Doug Lesmerisis likes Offensive Tackle Oli Udoh (in the fifth round or so), and after reading his article, so do I.
As I've repeated redundantly, the 2019 Browns don't need Joe Thomas 2.0 (as if that were possible anyway).
But John Dorsey does have to look at the "Big Picture" and be...analytical😂.
Desmond Harrison is a physical freak, but as Doug points out, he was a much riskier prospect than Udoh, as he hardly played any in college (and was skinny/light).
While I still have high hopes for Harrison, we Browns fans have seen a whole bunch of uber-talented projects go the way of the Doe-Doe bird.
Udoh would be both competition for Harrison and insurance. Udoh practiced and played well at the Shrine Game and Senior Bowl. He is big, strong, and very experienced (albeit at a low level of competition).
Doug included a bunch of diect (unedited) quotes from Udoh (complete with contractions and stuff, you know?), and he's definitely a smart dude, and confident as hell (without being arrogant).
The Big Picture has to include that RT Chris Hubbard is (now) good but not great, Greg Robinson is only locked up for one more year, and if he does "ball out", he might price himself off the roster in 2020.
(A note on that: You can't pay everybody as much as one of 31 other teams will offer no madder wudd. You can't just pay "whatever it takes" without bankrupting yourself.)
With Rodney Corbettfield here, Dorsey has center and guard covered for awhile, but lingering question marks at Offensive Tackle, starting with Harrison in 2019, and getting multiplied in 2020.
Oli Udoh in the fifth (or even 4th) round in this draft would be right in Harrison and Corbett's face immediately--let God sort that out, but Dorsey is thinking '20 and beyond, and Uboh on Day 3 looks like a great investment.
Thanks to Scott Petrack, I'm re-thinking the inevitability of Jamie Collins' release. John Dorsey is talking to Jamie's agent, and that can only mean that he wants to keep him at a more affordable price.
Collins is 29, which undermines his value as a free agent.
His 2018 stats were actually impressive, which makes him valuable (especially to teams in contention).
There are too many varibles to predict this one:
How would Wilks use Collins? Does Collins like it here? Is he a mercenary (and if so, is he smart enough to bet on the Browns?)
Who knows? In reality, John Dorsey is trying to retain Collins for less money over 2-3 years with frontloaded guarantees so he can TRADE him sooner or later...
It's last call. I need to okbye
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