Cleveland has reportedly had discussions with multiple teams about trading up from the 12th overall pick in the draft, but the club also seems to have interest in moving down. The Browns called teams below them on Wednesday to ask if any would be interested in acquiring the 12th selection, reports Michael Lombardi of The Ringer (Twitter links).
The 12th choice is the Browns’ second, of course, after the No. 1 overall pick. They’re “locked in” at the top spot, notes Lombardi, though it’s still not clear whether they’ll take Texas A&M pass rusher Myles Garrett or North Carolina quarterback/Ohio native Mitch Trubisky. This is only speculation, but the fact that the Browns would consider moving down from No. 12 could be a sign that they’re leaning toward Trubisky, who seems unlikely to be available when they’re on the clock for the second time in Round 1. Notably, the organization’s Trubisky fans – perhaps including owner Jimmy Haslam – fear he won’t fall to 12.
Ultimately, the Browns probably will make Garrett the No. 1 overall selection, according to Mary Kay Cabot of cleveland.com, but ESPN’s Adam Schefter isn’t as confident. Trubisky is “square in consideration,” per Schefter, and “very smart, very well-connected people” have told him that the Tar Heel will be the first pick on Thursday (via Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk).
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“Tar Hell” is the perfect way to describe it if that is indeed the pick, Connor. Haha. It would be quite the blunder to not go Garrett there. Alas, Browns.
Haha, I edited that pretty quickly. I was hoping no one would notice, but alas…
Will somebody please just punch me in the head. I can’t take any more.
Would be hilarious if they pulled a Vikings move and didn’t make the 1st pick before time ran out.
That’s why the Browns will always be the browns.
Careful with taking the “sure thing” Garrett over a QB. I’m not saying Clowney is a bust, but I bet if Houston had it to do over they’d have drafted Carr or Bridgewater in 2014 instead of JC.
hold on…. so if you were omniscient, you would take Bridgewater right now??? he is set to miss another year. Carr sure, but everything is 20/20 in hindsight
Not now since he is injured but all things considered, given the chance to do it over, yeah I’d have take TB. Clowney was damaged coming out and everybody knew it. No guarantee Bridgewater gets hurt in Houston. It’s a foolish argument I know but what I’m getting at is the value of a starting QB is significantly higher than a top defender.
i think they’d take mack instead
A better demonstration of my point, if the Raiders had to choose again and could only pick one guy, Mack or Carr, who would they take? If Trubisky is a legit starting QB and a good fit for your system you take him IMO.
It’s easy to look back, after the fact. Truth is, nobody knows who will pan out and who will bust.
Well, except in the case of Manziel. I’m a Browns fan, but I knew he was not an NFL QB. He had bust written all over him. But then look at Justin Gilbert. He was one of, if not the top, DB going into the draft. And look how that turned out.
You never know……….
I feel bad for anyone who ends up in Cleveland.. R.I.P.
Why? At least that means they’re doing something you’ll never do…..playing professional football.
For the worst team in the league, in a garbage dump of a city.. No prospect wants to go Cleveland, if you ran a poll with the prospects they’d finish in the bottom 3 no doubt