The Cleveland Browns were blessed with a decade of peerless play at the left tackle position thanks to Joe Thomas, the last time they used a high first-round pick on the position. That spot has been in flux since he was injured and subsequently retired, however. They are hoping the selection of Jedrick Wills high in the 2020 NFL Draft will provide similar security for what they’ve never had before in this incarnation: a franchise quarterback.
In spite of his exceptional individual performances, Thomas basically never played on a good team. No matter how high a level at which he performed, the rest of the organization, from his teammates to his coaches to the front office and the ownership, failed to match his own play.