Offside Number 76 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Can someone--maybe someone who was following it live--explain to me why Cleveland traded three picks to move up one spot? Seems to me that they should have known that the Vikings weren't going to take a RB (they have Peterson) and that Richardson would have been there at No. 4. What am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 They may have been worried that the Vikings would have traded the 3rd pick to another team who wanted Richardson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 They may have been worried that the Vikings would have traded the 3rd pick to another team who wanted Richardson... Nice job by Minnesota, then. Was there another credible trade partner or was this a complete fleecing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBD Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Other teams were reportedly moving up to 3 to get Richardson, supposedly TB Edited April 27, 2012 by Carey Bender Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleaMoulds80 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 It was a smart decision by Cleveland. How can you possibly argue what they did and IMO they had a solid first round. Trent was probably their number 3 player on the board and were thinkin outside RG3 and Luck, he would be the player that would make the biggest impact, so why risk having someone cut in front of them? I don't fault them for doing that at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Offside Number 76 Posted April 27, 2012 Author Share Posted April 27, 2012 It was a smart decision by Cleveland. How can you possibly argue what they did and IMO they had a solid first round. Trent was probably their number 3 player on the board and were thinkin outside RG3 and Luck, he would be the player that would make the biggest impact, so why risk having someone cut in front of them? I don't fault them for doing that at all. Who's arguing? I asked two questions because I missed what happened last night. Thanks to the two people who answered them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marauderswr80 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 IMHO running backs are a dime a dozen these days! Its a passing league! That moves tells me they cant throw the ball and need desperate help running it too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eme123 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Even if for some odd ball reason Minnesota took Richardson. Cleveland would still have Blackmon, Claiborne, etc. to pick from. That trade made no sense to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FleaMoulds80 Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 (edited) Even if for some odd ball reason Minnesota took Richardson. Cleveland would still have Blackmon, Claiborne, etc. to pick from. That trade made no sense to me. It makes perfect sense. The Browns have a VERY good CB core and one of the best CBs in Haden so why would they waste their top 10 pick on Claiborne? That makes NO SENSE what so ever. If you have to take a pick between a stud WR and a stud RB, RB's obviously has better value and Richardson was obviously higher on their board. I believe RBs are a dime a dozen but if you could go back in time and we had a chance to draft Adrian Peterson, you wouldn't do it? Edited April 27, 2012 by FleaMoulds80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hapless Bills Fan Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 They may have been worried that the Vikings would have traded the 3rd pick to another team who wanted Richardson... This. IMO the Browns got fleeced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterpan Posted April 27, 2012 Share Posted April 27, 2012 Yea, Browns would be better off if they just took Blackmon, so trading three picks for a player they shouldnt have taken anyways doesnt make any sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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