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Thanks for the post YT, I surely hope calm heads prevail in the Draft room on day 1. I'm not going to start my own mock string and figure this as good a place to throw my "unprofessional" best guess up for critique. I'm no scout by trade and working 10-12 hour days doesn't leave alot of time for in-depth research. Additionally I'm not going to try to guess what Heckert will do with trades, but that is his MO, I am just going to use a straight up 1-7 pick by selection owned; 1a) Trent Richardson-RB-Alabama: BPA and Need 1b) Cordy Glenn-OG/OT-Georgia or Jonathan Martin-OT-Stanford: In that order depending on availability. Again BPA and Need satisfied. 2) Stephen Hill-WR-Georgia Tech: love the height and speed, needs to add a bit to his strength. Again, in my opinion this will be the BPA at a need position. 3) Mike Adams-OT-Ohio State, Kirk Cousins-QB-Michigan State or Brandon Weeden-QB-Oklahoma State; If Adams is available he will be a value pick here and add needed depth to the OL, this also where I would expect Holmgren to pressure for a QB. 4a) James-Michael Johnson-ILB-Nevada or Brock Osweiler-QB-Arizona State: I really like the reads on Johnson and think he could develop to become Jackson's replacement. I think Osweiler could be a gem developmental QB that, if groomed behind McCoy this year. (Not "by" McCoy but along with McCoy). 4b) Chase Minnifield-CB-Virginia or Casey Hayward-CB-Vanderbilt; I think Chase will fall due to his poor performance at the combine and think he will be a value pick here, if not Casey grades out pretty well at this spot as well. We need a good core developed in the defensive backfield. Everything from here on back are depth selections; 5a) Tank Carder-ILB-TCU 5b) Josh Chapman-DT-Alabama or Kheeston Randall-DT-Texas 6a) DeVier Posey-WR-Ohio State 6b) Brandon Hardin-FS-Oregon State 7a) Tim Fugger-DE-Vanderbilt 7b) Beau Reliford-TE-Florida State 7c) Winston Guy-SS-Kentucky I fully expect to see a whole lot of  from everyone but hey, I'm not being paid by the Browns for my opinion. I just enjoy being a Browns fan. Yes I get just as disapointed as anyone else that they aren't in the playoff's consistently, but you know what, I don't disown my family just because they're not perfect, don't make sensible decisions a lot of the time, or don't do what seems to make everyone else successful. They are my team and I take them as they are, blemishes and all. Go Browns!!  
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i've watched these QB's a lot..even though Tannehill's name has been floated ,I happen to like Weeden..in big games he upped his game and didn't rattle..thats important..Tannehill didn't play big when he really needed to and made some head scratching decisions.
Very good point! David doesn't beat Goliath without an accurate sling shot at crunch time. With one, he becomes Goliath with more brain cells on speaking terms.
I wrote this somewhere else earlier today. Weeden was asked to carry the 107th ranked defense all year. That gives him no margin of error of to work. When he faced Stanford, he had to erase deficits more than once and win the scoring pace vrs Andrew Luck. He did.
Here's another thing to consider just for fun contemplation. If Justin Blackmon was a nobody coming out of high school, check out exactly when he became an elite WR nationally. It coincided with the 2 years Weeden started at Oklahoma State. Weeden threw 34 TDs followed by 37 TDs while Blackmon had 18 TD receptions 1 year and 20 TDs the other. When we talk about QBs we often bring up does he elevate others' games? This guy took Blackmon to another level just like he took Oklahoma State to another level.
I'd like to add them both if we can do it. They already bring a chemistry and continuity we long for here. It's so cool to see a QB knowing his WR knows how to adjust to an outside leverage to where he can hit his guy in stride for TDs, first downs and yac. Countless highlights show me a QB and WR on the same page. The thing that gives me the heebeegeebees about Tannehill is hearing many draft experts say he does a poor job of locating the Safeties, which can be brutal in a division with Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu in it.
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i've watched these QB's a lot..even though Tannehill's name has been floated ,I happen to like Weeden..in big games he upped his game and didn't rattle..thats important..Tannehill didn't play big when he really needed to and made some head scratching decisions.
Very good point! David doesn't beat Goliath without an accurate sling shot at crunch time. With one, he becomes Goliath with more brain cells on speaking terms.
I wrote this somewhere else earlier today. Weeden was asked to carry the 107th ranked defense all year. That gives him no margin of error of to work. When he faced Stanford, he had to erase deficits more than once and win the scoring pace vrs Andrew Luck. He did.
Here's another thing to consider just for fun contemplation. If Justin Blackmon was a nobody coming out of high school, check out exactly when he became an elite WR nationally. It coincided with the 2 years Weeden started at Oklahoma State. Weeden threw 34 TDs followed by 37 TDs while Blackmon had 18 TD receptions 1 year and 20 TDs the other. When we talk about QBs we often bring up does he elevate others' games? This guy took Blackmon to another level just like he took Oklahoma State to another level.
I'd like to add them both if we can do it. They already bring a chemistry and continuity we long for here. It's so cool to see a QB knowing his WR knows how to adjust to an outside leverage to where he can hit his guy in stride for TDs, first downs and yac. Countless highlights show me a QB and WR on the same page. The thing that gives me the heebeegeebees about Tannehill is hearing many draft experts say he does a poor job of locating the Safeties, which can be brutal in a division with Ed Reed and Troy Polamalu in it.
I think that we are reading from the same page of the same book.
Justin Blackmon I think is being very underrated by the experts (who we all know can be wrong).
Folks forget that he was the market man going into last season after being voted the best WR in division 1 the season before.
The so called bust factor for first round WR's I think is somewhat skewed, because of the high weight that is put into the size attribute of this position.
Many do not have the other more important attributes and front office personnel can be fooled into a false since of value with their ratings.
Also many confuse BPA (best player/prospect available) as in with the "big board"
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Just because the Best Prospect Available is on the board when you select doesn't mean that is who a team should take unless that said prospect also has Best position Attributes for your system.
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The so called bust factor for first round WR's I think is somewhat skewed, because of the high weight that is put into the size attribute of this position.
Horsefeathers.
You're stating teams are taking players higher because of size over perceived ability.
I think you've missed the mark badly on this one.
I also believe that Blackmon is anything but underrated. He's the #1 receiver on the board. He's going in the top-10 of the draft.
I'll kick the hornets nest by stating Blackmon stands a very real chance of being Terrell Owens 2.0. Amazing ability. Has too many drops. Huge showboat. That makes him a gamble where teams have the ability to take players who don't come with that amount of risk. Yes, I mean us.
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5a) Tank Carder-ILB-TCU
5b) Josh Chapman-DT-Alabama or Kheeston Randall-DT-Texas
6a) DeVier Posey-WR-Ohio State
6b) Brandon Hardin-FS-Oregon State
7a) Tim Fugger-DE-Vanderbilt
7b) Beau Reliford-TE-Florida State
7c) Winston Guy-SS-Kentucky
Carder- I really like some of your later round picks. I think Tank Carder is gonna do very well in the NFL. Maybe not an All-pro but consistent starter.
Posey- I think a lot of ppl are sleeping on his abilities. If he played all year he would of been a bonafide early 2nd- 3rd round projected WR. He is much better than Robiskie and Hartline coming out of tOSU. He has good size, speed, and hands. He is a different type of receiver than Gonzalez or Ginn with size an ability to become a solid #2.
Chapman- I think is an excellent late rounder that will add depth and talent to any DLine.
Broyles- You didn't place him here but I'm amazed how he isn't even talked about. He was one of the most effective/productive WR's in college football the last 2 years. I know he had ACL done. Give him a year to get that knee back to full strength and whichever team picks him up will find that mid/late round gem with him.
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j/c a what if: If the Fins trade with the Vikes to take Tanny... How long before someone starts mentioning the Browns take Weeden at #4 overall?  This Tannehill stuff early in the first is nuts.  As is Weeden with OUR Rd #2 pick...which is four away from a late 1st Rdr.
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I agree Willie... You can't always believe the hype.
The bigwig no-it-alls do this every year to try to make a name for themselves by calling the next big QB. Every year its same thing. once the #1 QB is theoretically slotted to a team everyone focuses on the #2 QB. Once someone moves or expresses interest at the top of the draft in him. #3QB hype begins no matter what talent level he is. Look at Ponder last year or Gabbert or even Brady Quinn a few years ago.
These QB's in college that are pratically unheard of until the season is over are combine/Keiper/McShay overhyped reaches that all the guru's are just trying to be the first to say... "I told you he was gonna be great and picked him first." More times then not it ends up being a failure i.e. Jamarcus Russell. But we all forget about the Akili Smiths of the drafts and just remember the P. Mannings.
The only first round talent QB in this draft is Luck and RG3. Everyone else is not just 1 but 2 steps behind. This is a very poor draft for QB's.
Order of QB rankings imho:
Luck-Future Stud
RG3- Solid with very high potential abilities.
Cousins- Solid leadership, Above avg. arm, looses focus at times, possible starter in the league. I like him over Weeden. Weeden has the stronger arm but Cousins been in more of a prostyle offense and has played better against tougher defenses.
Weeden- Strong arm, hasn't played under center or in a huddle. Gets flustered easily under pressure. limited timetable because of age. Numbers in question do to the league he played in. Would of liked to see him against solid defenses week in and week out. Instead of playing backyard small ball call your play at the line against 3rd/4th tier defenses in the Big 12.
Osweiler- good build, good potential, nice arm, needs some grooming, possible future starter. Needs to sit a year or two to work on mechanics and footwork.
Tannehill- Very Raw!!!! Great athlete, Avg. Arm, poor mechanics, pushes the ball, lacks leadership, gets flustered easily, Doesn't respond well under game pressure and buckles.
Out of all of these Tannehill is the last I would choose. And I would only choose him if I had a QB in place and he could sit for 2-3 years like i.e. Rodgers
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The so called bust factor for first round WR's I think is somewhat skewed, because of the high weight that is put into the size attribute of this position.
Horsefeathers.
You're stating teams are taking players higher because of size over perceived ability.
I think you've missed the mark badly on this one.
I also believe that Blackmon is anything but underrated. He's the #1 receiver on the board. He's going in the top-10 of the draft.
I'll kick the hornets nest by stating Blackmon stands a very real chance of being Terrell Owens 2.0. Amazing ability. Has too many drops. Huge showboat. That makes him a gamble where teams have the ability to take players who don't come with that amount of risk. Yes, I mean us.
Hmmm! Okay lil Toadster for you,
Here are some examples:
First round all hype team, all 6'3" or taller.
Jonathan Baldwin
Mike Williams
Roy Williams
Reggie Williams
Michael Clayton
Of this list Roy Williams has had the best career, but still never lived up to the pre-draft hype imo.
I'm sure I forgot someone else, but that would be understandable given that they are pretty forgettable.
[purple]Should I continue with the top 100 selections?[/purple]
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How about the Cleveland Browns finding weapons for QB Brandon Weeden? Bud Shaw | cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com/budshaw/index.ssf/2012/04/how_about_the_cleveland_browns.htmlCLEVELAND, Ohio -- Oklahoma State quarterback Brandon Weeden is one of the most intriguing prospects in the NFL draft, especially for a team that admitted to a love affair with Robert Griffin III and then quickly announced its intention to renew vows with Colt McCoy. Using the draft as the main source of supporting your quarterback is sound strategy, providing you believe you have the right quarterback. As Plan A, it's foolproof. As Plan B, meh. Just OK. Less than that if it prevents the Browns from drafting a quarterback who projects as a significant upgrade. Those who keep making the argument that McCoy didn't have weapons around him last year should realize it's not much of an argument. Of course, he didn't. And? What's the second part of that sentence? Lacking a support system doesn't mean he'd be a franchise quarterback with one. Improved? You'd certainly hope so. But it's not as if -- "presto" -- he goes from Eric Zeier to Drew Brees. If it were that simple, a lot more teams would be targeting undersized, third-rounders as the answer. Every quarterback coming into the NFL is evaluated and projected based on his skills, not on his support system in college. In McCoy, the personnel people saw a tough-skinned winner but nowhere near a first-round talent. He's shown his toughness, hasn't won for some reasons out of his control, but overall has played like a third or fourth rounder. If the Browns saw franchise quarterback tools with McCoy, they could take playmakers at No. 4 and No. 22, then bolster the right tackle spot at No. 37, and not think twice about it. But if Weeden is there at No. 22, or certainly at No. 37, he can't be easily ignored despite being 28. (This is the interactive portion of today's column where you get to say the Browns should wait until next year to grab USC's Matt Barkley -- as if that would be any easier than acquiring RGIII; and where I remind you that if they're bad enough through November to project at the top of the draft again next year, we should all hope the Mayans are right. If only so we can rebuild this mess from the ground up starting with single-cell organisms. What's another 10 million years or so when you've been waiting since 1964?) Weeden is tall, accurate, strong-armed. He's not mobile or -- you may have heard -- abundantly youthful. His looks and birth certificate qualify him not as the boy next door, but as the grown man next door. His years as a pitcher in the minor leagues significantly delayed his NFL career. He'll be 29 in October, which is a legitimate concern, but not a deal-breaker. Every team wants first-rounders to give them five to 10 years of excellence, depending on position. Understandable. Matt Kalil could give the Browns 10 years at tackle, too, but that's not enough of a factor to make him the center piece of the draft, or -- in my estimation -- make right tackle a priority at No. 22 either. If the Browns get five or six great years out of Trent Richardson at No. 4, find a receiver with home run ability and end up with Brandon Weeden as their starting quarterback from age 29-35, anybody going to argue that they blew the 2012 draft because it didn't have enough staying power? For whatever it's worth, Oklahoma State with Weeden at quarterback beat Baylor with Griffin III, Stanford with Andrew Luck and Ryan Tannehill's Texas A&M Aggies. Weeden threw eight touchdown passes and one interception in those matchups. The more pertitent fact: Luck and RGIII are gone. Tannehill is overpriced. Weeden's age, if anything, deflates his value and that could work in the Browns' favor. They're in a great position with the number of picks they have and the amount of quarterback expertise they have on staff to be bold in this draft and find a better answer than they currently employ. In a recent conference call, ESPN's Jon Gruden said he looked at the top 20 throws of the top quarterbacks in the draft. "You walk away and you say Brandon Weeden makes the most difficult throws in college football," Gruden told reporters. "He has a tremendous arm and great anticipation ... it's a pleasure to watch him throw the football." With McCoy, the Browns mostly respect his toughness and work ethic. But at some point, the conversation at quarterback needs to turn to tangibles. The sooner the better.
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Seems spot-on to me. 
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Seems spot-on to me.
Yep...he's not played well for reasons out of his control..and he WAS a 3rd rounder...yet Bud seems perplexed by his own statements of fact.
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Also lets not forget that Lynn Swann is 5'11" 180 lbs. Of course if you're not 6'3" 220 lbs, you can't play WR in this league. I know, I know, corners were only 5'6" when he played.
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Point is, you don't win in the NFL with your QB "playing like a 3rd rounder".
I hope we get Weeden so we don't have the same miserably desperate situation at QB we had last year.
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Hey Bud Shaw, you're welcome stealing my posts 
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I remember Django posting during the season that he wanted us to just start drafting the whole OK St. Offense... Blackmon, Weedon, and Adcock.
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Point is, you don't win in the NFL with your QB "playing like a 3rd rounder".
I hope we get Weeden so we don't have the same miserably desperate situation at QB we had last year.
No...Bud's point is that Colt did not win often due to 'reasons outside his control'...then Bud implied that Colt did not play well...in fact, playing like a 3rd/4th rounder.
Gee Bud...why is that he didn't play well? (See reason why Bud himself said that Colt did not win often. )
Whether one "likes" Colt or not...that article...right there...reads like a guy "mailing it in" to beat a deadline and the content is hilarious.
Sort of like this:
Today is Sunday because yesterday was Saturday...I wonder what day of the week today is?
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Tannehill grabs the spotlight, but is Weeden better? By Marc Sessler NFL.com Writer Published: April 15, 2012 at 05:25 p.m. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay called Ryan Tannehill the "quiet secret" of this month's draft, but unless you've been trapped in a basement for the past 60 days, the secret is out. With the fate of Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III all but certain, Tannehill is climbing in mock drafts from east to west. He's not the third-best player in this draft, but he's widely seen as the third-best quarterback. "This is one of the more intriguing stories of the 2012 draft," former Denver Broncos general manager Ted Sundquist said on NFL Network last month. "... I feel like, to a certain degree, Ryan Tannehill has been pushed up artificially by the media and some of the pundits." Last season, rookie quarterbacks Cam Newton and Andy Dalton started immediately. But Tannehill won't be able to do that, according to comments by NFL Network's Mike Mayock this week. "Do I think he's ready to play, snap one? No, I do not. I think he's a full year away," Mayock said. Meanwhile, we have Oklahoma State's Brandon Weeden, perceived as a quarterback who's ready to roll. The knock on Weeden? He's 28 years old, so tucking him away behind a legitimate starter doesn't fly. For teams seeking immediate help, Weeden is praised for his size, arm strength and leadership on the field. We can think of a few teams in need of all three. "I've seen Weeden -- in a few tough situations -- be large," NFL Network's Charles Davis said this month. "I thought that down the stretch last year, when they played Texas A&M and had to make their comeback on the road, he helped get that done. I thought in the Orange Bowl game, against Stanford, down the stretch, I thought he played large. I think the kid's got something there. "I also would like to see him challenge Tannehill, just because I think they are similar guys, if you took away the age deal -- and I know you can't do that." Tannehill's all the rage, but Weeden might be the first to make an impact in the NFL. If Weeden can come in and give a team five-plus productive seasons, that would be something that in itself is hard to find in this league. Perhaps Weeden might be a wiser choice for a handful of teams searching for an answer at quarterback. web page
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That is hilarious stuff right there...damn...
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man... it's amazing how the QB spotlight just keeps shifting.
All season it was Luck, then end of season was RGIII, offseason saw Tannehill go from second-rounder to "trade up to 3", then we had Osweiler a possible 1st-rounder to Broncos after his workout, now Weedon is getting all the press.
Wonder who the draft-week QB du jour will be?
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"In McCoy, the personnel people saw a tough-skinned winner but nowhere near a first-round talent. He's shown his toughness, hasn't won some games for reasons out of his control, but overall has played like a third or fourth rounder. There.. I fixed it. 
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What is your plan for quarterback of the future, Willie?
For our team right now:
Get some actual NFL talent at RT & WR & RB and see what McCoy does with it.
Look at drafting a developmental QB who has actually played QB before 2010...in a real offense...and see what we can make of him.
Sign Hasselbeck if he gets released...so we can release Wallace.
DO NOT...I repeat...DO NOT...sign a developmental QB in the first two rounds...unless we are picking between 30-32 in the second rd.
I am less "in love" with Colt than I am in disgust over the lack of talent at too many key positions.
We must use our top 100 picks to shore up glaring weakneses that can be fixed in THIS draft for THIS season...and this is the perfect draft to do so.
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If Weeden can come in and give a team five-plus productive seasons, that would be something that in itself is hard to find in this league. Perhaps Weeden might be a wiser choice for a handful of teams searching for an answer at quarterback.
The Weeden talk just makes me shake my head. That, right there, is why i don't touch him with a ten foot pole. Let's get a QB that still needs to be developed, then in five years he can retire....... How stupid is that. His age is a really big deal. His agent is handling this masterfully, he's managed to make everyone forget that this guy is going to be 29 this season.
Now, maybe if you had a team that was built to win now, needed a QB to fill the gaps, still had a starter that you trusted while developing Weeden, and you wanted to plug Weeden in for a few years while continuing to search for the next QB- he might be the answer. That just sounds like idiocy to me..... at least for the Browns
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Weeden is a zone thrower out of an Air Raid variant offense. He has middling arm strength, and puts too much air under his deep balls. He's like an older Graham Harrell, who has a significant amount of learning in front of him, and very little time to do it.
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Wow, just wow...so all reports say Weeden is great at anticipating throws...you turn that into "he's a zone thrower"...I wish Colt was a zone thrower and not a stationary dummy thrower, lol zone thrower means hitting receivers in stride and putting the ball in a spot before the WR is there...and if Weeden has "middling arm strength" than Colt has no arms at all and is spitting the ball with his mouth http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/players/1272538/brandon-weedenPositives: Sticks throws into tight windows over the middle, throwing to spot on slant or between zone defenders before receiver is open. Baseball pitcher background translates to NFL arm strength. Sprays the ball anywhere on the field, especially when given a pocket from which to deliver. Shows touch on fades and shorter throws and doesn?t overthrow passes to open receivers. Will step up into pocket while looking downfield, reset his feet and deliver. Tough player who takes a hit and bounces back up; played most of the 2010 season with a ruptured tendon in his right (throwing) thumb. Team leader on the practice and game fields. Negatives: Sails throws to either sideline; receivers make him look good with acrobatic catches. Back-foot throws are not accurate. Sometimes trusts his arm too much, trying to stick passes late in the play or when he is off-balance. Gets lazy with footwork at times; will flip balls into dangerous places. Pats the ball before throwing. Almost always works out of shotgun formation on passing plays. Fails to see blitzers, opening himself up to backside pressure. Tries to avoid pressure by throwing late over the middle. Old for a rookie at 28.
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Well, Weeden- i tried to pretend i am 22 this morning when i got out of bed. didn't work, i still felt 40......
And he will still be 29 in this season. Too old for my tastes.
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Well, Weeden- i tried to pretend i am 22 this morning when i got out of bed. didn't work, i still felt 40......
And he will still be 29 in this season. Too old for my tastes.
I tried to pretend I was 22 again on Saturday night...I'm still hungover I think.
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Well, Weeden- i tried to pretend i am 22 this morning when i got out of bed. didn't work, i still felt 40......
And he will still be 29 in this season. Too old for my tastes.
I tried to pretend I was 22 again on Saturday night...I'm still hungover I think.
 comes a time, when you just have to face the facts and realize your body doesn't always work like your mind is thinking.
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I need to look into that testosterone replacement therapy. They say it makes you feel 18 again.
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Only if you have a firm hold on her (or him) 
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/04/21/weeden-wants-to-compete-with-colt-in-cleveland/Weeden wants to compete with Colt in Cleveland Posted by Michael David Smith on April 21, 2012, 12:13 PM EDT Quarterbacks Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III will go first and second on Thursday night at the NFL draft, and Ryan Tannehill will be taken at some point later in the first round. After that the big question is about Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden, who is projected to go anywhere from the middle of the first round to late in the second. Weeden, who will be watching the draft from home, sounds like he’s hoping that he goes at No. 22. The 22nd overall pick belongs to the Browns via last year’s Julio Jones trade with the Falcons, and in comments to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Weeden sounded like he believes that if he goes there, he’ll be poised to beat out Colt McCoy as the Browns’ starter this year. “I know Colt had a good year last year, and he’s a good football player,” Weeden said. “But I’m a competitor, and I want to play as soon as possible. I’d be excited about the opportunity to come in and compete with him and see how things pan out.” It’s also possible that Weeden could go to the Browns in the second round, at No. 37. Dropping that far would be a disappointment to Weeden, but he’s excited about the interest the Browns have shown. “I feel really good about how everything’s gone with the Browns throughout this whole process. It would be exciting if I ended up there,” Weeden said. “They’ve got a good thing going on there, and they’re headed in the right direction.” Whether the Browns are going in the right direction or not is debatable, but drafting Weeden would be a sign that the Browns don’t think McCoy is the man to take them in the right direction.
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I want Weeden to *ahem* compete with Colt too.
I really wanted RG3 ..... but he's now out of reach, so we go for upgrades where we can.
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I cant see anyone taking Weeden before the 3rd at the absolute earliest.
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“I know Colt had a good year last year, and he’s a good football player,” Weeden said. “But I’m a competitor, and I want to play as soon as possible. I’d be excited about the opportunity to come in and compete with him and see how things pan out.”
Translation: I think Colt sucks and Cleveland's my best chance to get a starting job.
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I really think unless they love Tannehill.... they should just roll the dice with Colt and shoot for a first round QB in 2013 some interesting numbers from MAYOCK on drafting a QB in any round other than the first linkHACK
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