Day Two

No offensive linemen until the 6th round selection of Stanford OT Kirk Chambers. He sounds okay, but the point is that he's probably not going to be much of a contributor in 2004, and the Browns passed on a few supposedly highly regarded guys like Nat Dorsey and Stacy Andrews. I don't want to overhype those guys, but it seems to me like Butch's day 2 decisions prety much say he doesn't think there is any OL help available today. Too bad.

In the 4th we picked up Luke McCown. Except for not getting OL help I liked this pick. Any QB you take past the 2nd round is going to be a total crapshoot, but considering that I'll take this guy. He seems to be a fighter and is rather aggressive. He certainly fits the bill in terms of getting a QB to develop. We also picked up DT Amon Gordon who cold be an interesting guy. He's a former running back who, at a minimum, be nice special teams player.

But perhaps the big news was that Baltimore traded a 4th round picks to the Jaguars for WR Kevin Johnson. There's really no other way to spin this -- Butch Davis looks bad as a result. He cut KJ loose for nothing last season only to see that player get dealt for a reasonably good draft pick the Browns sure could have used. Stuff like this is what really bothers me and so many others -- that the Browns appear to do a poor job of maximizing value.