Browns and Skins Should Trade Their 1st Round Pick

Now that the NFL draft is upon us, I felt it was appropriate to update the Browns first round futility post I made earlier last fall. After Cleveland traded Braylon Edwards mid-season I thought their first round draft choice track record could not get any worse. I was way wrong, since during the offseason the front office shipped out pretty boy Brady Quinn and fellow first round pick Kamerion Wimbley. That leaves only Joe Thomas and last year’s pick, Alex Mack, remaining on the team. That’s two players out of their eleven first round draft picks since their reincarnation still on the roster. That 18% retention rate is the worst in the league, with the Skins coming in second at 30%. While one of the top offensive tackles (Okung, Bulaga, Williams) would be a good fit in Chris Samuels absence for the Skins, and the Browns need a defensive game changer like Eric Berry, the evidence points to both teams trading down. Hopefully the new Holmgren and Bruce Allen/Shanahan regimes in DC and Cleveland can reverse these trends. The Browns might as well do this. Here is the updated chart.

Go Home Noah

Really? This guy wants to talk trash about Cleveland? He’s from New York. His Mom was a Swedish supermodel, his dad a tennis pro. Shave your pony tail, and stop riding the coattails of better players, like Al Horford, Corey Brewer, and now Derrick Rose. In case you missed it, in three separate interviews, here are Joakim Noah’s words of wisdom:

“Cleveland really sucks”

“I look outside and it’s depressing. I don’t want to leave the hotel room. It’s all factories. ”

"You like it? You think Cleveland's cool? I never heard anybody say 'I'm going to Cleveland on vacation.' What's so good about Cleveland?"

No shit Sherlock. Ground breaking news. Who wouldn’t want to flee to the Cleve?

Maybe next time you should realize that the best player in your sport and your first round opponent plays there, and you might not want to anger him or else this will happen to your teammate.

It's Playoff (Beard) Time!

This week begins the time honored tradition of growing facial hair for your favorite teams in their playoff push. Whether it be full beards or patches of peach fuzz, you gotta support the team, especially since it’s for charity. Unless of course, you’re Crosby, and its just embarrassing.