Cleveland Browns: How To Rebuild Correctly

This year has obviously been a complete failure for Cleveland. 

Alex Mack and Mohamed Massaquoi have been the only draft choices that have shown promise for Cleveland, and Eric Mangini has made a bad Cleveland team into a completely putrid one. 

So, moving on to this offseason, what would I do if I were in charge?

1. Sign Mike Holmgren to the Bill Parcells role

Success starts at the top, and Holmgren could bring in a great coach and choose the right players to rebuild the Browns with. Holmgren has expressed interest in Cleveland and is attracted by the project of remaking the Browns.

I wouldn't worry about the coach because Holmgren will bring somebody respectable or someone with a bright future up ahead.

2. Draft Eric Berry in the first round

The bad teams that have had recent success have built their team before inserting a quarterback. This way they'll be able to see if Quinn is the man and not throw a first-round quarterback out to the lions, defenseless. 

Berry will be a Pro Bowler for years to come and is getting compared to Troy Polamalu and Ed Reed. 

3. Draft Golden Tate in the second round

I love Tate, and I would love to see him line up across from Massaquoi next fall. Tate is electric and is a lot like Percy Harvin of Florida was coming out of college.

4. Draft Montario Hardesty or Evan Royster in the third round

Gerhart and Dwyer will be gone in the second round, but Hardesty and Royster will remain in the pool in the third round. Hardesty has shown a lot of promise this year, and Royster is very hard to bring down. I would prefer Hardesty because of his ability to catch out of the backfield, but Royster would be a nice consolation prize.

5. Draft Sam Young or Chris Scott in the third round

The Browns have a solid left side of the line as well as a future center, but their right side is in shambles. Obviously Sam Young is the choice if he is available. If he isn't though, Scott can play any spot on the line and has a lot of promise.

6. Take a flier on Mark Herzlich

Why not land a tremendous linebacker and feel good story in the fourth round? 

Herzlich's stock has dropped because of his cancer. However, now that he's cancer free there's no reason to think that with a lot of hard work, he can't return to the player he was in his junior year.

Check back for a more detailed story on what I hope happens when the season is over. But until then, this is what I sincerely desire for Cleveland.