sleeper;1122053 wrote:I'm glad the Browns didn't sell their soul for a backup QB at best. RG3 is an okay player, not worth more than a 1st and a 2nd pick to move up 2 spots.

I'm starting to grow on Colt McCoy. Let's get him some weapons and win a super bowl.

BR1986FB;1121913 wrote:Tannehill will be the pick at 4...

dazedconfused;1122084 wrote:please no...rather go with richardson at 4

BR1986FB;1122057 wrote:I agree. And this 'detachment" is part of the reason why this "slow & steady wins the race/build only through the draft" approach concerns me a bit.

Holmgren is out of here in two+ years. What if they don't have a succession plan to pass the torch to Heckert? We continue to draft only, not make the playoffs and a new regime comes in AGAIN in two years and decides they want to run a 3-4 defense and blows it up once more?

sleeper;1122053 wrote:I'm glad the Browns didn't sell their soul for a backup QB at best. RG3 is an okay player, not worth more than a 1st and a 2nd pick to move up 2 spots.

I'm starting to grow on Colt McCoy. Let's get him some weapons and win a super bowl.

Mr Miyagi;1122110 wrote:I have heard talk about the Browns are grooming Shurmur for a front office position once Holmgren is ready to go........and this is probably what is going to happen, and then Lerner will pay Holmgren 6 mill a year to be an advisor to Heckert/Shurmur!

BR1986FB;1122118 wrote:Great...:rolleyes:

BR1986FB;1122118 wrote:Great...:rolleyes:

Y-Town Steelhound;1122130 wrote:If the Browns are gonna make an insane reach for a QB at #4, I'd rather have Weeden than Tannehill. I honestly don't understand why anyone thinks he's going to be good. He's like a horrid combination of Blaine Gabbart and Derek Anderson.

IggyPride00;1122128 wrote:Another 3 or 4 win season is going to torpedo that plan, so I wouldn't worry too much about any of their plans.

God forbid we ever have a blackout because things get so bad, in which case there may finally start to be some accountability.

IggyPride00;1122145 wrote:What surprises me so much about Heckert thus far and his "build through the draft" strategy is the continued ignoring of the QB position.

You would have thought in Philly he would have seen how important McNabb was to what they were doing, and how important the QB is.

When you have an elite QB, everyone you draft typically plays better as their level of play is naturally lifted.

The longer this goes on with no answer at the position you begin to wonder if he ever really learned anything from Andy Reid.

Beyond that, there needs to start to be some big hits beyond round 2. When does he find his Josh Cribbs as an undrafted free agent, or find the impact player in the later rounds everyone missed?

If you are going to build exclusively through the draft, it is imperative you hit on more than 2-3 guys a year.

Rookies getting playing time (like last year) doesn't necessarily equal having drafted guys that are part of the solution. I think that is being lost on the regime right now.

As far as the QB goes, I think they thought RG3 was a lock and had no backup plan.

HitsRus;1122162 wrote:What I don't understand is the running back situation. Do they really expect Hardesty to carry the load?

IggyPride00;1122145 wrote:What surprises me so much about Heckert thus far and his "build through the draft" strategy is the continued ignoring of the QB position.

You would have thought in Philly he would have seen how important McNabb was to what they were doing, and how important the QB is.

When you have an elite QB, everyone you draft typically plays better as their level of play is naturally lifted.

The longer this goes on with no answer at the position you begin to wonder if he ever really learned anything from Andy Reid.

Beyond that, there needs to start to be some big hits beyond round 2. When does he find his Josh Cribbs as an undrafted free agent, or find the impact player in the later rounds everyone missed?

If you are going to build exclusively through the draft, it is imperative you hit on more than 2-3 guys a year.

Rookies getting playing time (like last year) doesn't necessarily equal having drafted guys that are part of the solution. I think that is being lost on the regime right now.

derek bomar;1122189 wrote:they should take Richardson, then take a WR with the 22nd. They actually would be wise to trade down to 6 or 8 or whatever, take Richardson there, aquire an extra pick or two, and take a WR with the 22nd. But, they're the Browns. So they'll prolly stay at 4 and take Tannehill.

shook_17;1122115 wrote:this made me lol. colt mccoy isn't leading any team to the superbowl. and if you really think RG3 is a backup qb i want what you are smoking. who gives a shit what you give up for a franchise qb. if he leads you to the superbowl and afc north championships year in and year out who gives a fuck about those 3 first round draft picks.