@miktoxic said:

if you think any of these guys are 'big-time' your head must have exploded in the draft class of 1983, that is if you were even born yet (not bustin balls, just don't know how old you are).

I wasnt born yet... lol. No shame though

@mike-h said:

i think the point that you are taking offense to is a lot of think there are going to be good QBs............ but which one? just like TR was touted as being the best RB. what happened there.

the way this FO and previous ones have over-reached, made really dumb picks has a lot of us not trusting their decision making.

a lot of minds and opinions will change pro and con on these guys between now and may. i don't think it's time to put all your eggs in one basket on one guy just yet.

IMO if we do draft a QB i'd do it with our second pick or look for a sleeper in a later round. i'm watching russell wilson play like the best QB in the league right now, and when was he picked? i'm sure manziel would be available to us with our number 2 pick if his hype machine wasn't working overtime. he and his 'team' of PR guys have done all they can to keep his name on every sports show and website that he'll probably be the second QB picked.

don't get so butt-hurt over other people's opinions. people are allowed to have different thoughts and ideas than you or i.

it would be one of the worse moves in franchise history (see trent richardson) but don't be surprised when it happens with this front office and haslam's love for a good 'ol spoiled southern boy just like him in manziel.

@the-gipper said:

Why would we trade up to get another RGIII?

@roycerolls said:

HA!!

@the-gipper said:

Maybe this time the Browns should bet on black.

....are you saying draft Bridgewater?

@mike-h said:

So you're telling me there ARE sure fire franchise qbs in this draft? Really? Go prove it. Or would you like me to give you a list of the "sure fire franchise qbs" that busted big time since the Browns return? I can start with Akillii Smith, Joey Harrington,Mat Leinart (man Shep was all over his schlong) and keep on going if you like. Oh, I will- I forgot about #1 overall, Jafatass Russell. Now if you want to try and make a feeble point that anyone in this current crop of qbs has superiority over any of those in some measurables- go ahead, and be my guest.

+ Har,har, har. Suppose the guy the Browns want is also the guy the Texans want and they tell the Browns "we aren't trading". Makes the Stooges look even Stoogier.

@mike-h said:

No, No, and HELL NO!!!!

@mike-h said:

but mike, i don't even know you (but respect you cuz you know why) anything you type on your computer nowadays or leave on the internet is 'YOUR WORK'.

it's a whole new ballgame with social media nowadays. any slip up on twatter or fuckbook could send your career spiraling down the shit tube.

there is NO qb in this draft that is worth a consensus #1 pick. not at all. now if bridgewater was built like kaepernik i would be all about doing a redskins deal to get that guy. 2 of the top 5 QBs are shorter than webster and have a body structure like a twig. you really want to TRADE UP for a guy who when the wind blows bows and the cradle will rock?

fuck that noise. get us the best D playmaker or the best O player and i ain't talking QB.

the gems will be gleaming in 2015. let's se what hoyer can do with the draft picks and FA signings we get from the new jewratbastardo FO this year. if they seem competent then go balls to the wall in 2015 and pick up hundley or winston.

@mike-h said:

My perception though is that the guys that are available in this draft seem to be so evenly matched....even though they may have different styles that it is not prudent to sell the farm to move up to get a guy that may be no better than the guy you can get staying where you are.

I honestly cannot say if Bridgewater is really all that over Bortles/Manziel/Carr...or that any one of them are that much over any of the others.

One or the other may turn out to be much better than the others.....but right not that seems impossible to me to gauge who.

@hoorta said:

Maybe this time the Browns should bet on black.

@miktoxic said:

They don't have to be starters- just add quality depth. And we can do what we did last year trade some of those lower picks for higher picks in 2015.

@mike-h said:

You guys, man.... how many times has any team drafted solely for need and then inserted all of their rookies into their starting lineups the following season?

It doesn't happen. 10 picks is a luxury--and those picks were compiled for a reason: to get the Browns' franchise QB. Whether or not that requires a trade up from the No. 4 pick, or another pick to a higher selection, the probability of some type of trade on draft day is huge.

Question is- is there a true franchise sure-fire guy in this draft? There's no Andrew Luck. Trade the 2nd first for someone's first AND second in 2015 when we have a shot at Mariotta. I doubt Haslam's going to have the patience though- he's in a "win now" mode. Well you can't win with inferior talent. I thought you were in it for sustainable success Jimmy, or did I hear you wrong?

@thenew23 said:

I'm not an "expert" by any means, but I tend to disagree with the argument that there is no "surefire franchise QB" in this draft. Usually, scouts can decide the top player at a given position based on "comparing" them to others at the same spot. This year, I think all 4 QBs (Bridgewater/Manziel/Carr/Bortles) are so different in their style-of-play that it is hard to make a comparitive argument for who is the best. If any of these guys were in the draft last year vs. Smith/Manuel, all 4 would be compared favorably over either of those guys. In my opinion, these guys are all good enough to be drafted 1-4 and just like every draft in history 2 out of those 4 are going to lead their teams to success... To achieve that success, your FO has one of two options - 1) draft the guy that best fits what you are trying to do on offense, or 2) draft the most talented guy and fit your offense to them... Look at the NFC - 3 of the final 4 teams took option #2 (of course those teams have pretty solid coaching staffs - but that is for another argument)... It's hard to predict success, but it's worth it to gamble on that QB b/c I'd hate to go into another season and know by week 4 that there is no hope b/c "we don't have a quarterback"...

History says one of the 4 will be great, one will be average, one below average, and one a total bust. Step right up any play draft day roulette.

@the-gipper said:

There's a few examples off the top of my head:

2012 - Colts (Pagano/Arians and Luck)

2008 - Falcons (Mike Smith and Matt Ryan)

2008 - Ravens (John Harbaugh and Joe Flacco)

@the-gipper said:

I'm not an "expert" by any means, but I tend to disagree with the argument that there is no "surefire franchise QB" in this draft. Usually, scouts can decide the top player at a given position based on "comparing" them to others at the same spot. This year, I think all 4 QBs (Bridgewater/Manziel/Carr/Bortles) are so different in their style-of-play that it is hard to make a comparitive argument for who is the best. If any of these guys were in the draft last year vs. Smith/Manuel, all 4 would be compared favorably over either of those guys. In my opinion, these guys are all good enough to be drafted 1-4 and just like every draft in history 2 out of those 4 are going to lead their teams to success... To achieve that success, your FO has one of two options - 1) draft the guy that best fits what you are trying to do on offense, or 2) draft the most talented guy and fit your offense to them... Look at the NFC - 3 of the final 4 teams took option #2 (of course those teams have pretty solid coaching staffs - but that is for another argument)... It's hard to predict success, but it's worth it to gamble on that QB b/c I'd hate to go into another season and know by week 4 that there is no hope b/c "we don't have a quarterback"...

@mike-h said:

OK....but that would be great IF there were a QB rated like Luck or RGIII there to trade up to get. In this draft, there ain't. Bridgewater seems the best rated....but he is by no means the consensus best QB out there. Bortles/Manziel/Carr all get their run as well. Getting the guy considered the best in this draft is no sure thing that he will be better than the guy taken #100,

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@thenew23 said:

Yea....in today's NFL I don't see why that is impossible.

Here is a question: When has a team with a first year coach and a rookie QB ever made the playoffs? I don't know the answer...I would have to think on it or research it. Curious though.

@miktoxic said:

illogical.

we can and should use every pick we have unless we get an offer to trade downs and garner more picks.

we could easily replace 10 players on our roster with upgrades from the draft.

@thenew23 said:

illogical.

we can and should use every pick we have unless we get an offer to trade downs and garner more picks.

we could easily replace 10 players on our roster with upgrades from the draft.

@browns616 said:

Yeah- just like we got suckered that someone might jump ahead of us to take Richardson.

@the-gipper said:

Or we go where 3 rookie QBs took their teams last year... the playoffs