Dawghouse Blog

• So long Dennis Northcutt, who signed with the Jags sight unseen. I've always liked Northcutt, but other than some brief periods under the Davis-regime Northcutt was horribly misused. That relegated him to a punt returner, and it seemed the less he played wide receiver the worse he got. 2006 was a miserable year for him at WR and it was clear he was on the outs here in Cleveland. Still, Northcutt provided some of the most exciting moments of the mostly terrible "new" Browns years and it's worth a moment to appreciate the good times.... ok, that's enough.
• I'm surprised how much interest (and money) Ahman Green got. He clearly wasn't going to be considered by the Browns are that price. And how about the Texans signing Green -- that franchise went down the crapper last offseason, and signing Green is just the first of many steps to climb back out. It's gonna be a long while.
• The Texans signing Green would suggest they don't think they can climb up and get Peterson in the draft. Which means the Texans would be more likely to target Brady Quinn in any potential trade-up scenario.
• Joey Porter needs to go elsewhere. With Peek singing Porter is probably off the radar. But, just in case, let me say that I have no use for that guy. I'm hoping he goes somewhere like Miami.
• It's a good thing that the Browns braintrust all appeared at Brady Quinn's workout. I still don't think Quinn is the guy, but it's in the Browns interest for the whole NFL to be unsure who Savage is targeting. Quinn is not considered a top 3 pick at the moment, but things change as the draft approaches. Especially at the quarterback position. And it sounds like Quinn's workout was decent, which would keep him at the top of the draft.

Priorities for a first round pick:

1. Avoid drafting a bust.
2. Get a good player who will be a starter by his second season.
3. Draft a future Pro-Bowler.