By STEVE KING

The Browns need wide receivers.

A number of them, actually — a whole new room of them.

One or two may arrive via free agency, while the others could come via the NFL Draft and would be working out this week for the Browns — and for all teams — at the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

But the No. 2 need for the team is at defensive tackle.

The Browns have possibly a future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end in Myles Garrett, and if they can re-sign Jadeveon Clowney to stay at the other end, then they are set there, at least in terms of starters, although thy could use some backup help.

Where they are lacking, though — badly so — is at tackle, but if they could find a top-line player there, then they could get a push the up the middle and would have a line that, overall, would be very hard to block in that it would have three players who would have to be accounted for on each and every play. It would keep opposing offensive lines from doing much double-teaming, lest they keep a tight end in to help block, which is a sacrifice since it would take a receiver out of the passing game.

Defensive tackle has been a real problem for the Browns throughout the expansion era over the last two decades. Other than Ahtyba Rubin, they’ve nor had a young tackle who made an impact, and he did so for only four years before moving on.

You have to go back to Michael Dean Perry (1988-94) to find a young Browns tackle who really starred over a long period of time. That’s three decades ago, which is way too long.

Until these current Browns find their (young) man at tackle, then this talk of having a great defense is just that, talk.