Mister Sobleski, Meet Mister Carville

 Sure, Seattle plays the quick  4 - 3, but at a solid 6 – 3 290 , Bernard fits the mold of a 2 gap 3 – 4 DE, and adding 10 to 15 pounds in the NFL for linemen is no biggie. Rocky was solid, active, and one of the reasons Seattle’s young linebackers’ uniforms stayed as clean as an Annapolis cadet’s. While Chris Hovan is an if/come band-aid player, having never played the 3 –4 and not being stout at the point of attack, Rocky is a better option in my opinion. Plus, I am assuming it will be very difficult for Seattle to hold onto all of their talent.

Jeff Backus LT

 I look at the Ashworth suggestion and just shake my head. Then I channel that wild man on the old movie “Network” and scream “I’M MAD AS HELL AND NOT GOING TO TAKE IT ANYMORE”. I don’t want “The Andruzzi of tackles.” Hell, I don’t even want the Andruzzi of guards. I want legitimate starting NFL players at their proficient positions, not overpaid stopgap band-aids on their last legs. Seven damn years is enough of that already. Backus’ peak days are perhaps slightly behind him, and he’s more good than great. But he’s a legit NFL OLT who can help solidify the OL and is an upgrade over Shelton. By the way, I’d try to keep Lonnie Junior for flexibility. Is there a law against having decent players as back ups?  

Sam Cowart – ILB

 Cowart is a better version of Bell in my opinion, and a better fit for RAC’s style of 3 – 4. Put him next to Andra Davis and you have two very solid tacklers in the middle, plus Cowart can likely help Davis become more adept at hitting the gap where the ball carrier actually is. Put good D linemen in front of these two and you likely start to shut down the run with seven in the box.

Ma'ake Kemoeatu NT

 OK, we’ve got some common ground here. Make it happen. I’m not sure he’s the bag of chips some see him as, but we need the help. 

There you have it, a plan to reload the Browns at the point of attack on both sides of the ball. 

Brent’s Draft Picks

My own personal belief is that projecting a draft is fun but near pointless past round 4. Hell, its pointless anyway, so what I am really trying to do is specify the type of players that should be considered.

This draft needs to be identical to Bill Bellichick’s first draft. You take the best impact defender you can get your hands on, regardless of position, although getting your 3 – 4 human animal hybrid is huge. Then you go after D front seven players and O linemen with laser like focus to fix a weak point of attack. For consistency, we’ll pay close attention to Sobo’s rankings so there are no extreme upward reaches.

Mansfield’s Draft Picks

Manny Lawson DE / OLB

 I’m good with the recommendation of Manny Lawson. He’s exactly what is needed. If anything falls through and he goes early, I will be very interested to see how Bobby Carpenter grades out in workouts. I am convinced he’s the next Kevin Greene.