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  • Bob806B Bob806

    I love the Bell pick at WR. 

    @bob806 said:

    I love the Bell pick at WR. 

    We shouldve took Pickens instead.. We gave the Stoolers a gift.. not once but twice by letting them nab Leal.

    Nickers...."There are no old running QB's in the NFL "~Sam Rutigliano~
    Bob806B 1 Reply

  • From the Monday May 2 Yahoo Sports, seems to be about what other services are reporting.   Sure seems like it came and went so fast.

    Cleveland Browns

    Picks: 3-68: Mississippi State CB Martin Emerson; 3-78: UAB DE Alex Wright; 3-99: Purdue WR David Bell; 4-108: Oklahoma DT Perrion Winfrey; 4-124: LSU K Cade York; 5-156: Cincinnati RB Jerome Ford; 6-202: Oklahoma WR Michael Woods; 7-223: Oklahoma EDGE Isaiah Thomas; 7-246: Texas Tech C Dawson Deaton

    Favorite pick: Bell

    Landing our No. 76 prospect at the 99th pick isn’t going to cause us to lose our minds, but it was a smart selection at a needy spot. Bell isn’t terribly different than Jarvis Landry, really, and could be productive if used correctly as a third wheel alongside Amari Cooper and Donovan Peoples-Jones. The opportunity will be there for Bell to contribute early, just as he did as a true freshman at Purdue, so getting him late in the third feels like a worthy investment.

    Least-favorite pick: Emerson

    He’s a physically gifted player with the length you love to see at the position, but he felt like a Day 3 pick. His feel for coverage is unnatural, he wasn’t a ballhawk in college and was way too grabby. Memphis and Alabama went after him and had success. So while there are traits to develop, we’re not exactly sure what Emerson’s realistic ceiling will be.

    Overall: Their first- and fourth-rounders (and more) helped land Deshaun Watson; obvious risk with that move aside, that value could prove to be a franchise changer. And after moving back and accumulating more selections, the Browns were able to add depth on defense at positions of need. They also added help at receiver in the underrated Bell and landed a kicker who nailed a late-game 57-yarder in 2020 in heavy fog. The Watson move is a big part of this grade and that carries some volatility given his unresolved off-field troubles.

    Grade: B-

    Grade in 2021: A-
    Grade in 2020: B+
    Grade in 2019: A-

    GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND!
    ❤

  • Do we get to count him the next two years as well? Or will they deduct if he bombs now that he gets paid regardless (just like a few others that seemed just fine doing that).?

  • nickersN nickers

    @bob806 said:

    I love the Bell pick at WR. 

    We shouldve took Pickens instead.. We gave the Stoolers a gift.. not once but twice by letting them nab Leal.

    @nickers said:

    We shouldve took Pickens instead.. We gave the Stoolers a gift.. not once but twice by letting them nab Leal.

    We will see in time. It's all speculation at this point.

    Karlis Missed
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  • gumby73G gumby73

    I'm going with a solid middle C... (i woke up the most 'after a draft 2 angry' in years)

    a.) we simply let to many talented 'position of need' players get off the board...

    b.) Look at trade up prices starting in the 2nd round... Berry had all the ammo he needed to draft 5 solid players, with a team ready to win now..

    c.) what the heck are we going to do with 2 years of Berry's drafted rookie contracts? Keep them all? I say there ain't no way ! 

    @gumby73 said:

    with a team ready to win now...

    Ummmm... Browns Board?

    Still a couple years away... again... 🙁 

    We added depth and scattered enough mid-round picks to conceivably hit on one or more.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196
    gumby73G 1 Reply

  • Zombo said:

    Glad Berry is in charge and not you idiots.

    Really?   As I recall, you also called us idiots when we said that we needed to upgrade the QB position during this past season...so...

    BEING A BROWNS FAN IS A TEST TO SEE HOW MUCH YOU CAN TAKE

  • Even team gets an A until the truth is known 3 years later. 

  • In the end i think Emmerson will transition to safety.  I think he will be really good.

    If everybody had like minds, we would never learn.
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  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    @gumby73 said:

    with a team ready to win now...

    Ummmm... Browns Board?

    Still a couple years away... again... 🙁 

    We added depth and scattered enough mid-round picks to conceivably hit on one or more.

    @tour2ma said:

    Ummmm... 

    Still a couple years away... again... 🙁 

    ?ssshhh! the owner that had to escrow $250M of magic pocket beans may just login 😉 

    keep up the good fight, good man ! 

    Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends Team Brotherhood-"It's not about You,Me or I. It's about building We"..Hue Jackson
  • ballpeenB ballpeen

    In the end i think Emmerson will transition to safety.  I think he will be really good.

    @ballpeen said:

    In the end i think Emmerson will transition to safety.  I think he will be really good.

    Actually I have been thinking that position would make more sense than CB for him. Same reason I think he will make the team as an STer.

  • Bob806B Bob806

    @nickers said:

    We shouldve took Pickens instead.. We gave the Stoolers a gift.. not once but twice by letting them nab Leal.

    We will see in time. It's all speculation at this point.

    @bob806 said:

    We will see in time. It's all speculation at this point.

    For fun, Google search "George Pickens, Georgia Wide Receiver, Red Flags"... 

    The list of articles that comes up from that search is impressive. It will be interesting putting this kid with the immature shithead that is Chase Claypool. 

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