Saturday, July 30, 2011

Browns trade for Broderick Bunkley



The Cleveland Browns traded their fifth-round pick in the 2012 draft to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley.
Bunkley was the Eagles first-round selection in 2006 and despite missing some time with an arm injury last season is a solid and durable run-stopper.
The former Florida State Seminole is added to the defensive tackle rotation with Ahytba Rubin and first-round pick Phil Taylor in a rotation that looks to me to be a very solid group against the run.
Bunkley is not known as a pass rusher with just six sacks over his career but should prove to be an excellent addition.

I generally am not a huge proponent of moving draft picks, but since the Browns have two fourth-rounders in the 2012 draft, adding a physical run stuffer like Bunkley to the rotation not only gives the team depth at defensive tackle but keeps two quality players in the lineup at the same time at all times.
It is refreshing to see that someone with the Browns has finally realized that after years of ignoring the fact that you play in a northern and run-oriented division, you need to have a physical defense that stops the run-like say the successful teams in the division in Baltimore and Pittsburgh!?
This is the type of deal that does not improve you overnight but helps to change the culture by saying to other teams-you are not going to run over us anymore.

Good move by the Browns in addressing a need, the next stop has to be a corner.
I would love Nate Clements, but someone has to be brought in to be the third corner at worst and preferably the second, and move Sheldon Brown to the third spot.
The Eagles had to move someone after their free agent moves of yesterday and kudos to the Browns for taking advantage of the Eagles issues to add a nice player at a more than reasonable price. 

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