The 2017 NFL Draft approaches with the Cleveland Browns on the clock. Will they take the sure thing? Or the hometown kid?
The Cleveland Browns do the most perplexing things. They have somehow managed to lose for well over a decade and mismanage their drafts at an improbable rate.
But why? Like the Merovingian states in the 2003 movie The Matrix Reloaded, “Why is the only real source of power. Without it, you are powerless.” But unlike Neo, Trinity and Morpheus this article comes to you with “why”.
The question for the Browns draft is, why would the Browns choose Mitchell Tribusky in the face of what seems to be a sure thing in Myles Garrett? Yes, there is no sure thing but Myles Garrett is the closest thing in this draft to a sure thing.
Reportedly, there is concern around the league that the Browns will mess up this draft by passing over Myles Garrett for a lesser rated player at the quarterback position. One NFL executive said, “I feel sorry for them”.
But if the Browns pass on Myles Garret, Browns fans, along with the rest of the NFL, will be asking why. Why would they take a quarterback over Myles Garret?
Disclaimer: I am not advocating that the Browns take Mitchell Trubisky first overall. I am merely stating why they may do it.