Survivor I - Cleveland Browns Commentary

NOTE: this draft was completed on 7/24

Positives - The best thing going for the Cleveland Defense is off the field. New Head Coach Romeo Crennel comes to the Browns after establishing the Patriots suffocating defense for years. He adds Todd Granthem as his Defensive Coordinator, who comes over from the swarming defense of the Texans. The Browns will be thinking Defense first this year, and face a favorable schedule.

Negatives - Wow, the Cleveland Defense was bad last year. Really bad. Despite all the changes off the field, and all the changes on the field, one fact remains. The Browns lack play makers on Defense. This unit will be improved, but don’t expect them to shut down Payton Manning just yet.

Draft Strategy - I needed a backup Defense to compliment the Buccaneers. Using the Draft Dominator Strength of Schedule tool, I was able to look at the weeks where the Bucs had a tough matchup and look for a Defense that had an easy matchup that week. Of the Bucs three “Cold” weeks, the Browns have “Hot” matchups two of those weeks. They have an average matchup during the Bucs bye week, and that made them a good fit.