OneBuckeye;2177520; said:
H+H are all in, they know they need wins now not later. I think this is some reason for the pick. If we aren't sniffing the playoffs by 2013-2014 they are gone.
What is everyone else's expectations in the next 2-3 years with the moves they have made?
IMO, this draft set them back 2 - 3 years unless the players they choose end up being alot better than most of us think. Richardson, Schwartz and Weeden should help but just too may unknowns with the rest of the group to include Gordon.
My mindset going into the off-season was to sign one very good FA at a position of need (S, OG, DE, OLB) and fill holes by selecting the best player available at a postion of need. We all agree the Browns had many holes to fill and could have filled many by just staying where they were.
I know I'm beating a dead horse but in hind-sight this is what I would have done with the first three picks.
1 (4) Richardson (I think the FO flinched based on the RGIII situation and took the bait and moved up to get Trent). IMO, Richardson would have been there regardless. IF not take Clairborne, CB.
1 (22) - DeCastro, OG. Arguably thebest OL in the draft next to Kalil.
2 (37) - Martin, OT. Right side of line set.
With a draft like that (1st three picks), a team is building its base. With the brutal schedule for the upcoming season and Colt at QB, this team would still do no better than 1- 4 wins which would put them in the top 3 picks in next years draft and in position to draft Barkley or Woods (WR). IMO, the only team that will challenge them for the worst record this year will be the Jags.
I'm holding out hope but I do not see this team doing well at all next year and the year beyond that. If I didn't know any better, it almost appears that the FO is setting this team up to fail.
