K2 may be out for year.

Kellen Winslow, according to reports from PFT, may have to sit out the year as a result of the microfracture surgery he had performed in January. Clearly not the routine surgery the general public was led to believe, there is even an outside chance that Winslow could have played his last down as a NFL player.

Depth Chart after FA and Mid March Mock

QB Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson, John Beck

RB Jamal Lewis, Deshawn Wynn, Lorenzo Booker, Jerome Harrison

FB Lawrence Vickers

3rd Dwn RB Lorenzo Booker, Joshua Cribbs

WR Braylon Edwards, Roy Hall

WR Travis Wilson, Tim Carter

WR3 Joe Jurevicius, Joshua Cribbs

TE Kellen Winslow, Steve Heiden, Jonny Harline

LT Joe Staley, Kevin Shaffer

LG Eric Steinbach, Joe Andruzzi

C Hank Fraley, Joe Andruzzi

RG Seth McKinney, Manuel Ramirez

RT Ryan Tucker, Jackie Butler

DE Robaire Smith, Simon Fraser, Shawn Smith

NT Ted Washington, Justin Harrell, Shawn Smith, Paul Soliai

DE Orpheus Roye, Marcus Thomas

OLB Kamerion Wimbley, Matt Stewart

ILB D'Qwell Jackson, Chaun Thompson

ILB Andra Davis, Jon Abbate

OLB Willie McGinnest, Leon Williams

CB Chris Houston, Daven Holly, John Bowie

SS Sean Jones, Justin Hamilton

FS Brodney Pool, Eric Weddle

CB Leigh Bodden, Eric Weddle, Kenny Wright

NB Eric Weddle, Daven Holly

Mid March 7th Round

The Browns hold the 194th pick in the 7th round. They should pick the best player available. One of those players could be Jonny Harline, TE, BYU. Harline was a dominant force on the team all season, making catch after catch especially when it mattered most. Harline's small size at 240lbs and limited speed in the 4.8s drop him low in the draft. However his ridiculously good hands and ability to get open in a zone would make him a great addition to the Browns as a backup to Winslow on passing downs or as a 2nd TE on passing downs. Harline could also be placed at the H-Back position on passing downs.

Mid March 6th Round

The Browns hold the 163rd and the 171st picks in the 6th round. With the 163rd pick the Browns should select DT Paul Soliai of Utah. Soliai is a massive 340lb tackle who makes an ideal space eater in the 3-4 and gives the Browns depth on the defensive line allowing them to switch between the 3-4 and the 4-3 during the game.

With the 171st pick the team should select CB John Bowie of Cincinnati. Bowie is a former Big East 100m champion and has performed well against good competition like Randy Kinder and Oderrick Turner of Pittsburgh. Bowie is a reasonable tackler and has a good break. He has gotten by a lot in college on his recovery abilities but good coaching should be able to teach him technique. He could be a starter in two to three years.

Mid March 5th Round

The Browns hold the 130th, 147th, and 148th selections in the 5th round. With the 130th pick the team should select RB Deshawn Wynn from Florida. Wynn is a large back at over 230lbs and runs in the sub 4.5s. His lack of production in college was a result of the scheme he was in. Wynn should supplant Lewis as the starting RB next season assuming he can stay injury free.

With the 147th selection the team should pick WR Roy Hall from Ohio State. I originally had Hall pegged as an undrafted steal but his amazing performance at the Ohio State pro day shot him into the draft. Hall, at 6'3 230lbs, ran 40s in the low 4.4s to high 4.3s. However he spent his entire career stuck behind 1st round talents like Ted Ginn, Tony Gonzalez, and Santonio Holmes. Hall will no doubt have a much better pro career than collegiate. He is a fine blocker on the perimeter and a great leaper in traffic. He can become an immediate goal line threat and could eventually be bulked up in to a TE.

With the 148th pick the team should select ILB Jon Abbate from Wake Forrest. Abbate is a Zach Thomas type that lacks the measureables but just stands out on film. In most Wake Forrest games he seems to be making every tackle. Abbate will be a productive pro despite whatever his measureables say.

Mid March 4th round

The Browns hold the 99th pick in the 4th round. With this pick the team should address the QB position, barring some unforeseen falling star. The player that they should select is John Beck from Brigham Young. Beck has a great arm that is impeccably accurate, something that Frye and Anderson struggle with. Beck additionally proved to be a much better athlete than advertised when he ran in the 4.7s. The only knock on him is his 6-2 height. He can pass the ball well in bad weather and extremely windy situations as well, proving so on numerous occasions.

Mid March 3rd Round

The Browns have 67th, 72nd, 76th, and 78th picks in the 3rd round. With the 67th pick the Browns should look at RB Kenny Irons of Auburn, OG Arron Sears of Tennessee, RB Chris Henry of Arizona, or RB Lorenzo Booker of Florida State. Since Irons, Sears, and Henry are likely to be gone the selection should be Lorenzo Booker. Booker has great hands out of the backfield as well as a great burst. Booker would be a great change of pace for Jamal Lewis and would solve the question about who would be the 3rd down back.

With the 72nd pick the Browns should select DT/DE Marcus Thomas of Florida. Thomas has 1st round ability but has a questionable past behavior wise. But with so many picks it is ok to take a chance on such a talent. He has the ideal speed and quickness to be a pass rusher at DE in the 3-4.

With the 76th pick the Browns should take the best available DB. At this point in the draft that player is likely Eric Weddle from Utah. Weddle has the speed and hips to play CB or the instincts to play FS and he can hit. Weddle should battle Brodney Pool for the starting FS or win the NB slot. His versatility will prove quite useful if injuries decimate the secondary as they did last year. If Weddle is gone the team should take a hard look at CB Johnathan Wade of Tennessee or CB Fred Bennett of South Carolina.

With the 78th slot the team should look for a trade partner in the mid 80s. I will arbitrarily select the Broncos as the trade partner. For this trade the Browns receive the Broncos 3rd and 5th rounder. With the 86th pick the Browns should select OL Manuel Ramirez of Texas Tech. Ramirez projects as a OG at the pro level but played tackle in college. He provides some young depth and versatility at the position for the Browns.

The Browns add the 148th pick in the 5th round with the trade.

Mid March 2nd Round

The Browns have the 36th and 41st picks in this round. With the 36th pick the Browns should take a look at OG/OT Justin Blalock from Texas, QB Drew Stanton from Michigan State, and Joe Staley OT from Central Michigan. It is likely that Stanton and Blalock will be gone however so the best pick would be Staley.

With the 41st pick the Browns should examine RB Michael Bush from Louisville or NT Justin Harrell from Tennessee. If Bush's leg is healed or looks to not be a problem, he should be selected. At this point, since that fact cannot be ascertained with any certainty, the pick should be Harrell.

Staley gives the Browns a player that could step in by midseason for Kevin Shaffer at LT where he has struggled. Staley is a great athlete who was a state qualifying 200m runner in high school and initially a TE who has bulked up into a LT. He has great feet and is continuing to get stronger and better technically.

Harrell gives the Browns additional depth at NT where the aging Ted Washington and unspectacular Shawn Smith are playing. Harrell could step in and start by the end of the season but definitely by next season. Harrell is large and athletic with a great toughness, playing an entire game after tearing his biceps tendon the week before.

Mid March 1st Round

The Browns should look to maximize their number of picks by trading down multiple times in this round. The first target should be a trade to the Minnesota Vikings at the #7 slot, who are in desperate need of a WR or a QB and would be eyeing Calvin Johnson or Brady Quinn. Trading down to this spot would get us their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd rounder according to the pick value chart.

Not stopping there. The Browns should ship the pick to the 49ers who are looking hard at DTs Alan Branch and Amobi Okoye. To make this trade the Browns would receive the 49ers 1st, 3rd, and 6th round picks.

Then the Browns should finally trade down from the 11th spot to the 16th pick of the Packers. The Packers will be looking to leapfrog Buffalo, who is looking for a RB, to select Marshawn Lynch. For this the Browns would receive the Packers 1st, 3rd, and 5th round picks.

With the 16th pick the Browns should pick OT Levi Brown of Penn State if he is somehow still on the board. However since that is not likely, the team should select CB Chris Houston of Arkansas. Houston jumped into the middle of the 1st round with his amazing numbers at the combine, posting sub 4.35 40s, great quickness, and strength surpassing most LBs. Houston is not limited to being a workout warrior either. He shut down such notable WRs as Dwayne Jarrett, Earl Bennett, Dallas Baker, Dwayne Bowe, Robert Meachem, and Courtney Taylor. The only WR who got the best of Houston this year was Sidney Rice. Houston will be a great, tough, cover corner who will also come up and defend the run on the edge.

Net of picks. Acquired 41st pick in 2nd round, 72nd, 76th, and 78th in 3rd, 147th in 5th, and 171st in the 6th.

New Additions

Over the past week and a half the Browns have added Ravens RB Jamal Lewis, Titans DT Robaire Smith, and Bungles DT Shawn Smith. The signing of Lewis resulted in a trade of Rueben Droughns to the NYG for speedy but unproductive WR Tim Carter. Lewis is expected to start immediately and hopefully will result in the team going in another direction with the #3 pick than Adrian Peterson. Robaire Smith looks like he will be asked to report to camp at 300-310lbs so that he can play DE in the 3-4. Smith is a local guy who went to Shaker Heights HS. Shawn Smith looks to be a backup to Ted Washington at NT, who wore down early and often last season. With these signings it makes the Browns major needs slightly less glaring, hopefully positioning themselves to draft Calvin Johnson or trade down for an OT or CB.

Peek and Wright added to fold

The Browns signed LB Antwan Peek from the Houston Texans and CB Kenny Wright from the Washington Redskins this past week in free agency. Peek appears likely to split time at one of the OLB positions with Willie McGinnest. Hopefully Browns brass notices his 1.49 tackle per game career average and realizes that he is strictly a role player. The same goes for Wright, who, if all is well in the front office, should not be the last addition to the CB position this offseason.

Jets want to trade up.

Rumors are circling that the Jets are trying to move into the top three to select Calvin Johnson or Adrian Peterson. In my opinion the Browns should jump on that deal even though the Jets are selecting in the 25th slot. In order to swing the deal, per the trade value chart, the Jets would have to offer their 25th pick, 2nd rounder, 3rd rounder, next year's 1st rounder, and a 3rd or 4th rounder depending on the Jets finish next year. This bounty of picks is something the Browns are in dire need of with so many areas of weakness on the team

With the Jets first rounder this year they could take a look at Joe Staley, LT, Central Michigan; Darrell Revis, CB, Pittsburgh, Justin Blalock, OG, Texas; or Charles Johnson, DE, Georgia.

Then with the Browns 2nd rounder they could take a look at Marcus McCauley, CB, Fresno State; Jonathan Wade, CB, Tennessee; Arron Sears, OG, Tennessee; or Tank Tyler, NT, North Carolina State.

With the Jets 2nd rounder the guys available should be Johnathan Harrell, NT, Tennessee; or Michael Bush, RB, Louisville.

With the Browns 3rd rounder the guys worth a look are Baraka Atkins, DE, Miami; Samson Satele, C, Hawaii; Tim Shaw, OLB, Penn State; Tony Ugoh, OT, Arkansas; or Fred Bennett, CB, South Carolina.

With the Jets 3rd rounder the best players available should be Marcus Thomas, DT, Florida; D'Juan Woods, WR, Oklahoma State; or Brandon Mebane, DE/DT, California.

This trade could provide a large talent pool of youthful players before you even factor in the picks to come in the 2008 draft.

Browns sign Steinbach

The Browns made a big splash on the first day of Free Agency signing Eric Steinbach from the Bungles, generally regarded to be the best guard on the market with a bright future still ahead of him. However they did announce their plans to play him at RT which might just be a ploy to get him signed and justify the enormous amount of money that they paid him. Hopefully for us they will draft a OT and put Steinbach at guard to replace the ineffective and departing Cosey Coleman. Either way kudos to the Browns for landing their top target on the first day.