The move down to #6 would still leave some pretty solid options for the Browns but I agree that Garrett and Allen would most likely be gone. This draft class is already producing some interesting questions. The top half is undoubtedly going to revolve around the Browns decision to trade or not.
Regardless of scheme, I feel like free safety is/was a huge need anyway. Signing Jefferson is a better idea than looking to jockey around during the draft. I'd rather Hooker fall to us at 12 (unlikely) with Jefferson already on the roster than go in needing to draft Hooker and miss out.
I'm all for solid options, but I would rather trade up from 12 to get that solid option and trade down no lower to 3, ONLY if the Bears were positively taking a QB, leaving the two difference makers still in play at #3. If we traded back with the Jets, I would require #6 and 2nd round in 2017 and first and second in 2018...That would be 4 players, I would have to feel like those 4 players would make a bigger impact than Jonathan Allen does...It just might...
Agreed, I think that is the angle you work towards. The Jets would need to be willing to pay the premium to move up and it is definitely possible. You have a newer regime that is struggling for life with no quarterback on the roster. The best thing that could happen for Cleveland is for Trubisky to declare. It would give the Jets added incentive/options to move up and give the Bears or SF another option in Kizer before the Browns draft at #6. That pushes two non-quarterbacks down the board.
I think Tony Jefferson should fit the analytical end of what the Browns appear to be going after. High production combined with potentially extreme value.
Gregg Williams in as Defensive Coordinator; Ray Horton fired Fred Greetham Friday at 6:04 PM The Browns have hired their new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams after firing Ray Horton and are possibly looking for a new associate head coach BEREA, Ohio--The Browns only won one game and their defensive coordinator is one and done, as well--for the second time. Ray Horton has been fired and the Browns have agreed in principle with former Rams' defensive coordinator Gregg Williams to be their new defensive coordinator.? CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora first reported that Williams had accepted the position of defensive coordinator on Saturday and will bring three to four assistants with him. Alex Marvez of Sporting News first reported that Horton might be fired and Williams could be his replacement. Marvez reported that Williams had over the weekend to decide if he wants the position. He also reported that former Broncos' defensive coordinator Wade Phillips has been contacted. Horton was the Browns defensive coordinator for one season under Rob Chudzinski in 2013, but was fired after that season when Chudzinski's staff was let go. Williams was a former head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001-03 and was suspended for the 2012 season in the "Bounty-gate" scandal while defensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints. The Browns defense finished 31st in the NFL in the 2016 season, giving up 392.4 yards a game. They also gave up 28.3 points per game In other news, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports that associate head coach/offense Pep Hamilton is considering joining Jim Harbaugh's staff at Michigan. Hamilton worked under Harbaugh at Stanford.? Although Hamilton is not listed as the offensive coordinator with the Browns--Hue Jackson calls the plays--he is considered the top offensive assistant on Jackson's staff. Jackson said at his after the season press conference last Monday that he was considering making changes to his staff. ?I?m going to take a look at it all,? Jackson said concerning possible changes. ?I think our staff worked extremely hard this year, but I think as being one of the leaders, we?ve got to go back and look at it all and see how we can get better. I think that?s truly our charge. How can we get this organization better in all areas as we move forward?? Jimmy Haslam stressed continuity at his postseason press conference with the media, but if these changes happen, the Browns will have changed a head coach or at least one coordinator every season since 2010.
cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/201...g-destroying-cleveland-browns-legacy/95952828 A very good read .
The NFL retains the comp pick formula as a closely guarded secret. ?However, they have said that it is a formula based on the player's new average compensation, playing time, and postseason honors. ?Based solely on compensation we have been projected to get- 3rd (A. Mack) - Sent along to NE for Collins 4th (T. Gipson) 4th (M. Schwartz) 5th (T. Benjamin) Mack making 2nd team All-Pro likely cements his compensation as a 3rd rounder. ?Gipson and Benjamin both played quite a bit so they probably won't move from what was expected. ?However, Schwartz has the possibility of moving up. ?He played a full season and certainly gets bonus points as a 2nd team All-Pro. Maybe a nice surprise?
North Carolina quarterback Mitch Trubisky intends to apply for early eligibility to enter the 2017 NFL Draft on the heels of a junior season in which he rose from relative anonymity to one of the top quarterback prospects in the college game. He announced his decision via Twitter on Monday. Trubisky wasn't even a full-time starter for UNC until this season, but he led the Tar Heels to an 8-5 record and a bid to the Sun Bowl against Stanford. The junior completed 304 of 446 passes for 3,748 yards, 30 touchdowns and only six interceptions. However, his season-ending 25-23 loss to Stanford in the Sun Bowl wasn't a strong finish from a scouting standpoint. At 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, he has an accurate arm and caught the eye of NFL scouts throughout the season. One, an NFC personnel executive, believes Trubisky has the talent to be a top-10 draft choice. College underclassmen face a Jan. 16 deadline to apply for early draft eligibility. Trubisky's standing among other draftable quarterbacks figures to benefit from what is considered a weak draft pool at the position. NFL.com analysts Bucky Brooks and Daniel Jeremiah have compared Trubisky to a pair of Kansas City Chiefs: Brooks sees similarities to Alex Smith, while Jeremiah compared him to ex-Chiefs QB Trent Green.
No . . . I dropped a tray full of drinks and it landed on Bluez' head. I never thought I would live to see grown men licking Bluez' melon. At least they won't end up with hair balls.
West Virginia redshirt sophomore WR Shelton Gibson declared for the NFL Draft. Gibson indicated that he had received "favorable feedback from the NFL," but we haven't heard what he was told. Gibson is gifted, but raw and unrefined. The 5-foot-11, 188-pounder is a burner who can take the top off of defenses, but he ran a limited route tree in college and will have to rely on his pro coaches to teach him the finer points of the position. For those reasons, we would have advised him to return to school (though Gibson may have felt compelled to jump into this weak crop of receivers). He had only 43 catches this past season, but turned them into 951 yards and eight touchdowns on 22.1 yards per catch. Walter Football mocked him to the Rams in the second round (No. 37) of a recent mock draft. Congrats kid!!!
