There is hope, there is time, there is potential, and I am here to help make this the most successful off-season in each of your team's history. Follow me and take a ride as I manage the moves for this year's 2014 NFL Draft....from my couch, and do a much better job than their front office execs could ever imagine.
To Jimmy Haslam of the Brown, and Bob McNair of the Texans:
I'm in mortgage, have no NFL experience, have never thrown a football over 40 yards, can't run the 40 in less than 5.5 seconds, and I still get awe struck by meeting Troy Aikman, Jason Witten and Tony Romo. I'm lucky if I get to go to 1 Cowboys game a year because the prices are incredulous and I have kids to make it even more costly. I've NEVER been in a draft war room, or been inside the mind of Gil Brandt. I haven't even seen the new football movie "Draft Day." But, I could do better than your GM and VP of Football Operations in this year's draft, and I guarantee that. Please see below and I'll be waiting with my resume.
Houston Texans draft selections: Cleveland Browns draft selections:
1st Round-#1 overall 1st Rd-4th & 26th
2nd Rd-33rd 2nd Rd-35th
3rd Rd-65th 3rd Rd-71st & 83rd
4th Rd-101st 4th-106th & 127th
5th Rd-141st 5th-145th
6th Rd-177th & 181st 6th-180th
7th Rd-216th & 256th 7th-218th
The Texans have 9 picks this year; the Browns have 10 picks. Even if they each got the best player in this draft, and next year, they still won't have success in the playoffs, and probably wouldn't even make it. I think we can all agree that both teams need a QB...in the worst way. But Johnny Awesome or even Tom Brady can't win a Super Bowl with the way these teams are made right now. The Texans have talent, just need a few missing pieces and they can win the division. They have great players on both sides of the ball, but they can become a dominant defense in the AFC South and demolish teams if they draft right; the Browns need help all around, but starting to get better. But they play in a very tough division and need a bone rattling D to finally best the Bengals and Steelers and Ravens for the AFC North...a superstar QB and/or WR will not change that. Here is what I have in mind for both teams to help each other out:
Trade #1
Texans GET:
Browns #4 overall pick (1st rd)
Browns #71st pick (3rd rd)
Browns 145th pick (4th rd)
Browns GET #1 overall pick
(The Browns then draft J.Clowney to address a few things: 1)a brand name, jersey seller, & somebody to bring excitment AND performance to that city & team; 2)brings a much needed edge and pass rush to an already really good defense...they go from Top 10 to Top 5 immediately)
Trade #2
Texans GET:
Cardinals #20 overall pick (1st rd)
Cardinals #52 overall pick (2nd rd)
Cardinals 2nd & 4th rounder in 2015
Cardinals GET:
Texans #4 overall pick
(Cardinals then draft Bridgewater or Broyles or Manziel-who cares really though? Let them keep thinking that's all they need to win)
Trade #3
Texans GET:
49ers 30th overall pick (1st rd)
49ers 61st overall pick (2nd rd)
49ers GET:
Texans 20th overall pick (1st rd)-they'll draft WR
That's a lot of wheeling and dealing for the Texans, but it can happen, and here's what they have now:
1st RD: 30th overall
2nd RD: 33rd, 52nd, 61st
3rd RD: 65th,71st
4th RD: 101st,145th
And their other picks they already had.
Here is what the Browns then need to do, after taking Clowney:
Browns GET:
Redskins 34th overall
Redskins 102nd overall
Redskins GET:
Browns 26th overall
The Redskins want to get in the 1st rd to appease fans, good for the Browns as they can get an some much needed depth with this 2nd and 4th rounder added. Here is what the Browns have now:
1st-#1 overall
2nd-34th & 35th overall picks
3rd-83rd overall
4th-102nd, 106th, 127
Here is how to use the picks they have, take notes GM's and office execs.
TEXANS:
30th-Dee Ford-DE (Auburn)
33rd-Morgan Moses-OT (Virginia)
52nd-Lamarcus Joyner-CB (Florida State)
61st-Jimmy Garapollo-QB (Eastern Illinois); just ask Jon Gruden, Romo & Sean Payton their thoughts.
65th-Jeremy Hill-RB (LSU)
71st-Paul Richardson-WR (Colorado)
*Use the remaining picks on defense to add depth for OLB, DE, CB
BROWNS:
1st-J.Clowney-Beast Position (S.Carolina)
34th-Jordan Matthews-WR (Vandy)
35th-Jason Verrett-CB (TCU)
83rd-Aaron Murray-QB (Georgia)
102nd-Andrew Williams-RB (Boston College)
106th-C.J. Fiedorowicz-TE (Iowa)
127th-Shane Skov-ILB (Stanford)
Will this guarantee a division title? Maybe, maybe not. But it sets these teams up for long term success and has them ready to compete right away. I don't think drafting a Top 5 QB will help right away and I truly believe Garrapollo and Murray are going to have great success in the NFL. You also are adding top notch depth players and helping your team out for a nice 2-10 year run.
**Big thanks to CBS Sports for the draft rankings and insight. They are the best when it comes to NFL power rankings and draft status.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings
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