Browns enter draft loaded with picks, problems

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Browns have assembled one of the NFL's most-intelligent front offices, a collection of Harvard-educated brainiacs who have spent months planning for their first draft.

These guys have high IQs and an ability to analyze data and make decisions.

There's no guarantee they'll make smart ones, however.

Not convinced either quarterback Jared Goff or Carson Wentz was worth taking with the No. 2 overall pick, the Browns traded their highest selection since 2000 this week to the Philadelphia Eagles, who sent Cleveland the No. 8 pick, a third-round selection (No. 77) and fourth-rounder (No. 100), plus a first-rounder in 2017 and a fourth-rounder in 2018.

The stunning trade gives the Browns future assets, but the deal doesn't address their most pressing need: a franchise quarterback — at least not at the top of the draft.

Anyway, Cleveland, which has started 24 quarterbacks since 1999, believes it may already have its answer in Robert Griffin III.

Although new Browns coach – and quarterback expert – Hue Jackson insists otherwise, Griffin's arrival had a major impact on the team's decision to trade down. Jackson is confident RG3 can revive his career after three injury-slowed seasons in Washington, and the 26-year-old has exhibited the right attitude so far in Cleveland.