Yeah the Browns totally screwed that up.
Guys that were available at all those draft slots the Browns could have selected:
2011
1:21: Cameron Jordan, Mark Ingram, Muhammed Wilkerson, Andy Dalton
2:59: Randall Cobb, Justin Houston, DeMarco Murray
4:124: Julius Thomas, Richard Sherman
2012
1:22: David DeCastro, Dont'a Hightower, Harrison Smith, Doug Martin, Janoris Jenkins, Alshon Jeffrey, Russell Wilson
4:118: (Traded the pick before they ever got to use it.)
Can you imagine how much better the Falcons would be with Cameron Jordan, DeMarco Murray, Richard Sherman, and Dont'a Hightower? (Plus the 4th rounder from the 2012 draft). Or any combination of 4 players from the draft slots mentioned above? Wilkerson, Cobb, Sherman and Russell Wilson? Whew.
This isn't a knock on Julio at all. Julio has done all he possibly can to help the Falcons be a better franchise. He's exceeded expectations. But the Falcons gave up a ton of potential talent to get him.