@rocky20 said:

I find it hilarious that they have the STeelers picking 24!

It was made before the MNF game...

http://www.wytaip.com

has the browns taking ndamokung suh and jahvid best in the first two rounds...

thoughts?

nmills said:

You can get a corner or safety in the 2nd that wouldnt be much of a drop off from Jenkins if any

Jenkins is the top in this draft and would have been the top in last years draft as well...

The drop off from Jenkins is deep.

Although, CB last year was much better than this years class.

nmills said:

wouldn't do it, to many holes to fill

What if you could grab Orakpo @ #5 and say Jenkins @ #11..?

That's already a solid draft.

Trading up to get back into the first round.

The Browns have both the #36 and #50 spot in round two.

#36 has value 540 & #50 has value 400 according to the NFL draft-pick value chart.

This would allow the Browns to trade both 2nd round picks to move up around spots 16-18.

But for a little extra thrown in the Browns could move back up into the 11-13 range.

There are a lot of good players to be had in the top 20 this year.

But what are some possible teams to trade down with the Browns?

Bills @ #11..?

Philly @ #21..?

Somewhere in that range.

@flugel said:

I can't wait to see the Rose Bowl's LBer Fest 2009.

- Tom F.

Definitely! I really wanna see reyrey perform on the big stage

@ytownbrownsbacker said:

With the need for QB of the top 3 picks and Minn and the Bears willing to trade up for a QB, I think there could be 2 QBs taken before we pick. I do think we have our choice of defenders. I think someone takes or a team trades up to take Sam Bradford. Especially if Shanahan takes over one of those teams.

Bradford won't go in the top ten. Minnesota really likes Tavaris Jackson. There is a possibility of Stafford going to the Lions, but I feel tackle is a more pressing need. They NEED protection. As far as the Bears are concerned, they may be in the running for Sam Bradford, but there is no way Matt Stafford falls past the 49ers at number 10.

Aloysius said:

It wasn't just the bad 40 time that damaged Lewis's draft stock; it was that he was only 6', 230 lbs. when he ran that 40. Scouts thought he was slow and undersized and downgraded him accordingly.

That's why Savage compared D'Qwell to Ray Lewis after the '06 draft: both saw their draft stocks drop due to poor measurables, and both (said Savage) play bigger & faster than those numbers would indicate.

Also, you have to consider the possibility that some teams may have taken Ray off their boards because of character concerns. And those scouts & GM's weren't exactly being foolish: after all, Lewis came very close to having an abrupt Vick-like end to his career.

If that had happened, we'd now be comparing the Lewis pick to when we drafted Jeremiah Pharms, not dissing the 24 teams that passed on him.

I think 40 times are poor basis of judgment about a player. There is a lot of pressure on these young athletes at the combine, a lot due in part because of this short little 4-5 second race.

Aloysius said:

What mz the pussy said about the Broncos taking a running back.

It's actually very hard to project the Broncos' needs on D. As you said, they may sign the CB they need in free agency.

Also, there's more than a slight chance that their new GM & coach will switch to a 3-4. If I'm not mistaken, they experimented with a 3-4 earlier this season, but they didn't have the personnel to run it effectively. Still, it's probably their best option for getting something out of Jarvis Moss & Tim Crowder.

If the switch schemes, they could go for a NT like B.J. Raji or a 3-4 ILB like Maualuga or Spikes.

I don't see Rey Maualuga dropping past 11th. Spikes at 12 may be a little high, and if the right NT is there (Rahji) then maybe it's a go.

Then they could pick up Javon Ringer later on.

Aloysius said:

I'm not sure what you mean by saying Vontae Davis didn't play this season. I watched him play about a month ago; maybe you've got him confused with somebody else.

EDIT: My mistake: you meant that he's been benched during some games, which has happened. But Davis has always been more of a raw potential prospect: he's 6'0", 200 lbs. & is said to run a 40 in the mid-4.3's.

As for Jenkins, he could go as high as #4 to Seattle, and I don't think he gets past Denver at pick #12. Both of their starting corners are 30+, and their pass defense was ranked 26th this year. Jenkins may also be able to play FS for them, moving down to corner when Bailey or Bly is replaced.

Champ Bailey is still the Champ, (maybe second to Nnamdi Asomugha) but RB is a big need for the Broncos. The Broncos will probably take a shot at Bills' CB Jabari Greer if he isn't resigned by the Bills.

Aloysius said:

Nice mock.

A few things:

• Don't think KC takes Monroe. Branden Albert played well this year, and Monroe's not dominant enough a run-blocker to warrant drafting him this high to play RT. It'd be nice to bring Monroe & Albert together again on the left side, but it wouldn't be the best use of KC's resources.
• Rey to the Raiders is interesting - would he play strongside linebacker for them? Don't think there's any way Alex Mack is a top 10 pick, btw.
• Not sure Laurinaitis is a good fit for the Chargers. They've already got a good Mike (Stephen Cooper), and word is they're grooming Brandon Siler for the other spot. Little Animal's also a poor scheme fit.
• Like the Jerry to Tampa pick - that one makes a lot of sense.
• Davis and Jenkins are top 10 guys; no way both of them slide to the bottom of Round 1.

Davis' draft stock is hurting a bit because of him not playing this season. I agree that Jenkins is top 10 but not Davis. But who would Jenkins go to? The Jaguars? The Jags are in need of O-Line help big time, but with the top 4 tackles gone they will wait until round 2 to address that position with the second crop of tackles.

You can take the under

but Stafford if a maybe to the lions.

I have the Browns selecting in the first round:

Aaron Curry, OLB, Wake Forest

"If the Chiefs select Curry, Cleveland will alternatively choose DE. The Browns sack leader put up a mere 4 sacks and the Browns overall accumulated 22 sacks in 2008. However, Curry is too talented and will help the entire Browns defense including the defensive line."

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