According to ESPN's Michael Smith, Cleveland Browns team president Mike Holmgren is making one last push to acquire the first overall pick from the St. Louis Rams in order to draft QB Sam Bradford. It sounds suspicious at first, but Smith appears to have direct quotes from Holmgren.
The article states that Holmgren would give up most of the Browns' draft picks in 2010, as well as some in 2011, for the pick. Holmgren is making the pitch, but he doesn't believe the Rams will accept:
"It's not going to happen," Holmgren said. "I just got out of a meeting and I told everyone, let [the board] come to us. That said, I'm going to go make the call."
Personally, I think this has to be a smokescreen by Holmgren. He might want teams to believe he wants a quarterback in the first round, and that if he can't get Bradford, he'll settle for Jimmy Clausen at No. 7. In reality, if Eric Berry is off the board and a team wants to offer us something to move up for Clausen, they can make it happen.
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Better be a smokescreen. I like Bradford, but that price is insane.
gahnki - April 22, 2010
+1
Correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t this probably the most important draft since we came back? Let’s not gamble all of our picks on one guy.
emily522 - April 22, 2010
Ugh, no please.
Matt Y. - April 22, 2010
And ironically everyone on ESPN said he was going to flop
The Licensed Pessimist - April 22, 2010
I’ve got draft fever and the only prescription is more smokescreen.
NFL Network reporter in St. Louis says the St. Louis staff has not spoken with Browns about first pick.
Spidey - April 22, 2010
This feels like a smokescreen to hide real interest in Clausen to me.
Roger Dorn - April 22, 2010
Crap.
emily522 - April 22, 2010
If I were playing the draft game, I would leak interest in trying to trade up for Bradford so that no one tried to leap frog me for Jimmy.
Roger Dorn - April 22, 2010
via Adam Schefter’s twitter:
APV - April 22, 2010
Michael Smith on ESPN just reaffirmed that Holmgren was on the phone with the Rams and made a huge offer.
Roger Dorn - April 22, 2010
I am really worried about that.
Seriously most of this years picks AND next years? Sounds like they’re talking more than Bernie in DA suggested.
skipkirk - April 22, 2010
that sounds insane…how could the Browns even consider trading multiple mid-round picks for a single player with a huge price tag?
APV - April 22, 2010
How could the Rams even pass on that? I would think that deal would get done in a heartbeat. Could be an intentional leak by Holmgren to Smith.
Roger Dorn - April 22, 2010
Looks like he was on the phone ordering a pizza
Spidey - April 22, 2010
Gruden’s comments on Bradford maybe not being able to read defenses was interesting
TheRealSlimShady - April 22, 2010
Rams owners are broke
They need to trade way down
WarWolf - April 22, 2010
I like Berry for the Browns - what do you all think?
WarWolf - April 22, 2010
Interesting point of view — haven’t heard it on here before.
TheDriveStillHurts - April 22, 2010
Gruden is a weird looking guy
APV - April 22, 2010
damn no berry….
johnnyphoenix - April 22, 2010
i agree with Roger. I think they’ll take Clausen
DPS - April 22, 2010
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