Among those in the war room
Among those in the war room who were said to be in Haden’s corner was Browns HC Eric Mangini while defensive coordinator Rob Ryan (brother of Jets HC Rex Ryan) was solidly in favor of taking CB Kyle Wilson. nfl jersey There was even talk about the possibility of Cleveland moving up the board if one of the top CB’s came off of the board before the Browns were on the clock, guaranteeing them one of the top two highest rated CB’s in the draft. nfl jerseys With the Browns war room reportedly deadlocked at four votes each Cleveland GM Mike Holmgren wound up being the tie breaking vote, in essence allowing his HC to select Haden with the Brown’s first round pick.Here is a very interesting little tidbit about the first major pick of the Holmgini era (or the Mangrem era if you prefer) with regard to the selection of taking Joe Haden over Kyle Wilson.
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