April 2008

To my knowledge the Browns will bring in the following as undrafted free agents:
Xavier Mitchell, DL, Tennessee
Austin Scott, RB, Penn State
Craig Hormann, QB, Columbia
Lance Leggett, WR, Miami (Fla.)
Jason Reda, K, Illinois
Brian Schaefering, DT, Lindenwood
Chase Ortiz, DE, Texas Christian
Xavier Mitchell, OLB, Tennessee
Tony Temple, RB, Missouri
Darnell Terrell, CB, Missouri
Robbie Powell, C Purdue
Brandon Copeland, WR, Bridgewater
Nick Moore, [...]

After picking a linebacker, tight end, nose tackle and wide receiver, the Browns took defensive end with what should be the final pick of the draft. The pick was Alex Hall, a defensive end from St. Augustine.
I'm not going to lie, I've never heard of Alex Hall or St. Augustine. His official profile calls the [...]

With the 119th pick in the draft, the Broncos selected Kent State cornerback Jack Williams. As an Akron guy, it pains me to admit that Williams is one of my favorite players in the draft. Williams will give them good depth.
Browns beat writer Marla Ridenour reports that the Browns gave up this year's fifth-round [...]

The Browns have just traded into the fourth round again. With pick 111 in the draft, they took tight end Martin Rucker from Missouri.
No word on this or the previous trade. Both were with Dallas, who the Browns traded with last year to pick Brady Quinn in the first round.
The Rucker trade is a little [...]

The Browns have traded up in the draft to select UNLV inside linebacker Beau Bells. Not sure what they had to give up to move from pick 122 to 104.
Bell is a good player, though. He's big and physical. He could see playing time at any of the linebacker spots.
Mel Kiper of ESPN calls Bell [...]

Today and tomorrow, I'll be live blogging throughout the NFL Draft through my site, New Era Scouting. You can check out the blogging here. Since we have commenting turned off, leave any hatred toward me here.
If you're interested in such things, New Era Scouting will be providing free, instant updates all weekend.
I'll also be live-blogging [...]

This week, I'm going to preview the position needs for the Browns in the upcoming NFL Draft. The following is the final part of a very special mind-altering, five-part series. Each position will be given a draft likelihood — strong, average and low.
Likelihood: Average
What's there: Sean Jones is a rock at strong safety and [...]

Brady Quinn wrote a plan for surviving the draft. Sadly, unless you're a top college player about to be drafted, it's pretty much worthless.
Luckily, I am here for you. Here is my quick guide for surviving draft weekend: