If the Browns select Ohio State defensive end Joey Bosa in the first round on Thursday, Buckeyes defensive coordinator Luke Fickell realizes the difficult transition Bosa would face playing in a scheme for which he’s not best suited.
But Fickell could also see the temptation of putting Bosa opposite Browns outside linebacker Paul Kruger, who totaled 11 sacks in 2014 and thrived with the Baltimore Ravens opposite standout pass rusher Terrell Suggs.
Fickell mentally considered the Bosa-Kruger scenario, laughed and said, “It’s hard to pass on a great, great, great player. I don’t know. That’s for them to try to figure out.