Are the Rams open to trading to No. 2? (why it pays to be flexible)

So after canvassing some league executives it looks like the Browns have zeroed in on one of the top quarterback prospects available in next week’s draft.

It’s not important right now whether it’s Cal’s Jared Goff or North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz.

What’s important is how much the Browns really like the quarterback they covet, and if they willing to pay a price to make sure they get him.

When the Rams traded up from 15 to No. 1 last week it didn’t just shake up the top of the draft and create a ton of buzz in the Rams’ new home in Los Angeles.

It put the Rams in absolute control of the top of the draft relative to the quarterbacks.

Here is the thing: The Rams really like both Wentz and Goff. A lot. Like, equally a lot. The whole objective of moving all the way to No. 1 was making sure they can secure one or the other. There was no way they could guarantee that staying at 15, or even if they moved into the top 10 or 5. Too many teams like both Wentz and Goff, and too many teams were interested in trading to No. 1.

They had to get to No. 1.

Now that they are there, they are mulling whether to draft either Goff or Wentz.

The key being, they like them both.

Which brings us back to the Browns.

If, say, the Browns are desperate for Goff or Wentz – or vice versa – and can live with only one and not the other, you would think they’d be on the phone right now with the Rams working a deal to make sure they get their guy.

Would the Rams be willing to trade out of the No. 1 to No. 2 to accommodate the Browns?

I’m going to say yes, considering their like for both of the top prospects.

Why not? It would mean recouping at least one or two draft picks to make up for the picks they parted with to move from No. 15 to No. 1.

But are the Browns willing to pony up to get their guy if, as some suspect, they have zeroed in on either Wentz or Goff?

That remains to be seen.