Since alot of us are either Browns or Bengals fans I decided to create this sounding board for the NFL draft. So we can all express our opinions on both Browns and Bengals moves this weekend. We can all fill in the picks as they come across as well as trades etc. Here are both teams picks in each round. Browns have 13 total picks, and the Bengals have 9 total picks
Round 1
Browns 3-Trent Richardson, RB* Bengals 17-Dre Kirkpatrick, CB
22-Brandon Weeden, QB 21, 27-Kevin Zietler, G *
Round 2
Browns 37-Mitchell Schwartz, OT Bengals 53-Devon Still, DT
Round 3
Browns 87- John Hughes, DT* Bengals 83-Mohamed Sanu, WR,
93-Brandon Thompson, DT
Round 4
Browns 100- Travis Benjamin, WR 118
120- James-Michael Johnson, ILB Bengals 116- Orson Charles, TE
Round 5
Browns 139, 160- Ryan Miller, OG Bengals 156- Shaun Prater, CB
166- Marvin Jones, WR
167-George Iloka, FS
Round 6
Browns 204-Emmanual Acho, ILB
205- Billy Winn, DT Bengals 191- Dan Herron, RB
Round 7
Browns 211, 245- Trevin Wade, CB
247-Brad Smelley, TE Bengals- N/A
* Browns trade with Vikings- Move up from #4 to #3, give up picks 118, 139, 211
* Bengals trade down with Patriots- Move from #21 to #27 get NE 3rd round pick #93
*Browns trade their #67 pick to Denver in exchange for the #87 and #120 picks
Browns should package some of their picks and just keep putting off drafting players for another year....
As a browns fan, I hope their draft goes something like this:
@4 T Richardson - Colt didn't look that bad in a couple big wins 2 years when he had a solid run game (a healthy Hillis). Playing in the AFC North having a talent like him would be huge.
@22 Stephen Hill - I think he will be the 1st or 2nd best WR out of this draft. He is easily the 1st or 2nd tallest and by far the fastest. People say he didn't get much attention/production at GT but he actually had a few hundred more yards than demaryius Thomas, who I believe is going to be a stud with Peyton manning.
@37 J Martin/best available tackle not named Mike Adams. There is a desperate need for a RT and in order to give Colt time and Trent holes, this is necessary. The browns could have one of the best lines for a very long time if they get a stud RT to bookend opposite JThomas.
@3rd round/4th round/5th round- pass rush OLB/CB/Broyles J Adams Posey/B Osweiler - I don't know how the draft will pan out but those are the two positions of need on defense. Also, I really like them taking one of those WR late, as injuries or suspensions would have had them getting drafted higher so the talent is definitely there. I wouldn't mind the project in ASU QB Brock Osweiler if they can get him late.
Bottom round picks - I saw an article that said the Patriots were interested in trading some of their 2nd to 4th round picks for ones in the lower rounds of the draft. If them or any team wants to, they need to package some of their 13 picks to move up. There is no way they sign that many players and they need quality players. (compensatory picks can't be traded, but the others should be traded if possible)
Don't give up... Don't ever give up.
Don't know if I agree with Weeden at 22, thought he was more of 2nd rounder.
second round pick - typical Browns, reaching bad to say the least. That guy could've been taken in the third and i can think of 5 more highly rated tackled that were available. Had the adressed that need in free agency they could've adresses the need for wr's. Oh well too late for that cause i've watched all the good ones fall off the board.
I don't know where the Brown's are finding enough people willing to pay $60 to watch them play 8 times a year. The Vicious Cycle of Stupidity continues. I might pay $20 for a ticket, if I had nothing else to do. I prefer watching the Browns on TV, so I can walk away in disgust, and I'm not out anything.
The only thing I can do is hope that the front office knows something that the draft experts don't b/c #87 Hughes was not a good pick IMO.
Did you guys hear the story about someone prank calling Mohamed Sanu last night saying that they were from the Bengals, and they were going to draft him at 27? Kind of a dick move by the dude that did it, but hey, irony reigns supreme as the Bengals actually do draft him. Wonder how long it took him to believe it this time...
Class of 2010.
sorry browns fans. mike adams is a steeler now. mike is a lifelong steeler fan. who knew?
Those who stay wil be .......Diinner!!
Brady Joke
I was not too high on Adams (no pun intended), Pitt seems to draft a decent amount of Bucks. Good luck to Adams, kinda cool he was a lifelong fan and gets to play for his team.
Most people didn't have Hughes in their top 300.
They decide until round 4 to address the WR position...and get a guy who had 3 TD's all of last year. Still no #1 WR, so it doesn't matter who the QB is.
The Bengals are having one of the most solid drafts IMO... No real jump off the page at you kind of guys, but they have great value at every pick thus far...
Cincy is doing well imo as well
Bengals having a great draft...guys on ESPiN say possibly the best draft of anybody. Who Dey!
Class of 2010.
I like Clevelands top draft better than Cincinnati's. T-rich and Weeden is much better than Kirkpatrick and zietler. Zietler was too early and Kirkpatrick is trouble. Cincinnati was doing really well avoiding trouble players.
But Cincinnati has been really good since. I really like Sanu as a #2 WR and George Iloka in the 5th round will be a steal. I think he could be a STAR type player in the NFL, if they would even use such a position. Big, lanky safety who can tackle.
I like Cleveland Michael-james Johnson but what the hell with Schwartz and Travis Benjamin? Schwart was taken with alot better players there and Benjamin has always been an underachiever!
and then cincinnati takes Boom Herron! Very nice pick! If anything he will bring in buckeye fans for games. I like it. I think he could very well compete to start with Green-eliis.
Herron to the Bengals!
Nate Ebner going to New England! I bet he is going to be a pure special teamer. That guy is awesome in special teams!
Zietler was projected on many boards to go to Green Bay @ #28 Cincinnati took him at #27 not a reach at all... I agree Kirkpatrick is a risk/reward but he definitely fits the need & has great potential... I like the Browns pick of Richardson, he was clearly the best back in the Draft, but Weeden in the 1st round???!!! I watched a lot of Ok. St games because I loved Blackmon, I don't believe they got value out of that pick, they need WR's!!! Weeden won't do any better than Colt for that very reason.