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If we were trading back, I'd look to St. Louis.

They need a LT in a bad, bad way! If either Joeckel or Fisher are there, we should offer it to the Rams and demand both of the first rounders in exchange and maybe even a second this year! We'd be looking at #16, #22 and #46 (Browns supplemental, Saints forfeited).

They need to protect Bradford or he'll go down as a bust. Alex Smith was highly sought when drafted but could do nothing in SF until they built him an OL. Bradford isn't going to succeed in St. Louis either until he has a line to protect him.

A Next year's pick is valued as the last pick in that round in the next year. A #2 next year is really equal to the last pick in the 2nd the next year. Next years first would be worth the 32nd value.

NFL Draft 2013 -- mock draft links: Cleveland Browns candidates include Dee Milliner, Barkevious Mingo, Ezekiel Ansah, Jarvis Jones, Dion Jordan

Most talent scouts consider Alabama's Dee Milliner the top cornerback in the draft. (Photo by Associated Press)
By Mike Peticca, The Plain Dealer
on March 02, 2013 at 8:01 AM, updated March 02, 2013 at 8:06 AM Print


CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The first round of the 2013 NFL draft will be held on Thursday, April 25.

The Cleveland Browns are scheduled to make the sixth pick.

Teams will make second- and third-round picks that Friday, and conclude the draft that Saturday with rounds four through seven.

The Browns don't have a second-rounder. They gave that up to select wide receiver Josh Gordon in last summer's supplemental draft.

The NFL's free-agency period begins on March 12. Check Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Browns coverage to track the team's free agent activity and run-up to the draft.

Many mock drafts now reflect what was observed about players at the Scouting Combine, which ended on Tuesday in Indianapolis.

Most draft analysts expect the Browns to use their first-round pick on a defensive player. Cleveland has played a 4-3 defense in past seasons, but will likely play a 3-4 or some "hybrid" variation of it as Ray Horton takes over as the coordinator.

Chris Fedor put together a first-round mock draft for cleveland.com. He has the Browns taking Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones at No. 6.

Not only do most mock drafts have the Browns going for defense; most have them picking one of five players: Alabama cornerback Dee Milliner; Louisiana State defensive end/outside linebacker Barkevious Mingo; BYU defensive end/outside linebacker Ezekiel Ansah; Georgia outside linebacker Jarvis Jones; Oregon defensive end/outside linebacker Dion Jordan.

Daniel Jeremiah, for NFL.com, has the Browns picking Dee Milliner, commenting:
Milliner would team up with Joe Haden to give the Browns one of the better cornerback tandems in the NFL. Jarvis Jones is another name to keep an eye on with this selection.

Tony Pauline, for USA Today Sports, predicts Cleveland will select Barkevious Mingo. Pauline writes:
Mingo's combine workout awed NFL teams. He would fill a pair of defensive needs for the Browns.

Cleveland picks Ezekiel Ansah, Rob Rang writes for CBSSports.com:
.....the team could be in the market for a dynamic pass rusher to fit new defensive coordinator Ray Horton's 3-4 scheme. Ansah primarily lined up at defensive end at BYU but possesses unbelievable athleticism for his frame and was moved all over for the Cougars. In a class boasting several intriguing edge rushers, Ansah may possess the most upside and plays with the physicality required for success in the AFC North.

Charles Davis, for NFL.com, writes that the Browns will take Jarvis Jones, assuming his spinal stenosis is not a major health concern:
Jones needs to check out medically, but if he does, the Georgia product can be a dynamic pass rusher off the edge. The Browns have been looking for this kind of linebacker since Chip Banks left town.

Don Banks, for Sports Illustrated, writes that Dion Jordan will be the Browns' pick at No. 6:
The Browns whiffed on their pursuit of Oregon's Chip Kelly, but they can still land one of his favorite players, Ducks outside linebacker Dion Jordan, a freakishly gifted athlete and pass rusher who is drawing comparisons to 49ers outside linebacker/sack specialist Aldon Smith. Enough said.
More NFL mock drafts

Dee Milliner joins the Cleveland Browns. (drafttek.com)

The Browns, at No. 6, pick Barkevious Mingo. (By Dan Kadar, SBNation.com)

Ezekiel Ansah will play NFL football in Cleveland. (WalterFootball.com)

Jarvis Jones will wear the orange helmet. (Football Draft Analysis)

Dion Jordan plays for the Cleveland Browns. (By Dane Brugler, CBSSports.com)

The Browns bring Dee Milliner to town. (By Ryan McCrystal, Bleacher Report)

A famed talent scout thinks the Browns will pick Barkevious Mingo. (By Gil Brandt, NFL.com)


http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2013/03/nfl_draft_2013_--_mock_draft_l.html

Don Banks is a tool. Soon folks, will see that Philly was the one that whiffed by signing him.

Looking at the Pass Rushers

By Lane Adkins
OBR Football Analyst
Posted Mar 3, 2013


Much like the offensive side of the ball, the Browns defense lacked difference-makers and an ability to stop the opposition on third-down.

When the new regime of football minds evaluated the Browns 2012 season, there was a belief the team wasn’t nearly as physical as they wanted to see and the defense wasn’t as appeared.

Granted, the Browns defense was the strength of the team, especially in perception.

Film study showed the Browns defense while competitive, has holes in its foundation. A lack of quality and inexperience at defensive back leaves the secondary susceptible against the pass.

The lack of a consistent pass rush generated by the front-seven of the defense creates further issue for a defense lacking overall talent in the defensive backfield. The necessity to utilize defensive backs to generate pressure further exposed an already mediocre pass defense.

Improved speed and quickness across the linebacker positions, increased youth and athleticism at defensive tackle with leadership and experience at defensive end, the Browns defense in the 2012 defense was average and kept the team in games.

Much like the offensive side of the ball, the Browns defense lacked difference-makers and an ability to stop the opposition on third-down.

Youth and inexperience play into the equation of a season ago, but the less than aggressive philosophy schemed by the coaching staff was deemed insufficient.

New defensive coordinator Ray Horton believes in pressuring the offense with many different looks from his defense. While the base scheme will be the 3-4, his utilization of additional LB’s and DB’s changes the look of the defense significantly.

With this though process – theOBR has learned the following from those associated with the Browns and those of interest to the team………….Today we look at the pass rush / OLB type prospects.

And, the Browns do not have a player locked in as ‘their guy” at number-six at the time of this writing.

- LB Jaime Collins is on the radar of nearly every team looking for a 3-4 OLB or 4-3 LB. Collins displays excellent agility, quickness, change of direction and burst. Many evaluators, including the Browns envision Collins having the ability to pressure the QB, as well as displaying the athletic ability to drop into coverage. The Browns like this young man from Southern Mississippi.

- OLB Dion Jordan has the all-around skill-set which excites talent evaluators around the league. Jordan’s speed, quickness and tremendous athletic ability cannot be denied. Quite possibly the purest overall OLB prospect in the draft due to his ability to play moving forward or dropping back into coverage with ease, Jordan plays the game “fast” and the league is only getting “faster”. Limited in workouts due to a shoulder injury which requires surgery, the Browns have little to no concerns about his strength and weight.

- The Browns have not been as active on OLB Jarvis Jones as many portrait. The Browns, as some other teams have reservations about jones’ overall physical strength and await his personal workout to gain an improved perspective, but on film Jones displays the explosive quality which the Browns seek. Some teams, including the Browns have been questioning whether Jones is a better 3-4 OLB or 4-3 OLB prospect. Jones’ workout and additional medicals will be important for teams such as the Browns going forward.

- DE/OLB Ezekiel Ansah has been on the Browns radar for the last nine months. Ansah caught the eye of Browns while the team was scouting another player and the Browns had hoped Ansah wouldn’t have shown as well as he did at the scouting combine. Ansah is raw; his limited experience could be an issue, he needs to learn how to use his hands, but Ansah’s explosive 10-yard burst and shuttle, along with smooth transition to direction change and drops make this young man extremely intriguing.

- Barkevious Mingo, the pas rushing DE/OLB from LSU is a player some teams love and others teams believe isn’t committed. There is no question Mingo possesses speed and quickness, but needs to add weight and overall strength. Mingo has trouble when engaged by similar or larger opponents, which falls to the weight and strength concerns.

- DE Bjoern Werner is physical at the point of attack, but undersized to be a 3-4 DE and hasn’t shown the athletic smoothness to be a viable 3-4 OLB. Werner plays adequately moving forward and has flashed well against lesser talent, but has not displayed the ability to excel against comparable talent.

- If there is a player you love inside the sidelines, but really can’t grasp off the playing field, it’s LB Alec Ogletree. Ogletree is physically gifted, athletically significant can do everything and anything you’d like to see from an ILB or OLB on the playing field. But, Ogletree’s off-field issues (failed drug test / DUI) have left teams wary of the talent. The Browns will be at Ogletree’s pro-day workout.

- Damontre Moore, the DE/OLB from Texas A&M has gotten little play from the Browns, as the DE/OLB has not shown the ability to play in space, nor drop effectively. One word which may tell the Browns thoughts are “stiff”, as Moore body lends no bend, which does not equate to a OLB in the 3-4.
http://cle.scout.com/2/1271197.html