A lot of the mock drafts have the Browns taking someone other than Joe Thomas after the Lions and Raiders pass on him, too. Can the Browns really afford to take a pass on him if he is available?

ESPN's Todd McShay has the Browns taking Adrian Peterson after the Raiders take QB JaMarcus Russell and the Lions take DT Gaine Adams.

John Murphy at Yahoo! Sports sees QB Brady Quinn coming to the Browns after Russell (Raiders) and Thomas (Lions). I think this is the most likely sequence if there are no trades. Murphy also projects the second round, and he has the Browns taking USC linebacker Ryan Kalil.

Don Banks of SI.com agrees with Yahoo! on Quinn. Here is his reasoning: I wouldn't assume the Browns' interest in trading for Trent Green is an indicator of their first-round thinking, because Green would merely be playing the same temporary stand-in role filled last year by Kurt Warner in Arizona, Kerry Collins in Tennessee, and Jake Plummer in Denver. And remember, two years ago Cleveland signed Trent Dilfer and then made Charlie Frye a first-day pick.

Clark Judge at Sportsline.com sees Peterson for the Browns and he has them passing on Thomas.

I think Brady Quinn is going to end up with the Browns, and I think that will just be another mistake. They should take Thomas if he is there, and if he is not take Calvin Johnson, the wide receiver.

How do you all see the first three picks going?

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