That’s right Browns fans our Browns can't lose in the upcoming NFL draft. Even for a me, a fan who has never seen a trade down that I did not absolutely love. Every draft, no matter where the Browns choose it seems they are one or two picks out of the running of the can't miss picks of the draft. Not this year, They chose 4th and with the first two picks locked in, there are still three or possibly four players remaining who I believe will be solid to All Pro NFL players.


Matt Kalil, Justin Blackmon, and Trent Richardson are the top three remaining prospects left and you can throw Morris Claiborne in there for good measure as well. The Minnesota Vikings are reportedly interested in Kalil, so that leaves the Browns to decide between the remaining three.
Nothing against Mo Claiborne, but the Browns are in desperate need of an infusion of talent on the offensive side of the ball. Both Richardson and Blackmon’s stats are excellent so I don’t need to go over them, but I will point out a few details.


First Trent Richardson, RB out of Alabama. He rushed for 100 yds and 2 touchdowns in the BCS Title game as a freshman. He led Bama in yards per carry as a sophomore with a 6.2 avg and was the SEC offensive player of the year this past season. He had 46 plays of 12 yards or more and did not lose one fumble in his career at Alabama. He increased his receptions in each of his three seasons, which I think is a huge attribute that the entire Browns front office and coaching staff require of their running backs. Most of all for me I remember seeing him as a freshman and thinking he was special and that’s when Mark Ingram was the starter.


Then we have Justin Blackmon, WR from Oklahoma State. All he did was win the conferences offensive player of the year award as a sophomore for the first time in the conferences history and took home the Biletnikoff Award as the nations top wide receiver. He repeated as the nations top receiver again this past year and led the Cowboys to a Fiesta Bowl win over Andrew Luck and Stanford with 188 yards receiving on eight catches and three touchdowns. As far as the eye test goes he reminds me of T.O.(Terrell Owens) with reliable hands and a good attitude. We all saw how the Cowboy offense struggled until they got Blackmon involved in the Fiesta Bowl.


In my final analysis the Browns should go with……. Trent Richardson! The deciding factor for me is this. Richardson will touch the ball 20-30 times a game.  If a WR has a great game he touched the ball 8-12 times. I would not be upset if they took Blackmon, but I would take the RB.
So as you can see the Browns cant miss, Right?
   

Arnie Hamilton