John Dorsey doesn't quit on bad picks, but doesn't let them hurt the Cleveland Browns either

John Dorsey has not been quick to admit defeat on some of his draft picks since he's been the Cleveland Browns general manager and that causes some frustration and draws some warranted criticism. There are a few players on the current Browns roster that the team hopes develop into something but based on what they've done to this point, there's little reason for optimism. And when a team can only carry 53 players, that's dead weight that can add up quickly.

Dorsey may not be able to quit some of his picks, but he doesn't sit on his hands either. And while the player still remains on the roster, Dorsey has been very creative in finding ways to address the situation so the position they play isn't hurting the team.

One notable example is Chad Thomas, the third round pick from 2018. Thomas hasn't done anything to this point. The team hopes he can contribute and develop into a nice player, but no one is worried about the defensive end position because Dorsey went out and added Olivier Vernon to play opposite Myles Garrett. Thomas is a relative after thought in terms of impacting the game on Sunday. He may not even be active, but the Browns will have a trio of excellent edge defenders.

Austin Corbett, the 33rd overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, looks absolutely unplayable right now. It's brutal to miss on a pick that high, especially with some of the options forgone to take him.

In the offseason, Dorsey signed Eric Kush to a really affordable contract, who now finds himself the starter at right guard, the position the Browns hoped Corbett could take over in place of Kevin Zeitler, now a member of the New York Giants.

Additionally, Dorsey made what I believe is a great trade for Wyatt Teller, who I had rated higher than Corbett coming out of that class and is someone I think can be a starter down the road at a guard spot.

They also added Justin McCray in a trade with the Green Bay Packers just to be sure. McCray likely isn't here for multiple seasons, but it gives them another body just in case they need one up front.

Corbett is the ninth best lineman on the active roster out of nine and he may not be better than two guys on injured reserve and another on the practice squad. He's a three hundred pound player with pretty good athleticism and sometimes those guys can take a while to work out as illustrated by a guy like Greg Robinson. Dorsey was proactive in addressing offensive line depth for now as well as adding potential starters so that Corbett's struggles are irritating but shouldn't matter when it comes to Sundays.

After the team traded Jabrill Peppers as part of the Odell Beckham deal, Dorsey signed Jermaine Whitehead, Morgan Burnett and traded for Eric Murray. It remains to be seen if any of them or some combination can fill the void, but it's multple attempts to address the issue.

Some of the risks Dorsey insists on taking feel unnecessary and can be downright reckless at times. Antonio Callaway is a good example as it relates to the Browns and he's now suspended for four games. That's an avoidable mistake, but the fact that he was able to make a move and add a player like Taywan Taylor who has great upside allows him to get away with it.

My feeling is that if he didn't take some of the risks he does, particularly with character, AND was able to pull off some of these deals, getting very talented players for a very low price, he'd be that much better. And if he does evolve in that particular way, he could go from being a good GM to being an outstanding one.

No one gets every pick right. Injuries happen. Misevaluations happen. Life happens for some of these players. But being able to pivot quickly and keep finding avenues to either make up for misses or find other avenues to bolster the roster is what enables a GM to be great and right now, Dorsey is doing it at a high level.