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McCoy's pick would be Browns
by Marla Ridenour on April 19, 2010

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If he had a choice on which team will draft him, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy would pick the Browns, McCoy said Monday in a radio interview with 790 The Zone in Atlanta.

"Once I get done with these trips, I have really enjoyed and I absolutely enjoyed Coach Holmgren," McCoy said of Browns president Mike Holmgren. "He is a class act and I could definitely see myself playing in their organization. I think that it would be a tremendous opportunity and they have a lot of good things going for them and Coach (Eric) Mangini and their staff has been awesome.

"So you never know. You never know. I know that God is going to put me in the right place and we’ll go to work from there. Nothing is going to given to you. It never has been my whole life and I’m going to have to earn something. I am looking forward to the challenges that lie ahead."

Of the top quarterbacks in the draft, the Browns hosted McCoy, Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen, Florida's Tim Tebow and Cincinnati's Tony Pike. McCoy is projected by most as a second-round pick.

Asked by the radio station whom he would compare himself to in the NFL, McCoy said, "It is funny. I just left the Browns and Coach Holmgren kind of compared me to Steve Young and Joe Montana and just said that I have the intangibles that I have at this point in their career when they were coming out of college. He expects me to be just like they were.

"I think that is a good comparison and obviously people would compare me to Drew Brees a little bit because of our height. I was about 6-1 1/2, so you never know. I know how hard I prepare and nobody is going to work harder than me or be more prepared going into a game than I am. I expect to do exactly what I did in college and that is come in there and win games.

"I know that it is going to be different. I know that it is going to be a transition, but I am going to work my tail off and earn the respect of my teammates and coaches and go to work."

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The Browns have spent as much time with McCoy as any team. They attended his Pro Day in Austin, Texas and hosted him at their facility last week.

"He's a very impressive young man," said Browns President Mike Holmgren. "He clearly cares, and he's very productive."

At 6-1 1/2, McCoy's height doesn't scare Holmgren, who coached Joe Montana and Steve Young, both listed at 6-2.

"He told me he's put two quarterbacks in the Hall of Fame who were both shorter than me," said McCoy.

Holmgren also thinks McCoy's arm strength is sufficient.

"I've had the privilege of coaching a guy who threw it as hard as anybody in Brett [Favre] and the guy that everybody said didn't have the rocket arm but may have been the best quarterback who ever lived in Joe Montana," Holmgren said. "Colt falls somewhere in the middle, but he's really an impressive young guy."

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Yea, if he was a little bigger, played in a nonn-gimmicky offense, and had a stronger, non-injured throwing arm/shoulder I would be more into him.

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He had nothing more than a pinched nerve. Not shoulder damage! Or were you refering to Bradford with that one?



His first two years in Texas he played under center. Everyone I respect on the matter ( accept you of course ) seem to feel he'll be fine in the WCO.

So you can talk out the side of your mouth all you want but I usually do let facts get in the way when I hear such drivel.

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His first two years in Texas he played under center.

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The problem is, the only QB in this draft that has played anything that resembles a pro-style O is Bradford.

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1. I think you mean Clausen.

2. There are other QB's in the draft who played in pro style offenses, they just aren't elite prospects (Crompton and Canfield come to mind).

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The guy I like the best of the developmental type QBs is Brown. Give me upside.

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Which is exactly why I promote McCoy. I think there's a HUGE drop off after McCoy, so do most others.

He's very good already but knows he can get better. He's a hard worker who can lead as well. It's a proven commodity who has played pretty consistantly against top notched talent. Those behind McCoy don't have nearly the pedigree in that department IMO.

He will be game ready in his second season. I mean do we really want a lower valued QB than McCoy? I don't.

Say what you will, but he has lead his team to some great victories. He was coached and played well within the system given to him to play in.

I don't care how you slice it, averaging over 70% in four seasons starting is almost a miracle no matter what system you're playing in.

At this juncture we'll just have to see how it all plays out. But I do however take MH as somebody who plans long term in building a franchise. I don't think him only signing JD to a two year contract was an accident.

I feel he does have plans to try to draft a kid who will be ready to start by 2011. I don't see anyone below McCoy having such an ability. If so, the odds go down drasticly IMO.

That leaves JD as a one year band-aid and to be here for McCoy's first starting season.

I don't feel you can have much security in the feeling those below McCoy in this draft have such a capability. We'll know soon enough! Well, not soon enough, but soon!

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Talk increases that Rams would trade down on the cheap
Posted by Mike Florio on April 20, 2010 6:53 AM ET
The draft is two days away, and there's growing talk in league circles that the Rams would be willing to trade out of the No. 1 overall selection for a package far less than the outdated draft trade chart would require.

The thinking is that, if the Rams stay put, they'd feel compelled to take quarterback Sam Bradford with the No. 1 overall pick. But there's a concern that Bradford, who hasn't played much football since 2008, will end up on the bench for most if not all of 2010, while A.J. Feeley or Keith Null or someone else takes the snaps. (Then there's the whole "exploding shoulder" thing and the whole "spread offense" thing, which Bradford tried unconvincingly to explain away during a Monday interview on Jim Rome Is Burning.)

Some believe that the Rams, who have won six games in three years, would prefer to pick a player who can step right in and play -- and if they can acquire more picks or, perhaps even better, extra players who can immediately contribute, it would be a bonus.

Then there's the value that comes from stepping away from having to fork over the record contract that the first overall pick will receive, especially if it's a quarterback.

So who would trade up? The primary candidates are the Redskins (No. 4), the Browns (No. 7), and possibly the Seahawks (No. 6).

And for those of you who think that the Redskins wouldn't pick a quarterback in round one, the one quarterback they'd potentially pick is Bradford, whom offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan would begin to develop behind the scenes, potentially with the idea of coach Mike Shanahan engineering a torch-passing to Kyle after two or three seasons with Donovan McNabb at the helm.

For the Rams, the biggest question is whether they'd be willing to take the heat for taking a package that would pale in comparison to the deals done in past years at the top of round one. Given that the Rams have suffered through far greater indignities of late relating to and arising from on-field performance (or lack thereof), they should be thrilled to be criticized for making a move that potentially will improve their current circumstances significantly.


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IF we like Bradford THAT much...We need to offer 2 players who WILL contribute immediately...

Shaun Rogers
DQwell Jackson

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Our 7 pick...

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Our 2011 #1...Just can't see this without the 2011 1st Rounder included...

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Throw in a 3 we have this year and possibly a 5th this year...

And Holmgren has his Man Crush...

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I don't think DQ would have a lot of trade weight with the Rams... they drafted a pretty good MLB in the 2nd last year.

I bet Shaun, #7, and our highest 3rd could get it done. I'm not saying I want to do it... but I think it'd be enough.

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I assume it would be similar to the Brandon Marshall situation. The Rams would work out the basics of a new deal, he would sign the tender and then they would work out the details of a long term deal after a trade.

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