While the Browns have received inquiries into the first overall pick — including from one club that was interested in moving up for a quarterback — Cleveland is likely to stay put at No. 1, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL.com and Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com (Twitter links). “We feel really good about picking at one,” said general manager Sashi Brown.
The Browns, notably, traded away the No. 2 pick to the Eagles last year, acquiring a bevy of picks in the process. In exchange for No. 2 and a 2017 fourth-round pick, Cleveland picked up a 2016 first-rounder (No. 8 overall), a third-round pick (No. 77), a fourth-round pick (No. 100), a 2017 first-round pick, and a 2018 second-round pick. Brown said it would be a “surprise” if Cleveland moves down in a similar manner this year, tweets Cabot.
Trading up in the first round, meanwhile, could also be on the table, as Peter King of TheMMQB.com recently speculated, but Brown doesn’t sound fond of that idea either. “Open to it,” said Brown. “Positioned to do it. Don’t want to make a habit of it.” Cleveland owns a smorgasbord of selections in the first three rounds, but the club isn’t ready to turn multiple picks into one on a regular basis.
Finally, Brown called reports that Cleveland’s front office is torn between edge rusher Myles Garrett and quarterback Mitch Trubisky “false,” but also said total consensus is not the end goal. “Even if we all agree, we constantly are pushing each other,” said Brown. “Our job is not to agree.” Brown also said Cleveland won’t convey whom it intends to select before the pick is officially announced next Thursday, per Cabot (Twitter links).
“Our job is not to agree.”
Uh…..what?
Debate and reasoning between 2 educated people/groups can lead to new ideas instead of repeating status quo.
They did that before, and ended up with Manziel. How about agreeing for a change?
I’m not sure that the Manziel pick happened after “debate and reasoning between 2 educated people/groups”.
In order for that to happen, there had to be at least 2 educated people/groups in that front office.
True that.
Keep the pick and take Garrett. Lets be honest here, all the QB’s in this years draft need time to develop. A talent like Garrett only comes around every once in a while. Look at qb with 12.
Trade with bears at 3 to get your QB plus garret? Then get yourself a new coach next year = super bowl
Browns unlikely to trade for a veteran QB?
Uh, didn’t they already trade for one? Does the name Osweiler ring a bell?
Honestly, Osweiler was actually more experienced and seemed to have a higher ceiling a year ago than Jimmy G does now… if he turns into a franchise guy great… if not, he serves as a solid placeholder for Kessler or another young QB.
Think they were meaning McCarron or Garapolo