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Browns have worked the count, now's the time for some good swings in the draft -- Bud Shaw's Spinoffs

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Robert Griffin III, released by the Browns Friday, was the No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 NFL draft.

A review of the Top 5 that year begs the reminder that scouting is a more sophisticated science than ever before.

After Andrew Luck and RG3, here's how it went:

3. Trent Richardson (Browns)

4. Matt Kalil (Vikings).

5. Justin Blackmon (Jacksonville).

Richardson and Blackmon are out of football. RG3, relegated to third string in Washington, presumably will join his third team for the 2017 season.