I had to double-check my Google source. It wasn't technically the Associated Press when Jim Brown won - it was just called the NFL Player of the Year. The official AP MVP started in 1961.
What the NFL Teams Should Do, But Aren't Smart Enough to Do | Mock Draft w/out Trades (Top 10) 1.1 Cincinnati Bengals: Chase Young, EDGE Ohio State 1.2 Washington Redskins: Isaiah Simmons, S/LB Clemson 1.3 Detroit Lions: Jeff Okudah, CB Ohio State 1.4 New York Giants: Jerry Jeudy, WR Alabama 1.5 Miami Dolphins: Joe Burrow, QB Louisiana State 1.6 Los Angeles Chargers: Jedrick Wills, OT Alabama 1.7 Carolina Panthers: Derrick Brown, DT Auburn 1.8 Arizona Cardinals: Tristin Wirfs, OT Iowa 1.9 Jacksonville Jaguars: Jordan Love, QB Utah State 1.10 Cleveland Browns: Patrick Queen, LB Louisiana State
I accidentally posted this on the mock draft thread, but meant to put it here... classy move by the organization.
My Browns Mock Draft 1.0 | One Week Out Going to be going old-school on this (no mock generators) simply because. I'm expecting the Top 9 picks to shake out something like: Joe Burrow, QB Louisiana State Tua Tagovailoa, QB Alabama Justin Herbert, QB Oregon Mekhi Becton, OT Louisville Tristian Wirfs, OT Iowa Chase Young, EDGE Ohio State Derrick Brown, DL Auburn Jeff Okudah, CB Ohio State Isaiah Simmons, S/LB Clemson ... to be clear, that's no in a particular draft order. It's position-ally within offense/defense. If I had to guess, Cincinnati, Miami (trade up), and Los Angeles end up with quarterbacks. Arizona and Jacksonville end up with the tackles. The NFC East gets the two best players in the draft (Young, Simmons) with Carolina adding Brown and Detroit (trade down) landing Okudah. 1.10: C.J. Henderson, CB Florida What?! Well... Henderson has been a riser of late with some people actually projecting him to Jacksonville at #9, so it's not a *huge* stretch. And if you think the Browns are solid with Greedy Williams and Denzel Ward, you're wrong. Our pass defense was suspect last season with both Ward and Greedy taking abuse when the issues at safety were exposed. Henderson has great size and speed for the position who excels in man coverage (remember, new DC Joe Woods was a secondary coach primarily). Adding another supremely talented corner into the mix gives us flexibility with our other starters. Henderson has shutdown corner potential and I think this is the right move if Simmons and Okudah are off the board. 2.41: Ezra Cleveland, OT Boise State There's enough smoke around this to believe it. I also think it makes sense - analytically - to pass on the OT position at #10 since one of the tenets is never to value a developmental tackle that highly. Interesting note I saw earlier, too... Cleveland's only ever played left side exclusively. With all the other players, it's a projection or in the case of Wills and Wirfs, they'll be right side or guards. Cleveland can come in and compete with a guy like Chris Hubbard, who's been displaced on the right side. He's probably not a Day 1 starter in this case, but he will be shortly. 3.74: Kyle Dugger, S Lenoir-Rhyne Had to Google where Lenior-Rhyne was, ngl... but I'm glad I did. It's easy to fall in love with Dugger's highlights and his SPARQ and athletic ability really jump out. Love Lance Zierlein's description: He plays with controlled violence and carries an alpha demeanor on the field. He definitely out-performed his Division II talent level and that's really the only reason he's still available at this point in the draft is due to level of competition. He's a guy who can develop behind free agent Karl Joseph (on a short term deal) and take over full-time in 2021. A really nice, young pair of safeties to work with in Redwine and Dugger, here. 3.97: Logan Wilson, ILB Wyoming Call me a prisoner of the moment, sure. I'll bite what PFF.com is selling and take the stud inside linebacker to replace Joe Schobert. Looks like a Sashi Brown pick (not unlike Schobert) due to very high production at the collegiate level. His physical profile is a bit lacking, but looks to be more of an instinctive player on defense. I would classify him as a high floor, low ceiling kind of guy, but someone who could immediately start despite his draft status. 4.115: K.J. Hill, WR Ohio State It's fine to call me a homer, but I loved watching Hill play at Ohio State. He comes into the NFL with a good route tree and high football IQ with two very good seasons of production over the past two years. More of a depth guy and a bit on the smaller side, but a safe player to add into the rotation where the top two guys are already going to command the lions' share of targets that go around. A very good replacement for Rashard "Hollywood" Higgins, in my estimation. 6.187: Khalil Davis, DL Nebraska A low-ceiling rotation interior defenseman who has the ability to show up as a three-technique to add to a rotation of Sheldon Richardson and Larry Ogunjobi. Interior of the line would appear to *again* be a weakness for the team and while we're not getting a full-time starter, we don't really need those. We need some fresh legs off the sideline who're capable of disrupting the offense. 7.244: Malcolm Roach, EDGE Texas Another low-ceiling rotational lineman, this time on the outside, to complement Garrett and Vernon. Vernon's status with the team is very much up-in-the-air, but without a very solid pick in the upcoming draft (or Jadeveon Clowney dramatically dropping his asking price), he's likely back. That bears out here, where the only EDGE body added is Roach. A high-effort guy who'd play primarily behind Vernon or even inside on certain packages to give the Browns more defensive line rotation. Overall, this is a draft leaning very heavily towards the defense and rightly so. Defense was a big letdown last season -- which really is saying something -- and has the most holes to fill. Given the uniqueness of the current state of things, I would expect the Browns have a leg up over the competition, blending analytics and film study and falling less in love with in-person interviews and reactionary sentiments like that. The come in needing to fill several holes, chiefly: LT, ILB, and FS -- which I feel this draft accomplishes, as well as adding talent in some bare spots.
From the neck to the kneecap, it certainly appears that way. At first glance, the most significant change appears to be on the only part of the uniform that was allegedly off limits - the helmet. Wider brown stripes. (Can't tell if they kept the "carbon fiber" look) Retained the brown vs grey face mask. I get the feeling the Haslams realized their major gaff with the old new uniforms and wanted to undo that mistake. I'm probably in the minority but I'm glad they left the orange knickers on the scrap heap. Should have put the all brown color rush uni there, as well
Imagine hating on Baker Mayfield when your quarterback currently looks like.... ... and his backup is relentlessly racist.
Ben ask Baker, Got Bling bitch? After you get beat in Pittsburgh Ben goes to shake Bakers hand and says I thought you played for the Browns not the Green Bay Packers. Referring to Bakers heavily grass stained jersey. Man you were on your back more than a cheap whore.
I know, right? So lazy. After being drafted by an 0-16 team with a lame duck head coach and not even being given the starting job, he has yet to win multiple Super Bowl titles. Nice of Ben to ask, though. Has he also learned to ask for consent?
