Len Pasqerelli reports, "Neither the 49ers nor any other team in the top five will have the option of trading down in the first round because no one is anxious to deal up." I am starting reconcile myself with the likeliehood that the Browns will have to pick at #3. But I don't think it is as bad as some people are suggesting. Maybe the Browns won't get a very good offer to trade down, but they should at least get a good player.

Another quote: "As noted here last week, Holcomb isn't going to get a better gig than the one being offered him in Cleveland." I think he's right on that. The Browns have offered Kelly 4 years/8 mil, which isn't too bad considering he is not the sure-think starter (for anyone, including the Browns).

Oh yeah, for the record I still think Fiedler wouldn't be so bad as a stop-gap starter. He's getting ragged on everywhere but people just aren't looking at it right -- Savage and Crennel have stated that the team will win with defense and a conservative offense, at least initially. Fiedler would be a better fit than most guys in that offense. He's also got a little mobility. I guess in some ways getting Fiedler would mean the Browns offense would have much potential for being explosive, and people don't like that. But the Browns just aren't going for offensive explosiveness at this point. They are going for competence and, perhaps, muscle. And that is why the starting QB will not be anyone that will excite the masses.