Tharvot
Crusader for Truthiness
I'm not a believer in Manziel so I think A is off the board right now, but moving down with BUF and still ending up with the #1 rated CB plus a 1st/4rd rounder 2015...that was the strongest move of the draft.
Now come the problems...They had to know something was about to happen with Gordon...I can't help but note, the Browns went from having potentially (had they taken Watkins or Evans) one of the best young WR/TE combos in the league to being nearly bare @ WR...Johnny's start seems be effected by the CLE jinx!
Forgetting about Manziel for a second...With Hoyer/Gordon/Cameron/Rookie WR to complement a stout DEF and the Browns could have been on their way I think...now, maybe picking top 10 again next year, possibly twice....we shall see
To me the Browns stayed true to their own board. Okay yes they have two veteran WR's with issues, but they aren't pushing the panic button, and it's not like there isn't gonna be WR's released during camps, they can find a cheap solution for Gordon and they will continue to get better....
I agree with the bold. They have a number of issues all over the board, WR not the least of which. I found it surprising that they didn't take a WR at ALL in the draft, but that could be completely minimized if they sign Holmes or Austin in free agency.
The fact that they were able to get 2 guys in the first round that they were targeting AND get another (likely pretty good) first round pick next year as well forces me to give them a good grade. For what its worth, I personally wanted Watkins and whichever QB was left at 26...would have been Bridgewater I think. This seems to have worked out fine too, especially if JFF can be 1/2 way decent.