Mock Draft version 1.0
OK here we go. This is my first ever mock draft and although I did some research on the other teams I am not totally sure what all their needs are but I will do my best. As for the Browns I think that my picks are solid picks and we will see on April 26th how close I have come. I have Miami moving up to get a quarterback that might be a reach but they are desperate and need many players as do we so here it is. Please don't be afraid to make comments and critique it, thanks and Go Browns...Fear the Elf Baby!!

Round 1
Pick	Team
1	Indianapolis Colts Select Andrew Luck QB
2	Washington Redskins (from St. Louis Rams) Select RG3 QB
3	Miami Dolphins(trade w Vikings) Ryan Tannehill QB
4	Rams trade with Browns  Justin Blackmon WR
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers Morris Claiborne CB
6	Browns trade with Rams Trent Richardson RB
7	Jacksonville Jaguars Courtney Upshaw DE
8	Minnesota Vikings (trade with Dolphins) Matt Kalil
9	Carolina Panthers Dontario Poe DT
10	Buffalo Bills Mark Baron S
11	Kansas City Chiefs Melvin Ingram DE
12	Seattle Seahawks Luke Kuechly ILB
13	Arizona Cardinals Riley Reif OT
14	Dallas Cowboys David Decastro G
15	Philadelphia Eagles Whitney Mercilus DE
16	New York Jets Michael Brockers DT
17	Cincinnati Bengals (from Oakland Raiders) Stephon Gilmore CB
18	San Diego Chargers Cordy Glenn OL
19	Chicago Bears Kendall Wright WR
20	Tennessee Titans Devon Still DT
21	Bengals Fletcher Cox DE
22	Browns (from Atlanta Falcons) Michael Floyd WR
23	Detroit Lions Mike Adams OT
24	Pittsburgh Steelers Andre Branch DE
25	Denver Broncos Jerel Worthy DT
26	Houston Texans Stephen Hill WR
27	New England Patriots (from New Orleans Saints) Quinten Coples DE
28	Green Bay Packers Rueben Randle WR
29	Baltimore Ravens Harrison Smith FS
30	San Francisco 49ers Brandon Thompson DT
31	Patriots Kendall Reyes DT
32	New York Giants Dont A Hightower ILB

Glass Half Full

                                                                                       
Well Browns fans I think that we have all come to the conclusion that we are going to enter 2012 with Colt McCoy as our starting quarterback. This might not be as bad as you think even though he looked like a deer in headlights on several occasions last year. Just think with one real good draft this whole ship could get turned around. If we address the right side of the line pick up a good running back like a David Wilson and if they draft a wide receiver or two or three...just saying. We need to hit on most of our picks this year and in a big way. I really don't think Colt is as bad as he is perceived to be, after all who did he have as a surrounding cast?? I don't think he is a quarterback that can lead you to a Super bowl but he can be a serviceable QB until we get our guy, whom ever that may be. We need some real good Offensive linemen and even a mediocre running back can perform well with good running blocking. That's one reason I think if Trent Richardson is as advertised we should take him, I know its a pass league these days but that would take the ball out of McCoys hands and not rely so much on him to throw the ball as much. If the Browns sit at number four they need to draft the best guy on the board and I would not be upset if the pick was Morris Claiborn.

Sometimes when you listen to all the sports talk radio shows you don't know what to believe. One report from a station said that a agent said that he doesn't want his client playing in Cleveland but I don't buy that. Some of these agents are a bunch of goons. Bottom line is that we need players. If we draft a guy he will play here. I'm sure the front office does their homework. If there is a player that is that arrogant that wont play here then they wont draft him. I think this will be a big year for us in the Draft and my excitement is building to April 26. Once we show improvement in this organization then we will be able to attract some good free agents to fill a hole or two in the years to come.

Well Browns fans til next time......GO BROWNS

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Build through the Draft

I have thought about this many times over and over and have to come to the conclusion that if you take a look at the better teams in football very rarely do they go out and sign big time free agents. The Steelers are one good example of that theory. I'm not saying don't sign free agents but you need way more pieces in place than the Browns have right now and I think that is some of the reason that players don't want to come here because lets face it teams like the Buffalo Bills and the Green Bay packers, whats the draw their...what do they got that we don't. The answer is nothing other than a winning team, well at least in Green Bay. Buffalo gets more snow usually than we do and they played some decent football at least at the beginning of the season last year. They are another team that has struggled at the quarterback position they just cant seem to find a guy that fits. Last year Fitzpatrick tore it up they gave him a contract extension and they may have made the wrong move there because I was never impressed with him. I keep hearing people complain on the radio that the Browns have done nothing in free agency. You cant just go out and blow a ton of money on one guy. I wanted them to go after at least on FA wide receiver and I wanted them to sign Mario Williams in the worst way but when I found out how much cash they paid that guy there is no way in hell I would drop that kind of money on a guy unless I thought he might be my last piece to the puzzle. These contracts are getting a little crazy especially the first few days. Eric Wright got paid a ton of cash and he couldn't cover a parked car his last year here. Is there that much of a shortage at that position. Tampa Bay spent allot of money this year I will almost bet if they don't win within the next two to three years half of those guys will become salary cap casualties. They are trying to put people in the seats. If my memory serves me correct I think over half of their games were blacked out last year and here in Cleveland we almost always sell out. Yes there have been more and more orange seats in the stadium especially as the year progressed because the product on the field was just awful. I'm a Die hard Browns fan and I will stick with them through thick and thin but its all comes down to this people....are you ready? If you don't have good talent evaluators and scouts then the product on the field isn't going to be that good either. Yes you are going to miss from time to time but we cant miss this year because I have said it before and I will say it again the fans patience are running thin. I'm willing to give this regime two more years which would be the 5 year plan that Mike Holmgren talked about. We cant keep running people out of here. That being said if Shurmur has another year like he did I wouldn't be on bit surprised if he gets the ax.

Well Browns fans til next time.....Go Browns
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Lets Move on From Rg3

Well I think that we all knew that this was going to be the case but its a hard pill to swallow. So where do we go from here, well I'm going to tell ya. Now I think we trade down because I don't think the Browns are sold on Justin Blackmon and Trent Richardson is to high to take at number 4. If we stay at 4, I would take Morris Claiborne if we drop down a few spots then maybe we get Michael Floyd. If we retain 22 then we need a pass rusher like Courtney Upshaw or Whitney Mercilus. Early second round I would take David Wilson and hopefully we can find a good right tackle in the later rounds or sign a free agent or two.

As for quarter back I do not want Cobb....I do not want Flynn however that's who I think they are going after. If they don't go after Flynn then my gut feeling is that they are going to draft Weeden and the only knock I have on him is his age. Everybody keeps saying that we can go after Barkley next year but there is no sure thing in that plan either so fans I think that we are going to be stuck with Colt another year and who knows if you put some weapons around him and it will be his second year in this offense and Childress cant hurt being here. Hey lets take the glass is half full attitude and just hope Heckert and Holmgren know what they are doing but If they were willing to give up the picks that they offered the Rams for RG3 that tells me that they are not sold on Colt.

As for running backs they need to sign Hillis just pay the man put the past behind you and move on. Who knows with this team they may even draft Richardson, at this point we have so many holes to fill and I was hoping that we filled the first hole with a franchise Qb but lets move on and go to the next chapter of free agency and then the draft.

Well Browns fans til next time Go Browns

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Same Old Browns

  I didn't expect much from the Heckert press conference today, but If they really are true to their word and don't go after one or two big time free agents then they should just fold up shop and sell the team and I cant believe I just said that, I remember what it was like not having a team for a few years. I don't expect them to go after every high priced free agent available on the market but if we are going to try to draft RG3 then he will be nothing more than a Tim Couch just a little faster. I don't expect them to tip their hand either. They would be foolish to do so, but if after the free agency period and the draft they have done nothing but the same ole same ole, there are going to be a few hundred thousand pissed off fans. Peoples patience are running thin in this town. I don't want them to buy a team but a nice mix of free agents and draft picks will work. Heckert had his poker face on today and he should have had it on. Its just that they tend to go for bottom of the barrel...lets take a chance on him type of free agent and as for the draft well lets just move down and acquire more picks, well that's not acceptable this year we can get a good solid player this year at number 4 if we don't trade for RG3. Why not take a shot at a Mario Williams a Vincent Jackson? I think that if they should get RG3 in this years draft that we have a better chance of drawing some top notch free agents here next year because lets face it who wants to play for this mess they have right now in Berea. Lets get the coaching growing pains out of the way now.
Also I wanted to say that I'm glad Tom is doing well after his surgery

Well that's all for my short little rant today, til next time GO BROWNS

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Browns Stadium and Downtown C Town Short Rant

     This is a little off topic and most of this is me blabbering and not having the right answers but I wanted to touch and a few topics and are looking for some answers. Some of the things I'm going to mention in my opinion would attract more people to our city and bring jobs, and yes I know the new casino is opening soon but there are other areas that seem to be lagging behind. Why is the development of downtown Cleveland not happening quicker, we need to stop sitting around lets be done with the crooked politicians and bring some jobs get rid of Burke Lakefront Airport. That would be a awesome place to develop. Why do we need a airport there, can someone tell me? Also I have heard about the east bank of the flats but don't hear too much about its revitalization, whats going on down there? I'm not from Cleveland I live about a half of an hour west and I love going to C Town. They need to get new leaders in there stop sitting on there hands and lets get this revitalization process done. Lets get a nice convention center downtown, the hell with the IX center its old outdated.

     Also I have heard talks in recent weeks on how the Browns built the new stadium too fast and should have had a retractable roof put on it. I'm not against it but I will admit that I'm kinda old school I like the open stadium, the cold doesn't bother me yet! But I'm also open for anything if the city thinks it feasible to be able to use that stadium more than a 8 to 12 times a year by putting a roof over it then I'm OK with that because it could be making money while its not being used for football and a concert here and there.

    I don't have all the answers but one thing I do know is that we love going to Cleveland I would not live near any other city I just want them to succeed and be prosperous again and get some wining sports franchises back here. The fans here are well deserving and is long overdue........ So lets put Cleveland back on the map.....BIG TIME!! Good Luck Cleveland

Well that's all for my short little rant, til next time GO BROWNS

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My Wishes, Opinions, and Rants

   My wish is that the Dolphins sign Matt Flynn, the Redskins sign Manning, and If the Browns have to trade for RG3, I would give our 4 for Rams 2, next years 1st round and a 3rd round pick this year. I think this kid is going to be better than McNabb, Vick, or Newton. He is a very smart, fast and the Browns fans would adopt him as the face of our franchise for years to come. I also think that he would attract big time players here to play with him in the years to come. He is a pocket passer and has that elusive ability to shed defenders when he has to. I saw a stat that said RG3 took 40% of his snaps from under center, which contradicts from what most people claim he is mainly a shotgun quarterback. He is very accurate and can make all the throws, just watch the video of the games he has played the proof is in the pudding. If you get a chance and have the NFL Network, watch the interview with him and Steve Mariucci. Its a good interview. I just don't want to say wow....I wish we would have traded to get him because man is he good. I didn't think much of Cam Newton coming out of Auburn and this kids is a much better athlete in my opinion.


I'm not in Berea but the Browns better not let this guy get away unless he truly is a loose cannon. I think he has been getting some really bad advise from his previous agents (no pun intended) and why would you retire and sacrifice millions of dollars to become CIA agent.....really that deserves a "CMon Man". Hillis would make a great tandem with another speedy type of back to change up the pace. If he gets a decent agent and has his head on right he can be a great weapon for RG3. If you recall the only time he was a little disgruntled was when he was arguing with Shurmur to put him back in the game. I guess Shurmur had to see for himself that Montario Hardesty is a big bust. The guy is done they just need to cut him and move on from that wasted pick and to think we trade up to get him. That didn't work out. I guess they would have been geniuses if it did but with his injury history that would have been a serious red flag for me.

I had the pleasure of meeting Josh Cribbs the other night prior to the Cavs game without 3000 screaming fans yelling his name. It was in a nice quiet environment. He spoke and talked about the city and the team and how he loves it here in Cleveland. We should be proud to have a player like Josh in our community, hes a stand up guy. He took allot of heat on 2010 but the guy played with 4 broken toes and wore a steal plate in his cleat to protect them from further injury. Give the guy some credit hes making the most on a bad team that has endured change after change. Hes  probably at best a number 4 receiver on a good team but in my book he just as good as anything we have now. He definitely leaves it all on the field.

Well Browns fans til next time see ya and GO BROWNS

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