We predicted that the Browns would make picks in this NFL Draft that made sense.

And so they have thus far.

In dire need of help at wide receiver, they took one in the middle of the first round on Thursday night in Baylor’s Corey Coleman.

And with the first pick on Friday night, and the first pick of the second round, at No. 32 overall, the Browns addressed another position where they were extraordinarily weak by choosing Oklahoma State defensive Emmanuel Ogbah. There was a plethora of great defensive players available – it would have made no sense to go offense with that selection, despite the still incredible holes there – and they decided on Ogbah, a talented, speedy edge rusher who can put heat on the quarterback. And heat on the quarterback takes some of the heat off the issues at cornerback and safety. Those guys don’t have to cover as long if the quarterback is running for his life.

As such, theoretically at least, the Browns are much better on both sides of the ball, and at key positions to boot, than they were about 21 hours ago.

Ray Horton, in his second stint as Browns defensive coordinator in the last four seasons, has to be thrilled be yond belief. There has been so much talk about the problems on the Cleveland offense – that’s all that most fans and media members were focused on, in fact – that the defense had become a forgotten group. So for the Browns to snap up a top defensive player with their second pick of the draft is an indication that Horton also has a strong voice in the organization among the many strong offensive voices on the coaching staff.

And it’s also an indication that head coach Hue Jackson, who is the strongest offensive voice in the building and is an offensive guy through and through, fully understands that even though this is an offensive game, you have to be able to make some plays on defense to have a chance to win.

The Browns still have a lot more to do – a whole lot, really — for the remainder of Friday evening, and for the rest of the draft overall. But, just like the selection of Corey Coleman, the pick of Emmanuel Ogbah makes good sense and continues the momentum the Browns are starting to build in the proceedings in Chicago.

And when’s the last time you could say that about a Browns draft?