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Pick No. 7: Cleveland Browns
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A new season brings a new face as the leader of the Cleveland Browns organization. After a year hiatus, Mike Holmgren returned to the NFL and Browns owner Randy Lerner has given the former Packers and Seahawks coach full control.
When it comes to rebuilding the Browns (again), Holmgren said there are certain areas of need on the team: depth at offensive line, solve the quarterback question, depth at running back and speed at wide receiver.
Yet the position the Browns are in April's draft, only the quarterback question could be solved at No. 7. Since Seattle selected Sam Bradford (thankfully) at No. 6, the one player who remains — and those of us at No Logo Needed covet — is still available.
For all the Browns' struggles in 2009, the team's defense simply doesn't have playmakers. On offense, Jerome Harrison finished the season collecting yards in chunks and it was thanks, in part, to a strong offensive line led by three-time Pro Bowler Joe Thomas at left tackle. Josh Cribbs was recently given a new contract for all his abilities to make plays on offense and in special teams.
And now, there is a defensive playmaker available in the draft.
With the seventh pick in the 2010 Mock Draft Among Blogs, the Cleveland Browns select:
***Eric Berry, DB, Tennessee***
If the draft in April falls this way, there will be nobody happier than us here at No Logo Needed. Selecting a talent like Berry doesn't come along very often. According to NFL Network's Charlie Casserly, some teams have said Berry is the best player in the draft. So taking Berry is a no-brainer from a talent standpoint, but what makes this even better is that the Browns are in desperate need of a play making safety.
The best part about what Berry brings to the table is his versatility. Because of his talent, Berry can play man-to-man with wide receivers's and that means when the Browns roll coverage over to account for a blitzing corner there is no drop off in coverage.
Berry started for three seasons at UT and made 245 tackles, 17 pass breakups and had 14 interceptions. In addition, he returned kicks. He is athletic, confident, driven and can be a leader on the Browns defense for years to come.
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Comments
Sorry to burst any bubbles but their is ZERO chance Bradford slips this far. I firmly believe he'll be taken #1 but if he's there when the Browns pick he's our new QB. I love the logic of the Berry pick but Bradford is the guy if he's still there.
I hope the draft plays out this way, but I find it hard to believe Berry or Bradford drop that far.
No way Detroit drafting a D-lineman now that they picked up 2 starters in free agency.
unfortunately i don't think that berry will not be there at pick # 7. haden is more likely the guy that will be taken.
"Berry can play man-to-man with wide receivers's and that means when the Browns roll coverage over to account for a blitzing corner there is no drop off in coverage."
Umm... and how often do the Browns blitz corners? Maybe once a game, maybe.
So, we draft Berry based on his kick returning ability (oh wait, we already have one of those--Cribbs) and his man-to-man covering on CB blitzes (all 16 plays in a season)?
Not very good reasoning to me. I'm not saying we don't take him, but I'm saying you gave lousy reasons for it.
How about arguing that the AFC North is becoming an increasingly pass-happy conference. Therefore, our defensive backfield must become more of a focus.
I still think Haden is a great pick up here too. Regardless of the flawed 40-time (which he will improve at his pro day) I watched him shut down SEC WR's--most notably Alabama's Julio Jones (next year's #1 WR in the draft) in the SEC Championship game.
@ Matthew
I think you are focusing on the wrong part of the statement. We don't blitz our corners now because Elam and Pool cannot make up for it. What I said was that the best part of Berry is his versatility. He can do so many things that he gives the defensive coordinator options, which in turn confuses the offense. An example would be rolling over to cover for a corner blitz
@ Matthew
What Z said... same goes for his kick returning ability. To me, that tells me Berry is one heck of an athletic playmaker on the football field.
The Browns need more than just one player — Cribbs — like that.
Nobody ever needs any more justification than "perhaps the best player in this year's draft."
That's game, set, match right there. Just better be right is all.
Detroit won't take a DT because of the Williams trade. It looks like that trade may open it up for Berry to be taken by the Browns. I would love Berry, but would be very happy with Hayden.
If Hayden is picked, I have the Browns then taking FS Nate Allen then big back Toby Gerhart, then QB John Skelton, then OGMitch Petrus. If Berry is taken, I have to redo everything. Skelton is the 3rd best QB in this draft and may be taken early.