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5 possible replacements if Cleveland Browns don’t re-sign Joe Schobert

By Justice Sunderland

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Cory Littleton #58 of the Los Angeles Rams runs onto the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Cory Littleton #58 of the Los Angeles Rams runs onto the field before the game against the New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on September 15, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images) /
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PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 24: Mychal Kendricks #56 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 24, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA – NOVEMBER 24: Mychal Kendricks #56 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 24, 2019 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

3. Mychal Kendricks, Seattle Seahawks

This one might catch people off guard because Mychal Kendricks is not a natural middle linebacker and the Browns shouldn’t ask him to play it if he signs with them. He mainly played strong or sam linebacker for Seattle last season. They could move Mack Wilson to the middle or bring in a cheap veteran.

Kendricks is very intriguing because like some of the others on this list he is extremely versatile. He’s strong against the run and the pass and he is a very good blitzer. He recorded 71 tackles and three sacks in 14 games last season. Not the flashiest numbers but he played with two of the best linebackers in the league in K.J. Wright and Bobby Wagner.

His versatility allows him to stay on the field for all three downs if necessary, the Seahawks played three linebackers more than other team did last year.

He can occasionally struggle to get off blocks but he will stick his nose in there to clog a running lane. He doesn’t have great speed either but he can stay with players in coverage and he can chase people down in the open field.

He also has a high football intelligence and is rarely not where he is supposed to be and bring some good habits that he learned in Seattle from playing with guys like Wright and Wagner to the Browns locker room.

None of the linebacker positions are locked in stone for Cleveland so although he doesn’t play the same position as Schobert he would still be a very valuable piece to their defense. Of course, he would have to forgive the Browns for making an example out of him and cutting him for his insider trading a couple of seasons ago — which our own Joel Cade said was a case of Kendricks getting a raw deal from Berea.

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