More dumbassitude.
Look, whoever wrote that the Browns O-line failed to open holes for inside runs saw what they wanted to see. I can dig up any game and find at least two or three plays on which the Browns running back got stuffed between the tackles. I can do the same with the Ravens, or for that matter even the Vikings.
And on those plays, I can usually find a linebacker and at least one defensive back in on the tackle, because they were KEYING the inside run.
The Browns issue at guard was pulling and blocking on the perimeter for screens or outside runs! The Browns guards DO knock back defensive linemen and big linebackers well enough, but lack speed, ok?
Even if Norv Turner's system didn't usually include a lead blocker out of the backfield or wing, Warmack is the same kind of slow bulldozer the Browns already have!
Moreover, you want a guard instead of a cornerback, safety, or OLB? Really? guard with the sixth overall pick, let alone in the top half of the first round!??
Talent is the biggest factor in that pick, but going strictly by position, cornerback, safety, and OLB in that approximate order are the ideals.
Another goober said that Sheard, at 255, would have to lose weight to play 3-4 linebacker. If Sheard can't do that, it won't be because he weighs 255. The 3-4 is different DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
Somebody else said we need a defensive end. The Browns have too many THREE-FOUR defensive ends on the current roster.
At this point, Dee Milliner looks like the best pick for this team, as none of the safeties can match him.
The Browns attack defense will put a premium on man coverage skills, way above zone. Man corners are harder to find, and Milliner is one of them. He's 6'1" so he can match up with the taller guys while Haden takes the others, and he can jam anybody.
Still, as usual I'd prefer a trade-down, but at this point it seems unlikely that anybody would find a must-have guy at 6 that they couldn't approximate later.
I like what Haslam said about not making a huge splash in free agency, and about "if the money is right". With the war-chest the Browns will have, they can plug several holes, ideally with younger guys who aren't past their primes and overrated. Guys who will hang around for a few seasons and not just play one season and retire.
In other words, I hope they don't sign anybody YOU GUYS want them to sign.
Chances are very good they can upgrade at safety and OLB (at least) there.
Wow look at this: EJ Manuel is the EIGHTH-ranked quarterback in the draft per NFLdraftscout.com! I don't get it. He was Senior Bowl MVP, while the other quarterbacks got destroyed.
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