Pretty much...
I'd be doing backflips right now if the alleged Gordon news wasn't such a downer. Hopefully it isn't as bad as we thought, and if it is, hopefully we can target a good short term replacement while we determine how to get this piece of shit in line.
I think most of us feel this way, even people like myself who weren't fans of the Manziel pick. The fact that we got him at 22, picked up arguably the best CB in the draft and were able to snag what could be a high 1st-rounder next year... That sort of makes up for any disappointment I felt with the Manziel thing.
Outside of that, I have zero complaints. I really like the focus on the defensive backfield. That's the way the NFL is going, with GMs looking at the Seattle model of building around your DBs. I thought there was good value in each of our picks. The only one that kind of surprised me was Kirksey, but he does fill a need. Our intermediate pass protection in the middle of the field was horri-awful. It seems that this is Kirksey's most valuable trait.
I was also surprised that no receivers were taken, not because of the Josh Gordon situation, because -- if the reports are true -- his production was not going to be replaced by anyone in this draft, including Watkins, Evans or anyone else.
I like the fact that Farmer showed patience in the face of all that and stuck to his board. However, WR was a need coming into the draft and it was supposed to be arguably the deepest position in the entire draft. I'm just surprised they didn't pull the trigger somewhere along the way.
I guess it was just one of those situation where their draft position never matched up -- value-wise -- with the WR position. I can live with that.
With the news that they first tried to trade up to get Odell Beckum and then Brandin Cooks was originally the target at 22 (where they eventually snagged Manziel), those were the guys they really wanted. When they didn't get them, there was no panic. That's very un-Browns-like.
