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San Francisco 49ers: Reading between the lines of Peter King’s MMQB report on 49ers draft room

By Chris Wilson

Apr 28, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; (l to r) San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch , linebacker Reuben Foster , defensive lineman Soloman Thomas , and head coach Kyle Shanahan pose for photos during the press conference at Levi's Stadium Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Santa Clara, CA, USA; (l to r) San Francisco 49ers general manager John Lynch , linebacker Reuben Foster , defensive lineman Soloman Thomas , and head coach Kyle Shanahan pose for photos during the press conference at Levi's Stadium Auditorium. Mandatory Credit: Stan Szeto-USA TODAY Sports /
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Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive lineman Myles Garrett and his father Lawrence Garrett display his jersey to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 28, 2017; Berea, OH, USA; Cleveland Browns first round pick defensive lineman Myles Garrett and his father Lawrence Garrett display his jersey to the media at the Cleveland Browns training facility. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

Do the Browns Want Garrett or Trubisky?

The 49ers had the best first round of the 2017 NFL Draft. The round worked out nearly perfectly for the team, partially thanks to the draft room’s confident, in-control image perceived by the rest of the league. However, there was a decent amount of confusion going on behind the scenes.

According to this article, the 49ers were confused about whether the Cleveland Browns were going to draft edge rusher Myles Garrett or quarterback Mitchell “Don’t Call me Mitch” Trubisky with the first overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Apparently, their confusion stemmed from conflicting information provided to Lynch, and this caused the Niners to spend time considering additional potential plans-of-action with the second pick.

Of course, the Browns would never simply pass on the consensus top prospect in the draft, even if they wanted to draft Trubisky. In that scenario, the Browns would simply trade the pick to the 49ers, who would jump at the chance to move up one spot to draft Garrett, which would leave Trubisky for the second selection.

From the Brown’s perspective, in the extreme off-chance the Niners trade up and then also pass on Garrett for Trubisky, then the Browns are in a great situation; simply trade the No. 2 pick to one of the many teams who wanted to trade up to No. 1 for Garrett, and they’ve essentially traded the No. 1 pick twice.

Then the Browns would have had the best first round of the draft.