Browns Get Fourth and 22nd Pick in Upcoming Draft

As other fan bases are enjoying the playoffs and happiness and stuff, while possibly looking forward to a run at the Super Bowl, Cleveland fans are gearing up for the event their team plays for every year -- the NFL draft. It’s our Super Bowl. Our soul crushing, always disappointing Super Bowl.

We knew that when our dick-punch of a season came to an end, the Browns were going to be selecting fourth overall in the 2012 NFL draft. As a result of the trade with Atlanta in last year’s draft (the Falcons traded up to snag Julio Jones), it was still unknown when the Browns other first-round selection would be made. That was all dependant on whether Atlanta could make a playoff run, and each Falcons victory would translate into a lower and less valuable pick for the Browns.

Fortunately for Cleveland fans -- the Falcons were bounced in the first round by the Giants yesterday. It looked as though Cleveland would be adding the 23rd pick in this year’s draft to their fourth overall selection, but Pittsburgh’s loss to Denver in overtime last night (WOOOOOO! SECOND HAND HAPPINESS) bumped the pick up one spot. That gives the browns the fourth overall pick and the 22nd pick.

Now the fun starts. Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. will make absurd amounts of money over the next few months for a farts worth of work -- but hey, this is America man and if you have a problem with it you should go vote or complain about the 1% or something. My two cents -- if Robert Griffin is still there at no. 4, I’d take him. The man throws a deep ball as accurately as any college quarterback I’ve seen, and his play making ability is pretty outrageous. The only reason I’d take Griffin over Justin Blackmon is because this year’s draft is deep at wide receiver and I think the Browns will be able to snag Alshon Jeffery, Michael Floyd or Kendall Wright at No. 22.

What are you thoughts? Who should the Browns draft with their two first-round selections?

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