Private Workouts & Visits

[Aloysius]

It's not a secret that Wake Forest University's Aaron Curry is the top rated player on most NFL team's draft boards and the outside linebacker is starting to make his pre-draft visits.

Curry has already visited the Detroit Lions and a league source told Scout.com that Curry has visits also scheduled with the Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Kansas City Chiefs.

[ballpeen]

Aloysius said:

According to Scout.com, the Browns worked out Illinois CB Vontae Davis last Friday.

These are the moves that lead me to believe we think there is a good chance we will be moving or picking up some extra picks. Davis is nowhere near the #5 pick and is nowhere near our pick in the 2nd.

He is a late teens-mdi-twenties selection.

Trading Quinn would probably involve us sending Quinn and our pick at #5 overall to Denver, and both Denver and NY shipping us their first rounders which off the top of my head are at #12 ans #17...since we would be trading a bit to much, we will probably get a 2nd or 3rd from NY to equalize the deal.

Denver gets Quinn and a high first rounder for Cutler......fair

We lose ground but end up with two first rounders and say a 2nd for Quinn.....fair(net gain of a 1st rounder and a 2nd rounder)

NY gets Cutler for a 1st and a 2nd...they may have to give up another pick somewhere...possibly next year....probably to Denver...I don't think we would be owed more.....but that high 1st pick is worth a good deal.....maybe we would get a pick next year.

Yep...that sounds better.

[Aloysius]

I think Grossi reported recently that the Browns want to trade down. We may be interested in Cutler, but I think working out guys like Davis is just due diligence in case somebody offers us a boatload of picks in exchange for the privilege of drafting Michael Crabtree or one of the QB's.

And not to make this another Cutler thread, but I thought this article/post was interesting:

Jay Cutler, Bus Cook, and the Soil From Which Record-Setting Contracts Grow

Here's an updated list of the guys we've been linked to:

• Aaron Curry, LB, Wake Forest
• Brian Orakpo, DE-OLB, Texas
• Vontae Davis, CB, Illinois
• Clay Matthews, DE-OLB, USC
• Michael Johnson, DE-OLB, Georgia Tech
• Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan
• Sean Smith, CB-S, Utah
• Alex Mack, C, Cal
• Eric Wood, C, Louisville
• Pat White, QB-WR, West Virginia
• James Laurinaitis, LB, OSU
• Phil Loadholt, OT, Oklahoma
• Asher Allen, CB, Georgia
• Jon Cooper, C, Oklahoma
• Joe Burnett, CB, UCF
• Brice McCain, CB-KR, Utah
• DeAngleo Willingham, CB, Tennessee

[Aloysius]

Scout.com is reporting that Clay Matthews will be making an official visit to Berea in mid-April.

[Aloysius]

Some other guys coming in for visits:

• Louis Delmas, S, Western Michigan
• Evander "Ziggy" Hood, DT, Missouri
• Andy Levitre, OL, Oregon State

[ballpeen]

Hood is an interesting prospect. He might make a good 3-4 DE.

[Aloysius]

Here's a profile of a guy the Browns have worked out, UCF corner Joe Burnett.

The point about his 40 time is a bit misleading; some had him timed as slow as 4.58.

[Aloysius]

According to PFT, Michigan State QB Brian Hoyer will be working out for the Browns. He also has a private workout scheduled with the Pats.

[Kosar_For_President]

Aloysius said:

According to Scout.com, the Browns have already worked out UCF corner Joe Burnett.

Also, Cal center Alex Mack is coming in for a draft visit.

Took a look at the Joe Burnett video, great coverage guy. What round do they project him getting drafted?

[Aloysius]

nfldraftscout has Burnett pegged as a Round 5/6 guy.

[Kosar_For_President]

Aloysius said:

nfldraftscout has Burnett pegged as a Round 5/6 guy.

Cool thanks

[heckofajobbrownie]

I like that those draft guys feature a lot of day two guys that the Kipers of the world rarely even talk about. But according to them, everyone is fantastic and a future pro, when in reality only a small number of the guys they feature are ever going to start in the NFL. These are mostly guys that are hoping to get on a 53-man roster or the practice squad.

[Aloysius]

@heckofajobbrownie said:

I like that those draft guys feature a lot of day two guys that the Kipers of the world rarely even talk about. But according to them, everyone is fantastic and a future pro, when in reality only a small number of the guys they feature are ever going to start in the NFL. These are mostly guys that are hoping to get on a 53-man roster or the practice squad.

They were a lot more critical of guys last year - just check out their profile of Paul Hubbard. I don't know why they stopped doing that.

[Aloysius]

According to Scout.com, the Browns are privately working out Oregon safety Patrick Chung.

[Mr. T]

Good tackler, with some Great Hits!

[Aloysius]

Very interesting:

Browns | Barden to have dinner with Mangini Friday

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:42:56 -0700

Josh Buchanan, of NFLDraftBible.com, reports Cal Poly WR Ramses Barden will have dinner with Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini Friday, March 27.

[CLEVELandMILIDH]

Browns bringing in OL Alex Boone and TE Mike Massey for workouts

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcnorth/0-2-28...r-Vikings-.html

[ClevelandFanForLife]

nmills said:

Browns bringing in OL Alex Boone and TE Mike Massey for workouts

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcnorth/0-2-28...r-Vikings-.html

no thanks, we don't need anyone to do completely stupid things. we have enough of those people.

[Kosar_For_President]

Don't they try to keep these workouts quiet?

[hammertime]

nmills said:

Browns bringing in OL Alex Boone and TE Mike Massey for workouts

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/afcnorth/0-2-28...r-Vikings-.html

Did you say KEG PARTY?

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