Cleveland Browns WR Carlton Mitchell Could Help Team's Anemic WR Corps

As the Cleveland Browns prepare for their game against the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, they will be playing without their No. 1 receiver, Mohammed Massaqoui who is still out due to a concussion received last Sunday in Pittsburgh by Steelers linebacker James Harrison on a still, very controversial helmet-to-helmet hit.

One thing came to my mind after that fateful hit is, despite Massaqoui's absence and the return of Joshua Cribbs, the Browns have not had a TRUE No. 1 wide receiver since their return, and with the exception of former first-round pick Braylon Edwards the Browns have not had a deep, home-run threat since the days of Webster Salughter.

Michael Jackson and Andre Rison were horrific busts and when the Browns came back into the league you had the likes of Kevin Johnson, Darren Chiverini, Quincy Morgan, Antonio Bryant and Dennis Northcutt would try in vain to help out the sad QB carousel under center and, like baseball where you have the pitcher-catcher battery, the Browns have never had a quarterback-wide receiver battery in their recent history.

Joe Montana had Jerry Rice, Peyton Manning had Marvin Harrison, Dan Fouts had Kellen Winslow Sr. and Dan Marino had Mark Duper. Who have the Browns had? Exactly.

Don't get me wrong the magical one-hit wonder Derek Anderson connected with Edwards for 16 touchdowns in 2007, that still doesn't change the fact that the Browns passing offense has consistently ranked near the bottom of the NFL.

And while Joshua Cribbs is a true All-World talent, he will never be a TRUE wide receiver and I feel the Browns trying to convert him is a disservice to Cribbs and the team. I mean look at Chicago Bears WR, and Cribbs counterpart, Devin Hester.

I was taken aback by the Browns taking BOTH former Georgia Bulldog WR Mohammed Massaqoui and former Buckeye and Chargrin Falls standout Brian Robskie in the second round of the 2009 NFL Draft.

Robiskie, who was widely touted throughout the draft as "the most polished and NFL-ready," has so far looked like a bust with only 36 yards receiving through the first five games of the year for a paltry 9.0 yards a game.

I felt the Browns passing on USC LB Rey Maualuga was a mistake as he has emerged as a leader on the Bengals defense.

Can you imagine Anquan Boldin, Vincent Jackson or even Patrick Crayton in a Browns uniform? It's really disappointing that the Browns didn't try to pursue them when they were available and instead settled for the likes of Mark Engram and Mike Furrey.

Frankly, the Browns wide receivers don't exactly put the fear of God into opposing defenses.

I feel this is the perfect opportunity for the 6'3", 215-lb, sixth-round pick out of South Florida WR Carlton Mitchell to lend a hand because he has the speed and athleticism that I feel are sorely missing and could even stretch the field for Cleveland. And if reports out of Berea are true, then I think the Browns may have found something to help Colt McCoy develop.

And if all else fails, there is always Julio Jones from Alabama, Notre Dame's Michael Floyd, Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon, Boise State's Austin Pettis and Pitt's Jon Baldwin to choose from.

—Dawgfather76