Everything must go in Cleveland, where the Browns are currently 0-6 and largely incapable of making the playoffs. They are far more likely to end up with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2017 NFL Draft. So if there ever was a team to be busy at the NFL's Nov. 1 trade deadline, it's Cleveland.
The most obvious potential trade target for other teams is star tackle Joe Thomas, who has been available in the past. Thomas is back on the market and according to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, not as expensive as in the past.
Florio reports the Browns are seeking a second-round pick in exchange for the All-Pro left tackle.
So who's interested in him? Mostly the usual suspects, contenders who are very capable of making a Super Bowl run in a year where the NFL is bottom heavy.
The Vikings were exposed by the Eagles on Sunday afternoon, as we saw a team with major issues on the offensive line. However they're already down a first-round pick after the Sam Bradford trade and, as GM Rick Spielman recently pointed out, are not flush with cap space. Florio reports the Cardinals, Giants and Seahawks "have varying degrees of interest in Thomas as well" but have to work with cap space and Cleveland.
There's a limited amount of time left to get a deal done but Thomas' contract is friendly as far as a trade goes (at least for Cleveland). He has minimal bonuses due with no dead money in 2017 and 2018. He's under contract for two more years, a huge plus for a contender. He is 31, but he's still playing at a high level in a league where there aren't many high-level linemen out there.
You can't rule out the line-needy Panthers, although 1-5 makes them less likely to give up a high pick on the chance things continue going south. The Patriots "would be interested in providing the landing spot" if the Browns were just doing a full-blown "fire sale" of Thomas, according to Florio.
There's not a ton of time left, but the Browns aren't asking for the moon here and there are ample suitors out there in a NFL that is increasingly wide open during a year where no real dominant list of teams are emerging.
Of course, maybe nothing will happen. That's the way things will play out if you believe Browns coach Hue Jackson, who was pretty emphatic about not dealing Thomas.