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    Possible Draft Scenario I've Been Thinking About

    in NFL Draft, Scouting, and Free Agent Talk

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    So I was thinking about Cleveland having 2 top 5 picks this year (1 & 4). What I didn't realise is that Cleveland have an NFL best 12 draft picks in this year's draft (4 inside the top 40).

     

    Cleveland's Early Draft Picks

    Round 1: #1, #4

    Round 2: #33, #36, Philly's 2nd (#61-64)

    Round 3: #65

     

    This gives Cleveland license to hunt for specific players that they want. So I was thinking about the following:

     

    #1 - Cleveland take Saquon Barkley. They are likely losing Isaiah Crowell to FA this year as I believe he becomes a UFA after being an RFA last offseason, and Duke Johnson is a COP guy at best. This means that they need to come out of the first 2 rounds with a new starting QB and have access to the draft's best player who happens to be an offensive playmaker. Cleveland realise that Barkley is likely the BPA of the draft. He's being described as a generational RB and so far I've seen nothing to contradict that. They reason that they have another high pick to use on a QB. They play in the hard-nosed running AFC North and at heart are not a finesse football team. Having Barkley means Cleveland can ride him whilst their new QB learns the ropes. Pittsburgh are a declining offense. Big Ben has been teasing retirement and Bell is a malcontent after a king's ransom contract that Pittsburgh can't afford. The Bengals are maddeningly inconsistent and the Ravens aren't the playoff team they were a few years ago. Cleveland have a shot at being a quick riser in a potentially weak division.

     

    #2 - Giants take QB#1. They need to find Eli's heir apparent. Eli has been in a sharp nose dive decline for the past 2 seasons, at least. Having their pick of the QB class is too good to pass up.

     

    #3 - Cleveland take QB#2. Cleveland trade up to stop Denver or the Jets trading in front of them for the next QB on the board. Cleveland give up their #4, #36 & the 2nd rounder got from Philly (somewhere between #61-64). Keep in mind that they may need to outbid Denver and the Jets who may be on Ballard's other line. Cleveland come away with the QB & RB to lead their offense for the next decade. 

     

    #4 - Colts. We strengthen our war chest by adding 2 needed extra 2nd round picks. We could even trade down a little further and take advantage of having Chubb, Minkah and Nelson all available. Or take our pick if we can't work out the right trade for us.

     

    I realise that Cleveland are rebuilding (again/still?) and they need picks to do that. But this trade up doesn't leave them at much of a disadvantage because the only picks they have given up are picks that they have received in previous trades. They still have the first pick of day 2 and the first pick of round 3.

     

    Just a passing idea I've been mulling over.

    Thoughts on this

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    I'm concerned that literally none of the mentioned coaches (whilst they're all good coaches in their own right) have experience being playcallers on either side of the ball. Reich isn't the playcaller in Philly (beware the HC/Offensive playcaller Doug Pederson), DeFillipo is a player developer more than a strategist. Zimmer is the LB coach in Minny so hasn't called plays before either.

     

    I like DeFillipo as OC if he strikes out on the HC gigs but I'd want an experienced offensive playcaller as the HC above him (McDaniels, Shurmer etc.). In 4/5 years time that might be a good coaching staff but a touch premature at this point.

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