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John Dorsey’s 5 worst moves as Cleveland Browns general manager

By Elliot Kennel

CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 07: Jabrill Peppers #22 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates an incomplete pass against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 7, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH - OCTOBER 07: Jabrill Peppers #22 of the Cleveland Browns celebrates an incomplete pass against the Baltimore Ravens at FirstEnergy Stadium on October 7, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OHIO – AUGUST 29: Offensive guard Austin Corbett #63 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Lions 20-16. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OHIO – AUGUST 29: Offensive guard Austin Corbett #63 of the Cleveland Browns during the second half of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions at FirstEnergy Stadium on August 29, 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. The Browns defeated the Lions 20-16. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) /

5. The Austin Corbett debacle

Drafting Austin Corbett  at 33rd overall in the 2018 NFL draft seemed like a reach at the time, because Combine athletic freak Will Hernandez had wowed the Combine with 37 bench press reps. Corbett had only 19.

Hernandez was a big kid at 6-foot-3 and 335 pounds, yet ran a 5.15 40-yard dash, the same as Corbett, who weighted in 29 pounds lighter. Hernandez would be snapped up a few spots later in the draft by the New York Giants and is a solid starter today.

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Prior to Dorsey, Cameron Erving was drafted in the first round, but was not able to establish himself as a tackle, though he later made it as a guard for the Kansas City Chiefs.  Shon Coleman, Spencer Drango and Roderick Johnson were also drafted by the Browns without making an impression. So there is a rich heritage of blowing these draft picks.

Corbett was a left tackle at Nevada, taking over from a guy named Joel Bitonio, but most NFL scouts thought Corbett should be tried at guard, just as Bitonio did when he made the transition to the NFL. Nevertheless, the faint hope that Corbett could be an NFL tackle may have caused them to select Corbett over Hernandez, who has never pretended to be anything except a guard.

Nevada plays in the  Mountain West Conference, and at that level he was an excellent tackle.  However at the NFL level, there was a debate was whether he had the physical attributes to play tackle in the NFL, at 6-foot-4 and 306 lbs and a 33 1/8 inch wingspan, which is okay for a tackle but better for a guard.

As the first pick of the second round, the expectation was that this guy was going to start. The Browns tried him at left tackle, right guard and even center and never got a strong performance from him.  Finally they gave up and traded him to the Rams.

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