The Browns Outsider - Second/Third/Fourth Round Selections

Cleveland came into Friday with huge needs still at Right Tackle, Wide Receiver, and Linebacker, with RT being the most pressing of the 3.

Let's just say that if the Browns went into the season with Oneil Cousins starting, someone was going to get killed.

Fortunately, Tom Heckert wasn't blind to this fact...

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Regarding Mitchell Schwartz

Here is why I am fine with this pick:  Guys like Cordy Glenn, Jonathan Martin, and Stephen Hill - guys that I would've been fine with at 22 - were all still on the board at 37, and Heckert liked Schwartz more.  When asked why he took Schwartz over the more heralded Glenn and Martin, Heckert responded:

"We just thought he was a better football player. Obviously, that is what we thought or we would have taken the other guy. He is a big kid, he's athletic, he played left tackle, he has played right tackle in the past. He is a very solid guy. He played well at the senior bowl. He is just a good player."

I'm not going to pretend I'm an expert at judging OL talent.  The only time you really notice a Guard or a Tackle is when they're getting beat, and I noticed that all too often last year at the RT position.  The Browns went ahead and addressed this with a high pick.  Very happy with the selection.