinator.

every other player and coaching position could do with a MAJOR upgrade, starting with mangina.

@allnfldraft said:

but I agree that other positions do need to be addressed. I would say secondary more so than wide-outs though...I know the injury depletion at WR sucks now. Robiskie is a long shot. If Green is off the board when the Browns pick and Peterson/Amukamara are available - I don't see how they wouldn't pull the trigger...

then julio jones and baldwin would be the other two best wide-out options

Do you really think we would take a CB two years in a row? D-line is the most glaring need, the times the secondary have gotten beat deep its been when we send an all out blitz and dont get to the quarterback. We need impact D-lineman bad, Shaffering, Coleman, Rubin, Robinson all serviceable in certain situations, none spectacular in one area and none great in all areas. We need a complete player that can do everything well with an emphasis on pass rush. DL first round, LB 2nd round. Im not giving up on our young nucleus on offense,I think they'll jell with more experience together.

@junkyard-dawg said:

QB

DE

OLB

ILB

FS

CB

Take your pick. Grab a WR or two in rounds 2-5 and free agency. Just my opinion on it.

This years draft if loaded @ DE. Unless there's a run for the first 6 or so, there's a good chance a good one will be available top the second

@unsympathetic said:

Can't just base it off of one weekend in October...

but I agree that other positions do need to be addressed. I would say secondary more so than wide-outs though...I know the injury depletion at WR sucks now. Robiskie is a long shot. If Green is off the board when the Browns pick and Peterson/Amukamara are available - I don't see how they wouldn't pull the trigger...

then julio jones and baldwin would be the other two best wide-out options

@allnfldraft said:

Maybe quarterback? I think Colt showed some promise and upside during the game today, so it will obviously be bobbled on the hands of Colt McCoy and how he improves (hopefully) over the course of the season. If McCoy flops on the year I think a guy like Ryan Mallet would really bring the Browns back.

But, if McCoy does well this year, I think the Browns could pick up a guy like Pat Peterson or Amukamara.

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