4 reasons the Cleveland Browns may in fact land DeAndre Hopkins

4. The Cleveland Browns don’t have the depth some claim

The Cleveland Browns have the ability to land DeAndre Hopkins. We know that, as it’s been done before with guys like Jadeveon Clowney, Amari Cooper, and more recently Za’Darius Smith. The team can once again make a huge swing and just like with Clowney, Cooper, and Smith, the Browns need to land Hopkins.

While some are really hyping up guys like David Bell, Cedric Tillman and for some reason, Elijah Moore, none of those three have proven anything in this league. They’re just as likely to be mistaken, busts if you will, and gone from the team by 2024 than they are anything else. This thought process that Andrew Berry is playing four dimension chess just isn’t true. He’s had his hits and he’s had his misses, just like any GM, so this thought process that these three men can help the Browns win is laughable.

They’ve done nothing of note and were acquired simply because the Browns need to try something. They may pan out, they may not. But we know who Hopkins is. We know he’s been hurt and we know he may only provide 700-800 yards of productivity in a season. That’s acceptable.

We know what he’s capable of, and if he does somehow turn back the clock, then the Browns will benefit from it. They won’t have to rely on guys with shotty track records to over-produce beyond their inherent value. Landing Hopkins will bolster the receiving room, even if he’s not better than Cooper anymore, or even if he’s on the same level as Donovan Peoples-Jones at this point in his career.