2023 Browns NFL Draft Prospects
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I am sure we have the info on them.
Between our own scouts, and the independent scouting services which we buy info from, we have it covered.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. -
Defensive Tackles.. My Pre-Combine hype rankings
1. Jalen Carter, Georgia2 . Mazi Smith, Michigan3. Calijah Kancey, Pitt4. Bryan Bresee, Clemson (medical slide)5. Siaki Ika, Baylor6. Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin7. Byron Young, Alabama8 Zacch Pickens South Carolina9 Gervon Dexter Fla.10. Toss Up! Still look'inDefensive Tackles.. My Pre-Combine hype rankings
1. Jalen Carter, Georgia2 . Mazi Smith, Michigan3. Calijah Kancey, Pitt4. Bryan Bresee, Clemson (medical slide)5. Siaki Ika, Baylor6. Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin7. Byron Young, Alabama8 Zacch Pickens South Carolina9 Gervon Dexter Fla.10. Toss Up! Still look'inEvery time I watched Georgia play, Jalen Carter didn't jump off the screen at me nearly as much as Jordan Davis did last year. I haven't looked up his stats or anything but I'll bet Vanderbilt volunteered plenty of tackles for losses and sacks. I know Richard Seymour went to the same football program and had a similar frame; but this guy isn't on that level at all even thought he'll get drafted higher. The most impressive thing about Seymore was the ideal pad height he consistently was able to out-leverage and over-power offensive linemen with in spite of the height. Carter didn't show me that. I will confess I don't waste tine watching many of Georgia's mismatches. I DID Georgia play the day they were praying Ohio State would miss a potential game winning FG.
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I am sure we have the info on them.
Between our own scouts, and the independent scouting services which we buy info from, we have it covered.
I am sure we have the info on them.
Between our own scouts, and the independent scouting services which we buy info from, we have it covered.
It's been great seeing you back in the mix this frequently again because you post a lot of good stuff and challenge a lot of comments that lead to good discussions Peens. That said, we have what covered? The Browns are a 7-10 football team that didn't have very many productive starters drafted by Andrew Berry on the offensive or defensive lines. Who is the most criticized starter on the offensive line? The 10th overall pick from 2020 who has one of the best Offensive Line coaches in the league today. If he doesn't pan out - are we going to fire another Coach for how badly this FO is drafting?
Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so.
I welcome the only Defensive Coordinator to earn a Superbowl Ring in New Orleans while understanding Revenge of the Nerds is a sequel. "Come get some!" -
Having good scouting doesn't mean you will get good players.
In the end I think all the teams work pretty much with the same intel. How they pick is a different matter. My comment was directed more towards scouting and being aware of various players as was mentioned when talking about the combine snubbed players.
I don't think Berry has done all that badly in selecting players. I am of the opinion that if you get 1-2 good players a draft you are doing a decent job.
I do think we are stronger at evaluating some positions over others, but if we really looked at other teams and their selected players, I don't think the Browns lag all that far behind.
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Having good scouting doesn't mean you will get good players.
In the end I think all the teams work pretty much with the same intel. How they pick is a different matter. My comment was directed more towards scouting and being aware of various players as was mentioned when talking about the combine snubbed players.
I don't think Berry has done all that badly in selecting players. I am of the opinion that if you get 1-2 good players a draft you are doing a decent job.
I do think we are stronger at evaluating some positions over others, but if we really looked at other teams and their selected players, I don't think the Browns lag all that far behind.
Having good scouting doesn't mean you will get good players.
In the end I think all the teams work pretty much with the same intel. How they pick is a different matter. My comment was directed more towards scouting and being aware of various players as was mentioned when talking about the combine snubbed players.
I don't think Berry has done all that badly in selecting players. I am of the opinion that if you get 1-2 good players a draft you are doing a decent job.
I do think we are stronger at evaluating some positions over others, but if we really looked at other teams and their selected players, I don't think the Browns lag all that far behind.
Fair enough. I'm just getting impatient; and this is an important draft in the sense we don't have a lot of cap room to keep up the mentality we can just keep solving things with FAs that have proven themselves on other NFL rosters first. Drafting better than we have, would set up a healthier cap in the future and get us to the playoffs far more frequently than we have done so IMO.
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I agree. It is very important for all you mention. That is why I mentioned somewhere that I wouldn't mind if we made some "safe' picks, so to speak. Center would be one of those picks. I don't think it is that hard to identify and select a serviceable center in the mid rounds. Harris, if you are sold on that guy is entering the final year of his deal. It will cost to extend him, and we aren't signing Pocic for cap reasons, so we need to draft a guy to take over, if not immediately, the following year.
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When all is said and done it reverts back to BPA year over after year. What has been accomplished with glamour picks and need picks the last 10 years? Only one I recall also just happened to be BPA and that was Garrett. Any others anyone recalls?
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I am sure we have the info on them.
Between our own scouts, and the independent scouting services which we buy info from, we have it covered.
It's been great seeing you back in the mix this frequently again because you post a lot of good stuff and challenge a lot of comments that lead to good discussions Peens. That said, we have what covered? The Browns are a 7-10 football team that didn't have very many productive starters drafted by Andrew Berry on the offensive or defensive lines. Who is the most criticized starter on the offensive line? The 10th overall pick from 2020 who has one of the best Offensive Line coaches in the league today. If he doesn't pan out - are we going to fire another Coach for how badly this FO is drafting?
Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so.
It's been great seeing you back in the mix this frequently again because you post a lot of good stuff and challenge a lot of comments that lead to good discussions Peens. That said, we have what covered? The Browns are a 7-10 football team that didn't have very many productive starters drafted by Andrew Berry on the offensive or defensive lines. Who is the most criticized starter on the offensive line? The 10th overall pick from 2020 who has one of the best Offensive Line coaches in the league today. If he doesn't pan out - are we going to fire another Coach for how badly this FO is drafting?
Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so.
...... " Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so." ......
Interesting point of view in a "Bill Parcells way" same with the Harvard comment can he carry that through more in his results.
GO BUCKEYES, BROWNS, INDIANS, CAVS, YSU, NAVY and yes I like ND! -
No doubt using the information is key.
I also think you sometimes just get lucky with players, and there is no accounting for that. Was our information so good we selected DPJ, or did we just get lucky in selecting him? Obviously a little of both.
I think we try to manufacture players. An example would be along the D line. The model we use is Aaron Donald. We can look for all of Donalds traits, but in the end you aren't going to get Aaron Donald, you end up with Tommy Togiai. I just used him as an example. I don't know how close any of their traits might be, my point is it is impossible to measure heart and desire.
Always has been, always will be. Add in that being a task master coach doesn't work with modern players and it makes it all the much harder.
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When all is said and done it reverts back to BPA year over after year. What has been accomplished with glamour picks and need picks the last 10 years? Only one I recall also just happened to be BPA and that was Garrett. Any others anyone recalls?
When all is said and done it reverts back to BPA year over after year. What has been accomplished with glamour picks and need picks the last 10 years? Only one I recall also just happened to be BPA and that was Garrett. Any others anyone recalls?
I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
If everybody had like minds, we would never learn. -
When all is said and done it reverts back to BPA year over after year. What has been accomplished with glamour picks and need picks the last 10 years? Only one I recall also just happened to be BPA and that was Garrett. Any others anyone recalls?
I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
Browns play checkers settling for the occasional hit or miss King while the chess players sacrifice a queen to build up massive pawn structure properly to develop a real team. I still wonder about whether giving up all those draft choices is really going to just keep the Browns/Clowns or a decent team. Hence one of my favorite Bobby Fisher games. ?
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It's been great seeing you back in the mix this frequently again because you post a lot of good stuff and challenge a lot of comments that lead to good discussions Peens. That said, we have what covered? The Browns are a 7-10 football team that didn't have very many productive starters drafted by Andrew Berry on the offensive or defensive lines. Who is the most criticized starter on the offensive line? The 10th overall pick from 2020 who has one of the best Offensive Line coaches in the league today. If he doesn't pan out - are we going to fire another Coach for how badly this FO is drafting?
Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so.
...... " Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so." ......
Interesting point of view in a "Bill Parcells way" same with the Harvard comment can he carry that through more in his results.
...... " Getting the information for the draft and using the information are 2 different things. Berry was an All Conference Cornerback at Harvard, which is a good thing. Looking at what he's done best with in the draft is the Cornerback position the last 2 drafts. There's his comfort zone IMO. He needs to step it up everywhere else; and I'm hoping he does. We've had a lot of really passionate fans that passed away in recent years waiting for this FO to get their shit together.
In a world that says you are what your record says you are, the Browns are in last place because the draft has said so." ......
Interesting point of view in a "Bill Parcells way" same with the Harvard comment can he carry that through more in his results.
Dom gummit, you even spelled Parcells right. I look like Dumb Ass using his name and spelling it wrong.
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When all is said and done it reverts back to BPA year over after year. What has been accomplished with glamour picks and need picks the last 10 years? Only one I recall also just happened to be BPA and that was Garrett. Any others anyone recalls?
I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
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I am not going to try to name names and do research, but I agree.
In the end you almost always need to go with the best player you can find. Obviously you aren't going to keep drafting 1st round QB's if you have a good QB, but needs extend past more than the next season.
You can project needs 3-4 years ahead, so you need to take the best players you can.
That said, in any draft with nearly any pick you end up with a group of players who are similar in ability, so at that point you can direct your attention a bit more towards immediate needs.
As an example, we probably don't need a RB this draft, but who knows about next year? That is why if a good back is available in the right sport, we need to take him.
Sometimes the picks don't make any sense to us fans, but we tend to think in the here and now and aren't thinking 2-3 years down the road. Good GM's are thinking 2-3, maybe even more years down the road.
When the window is open you try to take advantage, but when it starts to close, you want it to close some, not just slam shut.
FA is for fixing immediate needs. The draft is for the long term health of the team.
I don't know if any of you play chess. It has been a long time hobby of mine. Good players are thinking 5-6 moves ahead. If you find yourself in the position of making the immediate fix to block some attack on your queen or king, and you are stuck in that position time after time, you might as well turn over your king, you are going to lose a slow painful death. It was all planned 10 moves in the past.
Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
Not only that, are rookie DT's able to make as much of an impact as we might want or would we be better off from a needs standpoint to look for a FA DT?
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Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
Good points! This draft might be lining up DT/IDL need with BPA in round 2. The urgency for to draft QBs, LTs, Edge Rushers, WRs, DBs tend to push talented DTs and RBs into round 2 and 3. That wouldn't suck. The important question needed to be answered here - is the FO and scouting dept good at drafting DTs? Remains to be seen heading into their 4th draft.
Not only that, are rookie DT's able to make as much of an impact as we might want or would we be better off from a needs standpoint to look for a FA DT?
Not only that, are rookie DT's able to make as much of an impact as we might want or would we be better off from a needs standpoint to look for a FA DT?
Based on the types of DTs Berry has drafted, it might not be a bad idea. However, the problem with counting on too many veteran players drafted by other teams is they have a much higher cost against the cap. Before the NFL just increased the salary cap, the Browns were one of the teams with the least amount to spend. Not a good thing if you're only 7-10 counting on that.
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Kinda wish Berry would quit his age guardrails way of thinking, when it comes down to deciding on a few draft players.. here's the latest update.. Pre-Combine (Thanks Jack Duffy)
Green - Ideal Fit
Yellow - Okay Fit
Red - Unlikely Fit
Grey - No Age Data Available
I wouldn't even count out trading a multi rounded (4th/5th) Browns pick..to trade for a player with some upside (did with rams to get Troy Hill)
A possible positions chart we may target.. Deaton might be that backup C or G ?
way to early, and
GRANT SR., JAKEEM U/Chi has a accepted a new deal ENJOY your Combine viewing ! ? starts today 3:00 pm
Browns & Buffett: Got to go fishin, Down to rock bottom again, with just a few Friends -
2023 Combine schedule: https://www.nfl.com/news/2023-nfl-scouting-combine-dates-times-location-how-to-watch-and-more
NFL Network will have more than 50 hours of live coverage of the this year's event, beginning March 2. Here's the day-by-day schedule:
- March 2 (3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): DL, LB
- March 3 (3 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): DB, PK/ST
- March 4 (1 p.m. to 8 p.m. ET): QB, WR, TE
- March 5 (1 p.m. to 7 p.m. ET): OL, RB
- Of interest to me is how well RB Devon Achane does since he has run a 100m less than half a second off the world record. If he's around for the 3rd he'd be an interesting pick should we let any RBs go during FA. However if he kills the combine, he'll be long gone before the 3rd just based on that and what he did to LSU alone after coming back from 2 1/2 games off due to injury. 218 yds and two TDs.
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We'll be on and taking a long look between 2021 and 2022 at Texas IDL Keondre Coburn, should anyone wish to follow along on The Browns Board discord channel.
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Kinda wish Berry would quit his age guardrails way of thinking, when it comes down to deciding on a few draft players.. here's the latest update.. Pre-Combine (Thanks Jack Duffy)
Green - Ideal Fit
Yellow - Okay Fit
Red - Unlikely Fit
Grey - No Age Data Available
I wouldn't even count out trading a multi rounded (4th/5th) Browns pick..to trade for a player with some upside (did with rams to get Troy Hill)
A possible positions chart we may target.. Deaton might be that backup C or G ?
way to early, and
GRANT SR., JAKEEM U/Chi has a accepted a new deal ENJOY your Combine viewing ! ? starts today 3:00 pm
Kinda wish Berry would quit his age guardrails way of thinking, when it comes down to deciding on a few draft players.. here's the latest update.. Pre-Combine (Thanks Jack Duffy)
Green - Ideal Fit
Yellow - Okay Fit
Red - Unlikely Fit
Grey - No Age Data Available
I wouldn't even count out trading a multi rounded (4th/5th) Browns pick..to trade for a player with some upside (did with rams to get Troy Hill)
A possible positions chart we may target.. Deaton might be that backup C or G ?
way to early, and
GRANT SR., JAKEEM U/Chi has a accepted a new deal ENJOY your Combine viewing ! ? starts today 3:00 pm
looks like a deep draft.
Jherzson Newton DT Illinois. Don’t see him on the list he’s worth a look.
Keaton Mitchell or Mo Ibrahim RB I’d snag either if they are there in the 6th.
Rakim Jarrett WR
Edit: Newton is back in School- keep an eye on him on 2024.
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So could he help the Browns as a 3rd rounder (and yes he has hands out of the backfield or in the slot too)? "He's got world class speed!" And yes it was the turning point in a come from way behind 41-38 win on a FG as time expired.
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