Browns select Zac Zinter

    I thought the Cleveland Browns were about to grab a first-round talent or address defensive speed, as I was all in on Oregon wide receiver Troy Franklin or Clemson linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr.

Well, the Browns surprised me. not by passing on those players but with the player that they chose in Michigan guard Zac Zinter.

Zinter is the lineman who badly broke his leg last season in Michigan's win over Ohio State and I'm not sure about his physical status currently.

The 6'6, 309-pound Zinter is a line mover in the run game as one would expect for a Michigan lineman but has been mentioned as an average pass blocker.

When you see how the game is more and more about throwing the football, I'm a bit leery of linemen who project to be average in pass protection.

The Browns are paying big money to their starting guards, Joel Bitonio and Wyatt Teller, and at their age (Bitonio is 33, and Teller turns 30 during the season), it's not unreasonable to plan for the future that could see Bitonio retire or Teller become a cap casualty.

However, the team continues to say they are "all in" and talk about the narrowing window of contention, and rather than pick a player who would have a chance to contribute immediately, the selection is a backup guard who is coming off an injury?

It's not really a knock on Zinter as a player, I think the Browns reached a little bit here on a non-position of need, and without a fourth-round pick, they could have done better in this situation.

The Browns have four picks on the final day of the draft, the Eagles fifth, their own sixth, and their own and Tennessee's seventh-round selections.