That doesn’t include Brian Hoyer, who made the team as an undrafted free agent. They drafted a total of eight quarterbacks while Brady was the starter: Rohan Davey (third round, 2002) Matt Cassell (seventh round, 2005) Kevin O’Connell (third round, 2008) Zac Robinson (seventh round, 2010) Ryan Mallett (third round, 2011) Jimmy Garoppolo (second round, 2014) and Jacoby Brissett (2016, third round) and Danny Etling (2018, seventh round). If anyone claims that they never drafted quarterbacks in order to protect Tom Brady from quarterback controversies, be advised this is totally wrong. You have to admit, it simplified the decision-making process.įor what it’s worth, the New England Patriots have had the best strategy for developing quarterbacks over the years, and the New York Jets are the dumbest (next to the Browns). Recall that Brian Hoyer was run out of Cleveland with a winning record to make way for the Johnny Manziel era. Bad teams seem to think that way because they are afraid of having their choice for first string challenged, so they cut off all alternatives. The Browns did the same thing in 2017, to ensure DeShone Kizer would have no competition. That might be in the operating plan of the New York Jets, because they got rid of Joe Flacco and Sam Darnold this year (only to trade to get Flacco back recently, but that’s because they are completely brainless) to eliminate competition for their super prospect, Zach Wilson. If there’s an unwritten rule that the team is not allowed to draft a quarterback as long as they have an established starting quarterback, that’s a stupid rule. Related Story:Browns have carbon copy of Super Bowl QB Mayfield is not getting Josh Allen money. The Browns do not want an acrimonious relationship with Mayfield, but they are not going to vastly overpay, either.
It’s high-stakes poker, and if the rookie gets good reviews, it’s not totally crazy that the Browns could try to make the case that they want to develop him as a starter. If Baker and his agents (Jack and Tom Mills) are playing hard to get, well, the Browns front office can take the point of view that there are other fish in the sea, too. It’s also another bargaining chip to use as the team negotiates with Baker Mayfield on a long-term contract.
Maybe they already have a winner in Nick Mullens, but if not, it would be very appropriate to draft a prospect with the intention of keeping him on the 53 player roster and attempting to develop him. Backup Case Keenum‘s contract is due to expire at the end of 2022 and if they are interested in developing a young quarterback (and why would they not be interested in developing young quarterbacks?) the time to start is now. Thus far, Berry has been loath to have three quarterbacks on the roster, figuring he will promote his practice squad player (Nick Mullins for 2021) and go sign someone like Kyle Lauletta off a practice squad if disaster strikes even deeper. This article attempts to read Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry‘s mind and predicts that Cleveland will shop for a new quarterback in 2022, probably via the draft, not to replace Baker Mayfield but because it is common sense to always be developing good young quarterbacks. The Cleveland Browns should never quit drafting developmental quarterbacks, and now they are overdue.
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