Mike Mayock of NFL Network and Todd McShay of ESPN both held media conference calls this week and both said the Cleveland Browns need Robert Griffin III.
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The praise for Griffin from both was strong. Mayock referred to Griffin as "one of the most gifted kids in the last several years in this draft." Both agreed that Colt McCoy isn't the future at quarterback for the Browns. So much so that the Browns shouldn't wait for the No. 4 pick, but trade up. Mayock said the Rams (who hold the No. 2 pick) should be happy getting the Browns No. 4 and 22 picks. McShay was a little more tempered saying the Browns might be able to trade picks No. 4 and 37 for No. 2.
"I would do it," McShay said about trading up. "I wouldn’t do it for any other position, but I would do it for quarterback. I’m not saying Colt McCoy will never be a really good starting quarterback in the league, because I think we’ve seen enough flashes, but I think we’ve also seen teams [have] adjusted to his inability to consistently throw the ball down the field with velocity and accuracy. … With McCoy, we’ve kind of seen in the last couple of years that he has the intangibles, the toughness, the competitiveness, the ability to move to see and create and keep plays alive and [throw with] accuracy underneath, but the limitations are there."
Mayock pointed out that if the Browns do draft Griffin, they would have to cater their West Coast offense around his talents.
“If Cleveland moves up to get this kid, they have to make this kid comfortable,” Mayock said. “He’s too explosive and too much of a playmaker to have him just sit there and read the triangle the West Coast offense is. In other words, [offensive coordinator] Brad Childress and that group of coaches in Cleveland are going to have to change some things to make this kid the playmaker he is.”
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