The job of building an NFL team is never really done.
Even with the NFL Draft competed and free agency all but over, teams — the good ones, the bad ones and the in-between ones — still have holes.
There have been only two “perfect” teams in pro football history — the 1948 Browns (15-0 and an All-America Football Conference championship) and the 1972 Miami Dolphins (17-0 and a Super Bowl VII title). All the others for the last 100 or so years have had deficiencies of some kind to some degree, and this year will be no different.
With that, then, and the fact that the start of the regular season is still about four months away, SI.com staff writers Gilberto Manzano and Matt Verderame put together a story entitled, “Biggest Remaining Holes For All 32 Teams After The 2023 NFL Draft.” Its focus is just what the title implies.
Here’s what they had to say about the Browns:
“Biggest needs: defensive tackle, edge rusher and cornerback.
“While the Browns have an excellent offense o. paper, the
defense has questions at almost every level. In the draft, Cleveland didn’t select until the third round after trading away a horde of draft picks in exchange for quarterback, Deshaun Watson. Outside of Denzel Ward and Greg Newsome II, the corner room is quite thin. The Browns also need to aggressively attack a deeper rotation on the edge, with Myles Garrett and nobody else who keeps offensive coordinators awake at night. A partner for Dalvin Tomlinson in the defensive interior would be a welcome site as well.”
Steve King