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Cleveland Browns: Draft Review

By Jedidiah Bicker

Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive lineman Myles Garrett and his father Lawrence Garrett display his jersey to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive lineman Myles Garrett and his father Lawrence Garrett display his jersey to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 3, 2017; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Notre Dame quarterback Deshone Kizer speaks to the media during the 2017 combine at Indiana Convention Center. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports /

Biggest Risk

The obvious answer here would be Deshone Kizer. The Quarterback position is always risk reward. Kizer tends to try to do to much on the field and not trust his teammates. He also has to work on his mechanics.

The good thing for Deshone is that his mechanics aren’t necessarily bad, just lazy. He tends to drop his elbow while making his reeds. His feet also tend to get really flat late in games and on short passes.

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    • Kizer tends to rely way to much on arm strength and not enough in his spacial intelligence. He will need to work on reeds as well as his ability to command a huddle. One major upside of Kizer is that he is from Northern Ohio. He is able to understand how to play in the cold weather. He is also able to understand the football culture that exist in that area.

    The real question for this draft will come from 6th round pick Caleb Brantley. Most would say that there is really no risk in a 6th round pick, however Brantley comes with some baggage.

    A few weeks before the draft a story came out that Brantley was charged with hitting a woman. The investigation is ongoing, however Brantley went from a  second round grade to being off of most boards.

    The Browns have admittedly not done enough homework on the situation and have promised to cut Brantley depending on severity of the allegations. With Owner Dee Haslem leading the NFL committee against domestic violence, the Browns would have no choice.

    The upside for Brantley is that if everything checks out, putting him next to Myles Garrett in a lineup could be highly productive. The jury is still out, but Brantley could be the steal of the draft or a thorn in the Browns side.

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