CLEVELAND, OHIO (TheOBR.com) - Good morning, Cleveland Browns fans!
I have scanned the internet for Cleveland Browns news this morning, as I always do. I have returned from my expedition to the remote areas of the internet with a little bit of this and some of that.
WHAT DOES A GOOD TRADEDOWN LOOK LIKE? Cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot wrote on that topic yesterday, and returns with the notion that a successful trade-down is one that gives the team another first round pick in 2027. Unsurprisingly, I'm in complete agreement. I don't think it will happen, but I'm in complete agreement. I'm still of the mind that I don't know if there's a perfect fit for the Browns at #6 given their needs, and that they can get similar results by trading down and acquiring some more picks, but 2027 first-rounders are going to be hard to come by.
THIS WOULD BE A GOOD DRAFT: The Athletic looked at the NFL draft this year, and somehow came away with the Browns landing both Francis Mauigoa at #6, and Makai Lemon at #24. Frankly, given the teams that are talking to him and having him in for visits, I'd be shocked if Lemon is there at #24, but I would say that the result would be mouthdropping if they could get those two players. Of course, as a nerd, my mouth is open all the time since I'm a bit of a mouth-breather. BUt this would floor me. They also have the Browns acquiring DT Lee Hunter (Texas Tech) at #39 and Keith Abney II, CB, Arizona State with their third-round pick. I'd take it, as unlikely as I think it is.
I'M OUT ON THIS: Bleacher Report has cornered the market on making up stuff and turning it into money. Their "speculated trades" are great fodder for desperate aggregators (and webdorks like me), although I get bonus points for pointing out that they're complete nonsense rather than treating them straight-faced like your typical aggregator. In this article, they toss out the notion of the Browns trading their second first-round pick back to Jacksonville for Brian Thomas, Jr., which I wouldn't do since I have questions about why Thomas suddenly fell out of favor with the Jaguars. I might think about it at #39 if I thought there was a chance that the Jags were making a mistake, but first-round picks are too valuable for that. Nice to see our old friend Sobo get some plaudits, though.
Brian Thomas
Brian Thomas, Jr, wanders off the field after the Jax playoff loss. (Photo: USA TODAY Sports)
PROJECT HAIL MARY: Hollywood can be good for some expensive blockbusters each year, but the NFL may impact that, per Awful Announcing. The NFL wants more money for its broadcast rights, a move that could pull almost $6 billion out of the vaults of entertainment giants like Paramount. That money has to come from somewhere, as the NFL will not return an additional $6 billion to the entertainment mega-corporations. What that means is likely reduced budgets for movies and TV shows, which means our entertainment selections could be fewer in the future. But the NFL owners get richer, so I think we can all smile to ourselves about the NFL getting even richer. They deserve that, right? Nothing's for free.
Perhaps it's time for the government to look at the NFL's antitrust exemption. LOL, right.
TOXIC SLUDGE: Women athletes, in particular, are being advised to avoid the toxic environment on Xitter, for good reason. It's a place where high school athletes are slandered for picking the wrong college and so forth. I believe you can find friends there, but it's tough wading through the muck to do so. As a writer on a topic that everything thinks they're experts on, I find it a wonderful place to have people you've never heard of tell you how stupid you are. But I've got that covered, because I already know I'm stupid and have bad takes, so I'm invulnerable. But most people - phew - I can't imagine building a social media life in that environment.
Have a good one! GO BROWNS!
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