I've been out driving during the entire day.
I had a feeling this sort of move was going to happen. I never got the vibe from the Indy guys being all that interested in Barkley or even Chubb. It was quite tepid whenever I asked about any sort of vibe from various folks.
This is why I was telling people to take the QB at 1. I'm just glad it happened before draft day.
There is no room to get "tricky" here. Take Darnold or Rosen. Sit pretty at 4, take the guy you like best there (Be it Chubb, Fitzpatrick, Barkley...whatever) and then it call it a round 1.
Get it done. Draft the best QB out there and call it a night.
I agree with the QB at 1.
However, at 4, it depends on the offer. Certainly we’d be pleased at just taking a guy at 4. However, if you get a godfather offer from Buffalo like 12, 22, 53 and a future 2nd, that’s a lot of cheddar.
Likewise, if you can flop Denver on the threat of Buffalo trying to come up and get a 2nd out of them, you should. Get every last grain of value you can get.
It’s stupid to fear a trade down just because past regimes were burned by shitty drafting.
I also think that if you acquired 12, 22, 53, and a future 2nd from Buffalo, it’s very likely that you can package 53 with 12 to get you back as high as you can. Perhaps that 7-9 range to get Denzel Ward.
In said scenario, we end up with the guy we might’ve like best had we stayed at 4 while also adding #22 and a future 2nd.
Browns have the capital to monopolize this bitch. Let’s go out and set our franchise up for the long haul.
