@feartheroo said:

I "forget" about Hardesty because he is yet to play in real game Until he can prove he can stay healthy I think we need to look at back up plans. Personally I don't think he can go without injury seeing as he struggled with it during college and had TWO injuries before last season even started!

IMO the Browns will have the entire preseason to see if Hardesty can stay healthy, or is even back 100% from the ACL injury. There will likley be a bunch of late cuts that could help the Browns in that situation- or we can offer the Eagles a late round pick to get Harrison back.

''Right now Mike Adams is penciled in as a guy who's going to play almost all safety for us, but we'll see,'' Heckert said. ''There's a few guys in free agency, and we'll see what happens with the undrafted rookies, so we still have a couple of options out there.''

How about adding a veteran wide receiver to help guide Mohamed Massaquoi, Brian Robiskie and rookie Greg Little?

''I feel like we've got some veteran receivers,'' Browns coach Pat Shurmur said. ''Although they're younger, they've played NFL seasons, so I'm looking forward to working with the guys that we have. I feel like we have a good team to start and move forward with, and that's the way we're gonna approach it.''

Heckert didn't identify wide receiver as a top priority, either. He said the Browns' passing game was upgraded via the draft.

''We added a tight end [Jordan Cameron],'' Heckert said. ''We added a fullback [Owen Marecic] who can catch the ball. . . . But if we think somebody can improve us and help us, we'll do it. But I think we did help our receiving as a group. I think we did help our offense.''

As for the possibility of making a trade once the NFL returns to a business-as-usual state, Heckert shot down the idea that the Browns will trade for a quarterback. They have often been rumored to be interested in entering the sweepstakes for Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb.

''You can dispel that,'' Heckert said. ''We're not trading for a quarterback. That one I'll say.''

A free agent that could be a steal is Andre Carter. He is a legit pass rusher in a 4-3 but everywhere he goes the team converts to a 3-4 and he just isnt good standing up. Hes in his 30's but Im really rooting for our FO to bring him in he is a very good 4-3 DE.

Also Tommie Harris could be a decent addition. I dont think he will be asking for big money since hes had a few unproductive season but if he gets hot again hes a pro bowler. Although he could be another S. Rogers, there is a reason the Bears cut him, but they may have just dumped his salary.

Richard Marshall is an under rated CB out there that is terrific in run support and decent with the press. He is suspect in a zone and isnt the kind of CB you want to leave on an island. He could motivate Wright into the vacant CB position and force S. Brown into looking for a role as a FS(which I an all for)

I've seen M. Sims-Walker mentioned on here and I do like the idea of bringing him in but his play looks a little like Massaquois. He doesnt do a great job in tight spaces but he does have the ability to make big plays. He needs to be groomed he is very raw but still could be a potential star.

Jason Snelling is a big back I'd like to see us take a look at. Hes a big powerful runner that can catch the ball out of the backfield. He isnt nimble and isnt going to make anyone miss but after Hillis bullies a defense they wont even want to think of a fresh 240 lb bus coming straight at them. This would also work because you can have Hillis and Snelling playing in the split I together because they can both run block fairly well.

@clevelandbigdawg said:

I love how people bitch and moan about Hardesty and that he was injured in college, and now you wanna bring in DeMarco Murray too at a high round pick?

lmao, I love how "people" round their rhetoric to others in hopes of masquerading it. I also love how these "people" choose not to read carefully.

I said a 2nd or 3rd day pick. (5th-7th round).

Hillis-iz-Boss said:

You know that Hunter from OkSU only ran a 4.46 right? Ya that's faster than Hillis, but not by much and it's about what Hardesty runs.

Yeah but a 40 time has nothing to do with with game speed or a way a player plays, ala Hardesty and Hunter are way to different kind of backs

@nw220 said:

Hardesty needs to prove he can stay healthy,and if he does i think he will be a great back...I wouldnt mind taking a late round pick on say Hunter from Oklahoma St. or even Jacquizz Rodgers, i think they could add verstality to are offense...We need a quick shifty runner

You know that Hunter from OkSU only ran a 4.46 right? Ya that's faster than Hillis, but not by much and it's about what Hardesty runs.

@tim-couch-pulls-out said:

We have the SUV. Why is it that everybody forgets the injured players in the offseason?

DeMarco Murray is different from those two. Not to mention he'd be great insurance.

No one 'forgot' anything.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6178205

@secondwave said:

I actually have a gut feeling we use up one of our 3rd day picks on a RB like DeMarco Murray. He and Hillis would do damage.

We have the SUV. Why is it that everybody forgets the injured players in the offseason?

God no on cedric benson. If hardesty is healthy we would have him and hillis. Benson would not be a good fit. We would need a fast shifty rb who can also play special teams