Please. Stop It.

Blah blah Johnny Maziel blah blah is he blah blah should we blah blah apology blah blah uniforms blah blah blah blaaaaaahhhhhhhughh!

...shoot...meee...

Well, Lane Adkins did a mercifully uniform and apology-free Fast Lane article in a slow news week.

Lane doubts that the Browns will make a big move to nab Mariota.  I'd be more skeptical about this if another historicly accurate source hadn't made the same assertion.

But I do agree with Lane that we're mainly talking about moving up to number two overall.  I believe Farmer will be keeping an eye on him, and will pull the trigger if he can get him cheaper.

I'm glad that Lane isn't among those who keep mindlessly repeating the phrase "too many other needs", at least.

Astutely, Lane lists a number of good alternatives to Danny Shelton at nose tackle or at least defensive line--but he's missing the boat too: Taylor and Hughes are healthy again, Randy Starks has been added, and Pettine (sigh) doesn't run a traditional 3-4.

Brashad Perriman, one of the "other" wide recievers, is shooting up the boards off a blazing-fast 40.  Some are skeptical, (and rightfully so), since straight-line speed is only one asset an ideal wide reciever possesses, and isn't even the most important one.

However, Perriman's production with two different quarterbacks is undeniable.  Demented Mock Drafters who see the Browns trading up for Amari Cooper don't get this:

Perriman should be there at 12 or even at 19, IF all three of the top five wide recievers have been taken.

And what are the odds of those three being gone?  Well, that's three wide recievers in twelve picks, and (trust me) two quarterbacks will be taken by then as well.  There's a pretty decent chance that at least one will be there at twelve.

I can pretty much guarantee you that, if Farmer hasn't moved to grab Mariota, he will prioritize wide reciever.  This is truly the Browns' biggest need (except for quarterback...probably), and all these guys are worth being drafted that high.

I've read elswhere that the Browns really like Alvin Dupree as an edge-rusher, but don't know that source, and think that Shane Ray is at least as likely.  One of those two guys could be there at 19.

Baloney aside, without knowing for sure about a healthy Mingo, or how Armonty Bryant will work out in an altered role, this is another base they want to cover.

However, if center(guard/tackle) Cam Erving is still there, I would take that guy.  There's less (real) urgency to fix anything on this offensive line than to upgrade the pass rush, but if Alex Mack leaves after this season, red lights will be flashing and alarms will be ringing.

Plus, there's nothing wrong with replacing a slightly above average player with an exceptional one right now--and having hands-down the best offensive line in football, period, in 2015.

Imagine that: Yeah McCown probably at quarterback, but with a dominant offensive line, an elite wide reciever, excellent running backs, a West Coast, and a top-notch defense.

Trent Dilfer won a Superbowl like that.