No one knows that more than Dwight Clark, director of football operations. Clark has often talked about surrounding quarterback Tim Couch with offensive weapons, but even he had to listen to the advice of Davis. Edgerrin James in college. That's what we want to do, but they're hard to find. In the final hours, the Browns considered using the third pick on Warren, Georgia defensive tackle Richard Seymour, Michigan receiver David Terrell and Ole Miss running back Deuce McAllister.
Teams draft for years and never come up with guys who can dominate the line of scrimmage.
There will not be this quality defensive lineman in the draft very often. We felt Gerard was at the top of the class. The Browns had been considered a prime team to trade down. Talks were initiated with Green Bay, but nothing concrete ever developed. The decision to go with Warren grew clearer to the organization in the days leading up to the draft.