10 Days Till Draft

Yesterday Phil Savage and the Browns FO held the obligatory headfake to the press and the rest of the NFL. As is to be expected, Savage didn't let on very much, and part of the fun is in separating the truths from the misdirection, and sitting back and admiring the deft moves of our new GM (or at least making yourself believe that is the case).

“Although those home-run hitters hit a lot of home runs, those home-run hitters strike out a lot, too,” Savage said. “... Let’s do something positive every time.” Man, is anyone else amazed at Savage's ability to say exactly the right thing so frequently? Or are we all just so happy to be rid of Butch that he just sounds that good? Doesn't matter. When the guy talks he seems to embody the voice of the Rational Browns Fan. “What I’d like to do every time you make a decision or add a player, I don’t want people walking around saying, ‘Why? What’d they do that for?’" Say a prayer of thanks that Savage does not feel the need to outsmart everyone.

He did talk about the possibility of everybody's wish, trading down. I don't think he's trying to fool anyone on that. He also made a point of mentioning that the team's 2nd-round pick may be one to trade, which also makes sense in a draft with lots of good-but-not-great types. Based on this, I think the odds are good the Browns deal one of their first two picks. And it's all but assured the Browns make a deal at least sometime duriing draft weekend.

One thing that didn't seem to come up is posibility of dealing William Green before the draft. The Giants were the last team to be rumored to have interest. But I'm starting to wonder if the Browns think Green's value can only go up the longer they hang on to him. If they don't plan on selectiing a RB in the draft, that could be the gameplan.