Terry_Tate;1372384 wrote: I don't see Mallett as an upgrade at all, and I would be scared of Alex Smith away from San Fran. I think Weeden will be good with Norv and Chud, and the Browns will be a top 10 offense.
I agree with all of this. Mallett would cost way too much and you know that Belichick would take his old "buddy" Lombardi's pants down in a deal.
If Chudzinski is going to run a vertical offense, scratch Alex Smith. Chud supposedly wants someone with a "big arm."
As far as Weeden goes, I think he'll be better in Chud's system, should they go that route. Truth be told, for Shurmur's "dink & dunk" offense, they should've went with another quarterback for his system, square peg/round hole. Weeden is not a dink & dunk QB. He needs to be able to stretch the field vertically. Chud's offense is more suited to him. I hope he gets the chance to show it.
I've said it before, I really don't think there's an upgrade that's out there in free agency or the draft that will make an immediate impact or be better than Weeden. Ride Weeden out one more year and if he shits the bed, dump him in 2014. Next years draft looks a little better for QB's than this years.