With the #5 pick in the 2009 MHR Community Mock Draft, the Cleveland Browns select.... WR, MICHAEL CRABTREE, TEXAS TECH

Cleveland Browns Round 1, Pick #5 overall GM Zappa

Details of the pick after the jump...

A return to respectable wideouts?

From GM Zappa:  This selection was a tough one to make. As GM, I had hoped to make a
trade to move down or possibly out of the first round for the right
offer. No suitors arrived, so I had to go with the best intel I had
available. With my top two prospects already off the board, I had to
take a look at recent Browns history. They have trade rumors involving Braylon Edwards and a potentially long term prison sentence forthcoming for Dante Stallworth, the Cleveland Browns have selected Michael Crabtree, WR, Texas Tech.

Crabtree was the only logical choice at this point, his value at #5 is
still considered a steal by most experts and he will no doubt make an immediate impact on this Browns team no matter what becomes of the two
current starters this offseason.

Commish's Thoughts:  Nothing wrong with Crabtree at 5, and the talent is certainly there for him to be a top 5 selection.  With a firm decision to convert to the 3-4 in Cleveland, the top end and NT were worth serious consideration, but it should be remembered that the Cleveland defense wasn't half bad last year, actually amnaging to keep cleveland in several games.  Their offense on the other hand looked light-years removed from its 2007 high-octane incarnation.  I like the choice to get frontoffice leverage on a couple of troublemaking WRs, but that is just the Commish's firm hand talking....

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ON THE CLOCK The Cincinnati Bengals are up next.  Duke TC will answer the big question:  Will the Bengals take BJ Raji?  Stay tuned... The deadline for this pick is 1pm MST, March 24th.  As long as I receive the pick by that time it will be valid.  To send me the pick, just email me at the address shown in my profile.

Cincinnati Bengals Round 1, Pick #6 Overall GM Duke TC

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Round One

1. Detroit Lions:  McDah               OLB Aaron Curry, Wake Forest
   
2. St.Louis Rams:  53guys          OT Jason Smith, Baylor
   
3. Kansas City Chiefs:  Papisan        DE/OLB Brian Orakpo, Texas  
4. Seattle Seahawks:  Denver_Native         OT, Eugene Monroe, Virginia
5. Cleveland Browns:  Zappa               WR, Michael Crabtree, Texas Tech
6. Cincinnati Bengals:  DukeTC                     ON THE CLOCK
   
7. Oakland Raiders:  V. Money                           ON DECK
8. Jacksonville Jaguars:  gunnermc
9. Green Bay Packers:  Broncosorbust
   
10. San Francisco 49ers:  Elway's Ghost
11. Buffalo Bills:  Rep56
12. Denver Broncos:  broncofan91
13. Washington Redskins:  Chawkins06
14. New Orleans Saints:   gnarlybroncodude 
15. Houston Texans:  PredominantlyOrange
16. San Diego Chargers:  Sadaraine
17. New York Jets:  danelama
18. Chicago Bears:  Combat Chuk
19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers:  OrangeCrush4082
20. (Dallas Cowboys) Lions:  BDAWKisaBRONC
21. Philadelphia Eagles:  ejruiz
22. Minnesota Vikings:  War Eagle Aubie
23. New England Patriots  bronco-Maine-iac
24. Atlanta Falcons:  Stovie47
25. Miami Dolphins:  adamriggs
26. Baltimore Ravens  mla2131
27. Indianapolis Colts:  chikndnnr
28. (Carolina Panthers) Eagles:   bcfunk
29. New York Giants:  Russ
30. Tennessee Titans:   Broncoman
31. Arizona Cardinals:  Calibroncoboy
32. Pittsburgh Steelers:  PABroncofan