@dutch-oven said:

I don't know man, he made a pretty convincing argument for Sanders falling...

We'll see starting in about 12 hours!

Well he dropped past N. O. who also needed a QB.

@flugel said:

What are you thinking or hearing the Browns would be giving up to make it happen? 

I've read a time or two where the Vikings might be a natural trade partner as they don't have a lot of picks in the draft and that Stef has a history there.  No specifics or anything could be given as I believe it was hypotheticals by authors.  

I would venture a guess that they would want our 2nd rounder and first 3rd round picks.

Maybe we aren’t into him that much so why waste a valuable pick on him at 33 or multiple picks trading up for him.

Pass on him 

@orion said:

If he falls past the Steelers at 21 I'll bet Mrs. Wife's car that we trade with the Vikings at 24 and draft him.

? I'm sure she'd appreciate that!  What are you thinking or hearing the Browns would be giving up to make it happen?  Are you going to have a place to watch the draft tonight?  

@flugel said:

All that said or not said, If he falls to the back end of round 1 - DO NOT trade-up to get him. 

If he falls past the Steelers at 21 I'll bet Mrs. Wife's car that we trade with the Vikings at 24 and draft him.

@dutch-oven said:

Todd McShay's final mock has the Browns taking Travis Hunter at #2 and Shedeur Sanders falling to them at #33. 

Safe to say you'd be hearing a lot about the Browns from now to the start of the season nationally if that happened. 

Did you just use the word "safe" above as a diehard Cleveland Browns fan on draft day?

I'm not saying he's wrong but I'd definitely like to play poker with him.  The guy on the NFL Channel Kyle Brandt found the "un-named source from an un-named team" comments ripping his character, work ethic, passion for the game, horrible teammate, and you name it.  So, Kyle had an entertaining reply defending Sanders.  That said, wanna bet this un-named source is employed by a team that wants Sanders to drop to them? 

Here's where I'm at on the Sander's idea at 33 - Like it, hate it, yes please, no thanks, need it, hell no, Run it, Run from it, Gotta have it, The only gotta have here is Left Tackle, Pop the champagne, Extra Strength Prozac please...  All that said or not said, If he falls to the back end of round 1 - DO NOT trade-up to get him.  

@texasag1969 said:

McShay has lost it. He must be hangin' around with ole big mouth Kiper. No way Sanders gets past N.O.

I don't know man, he made a pretty convincing argument for Sanders falling...

We'll see starting in about 12 hours!

@dutch-oven said:

Safe to say you'd be hearing a lot about the Browns from now to the start of the season nationally if that happened. 

SHhhhh!  Don't say that.  Haslem loves to be in the post draft spotlight.  If he reads that, he'll probably order a trade back into round 1 to get him.  Heck he might trade up to #3 for that kind of spotlight.

@dutch-oven said:

Todd McShay's final mock has the Browns taking Travis Hunter at #2 and Shedeur Sanders falling to them at #33. 

Safe to say you'd be hearing a lot about the Browns from now to the start of the season nationally if that happened. 

McShay has lost it. He must be hangin' around with ole big mouth Kiper. No way Sanders gets past N.O.

Safe to say you'd be hearing a lot about the Browns from now to the start of the season nationally if that happened. 

@texasag1969 said:

I will laugh quite out loud if we pass on Sanders and he goes on to become someone else's franchise QB getting to the playoffs yearly. It's just how Browns are with QBs. Why should this year be any different!??

? "Son ah - there ain't no draft no more..."

@syd said:

1) Ashton Jeanty,RB, The Browns shock the world with this pick

2)Josh Conerly, LT, o line is getting old and wills sucks

3)Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE, not only will he team up nicely with Garrett he will give t.v guy fits with his name

3)Jaylen Reed, S, Steal of the draft

4)  Skattebo RB. we need to add to  the rb room, what we have now is garbage, and he will wear #34

TRADE we give up 2 6th round picks and a 7th to move up and get....

QB Will Howard from The Ohio State University

last pick we add to the o line

Hollin Pierce T Rutgers

udfa's find the best TE available 

I LOVE Jeanty with our #1. It’s so obvious I simply never considered it. 
Nice mock. Definitely shocked me!

@flugel said:

Great job Syd!  Nailed a lot of needs with great quality!  We can't get all positions in this draft so we can go Undrafted FA for WRs too.

Berry likes to trade for wr's and i hope we can get our franchise qb next year

@syd said:

1) Ashton Jeanty,RB, The Browns shock the world with this pick

2)Josh Conerly, LT, o line is getting old and wills sucks

3)Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE, not only will he team up nicely with Garrett he will give t.v guy fits with his name

3)Jaylen Reed, S, Steal of the draft

4)  Skattebo RB. we need to add to  the rb room, what we have now is garbage, and he will wear #34

TRADE we give up 2 6th round picks and a 7th to move up and get....

QB Will Howard from The Ohio State University

last pick we add to the o line

Hollin Pierce T Rutgers

udfa's find the best TE available 

Great job Syd!  Nailed a lot of needs with great quality!  We can't get all positions in this draft so we can go Undrafted FA for WRs too.

2)Josh Conerly, LT, o line is getting old and wills sucks

3)Oluwafemi Oladejo EDGE, not only will he team up nicely with Garrett he will give t.v guy fits with his name

3)Jaylen Reed, S, Steal of the draft

4)  Skattebo RB. we need to add to  the rb room, what we have now is garbage, and he will wear #34

TRADE we give up 2 6th round picks and a 7th to move up and get....

QB Will Howard from The Ohio State University

last pick we add to the o line

Hollin Pierce T Rutgers

udfa's find the best TE available 

@orion said:

I was looking at it....and thought to myself, hmmm...he drafted the Purdue Offensive Coordinator.  ?

I don't see us drafting 10 players.  That's 20% of a game day roster.  But a high percentage of our picks are 6th and 7th rounders.  It's hard to package those picks to move up to anywhere meaningful.  

? That simulator already has Travis Hunter listed as a CB (Cleveland Brown) instead of stating the obvious as WR (Widely Respected).  The question lingers, will he catch more passes from our QBs in practice as a Corner or Receiver?   

@berniesuperbowl2 said:

I did a mock

I was looking at it....and thought to myself, hmmm...he drafted the Purdue Offensive Coordinator.  ?

I don't see us drafting 10 players.  That's 20% of a game day roster.  But a high percentage of our picks are 6th and 7th rounders.  It's hard to package those picks to move up to anywhere meaningful.  

@berniesuperbowl2 said:

I did a mock going the Dart route with the #33 overall pick. The #33 is the most hard to predict - looks like QB or DT? Based on the Judkins/Skattebo visits we're eyeballing a RB in third round. I think we're hoping Judkins, but he may be gone at #67 and I'm not sure Skattebo makes it to #94 either. 

I like your thinking about the running game Bernie.  You'd be re-uniting 2 Ole Miss offensive teammates at #33 & #67.  Let's hope we get that Oline back up to snuff or we're gonna have to change Dart's 1st name to Dodge.  Looks like a good draft!  In particular - I like where you landed Sawyer, Bond and Hartwig.

@blitzz2 said:

Straight up no trades

Nice job loading up the passing game Blitzz all the way through. Okay so I know the draft simulator lists Hunter as a CB - where do you prefer him?   You also stealthed in some good defensive players in the back half.  I like that Kiser pick. 

@ap1 said:

This opinion is worth what you're paying to read it.

Aireontae Ersey is the ONLY LT that, one on one, stalemated, and on some plays beat Abdul Carter during the 2024 season.

One game does not a LT make. I didn't watch any other Minnesota games so I have nothing else.

6'6" 330

2023 Second Team All Big Ten

2024 First Team All Big Ten 

2024 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year

I would take him no questions asked at 33.

Great stuff AP1!  Thank you!  I like your appreciation for this hard working guy.   At that 33rd overall spot I had to resist temptations for so many good players that had great stats or awesome combines, etc.   But then, there's how much I hate Pittsburgh so I want TOUGH edges.  There's that 1 little video I put in a couple of posts where he drives Carter back about 5-6 yards on a running play. Just when you think he thinks Carter has had enough - here's comes a little nasty streak just to show Carter "I ain't done with you yet" and he jolts him back another 3 or 4 yards or so.  It was his way of letting Carter know in the running game we're going to the echo of the whistle today. That's a damn good conference to earn the Offensive Lineman of the Year honor in.  

That running play has me questioning whether it will be in Carter's best interest to play every down in a 3 point stance on the edge; or, in a 2 point stance off the line of scrimmage where his team can blitz him any time/place they want.  Against the run, he would stay free of blockers in that 2 point stance.  I can see this guy being another JOK (who was great at blitzing).  That wouldn't have to mean they couldn't use a wrinkle where they put him in a 3 point where they deem the opponent's OL would be vulnerable. My concern for him with the 3 point stance is teams will audible to the run.  On the other hand, a smaller Haason Reddick at 6-1 240 lbs in Philly had 27 sacks in 2022 through 2023.  If Carter stays healthy and goes to the right DC (ie: Jim Schwartz) - I think he can be a better selection than I've been giving him credit for.  Why the detour?  The Browns could be drafting him so...  

@flugel said:

You're about to see just how unqualified I am with this stuff so each choice matching need will include alternatives also matching needs. These aren't always my favorite choices but that's usually a good thing...

Round 1  2nd overall:  WR/CB  Travis Hunter  Colorado - alternatives: QB Shedeur Sanders Colorado, LB/Edge Abdul Carter Penn State, Anyone else and Andrew Berry enters Witness Protection but DT Mason Graham Michigan & TE Tyler Warren Penn State will start and make huge impacts THIS year...  

Round 2  33rd overall: LT Aireontae Ersery Minnesota - alternatives: LT Marcus Mbow Purdue, LB Jihaad Campbell Alabama, S Xavier Watts Notre Dame, G/T Donovan Jackson Ohio State 

Round 3  67th overall: QB Tyler Shough Louisville - alternatives: Edge Donovan Ezeiruaku BC (16.5sacks in 12 games 2024), RB TreVeyon Henderson Ohio State, CB Quincey Riley Louisville, S Kevin Winston Jr Penn State

Round 3  94th overall: TE Oronde Gadsden II Syracuse - alternatives: S Andrew Mukuba Texas, S Malachi Moore, Alabama, RB Kaleb Johnson Iowa, QB Jalen Milroe Alabama understanding his TD:INT ratio was 23:6 and cmp% was 65.8 with Tommy Rees as his QB Coach and OC at Alabama as recently as 2023 so he only needed to rush for 12 TDs

Round 4  104th overall: ILB Danny Stutsman Oklahoma - alternatives: RB Dylan Sampson Tennessee, RB Bhayshul Tuten Va Tech, DT Ty Hamilton Ohio State, RB LeQuint Allen, Syracuse

Round 6  179th overall: RB Cam Skattebo Arizona State

Round 6 192nd overall: S Jonas Sanker Virginia - alternatives: package this pick earlier in the draft with the next 3 for a promising selection in an earlier round.

Round 6 200th overall: CB Cobee Bryant Kansas

Round 6 216th overall: QB Kyle McCord Syracuse - alternatives: whoever is still left of these QBs: Kurtis Rourke Indiana, Will Howard Ohio State, Dillon Gabriel Oregon, Riley Leonard, Notre Dame

Round 7 255th overall: S Maxen Hook Toledo  

This opinion is worth what you're paying to read it.

Aireontae Ersey is the ONLY LT that, one on one, stalemated, and on some plays beat Abdul Carter during the 2024 season.

One game does not a LT make. I didn't watch any other Minnesota games so I have nothing else.

6'6" 330

2023 Second Team All Big Ten

2024 First Team All Big Ten 

2024 Big Ten Offensive Lineman of the Year

I would take him no questions asked at 33.