Why wouldn't Browns take Saquon Barkley first overall?

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Barkley is probably the best player in the draft and they have another pick at 4. I doubt he last until the fourth pick, so why not just take him first overall?

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I don't usually like the "rules" about drafting certain positions at certain picks, but drafting an RB first overall seems like a bad idea. Even if it seems like a once in a generation type talent (which I don't think Barkley is)

He looks like another Trent Richardson to me.

Hopefully they take him.

Feel like they could be tempted to do that if Darnold really does go back

I know this board doesn't believe in Darnold, but he and Rosen really are the only ones worthy of that pick from a QB perspective and Rosen has made it clear he doesn't want anything to do with Cleveland

Not a terrible idea depending on how they feel about the QBs. If they feel think very highly of Darnold or Rosen you have to take then one because you chance them not being there at 4. If they are indifferent about the difference between them or Mayfield or Allen I think your strategy is right.

they need to do the smart thing and take orlando brown the ot from OU #1. one of the qb's will fall to #4.

Or get Guice, Chubb, Sonny, Love, or any number of runningbacks later in the draft and get greater production relative to the round they were selected.


Getting an offensive or defensive lineman or QB with the first pick (not saying that either is immune to risk) and one of those players at a later point in the draft is worth more than getting Barkley at #1. Any one of the above might be as productive as Barkley, or the drop off will be marginal in terms of how many extra wins you can get.

Am elite QB anchors a team for 2 decades. See Brady/Manning/Brees/Favre.

Am elite RB, especially an elusive one, gives you 5-8 elite years and then becomes a journeyman. See Tomlinson/CJ2K.

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Trading back is the correct answer because they need multiple bodies.

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This is always the case, but how realistic is it?

Who's looking to trade up?

It depends who the top prospects are and who declares.

The Giants, Broncos, and Jets need a QB but the Giants have little reason to move up from 2 if Darnold and Rosen declare. And both the Broncos and Jets pick after Cleveland’s second pick.

I only see Indy moving if they fall in love with a lineman and want to jump the Giants to get him.

The Bucs, at 7, are pretty far down to be looking at a trade up to 1 unless they fall in love with a guy like Minka Fitzpatrick and pay a king’s ransom to trade.


Best case scenario? Allen is the only top tier QB due to Darnold and Rosen returning to school and teams are sold on him as a franchise guy. At that point you have the Giants, Jets, and Broncos budding on a trade up to first.