Five NFL Draft Winners From Day One
By Jeff Olson
1. Cleveland Browns
No, I know, I can’t believe I’m typing this either. Against all odds the Browns were the big winner of the first round. Even if you don’t consider the kings ransom they got for moving down from the second pick to the eighth pick in the draft, they still got better value than anyone else after adding an additional third round pick this year and second round pick next year for trading down to the 15th overall pick. Regardless of who they drafted at fifteen it was a great night for the Browns. Then to follow up fantastic maneuvering, Cleveland proceeds to draft a guy in Corey Coleman who will probably be the teams best offensive weapon.
Coleman is so explosive, he can take it to the house on any given play. He is a classic deep threat who can jut out run opponents and get behind the defense. He’s also a guy who can make guys miss; the kind of guy you can throw a bubble screen to and watch him juke four tacklers and pick up 50 yards. His routes need some fine tuning, but the Browns couldn’t pass up the type of exciting offensive talent.