The Cleveland Browns have traded offensive lineman Austin Corbett to the Los Angeles Rams for a 2021 5th Round Draft Pick.
This felt like a long time coming. The Cleveland Browns have parted ways with Austin Corbett. Cleveland sent Corbett to the Los Angeles Rams for a 2021 5th Round Draft Pick.
This trade should not surprise anyone. Austin Corbett only played a handful of snaps. Corbett was clearly not in the plans for the Browns and apparently could not help their issues on the offensive line.
Looking at the compensation this is a win. The value of a player instantly depreciates after being drafted. The only time it stays the same or increases is if they end up as one of the top players at their position. This was not Corbett. Taking a fifth rounder in 2021 was probably much better than any offer that could have been taken in 2020.
If Austin Corbett is unable to beat out Eric Kush at right guard that says more about Corbett than Kush. Kush is far from good and Corbett being unable to take his starting spot speaks volumes.
Austin Corbett was part of a larger plan that did not work out
Part of the Browns decision to send Kevin Zeitler to New York in the Odell Beckham Jr. trade is that there was hope that Corbett could step in for Zeitler. If Corbett was unable to play right guard, there was also hope he could replace JC Tretter after this season. Clearly neither were an option as Corbett is now gone.
There are a lot of people hammering the Browns for missing the Corbett pick. Yes, whiffing at 33 overall hurts. However, considering the rest of the 2018 draft class it is a bit more forgivable. Cleveland still selected Baker Mayfield and Denzel Ward ahead of Corbett and Nick Chubb two picks later. People will want to focus on John Dorsey’s first draft miss rather than the success he has had. There are better ways to spend your time considering that this was clearly the best draft class the Browns have had in a long, long time.
