Daily Dawg Tags: Cleveland Browns mock draft v3.0
By Thomas Moore
Spanning the virtual globe to bring you the latest news about the Cleveland Browns and the NFL – these are your Daily Dawg Tags for Tuesday, April 5.
Cleveland Browns:
Cleveland Browns Mock Draft v3.0
"Dawg Pound Daily’s third 2016 NFL mock draft has a new name at the top as we go through each of the seven rounds for the Cleveland Browns."
Browns new front office needs time
"The Cleveland Browns are in a state of transition and the new front office members must be given time before facing criticism."
Top 5 reasons the Browns should draft Jared Goff (NFL Spin Zone)
"The Cleveland Browns might have made a smart move in acquiring RG3 but make no mistake about it, they need another option at quarterback."
Drafting a quarterback may not be the smart move for the Browns (NFL.com)
"Head coach Hue Jackson is talented enough that Browns fans are clamoring for the team to pick either Carson Wentz, Jared Goff or Paxton Lynch with the No. 2 pick in this month’s NFL draft. But that’s where they might be wrong. That’s where many rebuilds go wrong."
Football Outsiders study calls Jared Goff best QB prospect (ESPN)
"Football Outsiders detailed an analytics study on Sunday that broke down 50,000 simulations for each quarterback prospect in this draft. It came up with a clear conclusion: Jared Goff of Cal is far and away the prospect who projects best into the NFL."
NFL News:
Why is Greg Hardy unemployed? (Yahoo Sports)
"The Cowboys have made it clear, without explicitly saying it, that Greg Hardy won’t return to the team. The rest of the league, in roundly ignoring a 27-year-old pass rusher who has 33 sacks in his past 44 games (including six a year ago) appears uninterested too."
Oakland Raiders, Aldon Smith finalizing contract (Just Blog Baby)
"It appears that the Oakland Raiders won’t waste any time in locking up currently suspended outside linebacker Aldon Smith as the team reportedly have an agreement in place to keep Smith in the Bay Area. A re-signing that would be a huge boost for the Raiders in the second half of the 2016 season once Smith has his suspension lifted by the NFL."
Roger Goodell says expanded playoffs will “likely” happen (CBS Sports)
"The topic of expanding the NFL postseason seems to come up every year, and every year, the league ends up nixing the idea. Don’t be surprised if that changes soon, though."