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  • @htownbrown said:

    Whoa, think about this, since 2012 the Browns have spent 2 first rd picks and a third rd pick on Qbs. If you do it again this year, add another first rounder. Who has ever, in the history of the NFL, done some shit like that? I seriously don't know that answer, but it explains the lack of blue chippers. Admittedly, there were other first rounders in those drafts that didn't pan out, but the strategy of those drafts could have been very different if QBs weren't penciled into the plans.

    Anyways, value is not to be interpreted as quantity over quality. Did someone say something about Costco? If you find a particular QB at the top of your board at a particular pick, you take him. But if said QB is let's say 9th on your board, you don't fucking draft him "cause we need one". You pick BPA, that's it, simple as that. We've been reaching for needs far too long.

    I hate the fact this team tries to plug holes in the draft. You do that kind of shit with udfa and the vets left on the market. Look at the rest of our division:

    Pittsburgh: Lucky Ben fell to them, but waited a long time for their moment to draft a QB. Didn't draft one every other year in a panic before Ben, but still got their guy. Hmmmmm.

    Baltimore: Drafted Boller, watched him suck for quite some time, rebuilt the defense instead of panicing, drafted Flacco, and got their guy in the back half of the first. Hmmmmmm.

    Cincinnati: Watched many years of sucking, got a 2nd round QB that put up monster numbers in a Hue Jackson offense, barely seemed interested in drafting Dalton in the first place. Hmmmmmm.

    Cleveland: The complete opposite of anything resembling success. Hmmmmmm.

    I mean fuck, why do we think our way is so superior? What kind of logic is this as we watch the rest of the division succeed? It's ridiculous wasted value. It's why we are the joke of the league right now.

    I personally see a large gap of talent between Ramsey and any of these QBs. If we draft Wentz or whoever gives you a boner QB and he sucks, you gonna ask why we have no blue chippers then? Because you'll be passing on one again to take a leap of faith based on a perceived need.

    Question....since 2012....who is that QB taken in round 3 by the Browns? Or do you mean to go back further to the Colt McCoy pick which was 2010?

    Next question: who in the hell on here ever claimed that "our way" was more superior? Any fool could see that it wasn't.

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    @the-gipper said:

    Question....since 2012....who is that QB taken in round 3 by the Browns? Or do you mean to go back further to the Colt McCoy pick which was 2010?

    Next question: who in the hell on here ever claimed that "our way" was more superior? Any fool could see that it wasn't.

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

  • @the-gipper said:

    Question....since 2012....who is that QB taken in round 3 by the Browns? Or do you mean to go back further to the Colt McCoy pick which was 2010?

    Next question: who in the hell on here ever claimed that "our way" was more superior? Any fool could see that it wasn't.

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by

    @htownbrown said:

    Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    "Don't draft angry..."

  • @browns52 said:

    these fucking morons still blame mccowns int against denver for the loss...fucking morons.....

    What are you talking about you brain dead twerp?

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    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    What are you talking about you brain dead twerp?

    i'm talking about wss's post about mccown being a stand up guy...never complains and i'm refering to the denver game where our fucking stinkass ol gave him no protection on the int he threw in ot...as a matter of fact the shit stink ass ol set up the sack by looking like molasses in shit on the first play that our rb got tackled for a 4 yd loss prior to the int....didn't hear mccown complain...as a matter of fact he did not complain all yr as he got hammered left and right because of the fucking play of the ol....yet the mccown bashers who don't know shit blamed everything on him for that loss and his play all yr...pisses me off...not saying he's a sb qb, but if he played for a REAL FUCKING FOOTBALL TEAM, he'd win alot more games...

  • @diehardbrownsfan said:

    What are you talking about you brain dead twerp?

    i'm talking about wss's post about mccown being a stand up guy...never complains and i'm refering to the denver game where our fucking stinkass ol gave him no protection on the int he threw in ot...as a matter of fact the shit stink ass ol set up the sack by looking like molasses in shit on the first play that our rb got tackled for a 4 yd loss prior to the int....didn't hear mccown complain...as a matter of fact he did not complain all yr as he got hammered left and right because of the fucking play of the ol....yet the mccown bashers who don't know shit blamed everything on him for that loss and his play all yr...pisses me off...not saying he's a sb qb, but if he played for a REAL FUCKING FOOTBALL TEAM, he'd win alot more games...

    gumby73G gumby73 wrote on last edited by

    @browns52 said:

    ...never complains and i'm refering to the denver game where our fucking stinkass ol gave him no protection on the int he threw in ot...as a matter of fact the shit stink ass ol set up the sack by looking like molasses in shit on the first play that our rb got tackled for a 4 yd loss prior to the int....didn't hear mccown complain...as a matter of fact he did not complain all yr as he got hammered left and right because of the fucking play of the ol....yet the mccown bashers who don't know shit blamed everything on him for that loss and his play all yr...pisses me off...

    WOOF!! WOOF!! Well Said..

  • @miktoxic said:

    and the last groups of FO guys and GMs have been into value too, that's why besides haden and thomas there is no blue chip talent on this team.

    so you'll take 2 serviceable RBs that together can put up 15 hundred yards a year over one great RB that can do that himself because of value? or 2-3 guys that can fill holes, not be spectacular....over 1 difference maker because we could trade down and get more picks?

    screw that. get the stud and carry on.

    Whoa, think about this, since 2012 the Browns have spent 2 first rd picks and a third rd pick on Qbs. If you do it again this year, add another first rounder. Who has ever, in the history of the NFL, done some shit like that? I seriously don't know that answer, but it explains the lack of blue chippers. Admittedly, there were other first rounders in those drafts that didn't pan out, but the strategy of those drafts could have been very different if QBs weren't penciled into the plans.

    Anyways, value is not to be interpreted as quantity over quality. Did someone say something about Costco? If you find a particular QB at the top of your board at a particular pick, you take him. But if said QB is let's say 9th on your board, you don't fucking draft him "cause we need one". You pick BPA, that's it, simple as that. We've been reaching for needs far too long.

    I hate the fact this team tries to plug holes in the draft. You do that kind of shit with udfa and the vets left on the market. Look at the rest of our division:

    Pittsburgh: Lucky Ben fell to them, but waited a long time for their moment to draft a QB. Didn't draft one every other year in a panic before Ben, but still got their guy. Hmmmmm.

    Baltimore: Drafted Boller, watched him suck for quite some time, rebuilt the defense instead of panicing, drafted Flacco, and got their guy in the back half of the first. Hmmmmmm.

    Cincinnati: Watched many years of sucking, got a 2nd round QB that put up monster numbers in a Hue Jackson offense, barely seemed interested in drafting Dalton in the first place. Hmmmmmm.

    Cleveland: The complete opposite of anything resembling success. Hmmmmmm.

    I mean fuck, why do we think our way is so superior? What kind of logic is this as we watch the rest of the division succeed? It's ridiculous wasted value. It's why we are the joke of the league right now.

    I personally see a large gap of talent between Ramsey and any of these QBs. If we draft Wentz or whoever gives you a boner QB and he sucks, you gonna ask why we have no blue chippers then? Because you'll be passing on one again to take a leap of faith based on a perceived need.

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by

    @htownbrown said:

    Whoa, think about this, since 2012 the Browns have spent 2 first rd picks and a third rd pick on Qbs. If you do it again this year, add another first rounder. Who has ever, in the history of the NFL, done some shit like that? I seriously don't know that answer, but it explains the lack of blue chippers. Admittedly, there were other first rounders in those drafts that didn't pan out, but the strategy of those drafts could have been very different if QBs weren't penciled into the plans.

    Anyways, value is not to be interpreted as quantity over quality. Did someone say something about Costco? If you find a particular QB at the top of your board at a particular pick, you take him. But if said QB is let's say 9th on your board, you don't fucking draft him "cause we need one". You pick BPA, that's it, simple as that. We've been reaching for needs far too long.

    I hate the fact this team tries to plug holes in the draft. You do that kind of shit with udfa and the vets left on the market. Look at the rest of our division:

    Pittsburgh: Lucky Ben fell to them, but waited a long time for their moment to draft a QB. Didn't draft one every other year in a panic before Ben, but still got their guy. Hmmmmm.

    Baltimore: Drafted Boller, watched him suck for quite some time, rebuilt the defense instead of panicing, drafted Flacco, and got their guy in the back half of the first. Hmmmmmm.

    Cincinnati: Watched many years of sucking, got a 2nd round QB that put up monster numbers in a Hue Jackson offense, barely seemed interested in drafting Dalton in the first place. Hmmmmmm.

    Cleveland: The complete opposite of anything resembling success. Hmmmmmm.

    I mean fuck, why do we think our way is so superior? What kind of logic is this as we watch the rest of the division succeed? It's ridiculous wasted value. It's why we are the joke of the league right now.

    I personally see a large gap of talent between Ramsey and any of these QBs. If we draft Wentz or whoever gives you a boner QB and he sucks, you gonna ask why we have no blue chippers then? Because you'll be passing on one again to take a leap of faith based on a perceived need.

    And your opinion is noted, but ultimately your opinion.

  • @the-gipper said:

    Question....since 2012....who is that QB taken in round 3 by the Browns? Or do you mean to go back further to the Colt McCoy pick which was 2010?

    Next question: who in the hell on here ever claimed that "our way" was more superior? Any fool could see that it wasn't.

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by

    @htownbrown said:

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    When exactly have we drafted the top QB since Couch?

  • @htownbrown said:

    Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    "Don't draft angry..."

    htownbrownH htownbrown wrote on last edited by

    @tour2ma said:

    "Don't draft angry..."

    More likely annoyed with the echo of the same old song and dance. If we draft Goff this year you will understand in 2 short years from now. He WILL suck during that time, as any Qb prospect would on this horrid fucking team. Next thing you know everyone's trying to run your man crush out of town, despite holes everywhere on team.

    It's all his fault of course, he's the reason the receivers have small windows, he's the reason the run game is useless, he's the reason this team gets destroyed at the line. Yeah ok. It's his fault on 2nd and 13 he didn't get off a pass to a receiver who couldn't get open until the NT and DE are already sandwiching him. Until we find that theoretical Qb who can overcome the ineptitude of his surroundings, we'll keep on doing this shit. It's fucking embarrassing.

  • LogicIsForSquaresL LogicIsForSquares wrote on last edited by

    You know who started on a terrible team with no blocking and still turned the team around? Goff. Food for thought from a guy who is leaning Wentz.

  • @the-gipper said:

    Question....since 2012....who is that QB taken in round 3 by the Browns? Or do you mean to go back further to the Colt McCoy pick which was 2010?

    Next question: who in the hell on here ever claimed that "our way" was more superior? Any fool could see that it wasn't.

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by

    @htownbrown said:

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    OK...I didn't realize that we gave up a 3rd round pick to get JMZ. That deal, in retrospect, just keeps getting worse and worse.

    And I am in the camp of building up the team around the QB first. Yes, we need a QB...but like you said, I have no interest in repeating the Couch scenario.

  • @htownbrown said:

    It's was part of a trade up from 26 to 22 to get Manziel.

    No one said superior, but if you keep doing or suggesting the same shit you really must believe in a methodology that no one else is trying. It's seems like most around here come to the conclusion that if you don't want a QB at #2, you're not as smart as their superior ideology of drafting Qbs until the team starts to win. Didn't work for Couch, won't work now. Fucking Grounds Hog Day.

    When exactly have we drafted the top QB since Couch?

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    When exactly have we drafted the top QB since Couch?

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

  • You know who started on a terrible team with no blocking and still turned the team around? Goff. Food for thought from a guy who is leaning Wentz.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by

    @logicisforsquares said:

    You know who started on a terrible team with no blocking and still turned the team around? Goff. Food for thought from a guy who is leaning Wentz.

    Hear what you say....but then college is nothing like the NFL. Not that it couldn't happen. I just would not be predicting it.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    When exactly have we drafted the top QB since Couch?

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by

    @the-gipper said:

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

  • @the-gipper said:

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

    Tour2maT Tour2ma wrote on last edited by hoorta

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But they shouldn't.

    Agree...

    There is a difference between THE top QB and a top QB...

  • @tour2ma said:

    "Don't draft angry..."

    More likely annoyed with the echo of the same old song and dance. If we draft Goff this year you will understand in 2 short years from now. He WILL suck during that time, as any Qb prospect would on this horrid fucking team. Next thing you know everyone's trying to run your man crush out of town, despite holes everywhere on team.

    It's all his fault of course, he's the reason the receivers have small windows, he's the reason the run game is useless, he's the reason this team gets destroyed at the line. Yeah ok. It's his fault on 2nd and 13 he didn't get off a pass to a receiver who couldn't get open until the NT and DE are already sandwiching him. Until we find that theoretical Qb who can overcome the ineptitude of his surroundings, we'll keep on doing this shit. It's fucking embarrassing.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by

    @htownbrown said:

    More likely annoyed with the echo of the same old song and dance. If we draft Goff this year you will understand in 2 short years from now. He WILL suck during that time, as any Qb prospect would on this horrid fucking team. Next thing you know everyone's trying to run your man crush out of town, despite holes everywhere on team.

    It's all his fault of course, he's the reason the receivers have small windows, he's the reason the run game is useless, he's the reason this team gets destroyed at the line. Yeah ok. It's his fault on 2nd and 13 he didn't get off a pass to a receiver who couldn't get open until the NT and DE are already sandwiching him. Until we find that theoretical Qb who can overcome the ineptitude of his surroundings, we'll keep on doing this shit. It's fucking embarrassing.

    Seem like the 2015 Browns QBs got crushed with an o-line that had two first round pick pro bowlers, & 2 second round picks. Maybe we should wait until we have 5 first round picks on o-line? Keep drafting guys like Gilbert, Mingo and Erving that weren't worth high picks? The key to success is drafting guys who aren't bums. As I pointed out htown- you can rag on our lousy quarterback selections- but the Browns draft history since 1999 with very few exceptions, is a textbook on picking the wrong players at virtually every position.

    FWIW, there have been plenty of instances where HOF quarterbacks (most notably Bradshaw and Aikman) got absolutely killed their first couple years because the offense stunk to high heaven. To be fair, that ruined Couch and Carr. It also looks like the Browns are going to be smarter than that this time around, picking up RG III to start a few games so they don't have to throw the rookie in there game 1.

  • W Westside Steve wrote on last edited by

    Maybe it's just that they weren't playing together, probably switching schemes every year.

    WSS

  • @the-gipper said:

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    I don't care whether they were THE top prospect of their class. They were fucking First round draft picks. I expect ever first rounder the Browns ever take to be a long term starter...no matter the position...and possibly compete for the Pro Bowl.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

    If we had been drafting Defensive ends, offensive tackle, wide receivers...or punters.....even if they were'nt the first DE, OT, WR or P drafted....I would still want first round production out of them.

    Obviously we have not gotten that from our recent picks....regardless of position.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But they shouldn't.

    Agree...

    There is a difference between THE top QB and a top QB...

    The GipperT The Gipper wrote on last edited by The Gipper

    @tour2ma said:

    Agree...

    There is a difference between THE top QB and a top QB...

    So.....you agree that a 1st round pick shouldn't be expected to play like a first rounder. That its OK for them to just be throw away picks.

    Because that is essentiallywhat we have had....first round throwaway picks. Weeden, Richardson, Mingo, Manziel, Gilbert.

    Fucking throw away picks that I think should have been top notch players.

    Sorry that I feel that way. I am a Browns fan and I expect our first round picks to play like that is what they are. I want them all to be Joe Thomas....or at least Joe Haden in terms of their production. I don't care if they are #1 overall or #32.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    When exactly have we drafted the top QB since Couch?

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by hoorta

    @the-gipper said:

    I think anyone taken in the first round should be considered a "top QB".....at least they are expected to be that ultimately by the team that drafts them.

    Well Gip probably the only quarterbacks that were considered "can't miss" since 1983 were Elway and Luck. In 1998, there was debate about Manning & Leaf as to who was the better prospect. The farther down in the first round a qb falls, the more question marks. Can't remember why I hated Quinn- but I did. Wee-done was old, JFF had off field concerns- BTW so did Dan Marino. They might be expected to be a "top QB" but any team drafting one in the first round knows history says 2 out of 3 first round quarterbacks are never going to live up to that expectation, as well as any other position player drafted in the first round.

    @the-gipper said:

    So.....you agree that a 1st round pick shouldn't be expected to play like a first rounder. That its OK for them to just be throw away picks.

    Because that is essentiallywhat we have had....first round throwaway picks. Weeden, Richardson, Mingo, Manziel, Gilbert.

    Fucking throw away picks that I think should have been top notch players.

    Sorry that I feel that way. I am a Browns fan and I expect our first round picks to play like that is what they are. I want them all to be Joe Thomas....or at least Joe Haden in terms of their production. I don't care if they are #1 overall or #32.

    That's the Browns problem in a nutshell- far too many under performing, or non-performing first round picks. It doesn't get any better in the second round either. With guys like Greg "little production" Little, "Hardly played" Hardesty, & how's this for a second round trifecta? Mohamed Massive Drop, Brian Slowbiski, and David Veikune?

    The first three rounds are considered your "premium" picks, and the Browns have failed miserably assessing talent there.

  • @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    I don't care whether they were THE top prospect of their class. They were fucking First round draft picks. I expect ever first rounder the Browns ever take to be a long term starter...no matter the position...and possibly compete for the Pro Bowl.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

    If we had been drafting Defensive ends, offensive tackle, wide receivers...or punters.....even if they were'nt the first DE, OT, WR or P drafted....I would still want first round production out of them.

    Obviously we have not gotten that from our recent picks....regardless of position.

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by hoorta

    @the-gipper said:

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    But they shouldn't. Johnny, Quinn, Weeden - none of them were the "top" prospects in their respective classes. Each of them had their own legitimate concerns that knocked them down the draft board.

    I don't care whether they were THE top prospect of their class. They were fucking First round draft picks. I expect ever first rounder the Browns ever take to be a long term starter...no matter the position...and possibly compete for the Pro Bowl.

    This is the first time we've been in a position to take any QB we want in the draft whatsoever since Tim Couch. This isn't a situation we've been in at any point in this millennium. At no point is this a situation of us doing the same thing over and over and over again, and there's no logical way it can be deemed as such.

    If we had been drafting Defensive ends, offensive tackle, wide receivers...or punters.....even if they were'nt the first DE, OT, WR or P drafted....I would still want first round production out of them.

    Obviously we have not gotten that from our recent picks....regardless of position.

    First round pick != top prospect...especially when you have the Browns picking. If I took Josh Cribbs in the first round, does that automatically make him a superstar stud of his position, despite the fact that analysts/scouts/etc. have him ranked as a UDFA?

    Your frustration is well-founded in that we should be getting first round production from our first rounders. However, our past first round picks weren't considered first round talent, so getting upset at their lack of production is like pissing in the wind - it does nothing but make you more frustrated.

    Which is why the argument that we're repeating past mistakes isn't necessarily valid. Both Goff and Wentz are consensus first round picks (despite your insistence otherwise). You'd be hard-pressed to find a recent (read: last three months) mock from any sort of respected analyst or scout that says otherwise.

    This is a year where BPA very much aligns with the greatest need we have. Unlike previous years where we've taken BPA at non-QB positions (Gilbert, Erving, Shelton, Mingo, Richardson, Taylor, Mack, Thomas, Wimbley, Edwards, Winslow, Faine, Green, Warren, Brown) and tried to value our way into a QB later (Manziel, Quinn, Weeden, McCoy), two of the top seven prospects (according to CBS Sports) or top twelve prospects (according to NFL.com) are QB's.

    This isn't like 2014, where Manziel was ranked as the 26th best prospect, or 2012 where Weeden was ranked 57th. We have an opportunity to take a QB who is ranked in the top ten of all of the prospects in this draft - why in the hell would we not take it?

  • @tour2ma said:

    Agree...

    There is a difference between THE top QB and a top QB...

    So.....you agree that a 1st round pick shouldn't be expected to play like a first rounder. That its OK for them to just be throw away picks.

    Because that is essentiallywhat we have had....first round throwaway picks. Weeden, Richardson, Mingo, Manziel, Gilbert.

    Fucking throw away picks that I think should have been top notch players.

    Sorry that I feel that way. I am a Browns fan and I expect our first round picks to play like that is what they are. I want them all to be Joe Thomas....or at least Joe Haden in terms of their production. I don't care if they are #1 overall or #32.

    Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out wrote on last edited by

    @the-gipper said:

    So.....you agree that a 1st round pick shouldn't be expected to play like a first rounder. That its OK for them to just be throw away picks.

    Because that is essentiallywhat we have had....first round throwaway picks. Weeden, Richardson, Mingo, Manziel, Gilbert.

    Fucking throw away picks that I think should have been top notch players.

    Sorry that I feel that way. I am a Browns fan and I expect our first round picks to play like that is what they are. I want them all to be Joe Thomas....or at least Joe Haden in terms of their production. I don't care if they are #1 overall or #32.

    We've had far more non-QB first rounders underperform their draft position than QB's...