RT is the $64 question.

Erving has better feet. Schwartz has better technique.

But Bowie is the Wild Card.

@tour2ma said:

I will be shocked if Erving beats out Greco for a starting job.

Not so much if Bowie were to beat out Mitch.

@thenew23 said:

Now a Legit QB Please

Yeah, higher than Mitch at RT which you listed a while back as:

Schwartz +6/ -6/ +0.5 ......Note: Only had 6 penalties over 1100 snaps

So assuming full recovery...

Looks like the polar opposite of Schwartz, as he has a very high run block score of +9, but a -3 at pass block....

I will say Bowies score is a little skewed, as he played 7 at RT.....1 at LT....1 at RG.....and 1 at LG......

His score for 7 games at RT is +4.4 (very nice)

@mudfly said:

If we win, he'll stay......if we suck, he wont.......thats my guess.

Very possible...

Mud, do you have a PFF Bowie rating from his Seahawks season?

@harry-buffalo said:

You do not use a depth pick in the 1st round. You make that pick because you think he is going to come in and be the starter at one of the offensive line positions this year. So the question is who does he replace, who does he push out. Greco, believe it or not, was one of the best guards in the NFL. Schwartz, believe it or not, is a very solid starter at RT.

There were so many other picks that we could have made that would have had a bigger impact on our season. I don't doubt that Ervine can be a good player, but how much better is he really going to be than Greco, how much better is he really going to be than Schwartz. I don't think he is going to be so much better to warrant a 1st round pick.

Pretty much my reaction as well. There were higher value routes to get to the same place, IMO.

And just when I was starting to snap out of it...

@harry-buffalo said:

Considering the fact that we just spend the 19th overall pick on a center/guard, and that Alex Mack is on his last year of the contract and is most likely going to seek a new deal with another team at the end of the year, what do you think the chances are of the Browns simply working out a trade with a team that Alex would like to go to? I may be mistaken and his contract might include a no trade policy. If so let me know.

If a trade is in the cards, I am certain that it wouldn't happen before the draft is over. But it would also be nice to get something for him since he simply plans on leaving.

I don't see a trade right now as injury recovery is a question. Plus not sure why a team would trade for a player they can get as an FA 10 months from now. Do we even get compensation?

@kosar_for_president said:

Dude only played 9 games a center people. He can play the right side.

So can I... just not very well.

@harry-buffalo said:

My whole thought process is that he is in his final year and that he doesn't plan on sticking around. From everything I have read he plans to use his option and enter FA after the season is over. He will command a salary that makes him the highest paid center in the NFL. While his desire to leave will never negatively effect his play or his leadership of the team this year, I wouldn't be surprised if the team attempted to trade him to a team that he indicates he would like to play for, as long as he can get a new deal signed making him one of the top two highest paid centers in the league.

Even though he is in his final year, teams would still line up for a trade at the right price in order to get the rights to sign him to a long term deal, instead of hoping that he picks them in FA.

Good to see you back, HB...

It's a really good indication this team is going in the right direction when we have Greco, Schwartz, Bowie and Erving competing for 2 starting jobs. It should make for a very interesting training camp.Stay tuned...

@harry-buffalo said:

It was merged with this one. We don't need two threads discussing Alex Mack.

The only teams that are making these kind of picks are the teams that have aging QB's that they need to protect. We don't have that problem. We need pieces that can help a QB be successful in the passing game, we need a pass rusher than can total more than 10 sacks in a season. We don't need a rotational piece to bolster our offensive line in case of an injury. We don't need our replacement for a center that still has a whole season to play through, a center that only went down for the season because of a freak injury. A center, until that point, who hadn't missed a start in his entire NFL career.

There were so many other picks that we could have made that would have had a bigger impact on our season. I don't doubt that Ervine can be a good player, but how much better is he really going to be than Greco, how much better is he really going to be than Schwartz. I don't think he is going to be so much better to warrant a 1st round pick.

@gumby73 said:

Snap out of it Tour.

And dont know what he really wants, but seems a lot of folks always say "west coast" players want to go home(but I never hear that about East Coast or anywhere else)....

anyhooo......I think he just wants to win......period.

If we win, he'll stay......if we suck, he wont.......thats my guess.

Even though he is in his final year, teams would still line up for a trade at the right price in order to get the rights to sign him to a long term deal, instead of hoping that he picks them in FA.

@clevfan4life said:

Yep. Played there, with Schwartz, too.

He'll swing over to the right side and we'll have 9/10s of a line

@gftchris said:

I'd like to see us grab another RB, somebody who can be a threat as a receiver... and of course a WR or TE who can stretch the field. Then, if McCown doesn't totally suck, this team will look like they can threaten... similar to last year. If he has a good year, or if Manziel CAN actually get it done in the NFL, this team will be downright good... scary thought 🥷

@thenew23 said:

With those guys, you're even starting to look at a window for a championship run. We have the OL, we have the RBs (we think), and we have the D (we think) - just need to get the passing game a vague threat and who know?