Good Luck to all the QB's trying out for Starting position next year. I'm excited- just win and show some heart! May the best man win!

Zombo said:

Poe, the Browns have already said that are going to "bring in" competition for Weeden. Meaning ... that competition is not the roster.

Colt does not fit Chud's offense. Charlie Frye lasted one half in it.

It's vertical. Big arm. No points for "moxie".

Zombo

He doesn't get it and he won't get it. It's wasting time trying to get him to understand that Colt has played his last down for the Browns.

@poeticg said:

Yes, He will. Colt will be on the team and be the STARTING QB.

In a straight forward QB competition Colt beats Weeden. The ONLY reason that Weeden beat out Colt is because of obvious factors.

1- Panic induced, wasted first round pick @ 29 years old and MUST play now. Everybody knows the Browns would have been better served by adding another first round Guard or Linebacker, and essentially blowing that gift wrapped first rounder cost the FO their jobs.

Poe, the Browns have already said that are going to "bring in" competition for Weeden. Meaning ... that competition is not on the roster.

Colt does not fit Chud's offense. Charlie Frye lasted one half in it.

It's vertical. Big arm. No points for "moxie".

Zombo

In a straight forward QB competition Colt beats Weeden. The ONLY reason that Weeden beat out Colt is because of obvious factors.

1- Panic induced, wasted first round pick @ 29 years old and MUST play now. Everybody knows the Browns would have been better served by adding another first round Guard or Linebacker, and essentially blowing that gift wrapped first rounder cost the FO their jobs.

@poeticg said:

Colt is "THE GUY". End of Story, this is getting sad. Colt is OUR Franchise QB.

He won't be on this team next year.

Zombo

@lumbergh said:

I wonder why Joe Thomas mentioned Derek Anderson and not Brandon Weeden or Alex Smith or Ryan Mallet or Michael Vick or Colt McCoy or Jamarcus Russell?

And he also said,

“I don’t know what’s gonna happen at quarterback,” Thomas said. “I know we’ve got a couple guys with a lot of starting experience and we’ve got one guy who’s got to start. So I don’t know what angle they’re gonna take at quarterback but I imagine there’ll be a competition and I’m excited to see who’s going to win.”

So spin it how you want...

from Joe Thomas

“We haven’t talked specifics about offensive scheme,” Thomas said. “I know Chud’s a smart guy and he’s gonna maximize the abilities of the players we have. So if we have a guy back there who’s athletic like Cam Newton, he’ll probably incorporate some of the zone read stuff. But if we’ve got a guy like Derek Anderson, what he was the first couple years, we don’t want him running anywhere. So I think it’s gonna be more of a traditional offense. I’m sure he’ll tailor his offense to the personnel.”

http://espncleveland.com/common/more.php?m=49&post_id=11891

I wonder why Joe Thomas mentioned Derek Anderson and not Brandon Weeden or Alex Smith or Ryan Mallet or Michael Vick or Colt McCoy or Jamarcus Russell?

“I think Norv and Chud have been very open that they like a lot of what Brandon [Weeden] does,” Haslam told reporters today in New Orleans. “But we’re going to have competition at that position. And I think competition makes us all better, and we'll see where that competition comes from.”

“They’re studying,” Haslam said. “I think we have a pretty good feel for what our needs are. They’re going to look at free agency, and they’re going to look at the draft. I think we’ll be selective in what we do in free agency, but if there’s some talent out there that matches our needs and it’s at the right dollar level, then I think we’ll probably make some moves. I don’t think you’ll see us make any big, splashy, high-priced moves because I think we’ve said all along we’re going to build through the draft.”

http://www.ohio.com/blogs/cleveland-browns/cleveland-browns-1.270107/owner-jimmy-haslam-tells-reporters-browns-will-have-qb-competition-1.369744

Write it down: Browns will bring on Derek Anderson thru FA and Mike Glennon as a draft pick. Weeden stays as backup to DA. McCoy and Thaddeus are gone.

@poeticg said:

Colt is "THE GUY". End of Story, this is getting sad. Colt is OUR Franchise QB.

Not on this team. Not on a team wanting to have an attacking, throw the ball down field offense. Colt has a noodle arm and can't see over the offensive line, how does that translate into the kind of offense Chud and Norv are wanting to run?

Colt will be a great backup to Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay next season.

The last thing I want is a QB controversey. If we want Alex Smith, sign him and start him. If not, moving right along...

@lumbergh said:

affirmative

Very good. I think we agree.

@the-gipper said:

So, you are saying that you don't think Smith would be a good fit for the Browns and the "attack" style offense that Chud says he wants to play?

And are you saying that perhaps the Chris Kelly offense is similar to the Urban Meyer offense run when he and Smith were at Utah, and that Philly might be a much better landing spot for Smith?

affirmative

@lumbergh said:

The only thing Alex Smith has going for him is he was once a #1 pick. He is picking up a lot of sympathy support with people feeling sorry for him for getting benched, but that isn't going to get him a job, just love from fans. His passer rating is inflated by their dominant running game and by the fact that he only threw to TEs and RBs. Its hard to be as ineffective in the red zone as he was when your running game is as good as theirs is. I thought Harbaugh was going to land Peyton last year, and it sounds like the only reason he didn't was because Peyton didn't want to play in the NFC against his brother. If the 9ers had Peyton they would have beat teams 35-17 instead of 19-17. The only intriguing thing about Smith is whether he might still be able to run the spread option in a place like Philly like he did for the Utes, which is why he was the #1 pick in the first place.

So, you are saying that you don't think Smith would be a good fit for the Browns and the "attack" style offense that Chud says he wants to play?

And are you saying that perhaps the Chris Kelly offense is similar to the Urban Meyer offense run when he and Smith were at Utah, and that Philly might be a much better landing spot for Smith?

Zombo said:

We need a damn QB. Bring in the other Alex Smith and let him and Weeds duke it out.

Z

The only thing Alex Smith has going for him is he was once a #1 pick. He is picking up a lot of sympathy support with people feeling sorry for him for getting benched, but that isn't going to get him a job, just love from fans. His passer rating is inflated by their dominant running game and by the fact that he only threw to TEs and RBs. Its hard to be as ineffective in the red zone as he was when your running game is as good as theirs is. I thought Harbaugh was going to land Peyton last year, and it sounds like the only reason he didn't was because Peyton didn't want to play in the NFC against his brother. If the 9ers had Peyton they would have beat teams 35-17 instead of 19-17. The only intriguing thing about Smith is whether he might still be able to run the spread option in a place like Philly like he did for the Utes, which is why he was the #1 pick in the first place.

@poeticg said:

woah, woah, woah... Easy there big buddy, Trent was a beast last year, just wait until you see him run this year at 100%.

Oh, right. Trent does no wrong in the eyes of poetic gustice.

@vaportrail said:

Kind of like Trent last year.

woah, woah, woah... Easy there big buddy, Trent was a beast last year, just wait until you see him run this year at 100%.

@poeticg said:

He's just a warm body in there. Nothing spectacular here, moving on...

Kind of like Trent last year.

Zombo said:

You need guys like Alex Smith the Fb/te, he's a good football player.

Its like people that want to get rid of Cribbs. Why? He's a good football player.

We need a damn QB. Bring in the other Alex Smith and let him and Weeds duke it out.

Z

We do need a damn quarterback. QB driven league. Bring in someone to challenge Weedens dumbass. As long as we do not draft one. If we do I will drive to Cleveland and kick dumbardi in the dick

Its like people that want to get rid of Cribbs. Why? He's a good football player.

We need a damn QB. Bring in the other Alex Smith and let him and Weeds duke it out.

Z

@horn-of-lake-erie said:

Why would you want Alex Smith the TE to be released?

He's just a warm body in there. Nothing spectacular here, moving on...