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to do some work on the defensive side of the ball Briean Boddy-Calhoun Jersey , most notably at the defensive tackle position.Second-year defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi was solid at one defensive tackle position, but he also wore down as the season went along after playing 930 snaps — the most in the league at his position.The rest of the position group was filled with a group of interchangeable players, including Trevon Coley, Carl Davis and Daniel Ekuale, that can safely fall into the dreaded category of “just a guy.”General manager John Dorsey will likely look to fix the issue via the draft, but there is one name to keep an eye on in free agency that would certainly get fans excited - Gerald McCoy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There is much to like about McCoy as he has been selected to six Pro Bowls, has played 13 or more games eight times in his nine seasons, and has had at least six sacks every season since 2013. So why would Tampa Bay want to move on from McCoy?It could come down to a system change as new defensive coordinator Todd Bowles brings his version of a 3-4 defense to town. Under Bowles, the defensive tackles are tasked with occupying the offensive lineman and letting someone else on defense make the play. That, along with his price tag Joe Schobert Color Rush Jersey , could make McCoy expendable, according to ESPN’s Jenna Laine:So could the Browns make a run at McCoy if he does, in fact, hit the open market?Cleveland has a little more than $75 million in estimated cap space, according to spotrac.com, so the money is there. And spending some of that cap space to improve the roster while quarterback Baker Mayfield is still on his rookie contract is not a bad idea. Signing McCoy to line up next to Ogunjobi would also not preclude Dorsey from drafting another defensive tackle to build up the team’s depth and keep the starters from breaking down later in the season.McCoy is going to turn 31 in a few weeks, and that is a bit older than you normally want to see from a player that the Browns would want to sign in free agency. But he doesn’t appear to have any injury issues, and the Browns would only be looking at him for a couple of years, so his age may not be a problem.Of course, Tampa Bay has to release McCoy first and https://www.brownsfanshop.com/Ricardo-Louis-Jersey , if that happens, the Browns will not be the only team interested in signing him. But if that day arrives, it would not be a surprise to see Dorsey toss his hat into the ring for McCoy in an attempt to give the defensive line some much-needed help. General manager John Dorsey wisely chose Olivier Vernon over Minnesota’s offer of DE Everson Griffen." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesDawgs EDTThe Cleveland Browns were able to bolster their pass rush by trading for defensive end Olivier Vernon in March. But Vernon might still might be a member of the New York Giants if the Minnesota Vikings had gotten their way.According to Andrew Krammer of The Star-Tribune, the Browns were in discussion with the Vikings about trading guard Kevin Zeitler to Minnesota in exchange for defensive end Everson Griffen:It is not clear who initiated the trade talks, but Browns general manager John Dorsey looks to have made the right call by acquiring Vernon, who is 28 years old and coming off a season where he earned a grade of 86.3 last season from Pro Football Focus, over Griffen, who is 31 and earned a grade of 68 from PFF last season.Speaking of Vernon, who has two years left on the five-year deal he signed with the Giants in 2016, Monday Morning Quarterback’s Andy Benoit had an interesting note in his article about the Browns draft needs. According to Benoit David Njoku Jersey , the Browns may be looking for a defensive end in the upcoming draft so that Dorsey will have the flexibility to release Vernon after just one year in Cleveland:While there has been some chatter about Vernon being a candidate for a re-structured contract at some point, this is the first time we’ve seen someone float out the idea of Vernon being a one-and-done player with the Browns.According to spotrac.com, Vernon carries a salary of $15.5 million in each of the next two seasons, but there is no dead money that would hit Cleveland’s cap space if Vernon were to be released. It seems a bit of a stretch to think that Dorsey would cut Vernon after just one season, especially since it cost the Browns one of the league’s best guards to acquire Vernon. More likely, the Browns will look to work out a new deal with Vernon that will give him some more financial security.