<![CDATA[Tie-rod named starter]]> Browns' Jackson says Tyrod Taylor will start: 'There is no competition'

Esten McLarenMar 15 2018, 3:28 PM

Quarterbacks hoping to be selected with the No. 1 pick in the 2018 draft appear set for disappointment.

Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson said Thursday that veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylorwill be the team's starter in 2018, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. "There is no competition," he added. 

The Browns hold the No. 1 and No. 4 picks in April's draft and have been widely expected to pick a signal-caller from a group consisting of Sam Darnold, Josh Rosen, Josh Allen, Baker Mayfield, and Lamar Jackson.

Cleveland acquired Taylor from the Buffalo Billsin exchange for a third-round pick last week.

He'll turn 29 in August and is coming off a 2017 season in which he recorded 2,799 passing yards, 14 touchdowns, and four interceptions with a completion rate of 62.6 percent. He added another 427 yards and four touchdowns as a rusher.

Taylor has never played a full 16-game season in his three years as a starter.

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]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/778908https://brownsboard.com/post/778908Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:58:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tie-rod named starter on Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:55:32 GMT]]> Article off profootballtalk from NBC sports

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2018/03/15/hue-jackson-tyrod-taylor-is-the-browns-starter-there-wont-be-a-competition/

The Browns say there will not be a competition for the starting quarterback job in Cleveland this year.

Browns head coach Hue Jackson said today that Tyrod Taylor is the starting quarterback for the 2018 season.

“He’s going to be the starting quarterback,” Jackson said of Taylor. “There is no competition.”

That’s easy to say now, but it may be harder to believe six weeks from now, when the Browns may choose a quarterback with the first or fourth overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft. If the Browns do take a quarterback in the first round, and if that quarterback looks good in training camp and the preseason while Taylor struggles, the Browns may have a competition even if they don’t plan on having one today.

So file this one away: The Browns say Taylor is their starting quarterback for the 2018 season right now. They may say something different six months from now.

* I have mixed feelings about this. Hopefully this doesn't mean we have to wait 1-3 years to see the rookie. I hope Tyrod stays healthy and Hue finds a way to win.

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@tour2ma said:

What about Week 2?

What about after Hue is fired after 4 games?

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/778632https://brownsboard.com/post/778632Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:56:58 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Tie-rod named starter on Thu, 15 Mar 2018 20:16:58 GMT]]> What about Week 2?

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