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When the Browns drafted Colt McCoy last week, that couldn't have made Brett Ratliff happy. Ratliff was the Browns third quarterback last year, and prior to the draft, his position hadn't changed with the addition of Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace. Ratliff was brought in by head coach Eric Mangini, so he probably felt his position on the team was pretty solid, and that he may even have a chance to compete ...

It has not been a good offseason for JaMarcus Russell. After getting benched last season, his time with the Raiders appears to be coming to an end. Russell now is getting the "Draft Bust" label, and he reportedly has put on a lot of weight this offseason. The Raiders traded for quarterback Jason Campbell, and the roster already has Charlie Frye and Kyle Boller on it as well. Russell doesn't have many options ...

The 2010 NFL Draft had a lot of quarterbacks getting a lot of press and hype going into last weekend. But at the end of the day, only Sam Bradford, Tim Tebow and Jimmy Clausen went in the Top 50. Colt McCoy sunk to No. 85 before getting drafted by the Cleveland Browns, and in hindsight, he was the lucky one. Tony Pike and Dan LeFeveour didn't go until much later. And poor ...

The NFL Draft isn't just good for bringing in young talent from the college ranks. It's also good for picking up players from other teams who suddenly are out of jobs because of that fresh talent. Adalius Thomas was released by the New England Patriots on Monday and Alan Faneca was released by the New York Jets over the weekend. Thomas is one of the bigger releases of the last few days, but it ...

Now that the instant reaction has been made, it's time to look back on Day Two of the NFL Draft and try to get a little more perspective on how the Browns did. The Browns made three picks on Day Two, two in the second round and two in the third round. T.J. Ward, a safety out of Oregon, was the Browns first pick, a move that left many people stunned. The ...

Sanity Returns to the Cleveland Browns as Team President Mike Holmgren and the Cleveland Browns Front Office take Colt McCoy with the 85th Pick. After a dicey second round that featured a reach with the 38th pick and a trade-up to reach for Montario Hardesty with the 59th pick, the Browns got lucky and McCoy was still sitting there on the board for them late in the third round. McCoy has all ...

The second round of the 2010 NFL draft is looking suspiciously like the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft—the Cleveland Browns are reaching for picks that weren’t going anywhere.   It is understandable the Browns want to fill needs and shouldn’t be held slave to mock draft boards. The difference in where T.J. Ward and Montario Hardesty were projected to go and where the Browns took them is so out of ...

T.J. Ward is the Browns new safety, not Taylor Mays.   Colt McCoy wasn’t the Browns' second-round pick, either.   In what can only be described as a “Huh?!?!?” move, the Browns front office team of Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert chose Ward over higher-rated prospects, including the safety position.   Ward is 5’11”, 211 pounds, and is viewed by some draft scouts as being highly athletic but lacking in “elite” speed, and projects better for ...

The Big Show starts tomorrow night, running for three days as the NFL takes an event that used to be seen as a pretty boring and turned it into one of the biggest spectacles on television. Think about it, it's three days of guys in suits announcing the names of other guys in suits who then walk up on stage and pose with a shirt. When put like that, it sounds worse ...

As unpredictable as the draft can be, there’s a good chance none of the prospects the Browns want with the No. 7 pick will be there when the Browns go on the clock.   It’s reasonable to think the Browns only would be interested in Sam Bradford, Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy, Russell Okung, Eric Berry and a few others.   If the draft goes as mocked by numerous websites and draft “experts,” Berry is ...