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RG3 Signs with the Browns

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  • Draft day will be VERY interesting. QB at 2? Trade down, draft D, WR, or RB, get a project QB like Lynch a little later? After all, RG3 is just 26 years old.

    Let the speculation begin!

    Mike

  • I like the signing. I'll be curious to see if we set up our offense around RG3's strengths and if so, if we look for a QB with similar strengths (Prescott perhaps?) in the draft.

    @taco918 said:

    I like the signing. I'll be curious to see if we set up our offense around RG3's strengths and if so, if we look for a QB with similar strengths (Prescott perhaps?) in the draft.

    That could be a plan I would get on board with.

  • I'm willing to bet there won't be one media outlet that doesn't point out that this will be the twenty somethingish starting qb the Browns have had since 1999.

  • Draft day will be VERY interesting. QB at 2? Trade down, draft D, WR, or RB, get a project QB like Lynch a little later? After all, RG3 is just 26 years old.

    Let the speculation begin!

    Mike

    @canton-mike said:

    Draft day will be VERY interesting. QB at 2? Trade down, draft D, WR, or RB, get a project QB like Lynch a little later? After all, RG3 is just 26 years old.

    Let the speculation begin!

    Mike

    And it will.

  • If you're going to build an offense around your quarterback's strengths, it would be nice if your quarterback had a strength.

  • But here are a few examples of Super Bowl starting QBs being on their 2d, maybe third team. Its not that all these guys were "failures" with their first team....but that first team decided for one reason or another not to keep them around:



    Len Dawson....original team: Steelers


    Darryl Lamonica: Original team: Chargers


    Earl Morrall: 49ers


    Joe Kapp: (Canada)


    Johnny Unitas: Steelers


    Craig Morton: made SB with Cowboys that drafted him...but also later with Broncos


    Billy Kilmer: 49ers


    Fran Tarkenton (started with Vikings....went to Giants, then back to Vikings)


    Ron Jaworski: Rams


    Jim Plunkett: Patriots


    Joe Theisman: Dolphins


    Doug Williams: Bucs


    Steve Young: Bucs


    Chris Chandler: Colts


    Brett Favre: Falcons


    Stan Humprhies: Redskins


    Trent Dilfer: Bucs


    Kerry Collins: Panthers


    Brad Johnson: Vikings


    Rich Gannon: Vikings


    Matt Hasselback: Packers


    Drew Brees: Chargers


    Kurt Warner Rams then Giants then Cardinals.


    even Peyton Manning: Colts


    even sorta Jim Kelly (drafted by Bills, but played with USFL)


    Robert Griffin III



    Super Bowl, Baby


  • Stupid fucking move.

  • Low risk, not much spent, big upside. Great signing. They look brilliant if it works out and if it doesn't they didn't lose much. I prefer this to wasting an early 1st rounder on those two QBs in the draft.

  • I just verified his signing on the Browns Official website. Hopefully, he will be & remain healthy & we'll see what happens from here on out.

    Mike

    @canton-mike said:

    I just verified his signing on the Browns Official website...

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  • Low risk, not much spent, big upside. Great signing. They look brilliant if it works out and if it doesn't they didn't lose much. I prefer this to wasting an early 1st rounder on those two QBs in the draft.

    @brownsfan11 said:

    Low risk, not much spent, big upside. Great signing. They look brilliant if it works out and if it doesn't they didn't lose much. I prefer this to wasting an early 1st rounder on those two QBs in the draft.

    We have no idea what was spent...my guess is 12 mil a year

  • jbluhm86,

    I ALWAYS verify thru the Browns prior to commenting on these signings...ever since NFL.com reported the Browns signing of Jordan Cameron...just before he signed with Miami! LOL

    Mike

  • It's a 2 year deal.

  • Low risk, not much spent, big upside. Great signing. They look brilliant if it works out and if it doesn't they didn't lose much. I prefer this to wasting an early 1st rounder on those two QBs in the draft.

    @brownsfan11 said:

    Low risk, not much spent, big upside. Great signing. They look brilliant if it works out and if it doesn't they didn't lose much. I prefer this to wasting an early 1st rounder on those two QBs in the draft.

    if the FO doesn't select one 'of those two QBs in the draft' at #2 then i'll no longer believe in hue, sashi or whatever bullshit they're trying to sell, period. it will show me that they don't know wtf they're doing.



  • This 2-year deal for @RGIII can be worth up to $22M. Which underscores what we knew: Josh McCown will be playing for another team in 2016


  • $11 mil per year if he reaches incentives. People are calling this is a "size-able investment"

  • well it ain't $2 or 3 million.

    ugh.

  • The Browns never fail to entertain.

  • In all seriousness, to me going with the rebound dude RG3 was 100x a stronger choice IMO than Kaep. I'm not leaping for joy but hey it's the most promising thing we've had in a while.

    I would still be completely fine drafting a QB at 2 as well at this point.

    @jrb12711 said:

    In all seriousness, to me going with the rebound dude RG3 was 100x a stronger choice IMO than Kaep. I'm not leaping for joy but hey it's the most promising thing we've had in a while.

    I would still be completely fine drafting a QB at 2 as well at this point.

    The plus is no draft picks given up. I'm all in on taking Goff or Wentz @ #2. (backup plan if Griffin flames out)

    @mike-h said:

    $11 mil per year if he reaches incentives. People are calling this is a "size-able investment"

    Mike, if he makes his incentives- it means the Browns are winning. I doubt he can do much worse than McCown's (not so) stellar 1-7 W-L last year. 🙂

  • My BR team stream app listed the deal at 15m over 2 years with 6.75 guaranteed.

  • My BR team stream app listed the deal at 15m over 2 years with 6.75 guaranteed.

    @hx214 said:

    My BR team stream app listed the deal at 15m over 2 years with 6.75 guaranteed.

    If this is true, the simple breakdown of that is 1 year, 6.75 million show me deal that can be worth more if he plays at a high level.

    I'm fine with that.