The Cleveland Browns Draft Phil Taylor: What does it mean for our defensive scheme?

Those 85 Bears used the 46 defense, which uses 3 players to do essentially the same thing.

We might only need 2.

We can dream, that’s what April is for.

Do you think they would use Gocong in the middle in the 2-tech defense (“4-3 even”, perhaps?) as a physical guy who could handle the center? Or just don’t worry about a C releasing immediately to the second level and count on defending a run behind him with our DTs?

Thinking this through a bit more, if the Browns are going in this direction, then they might actually need another heavy defensive tackle. Rubin and Taylor snaps will be somewhat limited by their conditioning, and someone at a similar size will need to substitute for them. Could Stephen Paea still be a possibility at 37?

I also have this vague hope that Dick Jauron can be our Dick LeBeau

I’ve got to be honest, that sounds like a pipe dream at best. I’ll be skeptical until Dick proves me wrong, I certainly hope he does.

I also have this vague hope that Dick Jauron can be our Dick LeBeau

i share your hope … i expect to be disappointed…

Why would you call someone 6’ 14"?

I saw that too.

The Bowers injury seems worse, doesn’t it? At this point, you have to think Bowers is less of a degenerative risk and more of an immediate one. If the only issue was whether he’d be able to play past five or six seasons in the league, don’t you think a team would have jumped on him at the end of the first round?

Reading the signs, it appears that Bowers may have issues that will affect his play while he’s on that first contract.

but i don’t think it will be THAT big of a problem. at least not anytime soon. something like that won’t likely develop into anything serious for another few years if he hasn’t had any problems with it as of yet (and with these labor issues we could end up having him for only 4 years anyway).

taylor improved each year he played in college so it’s not as though he felt discomfort from the bones and slowed down on the field. although i read it’s not something surgery can fix, i’m sure there are ways to ease the pain. maybe even some basic conditioning could help (ie. like certain types of stretches or massages.)

in any case, i trust heckerts decision that he knew this going in and decided it wasn’t anything major. i could be completely wrong but i just don’t see it.

Bowers was a top 5 prospect that still hasn’t been selected. Don’t you think that would be the bigger injury concern if every single NFL team passed on him?

Thanks!

I do. Especially considering the trade down, it’s a very good pick.

We needed a DT anyway, but we were all looking for a smaller, quicker guy to be an interior pass rusher. I think many were surprised by this choice because Taylor isn’t that kind of DT, and we are all feeling positively toward Rubin.

We went with the best DT in this class of a different playing style (i.e. not the best overall, but the best NT type guy), but if we do it right on the field, he’ll play a long time for us and he’ll be a big (pun intended) part of our defense. I guess I should wait until I see what we try to do on the field, but for now I am feeling good about this.

Making rape and murder jokes about Steelers and Ravens.

You must be able to run the ball.

A guy brought up the possibility of Detroit making that pick while they were on the clock and, bingo! I think their defense just took a huge step forward.

Like the new avatar there, moony.

On pick at a time. And we can be active in free agency sometime, maybe.

I think this pick is good for Bernard’s chances at DE. He isn’t a run-stopping force, but he won’t need to be. He’d need to be quick, athletic, and a pass rusher, which he is.

Heckert targeted AJ and Patrick

After the events that happened last night, It’s definitely not that obvious.

He more likely chose Dareus and popped out when he went early.

Peter King confirmed close to what you are saying this morning. He says the Browns were going to do the deal unless AJ Green was there they might have reconsidered.

Smokescreen!

I thought the secondary played pretty well last year once Eric Wright was out of the picture?

We have two great young players there, a pretty good veteran, and a guy in Eric Wright who is one bad season away from being a very, very good corner.

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I wouldn’t mind a FS in round 2 but our CBs are fine. For now, Sheldon Brown is solid at #2 and wright is a solid #3. I would almost rather us trade back into the 3rd and maybe give up our 5th and 6th so we can get Quinton Carter (who may be a reach right now in round 2).

I think if the right guy was there we’d have to think about it. Even if everything goes well for us, Fujita isn’t going to be around forever and Jackson has had to years cut short due to injury in a row. Those are our two best LBs. We’ll have to be looking.

I like a lot of the later round LBs in this draft; they might not ever become NFL studs, but I think there are some solid players out there.

Why do some feel like Williams hasn’t lived up to his potential?

I like that idea a lot, and it makes a lot of sense to me. Well done, sir.

I believe in a 3-4 they would take away a LB, not a DL. On Madden they had a 4-2-5 a 3-3-5 and a 1-5-5.