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  • @stinkhole said:

    Wishful thinking. He'll never be ready. Kizer is a bust.

    "He's still young"  is not an excuse for overthrowing,  throwing in the dirt, or unable to throw in stride to where  the receiver has to contort his body to catch a ball giving him no time to do anything after the catches it. --- That is the opinion of Jim Donovan heard on KNR talking to Tony Rizzo.

    Never mind about learning to play QB at a higher level, he looks like he's never played the position before and is trying to learn it.

    Terelle Pryor would have been a much better QB for the browns.

    Kosar was about the same age -BUT- with way more experience in college, surrounded by a better NFL team, maybe better everything including drive and ability. 

    To totally judge Kizer now is difficult to do the jury is still way out on that one, potential maybe, I think so......with this band of gypsies who knows if we'll ever really know, if he survives this season.  Name me one other NFL quarterback past or present in his exact situation right off hand, how'd they do?

    @mjp28 said:

    Kosar was about the same age -BUT- with way more experience in college, surrounded by a better NFL team, maybe better everything including drive and ability. 

    To totally judge Kizer now is difficult to do the jury is still way out on that one, potential maybe, I think so......with this band of gypsies who knows if we'll ever really know, if he survives this season.  Name me one other NFL quarterback past or present in his exact situation right off hand, how'd they do?

    Mathew Stafford was drafted #1 overall by an 0-16 team. He went 2-8 he had 2200 yards 13tds vs Kizer 1500 yards and 5 TDs. 

  • Taking any QB out of this upcoming draft #1 scares the hell out of me. There's so many red flags for a lot of them. Rosen, Allen, D'Arnold, even Mayfield scares me at freaking #1. Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    @stillmotion said:

    Taking any QB out of this upcoming draft #1 scares the hell out of me. There's so many red flags for a lot of them. Rosen, Allen, D'Arnold, even Mayfield scares me at freaking #1. Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    RudolphRudolph

  • @stillmotion said:

    Taking any QB out of this upcoming draft #1 scares the hell out of me. There's so many red flags for a lot of them. Rosen, Allen, D'Arnold, even Mayfield scares me at freaking #1. Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    RudolphRudolph

    @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

  • @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

    @stillmotion said:

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

    CBS Sports and maybe a few others have Rudolph ranked as the number one overall prospect. Not just the #1 QB,  number one overall at any position.

  • @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

    @stillmotion said:

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

    The big knocks on him it seems is he's a Big 12 QB with a mediocre arm.

  • Could be why DraftScout has a 2nd round grade on him...

  • Mistakes happen but we make them over and over. The Peppers pick is turning out to be just terrible. Here's a first round pick that literally had zero impact stats. He's basically done nothing. 

    @jiggins7919 said:

    Mistakes happen but we make them over and over. The Peppers pick is turning out to be just terrible. Here's a first round pick that literally had zero impact stats. He's basically done nothing. 

    Funny, aside from a couple nice returns and some prime positioning - that was essentially what he did in college as well.

    If only there had been people with the foresight to see these things...  

    @hoorta said:

    And if he wants to pull an Eli Manning- we extort the living daylights out of whoever wants him and take Mayfield. 

    Brilliant.  Let's get a ton of draft capital then waste it again. 

    @stillmotion said:

    Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    Out of the previous QB's you listed this is literally the most butt backwards.   Again, when you cut out the athletic ability - do you see an NFL QB?   Because opposing defensive minds WILL take away his legs.   The only time that doesn't happen is if you're Vick and run a 4.3 coupled with incredibly lateral agility.     Jackson isn't that compact, I'm afraid.

    @stillmotion said:

    Actually strike that. Pick freaking Barkley #1 and then pick a QB with our second first round pick. Mayfield should drop because of the crotch incident. 

    ...then you found a way to come up with a worse idea after suggesting Jackson @ #1.

    @dutch-oven said:

    Tim Tebow most likely thinks the world is 6000 years old and is a 30 year old virgin, so.... 😆

    In all seriousness, it is going to be very entertaining to see draft scouts debate Mayfield. He's going to be polarizing.

    Not really.  You'll have a handful of people that will recycle the same trash over and over about QB's like him.   A few will see through the nonsense.   We went through this process 4 years ago.  

    @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    Might as well just re-sign Weeden.  

  • @stillmotion said:

    Taking any QB out of this upcoming draft #1 scares the hell out of me. There's so many red flags for a lot of them. Rosen, Allen, D'Arnold, even Mayfield scares me at freaking #1. Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    RudolphRudolph

    @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    Well at least for the Christmas time night games he'd have an advantage.

    WSS

  • @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    Well at least for the Christmas time night games he'd have an advantage.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Well at least for the Christmas time night games he'd have an advantage.

  • No

  • We should trade our shot for a franchise QB for 9 so so players...or as Stosh calls them...magic beans.

  • @stillmotion said:

    haven't studied him enough yet to formulate an opinion

    The big knocks on him it seems is he's a Big 12 QB with a mediocre arm.

    @dutch-oven said:

    The big knocks on him it seems is he's a Big 12 QB with a mediocre arm.

    Are you talking Rudolph or Mayfield? From the limited amount that I have seen, Rudolph does not appear to have mediocre a mediocre arm.   But, being from the Big 12...is a knock on anybody.  Both Mayfield and Rudolph.

  • Could be why DraftScout has a 2nd round grade on him...

    @tour2ma said:

    Could be why DraftScout has a 2nd round grade on him...

    I thought you said  that Draft Scout is used by CBS Sports.  Yet CBS sports has him listed as the #1 overall prospect.

    So...explain that incongruity.

  • @jiggins7919 said:

    Mistakes happen but we make them over and over. The Peppers pick is turning out to be just terrible. Here's a first round pick that literally had zero impact stats. He's basically done nothing. 

    Funny, aside from a couple nice returns and some prime positioning - that was essentially what he did in college as well.

    If only there had been people with the foresight to see these things...  

    @hoorta said:

    And if he wants to pull an Eli Manning- we extort the living daylights out of whoever wants him and take Mayfield. 

    Brilliant.  Let's get a ton of draft capital then waste it again. 

    @stillmotion said:

    Lamar Jackson I think is the safest and most athletic out of this draft class. He might be the only QB i'd take at #1. 

    Out of the previous QB's you listed this is literally the most butt backwards.   Again, when you cut out the athletic ability - do you see an NFL QB?   Because opposing defensive minds WILL take away his legs.   The only time that doesn't happen is if you're Vick and run a 4.3 coupled with incredibly lateral agility.     Jackson isn't that compact, I'm afraid.

    @stillmotion said:

    Actually strike that. Pick freaking Barkley #1 and then pick a QB with our second first round pick. Mayfield should drop because of the crotch incident. 

    ...then you found a way to come up with a worse idea after suggesting Jackson @ #1.

    @dutch-oven said:

    Tim Tebow most likely thinks the world is 6000 years old and is a 30 year old virgin, so.... 😆

    In all seriousness, it is going to be very entertaining to see draft scouts debate Mayfield. He's going to be polarizing.

    Not really.  You'll have a handful of people that will recycle the same trash over and over about QB's like him.   A few will see through the nonsense.   We went through this process 4 years ago.  

    @the-gipper said:

    RudolphRudolph

    Might as well just re-sign Weeden.  

    @tiamat63 said:

    .

    Might as well just re-sign Weeden.  

    So? You think that with Rudolph we get Weeden 2.0.

    And I think with Mayfield we get Manziel 2.0

    Maybe we are both right or both wrong.

    I guess that is the risk of going for a Big 12 QB.

    So....what is the default position?  Go for Rosen?

  • if this FO is retained they will definitely grab a QB in the first round to save their jobs.   Who is the best fit for the Browns?  don't know, haven't had time to watch much college football this year.  My bet is next year's QB room will be Kizer, McCarron and a rookie, with Kizer starting and the rookie learning for a year or two.   

    Personally, I think the Browns should stick with Kizer and use the high draft picks on some receivers who can catch.  Kizer has the most potential right now and has shown drastic improvement as the season goes on, McCarron is a good backup but I don't think he can carry a franchise. Kessler and Hogan have both been mediocre this year, I'm surprised how far Kessler has regressed and wouldn't be surprised to see him let go after this season.  Hogan just gets hurt too easily, a dealbreaker for a Browns QB who will be under a ton of pressure since our tight ends have trouble blocking.

  • @tour2ma said:

    Could be why DraftScout has a 2nd round grade on him...

    I thought you said  that Draft Scout is used by CBS Sports.  Yet CBS sports has him listed as the #1 overall prospect.

    So...explain that incongruity.

    @the-gipper said:

    I thought you said  that Draft Scout is used by CBS Sports.  Yet CBS sports has him listed as the #1 overall prospect.

    So...explain that incongruity.

    I did... last week. You even commented on my explanation.

  • @the-gipper said:

    I thought you said  that Draft Scout is used by CBS Sports.  Yet CBS sports has him listed as the #1 overall prospect.

    So...explain that incongruity.

    I did... last week. You even commented on my explanation.

    @tour2ma said:

    I did... last week. You even commented on my explanation.

    So....what changed in a week?

  • Nothing...

  • @tiamat63 said:

    .

    Might as well just re-sign Weeden.  

    So? You think that with Rudolph we get Weeden 2.0.

    And I think with Mayfield we get Manziel 2.0

    Maybe we are both right or both wrong.

    I guess that is the risk of going for a Big 12 QB.

    So....what is the default position?  Go for Rosen?

    @the-gipper said:

    Rudolph is big with a solid arm but little command, touch and rather slow.    He just so happens to play at the same school in the same system.    

    Mayfield may not be Manziel off the field, he may be just a touch better than him on.    The issue with both of them is what makes good QB's great - consistency.  It isn't there.

    There is also no 'default' position.    As of the moment I type this the two QB's I like most are Rosen and Benkert.  

    Also to address the thread title.    No, the Browns should not draft 'A' QB 1st overall.  They should draft 'THE' QB 1st overall.       If you have to sell yourself on someone being 'the guy', you might want to rethink your stance.  

  • Nothing...

    @tour2ma said:

    Nothing...

    But, in one week, he went from #1 QB, #1 overall....to #2 QB, #12 overall prospect on the CBS board:

    RK PLAYER POS POS RK SCHOOL CLASS HT WT
    8 Lamar Jackson QB 5 Louisville Jr 6-3 200
    12 Mason Rudolph QB 2 Oklahoma State Sr 6-5 230
    21 Sam Darnold QB 1 Southern California Soph 6-4 225
    26 Josh Rosen QB 3 UCLA Jr 6-4 220
    49 Ryan Finley QB 0 NC State Jr 6-4 205
    68 Baker Mayfield QB 8 Oklahoma Sr 6-1 218

    But, I sure don't get the LamarJackson ascendance.