There is still a lot of football to be played but with the trade deadline coming up the Cleveland Browns could look to be buyers. Without Nick Chubb and looking for a spark to the offense the team could look to make a move at running back or wide receiver. However, ly would argue that they should be focusing on upgrading the struggling offensive line, especially at left tackle.
ESPN’s Bill Barnwell recently released an article about some possible trade scenarios two of which included the Browns. His first trade involved Cleveland trading a fifth-round pick to Jacksonville for D’Ernest Johnson and a seventh-round pick.
While Johnson would provide an upgrade at running back trading a fifth-round pick for a third-string running back doesn’t make much sense. And with the way the Browns offensive line is playing an upgrade at running back wouldn’t be enough to spark the run game.
The other trade also doesn’t make much sense as he suggests a straight swap at wide receiver with the Browns sending Donovan Peoples-Jones to the Jets for Mecole Hardman. The passing games offense is struggling because of quarterback play, not the pass catchers so neither of these trades should be done by Cleveland.
