And the pick is...

As promised, I'm here to give my opinion on what the Browns should do with the #5 pick, providing no other deals are made (which is quite an assumption at this point).What is done by the four teams ahead of the Browns will entirely dictate where Cleveland will spend its #5 overall selection. If the Chiefs take my personal favorite, inside linebacker Aaron Curry, at #3 as expected, that's one name to scratch off the list. The Seahawks then will take either tackle Eugene Monroe (providing tackle Jason Smith is a Ram) or wide receiver Michael Crabtree.Basically, the Browns will select whichever player the Seahawks don't - or at least they should. Both Crabtree and Monroe would make solid picks for the Browns.Crabtree is a risk and a project. Wide receivers in spread systems of the magnitude of Texas Tech.'s are difficult to project and nonetheless will have to fight much more for open space than he ever did as a Red Raider; opportunities aren't handouts in the NFL. However, what Crabtree has shown is extraordinary talent and physicality. His size, strength and talent will allow him to make the adjustment just fine, given some time. It's tough to pass up amazing talent in the draft, and that much tougher when it's at a position of need.I'm less ecstatic about a Monroe pick; he was inconsistent at Virginia and almost never are right tackles drafted in the top five. Building through the trenches is important, however, and the Browns sure need help on the right side of the line. If Monroe pans out, establishing franchise tackles on both sides of the line will be a big asset for the years to come.Many have mentioned Brian Orakpo for the Browns but I'm not thrilled. I love Orakpo's talent but he defines a project. That may be fine for a team in rebuild, but not with how incapable we've been at developing linebackers (is Kamerion Wimbley still on the roster?) and the fact that Mangini made this exact type of pick a year ago in New York with Vernon Gholston, which now looks like a horrible pick. Orakpo has astounding measurables but really no pass rush moves. We've been down that road already.Every draft, of course, comes with the typical "what ifs" and the Browns are certainly no exception this year.What if Brady Quinn is traded? If Quinn is traded, Mark Sanchez will be the pick at five. Other positions would then be addressed with the first-rounder attained in exhange for Quinn.What if Braylon Edwards is traded? If Edwards is traded, undoubtedly a wide receiver will be taken in the first round. However, it's possible that the Browns could pass on Crabtree (or he may just not be available) and instead pick up a guy like Jeremy Maclin in the later part of the first round.What if the Browns trade both Edwards and Quinn? If both are dealt...well, you can probably figure it out. Sanchez is probably the pick at #5, Maclin later and a wildcard after that, if a first-rounder is obtained for Edwards. The Browns may very well go linebacker with that selection.What if the Browns trade down? The only trade-down scenario I see realistic at this point is if the Seahawks take Crabtree and the Browns convince Cincinatti that they're taking Monroe. The Bengals have little choice not to pursue Monroe, considering they're shopping Levi Jones, and could deal later picks to the Browns to move up one spot. Then the Browns would very likely take Orakpo.