2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft - The Cleveland Browns Select...

by FriarBob on Mar 10, 2011 3:00 PM EST in NFL Draft

For the sixth pick in the second-annual Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, Joe Goodberry selected for the Cleveland Browns, who have the standard three picks available. Here is the pick...

With the sixth pick in the 2011 Cincy Jungle Mock Draft, the Cleveland Browns select...

Marcell Dareus, DL, Alabama

The Browns get a real steal here with the sixth pick. Most mock drafts have Cleveland taking a WR, and while that would have been my pick, I couldn't pass up on an impact defensive player. Marcell Dareus is a top three defensive player in this draft. Not only is he the best defensive player available at this pick, Dareus fills a huge need for Cleveland.

The Browns have hired Dick Jauron as their defensive coordinator and that means they will run a 4-3 defense again. The change in scheme and release of former Pro-Bowler (not the PBA) Shaun Rogers creates a huge hole at defensive tackle. Even though the defensive line depth is very strong this year, the need for defensive line help doesn't afford the Browns the opportunity to wait.

Marcell Dareus has risen up draft boards over the past few weeks. He had a great combine performance by showing up at 319 lbs and carrying it very well in every drill. While he played mostly defensive end in Alabama's 3-4 base defense, Dareus is better suited at defensive tackle. Because he's never really played DT, Dareus hasn't come close to reaching his potential. He plays with power and sudden quickness that makes him a tough player to block. Dareus has the versatility to play nose or under tackle in Jauron's cover 2 scheme and should give the Bengals offensive line fits twice a year.

Marcell Dareus Highlights:

Draft Overview:

#	Team	Picked By	Name/Positon of Pick
1	Carolina	James Shively	Nick Fairley / DT
2	Denver	sexsalad	Patrick Peterson / CB
3	Buffalo	Elguapo09	Von Miller / OLB
4	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2	A.J. Green / WR
5	Arizona	Broski	Da'Quan Bowers / DE
6	Cleveland	Joe Goodberry	Marcell Dareus / DL
7	San Francisco	Heybrown
8	Tennessee	Oxalis
9	Dallas	Jim0ijk
10	Washington	Pardon_My_French
11	Houston	Joe27
12	Minnesota	CarsonOrBust
13	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes
14	St. Louis	Jaegner
15	Miami	JaredM
16	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit
17	New England (from Oakland / Seymour)	UpStateMike
18	San Diego	Quickslant
19	New York Giants	TheDealio
20	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch
21	Kansas City	Indesignkat
22	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus
23	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12
24	New Orleans	FriarBob
25	Seattle	IgnatiusJReilly
26	Baltimore	FriarBob
27	Atlanta	TruWhoDey
28	New England	UpStateMike
29	Chicago	Bsmith4256
30	New York Jets	Polo_614
31	Pittsburgh	Jason Garrison
32	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
33	New England (from Carolina / Armanti Edwards)	UpStateMike
34	Buffalo	Elguapo09
35	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2
36	Denver	sexsalad
37	Cleveland	Jason Garrison
38	Arizona	Broski
39	Tennessee	Oxalis
40	Dallas	Jim0ijk
41	Washington	Pardon_My_French
42	Houston	Joe27
43	Minnesota	CarsonOrBust
44	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes
45	San Francisco	Heybrown
46	Denver (from Miami / Brandon Marshall)	sexsalad
47	St. Louis	Jaegner
48	Oakland	NoodleXV
49	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit
50	San Diego	Quickslant
51	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch
52	New York Giants	TheDealio
53	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus
54	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12
55	Kansas City	Indesignkat
56	New Orleans	FriarBob
57	Seattle	IgnatiusJReilly
58	Baltimore	Joe Goodberry
59	Atlanta	TruWhoDey
60	New England	UpStateMike
61	San Diego (from NYJets / Antonio Cromartie)	Quickslant
62	Chicago	Bsmith4256
63	Pittsburgh	FriarBob
64	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
65	Carolina	James Shively
66	Cincinnati	Jason Garrison +2
67	Denver	sexsalad
68	Buffalo	Elguapo09
69	Arizona	Broski
70	Cleveland	FriarBob
71	Dallas	Jim0ijk
72	New Orleans (from Washington / Jammal Brown)	FriarBob
73	Houston	Joe27
74	New England (from Minnesota / Randy Moss)	UpStateMike
75	Detroit	The_Black_Stripes
76	San Francisco	Heybrown
77	Tennessee	Oxalis
78	St. Louis	Jaegner
79	Miami	JaredM
80	Jacksonville	Whodatchemsit
81	Oakland	NoodleXV
82	San Diego	Quickslant
83	New York Giants	TheDealio
84	Tampa Bay	Doc Scratch
85	Philadelphia	Buckeyenut12
86	Kansas City	Indesignkat
87	Indianapolis	Ddbumpus
88	New Orleans	FriarBob
89	San Diego (from Seattle / Charlie Whitehurst)	Quickslant
90	Baltimore	Jason Garrison
91	Atlanta	TruWhoDey
92	New England	UpStateMike
93	Chicago	Bsmith4256
94	New York Jets	Polo_614
95	Pittsburgh	Joe Goodberry
96	Green Bay	Sean Weaver
97	(possible compensatory)
98	(possible compensatory)
99	(possible compensatory)
100	(possible compensatory)

Poll

Do you agree with this pick?

Yes, I love it!

23 votes

Good player, but not what the team needs.

8 votes

Right Position (group), Wrong Player.

0 votes

No, I don't agree at all.

5 votes

Mmm... Donuts!

8 votes

44 votes | Poll has closed

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A steal for Cleveland.

Hankerson in the second and suddenly they have starters to lean on, on offense and defense.

by Cry on Mar 10, 2011 3:44 PM EST reply actions

I'm a little jealous

I feel like we just got the BumbleBee transformer for Christmas, which is cool, but our brother just got Optimus Prime.

Fight Bengals Fatalism!

by Paul Cannon on Mar 10, 2011 6:56 PM EST reply actions

Lol

Excellent reference.

by ddbumpus on Mar 10, 2011 10:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

And Megatron is over in Detroit...

Home of the original Kitten Mittens.

by Pardon_My_French on Mar 11, 2011 10:35 AM EST up reply actions

Sorry that I forgot to attach the poll at first, y’all…

by FriarBob on Mar 11, 2011 12:13 AM EST reply actions

Upon further consideration, I really would have switched this pick and the previous one if I was doing up a draft on my own. I mean, Dareus ran a 3-4 in college, the Cards are a 3-4. Bowers was in a 4-3, the Browns are converting to a 4-3.

Then again, some teams have competent position coaches who can draft a player slightly out-of-position and train them up to become what is needed. I’m just not sure that either of these teams are among those.

by FriarBob on Mar 11, 2011 12:15 AM EST reply actions