shook_17;1241180 wrote:cant decide if i want a weeden or richardson jersey..

Dr. KnOiTaLL;1241365 wrote:I think if I had to pick, it would be Haden first, then Richardson, then Weeden.

Terry_Tate;1241353 wrote:Green bailed Dalton out some last year no doubt. But the game tape being part of the reason for his slide is weak. Them going from facing weaker defenses to tough defenses at the end of the year had the most to do with it.

Still though, I think Dalton and Weeden will have similar careers. I could see how people think Weeden has more potential, but remember, if Green bailed Dalton out, it helped Weeden out throwing to the best WR in college football last year.

wes_mantooth;1241394 wrote:Absolutely... I laughed at all the highlights of Blackmon when he was drafted because most of them were great catches on terrible
Under throws by weeden.

Pick6;1241403 wrote:Yep. Gotta love the training camp optimism that happens every year. Let me know when grandpa weeden does something that matters then I'll be impressed

The Browns have a new owner. And as truck-stop magnate Jimmy Haslam tries to get his arms around the football business, he’s got a big decision to make — even if he doesn’t realize how big of a decision it is.

Quarterback Colt McCoy has lost the competition for the team’s starting job. He previously said he had been promised a chance to compete with rookie Brandon Weeden. McCoy now says, publicly, that there was no competition.
McCoy’s agenda is now clear. He wants out. And since there are no Super Bowl trophies to drag around from the bumper of his car, McCoy is relegated to trying to talk his way out of town.
The problem is that team president Mike Holmgren’s head is sufficiently hard to keep McCoy around, if only to prove who’s in charge.
Haslam now needs to show that he’s the guy in charge.
Keeping McCoy, as we’ve said since Weeden was drafted, would be a mistake. If Weeden struggles, McCoy will become the most popular guy in Cleveland. And if Weeden gets dinged up and McCoy gets a chance to play and plays well, the Browns could have another Derek Anderson/Brady Quinn clusterfudge on their hands.
So the Browns need to go with Seneca Wallace as the backup, get what they can for McCoy, and move on. Even if they can’t get anything for McCoy, the Browns need to move on.
Former owner Randy Lerner didn’t want the sale of the team to be a distraction. Why let the backup quarterback become one? The decision to use the 22nd overall pick on Weeden necessarily closed the book on McCoy in Cleveland.

IggyPride00;1241738 wrote:Florio repeating what I have been saying since draft day:



http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/08/07/its-time-for-the-browns-to-move-on-from-mccoy/

Mr Miyagi;1241767 wrote:The problem with that article, saying that Haslam needs to take control and trade McCoy etc, is that Haslam doesn't take control til Sept. sometime.

zach24oz;1241815 wrote:The Browns released their first depth chart of the year Monday. Here is their two-deep:
OFFENSE
Position: First team, second team
QB: Brandon Weeden, Colt McCoy
WR: Greg Little, Josh Gordon
LT: Joe Thomas, Oneil Cousins
LG: Jason Pinkston, Jarrod Shaw
C Alex Mack, John Greco
RG: Shawn Lauvao, Dominic Alford
RT: Mitchell Schwartz, Ryan Miller
TE: Ben Watson, Jordan Cameron
WR: Mohamed Massaquoi, Travis Benjamin
FB: Owen Marecic, Brad Smelley
RB: Trent Richardson, Montario Hardesty
DEFENSE
LE: Jabaal Sheard, Juqua Parker
LT Ahtyba Rubin, Billy Winn
RT John Hughes, Scott Paxson
RE: Frostee Rucker, Emmanuel Stephens
SLB: Scott Fujita, James-Michael Johnson
MLB: D'Qwell Jackson, Benjamin Jacobs
WLB: Kaluka Maiava, Craig Robertson
LCB: Joe Haden, Buster Skrine
RCB: Sheldon Brown, Dimitri Patterson
FS: Eric Hagg, Ray Ventrone
SS: T.J. Ward, Usama Young

BR1986FB;1241909 wrote:Daryl Ruiter ‏ @
RuiterWrongFAN
Pat Shurmur finally gives Colt a first team rep