Sorry it took so long; it took me a couple of tries before I got it where I wanted it. I give you...

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Two picks in the fourth round today, and I'm still hopefull the the Browns find a quality WR before the day is over. According to some quick research here's the Top 10 of who's left.

Joe Adams

Jarius Wright

Devon Wylie

Nick Toon

Marvin McNutt

Marvin Jones

Justin Criner

Chris Givens

Eric Page

Keyshawn Martin

From the little bit of homework I've done on each of these guys, I'm slightly encouraged that we can still come away with a guy that may have at one time been considered 2nd or 3rd round talent - depending on who's scouting report you read, of course.

I think for The Browns offense I'd prefer 1. Jarius Wright 2. Nick Toon 3. Marvin Jones 4. Chris Givens.

I've stated in the past that I don't follow the College game, so any of you that do - I'd like to hear your input.

First things first, let me apologize to all on the 1st round draft thread for all the negativity. I made the Licensed pessimist look optimistic. As an fyi, while I am a huge Colt fan, I have been a lifelong Browns fan for longer than I care to admit. I like most of you, have lived and died with the team, and after continual let downs, I simply boiled over.

Secondly, let me stress some positives in the draft that I missed yesterday:

We got the RB we wanted, and by all accounts, he seems to be a dynamic, elite back. Shelf life, 3 picks will all be forgotten when he leads the league in rushing next year.

The FO know Colt McCoy well and feel very comfortable that he will never develop into a starting QB, and they got a new QB more to their liking.

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The Weeden Debacle.

Preface: This post is not an indictment of the player selected, but the value ignored. After all (as realmccoy alluded to), maximizing value in the draft is the GM's job is it not?

As pick 22 was approaching I was praying for Kendall Wright, which is no surprise if you’ve read any of my draft articles. The unlikely Titans grabbed him at 20 instead, which meant Riley Reiff and David DeCastro had kindly slid down the board for excellent value. In my estimation the Browns were still on track for a great draft as these were solid consolation prizes. Indeed they did fly off the board to teams who understood their value at picks 23 and 24, just not to the Browns. No, the Browns bum rushed the stage at pick 22 to turn in a card that read: Brandon Weeden, Oklahoma State Quarterback.

What?! A team that needs everything just took an gigantic reach while top 10 talent was still on the board? This reeked of a panic move, and exactly opposite of what Heckert was preaching the week before the draft:

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On December 19, 2011, a friendly wager was entered into between myself and The Licensed Pessimist on who would be selected first in the draft. While closer than I anticipated, Luck prevailed as the number 1 overall selection last evening. As the winner of said bet, the condition I laid out for everyone's favorite pessimist was to have his avatar be the infamous Clausen/ostrich picture. I am sure everyone is looking forward to this image as much as I am next to TLP's posts. If you would like to rehash the thread, link is provided below.

Link

Above: Jarius Wright makes a catch that defines ridiculous.
(To see the entire plays full ridiculousness click on any of these words).

Height 5-10 I Weight 182 lbs
40 yard dash 4.42 I Vertical 48 inches I 3 Cone Drill 6.93

Stats at the University of Arkansas

Senior year- 66 catches for 1117 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2011
Junior year- 42 catches for 821 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2010
Sophomore year- 41 catches for 681 yards and 5 touchdowns in 2009
Freshman year-19 catches for 348 yards and 2 touchdowns in 2008

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O.K., this is the third iteration of what I've been trying to do with random and off-topic postings. I received a few suggestions on how this should go down so, based on your ideas, I will not do this weekly. If you feel like it, rec it a couple times so it stays up. When it falls off, I'll put up a new one. Unlike P. Diddy, you lace the track, I lock the flow, so don't slow your roll....never mind. I was never much of a rapper.

Usual O.T. suggestions: Movies, Sports unrelated to Football, TV shows, Cars, Crushes, Food, Current Events and completely random things like: Mythology, Cranes (the bird kind or the motorized kind) and Words that if you say them over and over in your head they begin to lose their meaning.

I was watching Bugs Bunny the other day and he said "ignoramus." I never knew if this was an actual word until I searched it today. It most definitely is.

Tuesday night dinner was pizza followed by cantaloupe to trick myself into thinking I ate healthy. I was craving buttery salty popcorn for a snack during Glee but alas, I caved in and ate dry cheerios instead.

Word until next time:

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Okay, since we are about a day a way from the draft, I would like to share an idea. For this post, my intentions are for anyone and everyone to put a bold statement in writing about players in this years draft.

For example: I think that Trent Richardson will lead the league in rushing yards next year.

There will be a lot of people who will disagree with me and thats cool. The point of this is to have fun and if by chance anyone is correct, its saved it writing forever (Or until Chris decides to delete it). Thanks and Go Browns!

Out of curiosity, I did a quick calculation of average offensive ranking for all 32 teams over the past 10 years. Guess who finished dead last? That's right... the Browns.

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via cdn.bleacherreport.net

Measurables

Height 5-11 and 3/8
Weight 201 lbs
40 Yard Dash: 4.55 (2nd fastest in QB behind RG3)
Vertical Jump: 34
Broad Jump: 09'10" (4th best in QB)
20 Yard Shuttle: 4.09 (2nd fastest by .03 seconds in QB)
3-Cone Drill: 6.97
Arm Length 31
Hand Size 10 1/4"

Stats

Russel Wilson completed an eye-popping 72.5% of his passes for 3175 yards, 33 touchdowns and only 4 interceptions. He also ran for 338 yards and six touchdowns and managed to catch 3 passes for 56 yards and a touchdown on trick plays.

He is a former 4th round pick in baseball and a minor league baseball player, but decided too focus on football. In 2011, he transferred from NC State to Wisconsin.

Awards
2008
First freshman to be All-ACC First Team
ACC Rookie of the Year
2009
Set NCAA record for most pass attempts without a interception (389 attempts without a pick.)
2010
Led the ACC in 2010 with 274.1 passing yards per game and total offense with 307.5 yards per game.
2nd Team All-ACC
2011
First Team All-Big Ten in 2011
Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year
MVP of Wisconsin's Big Ten championship win over Michigan State
Third-team All-American
9th in 2011 Heisman voting
Went to the Rose Bowl Highest Passer Rating in NCAA
2nd most YPA
3rd highest completion percentage

Commentary from Brock Huard, who loves Wilson.

Video

Ultimate Russell Wilson Highlights (User doesn't allow you to embed- definitely worth watching)

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