Yet Another Serving of Piping Hot (Aaron) Curry

PFW draft guru Nolan Nawrocki joins the chorus of those who think LB Aaron Curry could slide on day one of the draft.

:24 [Comment From Lester]
Many draft gurus were raving about how Aaron Curry was one of the greatest OLB prospects they’ve ever seen, and now many mocks have him sliding down to the bottom of the top 10. How good is he really, and is there any chance of him getting past Cleveland at 5?

1:29 Lester, the great debate currently ongoing in NFL war rooms is whether Curry fits an odd front. He has limited experience rushing the passer, and many teams employing 3-4 fronts believe he would have to play inside to be effective in their scheme. Any time a player is projected to another position ― Curry played on the strong side over the tight end at Wake Forest ― there is more risk involved.

So to answer your question, it is very conceivable the Browns pass on Curry because they don’t see more value in a more proven pass-rusher, such as Brian Orakpo, than they do Curry. He is too safe of a pick to fall too far, but he is most likely to warrant interest as a strong-side backer in a “40″ front, such as the one employed by the Seahawks, Bengals, Jaguars or Bills. It is possible he can fall out of the top 10.

Earlier in the chat, Nawrocki — whose latest mock has the Seahawks taking RB Knowshon Moreno — said that he thought Seattle would focus on filling its greatest needs at No. 4. Those include running back, quarterback and offensive tackle, but not linebacker.

Added: I see that scout.com’s Chris Steuber also joined the “tumblin’ Aaron Curry” club a couple days ago in his latest mock, which sends Eugene Monroe to KC, Mark Sanchez to Seattle and, finally, Curry to Cleveland. Where I hope he can play wide receiver. The Bengals? Steuber sticks with his sources and taps OT Michael Oher.