What Quarterback Should We Acquire?

[Kosar_For_President]

Don Strock

[darren15]

Been reported that The Browns are already planning for Matt Barkley ....... already resigned to sucking in 2012

[Zombo]

@darren15 said:

Been reported that The Browns are already planning for Matt Barkley ....... already resigned to sucking in 2012

Really? It's been "reported" that we are going to "Blow for Barkley?"

Who is this astute reporter?

Do you mind if we draft first, and go through the motions of a football season?

Zombo

--Pure Horsecrap

[The Gipper]

@clevelandmilidh said:

The hay is in the barn, now it's time to eat...Honestly I don't see a better option available to us right now. Get some guys to make it watchable this year and draft a QB next year. Barkley, Jones, Aaron Murray, all first rd. talents. Probably be more that jump up there to, 2013 should be a good year to get one.

I do not believe Barkley and Jones are even as good as Colt McCoy. Not sure about this Aaron Murray because I have never heard him or seen him play.

[ballpeen]

Tebow would bring a little excitement to this team.

[The Gipper]

Holmgren and Heckert AGAIN, got outsmarted, outmanuvered and out negotiated by the better executives in the NFL.

Its entirely possible that it was the other way around. H & H may have in fact forced the Redskins to give up a pile of assets knowing that they were never going to be serious about matching the Redskins.

There are only 32 teams in this league....and by playing their own version of The Game of Thrones the Browns may have weakened at least one of their opponents in this league. They may have preferred that it be one of their AFC opponents, like Miami, but so be it.

[The Gipper]

Zombo said:

Really? It's been "reported" that we are going to "Blow for Barkley?"

Who is this astute reporter?

Do you mind if we draft first, and go through the motions of a football season?

Zombo

--Pure Horsecrap

Again, in my opinion, Barkley would be a downgrade from Colt McCoy. He is about the same height and weight. He is slower, his arm is weaker, and his leadership qualities from what I have seen where nowhere near what McCoy's were...if we are comparing their college careers.

Fuck a bunch of Matt Barkley.

[The Gipper]

@ballpeen said:

Tebow would bring a little excitement to this team.

Ghoolie is bitching about Cribbs, maybe Tebow could be his replacement.

[choco]

@ballpeen said:

Tebow would bring a little excitement to this team.

while excitement is nice, we actually need a QB.

[Unsympathetic]

No quarterback available is distinctly BETTER than McCoy.

The question you should be asking is "Who is a big upgrade over McCoy" not "Who is available"

[The Gipper]

@unsympathetic said:

No quarterback available is distinctly BETTER than McCoy.

The question you should be asking is "Who is a big upgrade over McCoy" not "Who is available"

No, the question is a three part question: Who is available\ that is an upgrade over McCoy \that fits into our West Coast offensive system?

THAT is what Holmgren and Heckert and Shurmur are asking themselves.

[Mark O]

Apparently Stanton wants out of NY now that Tebowmania has come to town. I kindof remember when he was drafted...is he any good?

[Jason J]

Not too this.... Not too that. He can play a little. He might push Colt McCoy a bit, but I wouldn't expect him to take the job from him.

-jj

[Mark O]

Sounds like he would fit in perfectly here then...

[The Gipper]

Stantons stats:

Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD AV

2008 24 DET 5 3 0 9 17 52.9 119 1 5.9 0 0.0 41 7.0 8.2 13.2 39.7 95.0 6 35 3.7 4.5 26.1 0

2009 25 DET qb 5 4 1 0-1-0 26 51 51.0 259 0 0.0 6 11.8 30 5.1 -0.2 10.0 64.8 26.1 5 27 4.1 -0.7 8.9 1

2010 26 DET qb 5 6 3 2-1-0 69 119 58.0 780 4 3.4 3 2.5 87 6.6 6.1 11.3 130.0 78.4 6 42 5.9 5.5 4.8 2 2 3

2011 27 DET 5 0 0 0 0 0 0

He never even played last year.

[PoeticG]

I don't know why you guys want another QB? Colt McCoy is a really good QB and Cleveland was lucky to get him in the draft. We just need WR's that will hold onto the ball and a runningback that will take some pressure off of him to preform flawlessly. We don't need a QB... we need an offense.

What you should take from this highlight video is: If the wide receivers don't catch the ball or hold onto the ball none of these highlights are ever going to happen. Support Colt and give him some receivers to work with and a runningback that defenses fear so that Colt can use the play action.

[DieHardBrownsFan]

@poeticg said:

I don't know why you guys want another QB? Colt McCoy is a really good QB and Cleveland was lucky to get him in the draft. We just need WR's that will hold onto the ball and a runningback that will take some pressure off of him to preform flawlessly. We don't need a QB... we need an offense.

What you should take from this highlight video is: If the wide receivers don't catch the ball or hold onto the ball none of these highlights are ever going to happen. Support Colt and give him some receivers to work with and a runningback that defenses fear so that Colt can use the play action.

You should be a comedian!!

[The Gipper]

@poeticg said:

I don't know why you guys want another QB? Colt McCoy is a really good QB and Cleveland was lucky to get him in the draft. We just need WR's that will hold onto the ball and a runningback that will take some pressure off of him to preform flawlessly. We don't need a QB... we need an offense.

What you should take from this highlight video is: If the wide receivers don't catch the ball or hold onto the ball none of these highlights are ever going to happen. Support Colt and give him some receivers to work with and a runningback that defenses fear so that Colt can use the play action.

College highlights are useless at this point. Show some from the pros.

[marcus]

@the-gipper said:

I do not believe Barkley and Jones are even as good as Colt McCoy. Not sure about this Aaron Murray because I have never heard him or seen him play.

I live in Georgia. Aaron Murray is an undersized guy much like Colt McCoy but far more inconsistent in college. I doubt he gets drafted unless he puts up numbers like Flutie at BC this season. As far as missing on RG3...Snyder was willing to sell the souls of his first born child and grandchild to get him. Nothing could have been done to get him. Also, it's hard to say if RG3 would've even wanted to play here. Quarterback is the most difficult position to fill on a team. It largely depends on the individual. The ones that are determined to overcome physical short comings are the ones that win games. Some do it through preparation, some do it on the backs of a supporting cast. Either way the ones that find a way to win are ones we talk about for years to come. Joe Montana didn't have a cannon but was brilliant a the line of scrimmage that's what made him what he was. On the flip side, Derek Anderson has a rocket for an arm, and doesn't prepare for games so he goes out there and embarrasses himself. Cam Newton was gigged on limited knowledge of an NFL Style Offense. Knowing this short coming, he came out and looked prepared for all of his games. Granted they only won six of them but in most of their games they put up a lot of points and that's with all of his turnovers too. The first thing a team should look for in a quarterback is if he has the mind to be one in the NFL. Then the measurable stuff comes in because the ones with all the physical gifts come and go more often than the ones with the mind to be a winner in this league.

[hoorta]

@the-gipper said:

College highlights are useless at this point. Show some from the pros.

^+1 Same difference as posting college highlights of Trent Richardson running through and over guys who will be watching the NFL on TV Sundays, instead of playing in it.