There is a plethora of commentary being uttered – spewed, as it were – on the 2018 NFL Draft right now.

From opinions on the value of prospects, some of whom are so obscure that they are known only to their parents, and opinions as to what teams, particularly those at the top of the draft, such as the Browns, will do and how and why they’ll do it, there is so much rhetoric going on that it hurts your ears.

Part of that is because … well, it is simply too much verbage, and part of it is because it is just garbage, without any basis of fact.

Sometimes, it is hard to tell the difference between the good stuff – that which you should listen to and might be wise to believe – and the bad stuff – that which you should ignore and would be foolish to take to heart. Just about all these analysts have good deliveries and can make what they’re saying, even if it should be placed into a big, black plastic bag and placed at the end of your driveway on pick-up day – sound pretty compelling.

That’s what makes all this so much fun. You’ve got to be a little bit – or perhaps a lot – of a detective to sort it all out and determine the truth, or at least what you should take stock in.

And if your sleuthing still leaves you somewhat puzzled – which may well happen – then trust your gut.

And your ears.

And your eyes.

And your instincts.

Really.

Because at the end of the day, those may turn out to be your best tools.

For if what you’re hearing and seeing sounds fishy, looks fishy and leaves a fishy feeling in your gut, you owe it to yourself to doubt it and travel your own road of thought.

After all, it’s not as if you must stay on that road and never venture off it. There are nearly two months before the draft, so there is plenty of time to wander off that pavement, back onto it and then off again.

And above everything else, don’t be afraid to value your opinion. You’re watching all this stuff just like the so-called experts are. You know football.

And you know the Browns.

So get busy.

In the meantime, in my next post, I’ll give you a little help from what – or who – may be an unfamiliar source.