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April 27, 2012John Hughes Didn’t Initially Invite Family for Friday Night
April 28, 2012After trading down earlier in the third round, the Cleveland Browns selected DT John Hughes from Cincinnati. Listed at about 6-feet-3-inches, he was listed at No. 250 on the ESPN Big Board and was a bit of a surprise for most people at this selection.
Of course, the Browns picked DT Phil Taylor in the first round last year after trading down, and also have a stud in DT Ahtyba Rubin. Hughes will provide immediate depth on the line, but who knows if more value was elsewhere, even if Rutgers WR Mohamed Sanu recently was taken off the board and likely was a top target.
Hughes is listed as being quick with good run skills. He has a powerful upper body, but endurance and conditioning are listed as possible future concerns. He appeared in 50 games at the college level, starting 25 of them, but a right knee injury prevented him from participating in the combine and in his pro day.
He picked up 51 tackles total during his senior season at Cincinnati, including 12.5 for loss and five sacks. Likely, this will be another unpopular pick with the Browns fans as the team completes its selections through the first two days of the draft.
[Related: Browns Trade No. 67 Pick to Broncos]
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Maybe not, I’ll give you that, but what we do know is that we took a backup defensive tackle in a position where we probably could have gotten a position of need. People are arguing that there probably weren’t any wide receivers at that spot that interested the Browns, and that’s fine, but we also have needs at CB, S, OLB, and OG. I mean shoot, we could have picked up Jayron Hosley at CB, a guy who I believe is ready to be a starter on day 1. Don’t get me wrong… this is my team and I love this team and I’ll cheer for all of the guys we draft, but today I feel like the front office missed an opportunity.
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