I'm not going to have a chance to get the podcast together because my schedule changed drastically today so I'm just going to try and get all the questions answered quickly here in the thread.
I think that's a real possibility if Kolton Miller or Connor Williams are available. I have them trading back into the first for a sliding Maurice Hurst after taking Chubb at #4. The idea of Ogonjubi, Hurst, Garrett and Chubb all working the line together is something that I really like. The market may have cooled too much for them to get a solid return for moving back to what would be at least 11th overall. I'd prefer they stand and take the pick (either Chubb or Barkley) but it's a definite possibility. Right now, I'm still leaning towards the Colts trading with the Bills as possibly the first big move of the night. Off top, I'd go with offensive line and defensive back. They might look at a guy like Guice, but I think the other two positions may have a player slide to that spot that should have gone a bit earlier. Will Hernandez would be an interesting pick if you are comfortable with Bitonio kicking out to tackle. I don't think Dorsey will let that happen, even if it means shit canning Hue mid-season. I stated previously that I think Dorsey was a solid hire but this teams Achilles will be Jackson, but in the long term I believe Cleveland got it right with Dorsey and they are headed in the right direction. They need to make the right choice at quarterback and even though we all have an opinion on who that should be we won't really know until probably 3 years from now.
I think Cincinnati would be prime for this and it would answer both parts of your compound question. They want a tackle, a situation occurs where McGlinchey and Miller are off the board and they have Orlando Pace with a grade above Connor Williams. This is really tough to answer because it is all situation dependent. It would require a third round pick, this year, that I would ultimately use on WR because I believe there is a huge block of day two talent at that position. I would need to be upper mid or higher in the second as I wouldn't want to fall back too far. That's about as basic as I can get with it. As for players that I would refuse to move over, Jaire Alexander would be one (but he'll be gone) and perhaps Rashaan Evans (he'll be gone too) but without seeing the board play out it's tough to answer. We'll revisit this tonight. People typically remember the quarterbacks, wide receivers and running backs more than any other position so Mason Rudolph, Chase Edmonds and J'Mon Moore would be candidates for guys that I'm high on. For the opposite, I'm not really down on the quarterbacks but possibly Lamar Jackson, at running back would be Ronald Jones and at wide receiver would be either D.J. Moore or Anthony Miller.
Got a couple questions in PMs - With that first pick I think they end up going for either a sliding Nelson, Denzel Ward or Derwin James. If Barkley falls he would be the pick, and probably the same with Chubb. I've heard that Guice is a strong possibility in a trade down scenario but I just don't see it. As for the rest of their draft - I would really like to see them go after John Kelly in the 4th (may be gone) and pick up another linebacker somewhere around the 5th. Depending on what they do with that first pick they should be looking for either DB or OL in the second.
This is a decent question and it probably hinges around whether or not the top 4 quarterbacks go before they can get some kind of deal together to move up. That would leave them looking at possibly Lamar Jackson or Mason Rudolph at 12, but the possibility of McGlinchey sliding to them goes up with more QBs going high so he might be the pick. At 22 I believe it would still be Jackson or Rudolph (if available) or a sliding defensive back.
Saved this one for last - I can't see a scenario other than a move back with the Giants that would have the Browns even considering trading out of that first pick. They have to get a long term answer at quarterback and I believe Dorsey has known for weeks who it is he wants. Now, the second part took on an interesting turn this morning. I mentioned in my final mock that there was no way to absolutely rule out Baker Mayfield for that first pick and a lot of rumors started pumping out this morning that he would in fact be taken #1 overall. I'm still saying the pick is Darnold and I am fully aware that I could be wrong with that projection. If the Browns were looking for a way to heat up the market at the top of the board to try and get someone to jump into #2 in an effort to either get Barkley to fall or shake the tree to spark more interest in their #4 pick, the best way to do that would be to suggest that Sam Darnold would still be on the board. By leaking Mayfield's name it changes the dynamic of the top 3 picks. Shortly after this started circulating then the rumors started that the Jets coaching staff doesn't want Baker, they want Rosen. Was that in direct response to the Mayfield news? Tough to say, but there seems to be a lot of innuendo hitting the airwaves right now so I am having a hard time buying into a lot of it. Right now, I still think the board for the Browns goes like this - Darnold Barkley Rosen Chubb If I'm wrong, I am extremely confident that more than one person will be prepared to remind me just how wrong I was.
LOL I dunno, but I'll do your drinking for you so you can try and make it all the way through this roller coaster ride.
Can we promote it within the site? I get people have their team boards but it'd be awesome if thy visit both. I have like 5 tabs open all for draft threads on this site. lol
