The Second Round

It's painfule watching many 2nd-rounders slowly go off the board, guys I thought were possibilities for the Browns. Ugh. Maybe they can make a move back up into the 2nd. But with about 19 picks to go before the Browns' 3rd round pick it's looking less and less likely Butch (it is him, afterall) will be able to make a move up. There should still be some OL guys available, but probably not guys of starting caliber.

Well, in the AFC North at least it does look like the Browns have added the only impact players. Roethlisberger will not make an immediate impact in Pittsburgh. I don't understand at all Cincinnati dealing down for Chris Perry when Stephen Jackson was still on the board, then picking up the CB Ratliffe (who should be pretty good nevertheless). And of course Baltimore didn't have a pick until the 2nd and they went for a DT over WR Keary Colbert. I guess that means they still could be in the market for Northcutt but I doubt that will ever happen. Anyway, so far I think it's safe to say that in 2004 the Browns will realize the most impact out of these first two round, followed by possibly the Bengals with Ratliffe.