We'll Pass On Trent Richardson, Thanks

Hell there’s an idea for you: Write a DA piece on why we should draft Richardson. Not that I want us to, I just think it would be a good challenge to come up with feasible reasons.

I have to agree…At #4 you take the best player available and RGIII is not going to be what you think he is. Granted this is personal opinion but if we don’t get Luck or Blackmon, we have to take Richardson. You write this piece like a running back is just there to change it up every 5 plays. Yes, the Saints, Patriots, etc… don’t feature the running game but they also have All World QB’s and a great system and coaching staff. I am not fond of selecting a RB with the 4th pick either, but if he is the best playmaker available, we have no choice other than trading down and looking to grab someone else on our radar. I would pissed if we took RGIII at this pick as well. It is too high for a player that had a good season or 2. Tim Couch was great in college.

If that top three happens, we will sit back and laugh and watch someone trade up to take Kalil.

After Quarterbacks, LT is the most desirable position on offense. We could pick up a haul for Kalil.

I think it’s easy to see Hillis supposedly on his way out and say “Browns need a RB! Put him there!”

This early in the process you see some really poor mocks, because mostly people are guessing at what team needs are. Very rarely do they include the part of us having a GM that has never taken a RB in the first round, or a FO that is more passing oriented.

After awhile you will see McShay say on ESPN that “The Browns seem to be shying away from Richardson”, the fact is we were probably never “interested” in Richardson. I’m sure the Browns will check him out, after all we do want to keep up appearances that we “like” him just in case someone wants to Julio us again this year.

wouldn’t mind him with our second #1. Lets hope ATL loses this weekend, we’ll get a pick in the lower 20s.

Unless you are the Browns in 1957.

I don’t know, if we were a team like Green Bay it might not be terribly stupid, but we’d be picking 30th+.

I still would take Adrian Peterson in the first round any year.

I’d take Richardson with our second round pick.

I totally agree. This is the year I want to see us stay in the top 5, but trade down if the other option is taking Richardson at 4.

I think we’re safe whether he stays in school or not. I’m also probably the only guy holding out hope for resigning Hillis, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Even with the rookie cap my guess is Richardson makes more.

Last years fourth pick, AJ Green, signed a 4 year 19.6 million dollar deal.

I would hope we don’t give Hillis that kind of contract. Ahmad Bradshaw (a better back IMO) signed a 4 year, 18 million dollar deal last off-season.

interesting article on the BCS especially for those who don’t like the BCS.

If the draft shakes out that Blackmon is gone, there is still quite a bit of talent available to attract a team to trade up. And if RGIII is still on the board, that might classify as the most intense 5 minutes in Cleveland NFL Draft history.

so if Richardson turns out to be a top 3 back in the league that he is not worth #4???

Sure, but you can’t guarantee it. In fact, I would consider it a longshot that he would ever be a top 3 RB. Look at the first round RB’s taken in the past 10 seasons. How many of those guys do you think are “worth it”? LT, Steven Jackson, Larry Johnson, AP and CJ1K?

We’re talking five guys out of 31 in the past 10 seasons. The return isn’t there. Plus I could name 15 RB’s that are in the same class of those guys that were taken outside of the first round.

If Blackmon and RG3 are both gone, assuming Luck is the other player picked, That leaves Kalil back on the board. Someone will trade up for a franchise LT. I’d rather not take a pick that’s going to be on the decline by the end of his first contract @ #4. Claiborne or trade down.

when was the last time a RB carried his team to the playoffs? When was the last time a RB was integral to a deep playoff run. maybe AP a few years ago, but that playoff run took a career year out of Brett Favre.

No way he is on AP level. No way. He’s like a little bit of a better Ingram. If they’re all gone you go with Claiborne.

Someone will trade up for Kalil. If it wasn’t for Luck, I could see him as the number one pick. He is in the Joe Thomas (forgive me Father), Jake Long, echelon of draft eligible tackles. Remember, Tyron Smith was the best rookie OT this season. The reason he played RT at USC was because Kalil was better than him.

If Kalil gets to us, we sit back and take in a major haul from a LT-needy team (trust me, there are tons of them)

Trent Richardson may be on AP level and if he is then u are set @ RB for 6-8 years.

The best RB I have seen in college since AP was McFadden. He can’t stay on the field. It’s my point. RB is to dangerous to gamble on.

Claiborne all day long, move Brown over to FS. Two needs filled at once.

The chances of us not finding a trading partner if those guys are gone is ludicrous. Its simple math:

there are 3 teams ahead of us. If Blackmon and RG3 are both gone, it means either Luck or Kalil is still on the table. It’s not likely going to be Luck, but if it is you run up to the podium. If it’s Kalil, you WILL find a trading partner. Kalil is an amazing LT. Like Bernie said, Tyron Smith was the best last year, drafted (I believe) 10th overall, Someone will want Kalil bad.

And if we can’t find a trading partner, Take Claiborne.

Trent Richardson is not, and I repeat is not the 4th best player in this draft.

Oh jeez.

Because Flacco is a joke.

My head hurts.

HAHA WOW! Great stuff, bud. That was classic!

All your sandwich are belong to Heckert.

6/12: Ravens, Bengals, Texans, Broncos, Falcons, and 49ers. Out of those teams only 2 I think have a shot at making it and one will have to go through GB to do it.

And boom goes the dynamite.

I still think it would be nice to have someone like Richardson

There is probably not many people who would disagree with that statement. The question is what the price is. If we could use our second round pick on Richardson, I’d be all for it. Either of our firsts? Hells no.

You are going to have to run the ball and run the ball a lot.

I don’t think this is true.

I wouldn’t be opposed to Claiborne but isn’t Burflict projected as a MLB? Too high a pick for a LB who won’t rush the passer.

Pass on LB’s in the first round. Maybe that will be my next article.

Don’t give him ammo please. Burflict is an ILB and he’s already said no. He’s a bad kid with character flaws.

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I would be against drafting a tackle before the third or so myself. We can find a serviceable tackle there. Too many more important needs to pick with out top 3-4 picks.

Yeah I mean it would be like having to defense a fullback AND a tailback at the same time. Mind boggling.

Every time I see Coples, it seems like he should be better.

He has all the measurables, but then he just disappears. Looks like Tarzan, plays like Jane. I think he has been a “top 10” guy for so long, he is just penciled in. Something doesn’t seem right there.

He constantly lives in fear of strangers punching him for no discernible reason.

That lil’ smug kid is ripe for a punch to the face if we take Richardson.

So many subject lines….

Because we’ve all gone through our trail by fire and football education process already.

Luck, RGIII, Blackmon, then Claiborne for me. After that I’m not sure either, but one of those 4 is guaranteed to fall to us.

We probably wouldn’t trade up unless we really though another team was going to leap frog us which also presumes we want RG3. Basically at this point, before RG3 works out, it’s too early to say. I would say a trade up is quite unlikely unless we think Rg3 is a franchise QB and another team is a threat to trade up in front of us.

Yes we’ve discussed it quite a bit, not sure where everyone stands but if H&H think he’s the guy then yeah I would trade up for sure. Would you guys do it for 2nd or 3rd rounder because its only 2 spots and you’ll still get your guy. Also I think the Skins go after Manning. They’re stupid that way.

Let me turn it around on you- who would you take with the 2nd pick: Kalil, Blackmon, or Claiborne?

If you trade with us, you know you’ll get to choose from 2/3 (maybe all 3 if Minny has some sort of mental collapse and draft Richardson (that would be so awesome if they did)).