Worthy of Its Own Thread: Browns-Lions for Bradford??

[Shep]

Read #2:

Czar: Rumors heard 'round the NFL Combine - NFL News - FOX Sports on MSN

[AdaM]

That kinda sounds like speculation on the part of the author... so no. Not worthy!

[heckofajobbrownie]

Agree. Doesn't sound like he's basing this on any information whatsoever other than we might be in the market for a QB.

That move is also worth a mid-first round pick, the #14 to be exact. You think we're going to do that again after just having done it to draft Brady Quinn?

I hope not.

[Shep]

I think he was saying these were things he'd heard at the Combine. I could be wrong. But hey... he's a Hall of Famer!

Nobody gets that kind of value anymore. Teams are desperate to trade out, partially for financial reasons. If you already have your franchise QB and you just paid a #1 overall... it makes sense. The Browns would offer their #7, one of their #3s, and maybe a #2 next year I bet.

If it's true. This isn't the first we've heard of this, though.

[DaBrowns41]

If we do this, I will be extremely disappointed. Too much defensive talent in the top part of the first to reach for a QB.

[damajuki]

I'm torn on this one.

I do like the idea of Bradford. I don't like the idea of losing picks.

I do like the idea of keeping Bradford away from WAS and especially SEA (my new favorite team to hate, given our former SEA guys and Pete Carroll being, well, Pete Carroll). I don't like the idea of not getting Eric Berry.

Does make for an interesting discussion.

Something else from that article: Bears interested in Julius Peppers and WE aren't? That's scary to me, as a fan of both teams. Pepp is Chicago reaks of desperation. Pepp here has whisps of brilliance.

Must be because if Holmgren likes him, I like him but if Angelo likes him, I REALLY don't like him.

[Sez.EJ]

unworthy..merge to qb thread.

[SoCalBrownsFan]

Originally Posted by DaBrowns41

If we do this, I will be extremely disappointed. Too much defensive talent in the top part of the first to reach for a QB.

I agree with this.

+1

[YtownBacker]

Holmgren seemed more upset he couldn't watch LeFevour but said he couldn't wait till his pro day and will definately have him in to Berea for a private workout.

Word was Cleveland personnel guys were all over the mid round QBs at night in the interviews, having them break down film with defense recognition and reads. A scout from a team with a top pick (team not disclosed) was heard saying "why would anybody trade up for a QB not ready to play in a pro style offense"? He also was quoted as saying "the cost would be too high when there is exceptional talent that can be had in round 3 and developed in a few years". This was reported by a Pro Football Weekly analyst on one of their sites.

[Alo]

Wowza.

Aside from the physical advantages Bradford seems to have — superior accuracy, better mobility — he may also have some that go deeper, but are intangible.

"He's an unusual guy," Brandt said. "How many times do you have a one-child family that the kid is not selfish or spoiled or whatever? I don't think he's selfish, I don't think he's spoiled. To me, that's a unique quality."

[...]

Brandt thinks Bradford will go No. 1 to the Rams. Bradford reminds Brandt of another former No. 1 pick who came out of college with knocks like arm strength and mobility. It was Peyton Manning.

"When I see him today versus Manning in 1998," Brandt said, "he looks like a better prospect."

via here.

[Shep]

Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

unworthy..merge to qb thread.

Seriously? We need positional threads now?

Dude, read it or don't read it. But stop dropping in to express your corrosive disdain all the time.

[Shep]

Y, that read on the quarterbacks who aren't Bradford or Clausen cuts WAY against popular opinion. The overview of every beat writer at the Combine was that it's a sorry-ass group.

The later round guys like Kafka and Robinson probably rose up out of UDFA, but nobody's drafting them instead of Bradford, you know? There's raw talent in Snead and Brown, but same goes there.

Maybe LeFevour is the last guy standing after Pike's weak showing... but there are plenty of questions about his arm and ability to throw a spiral, too.

We'll see, I guess. Maybe Holmgren does get The Fever. He reminds me a little of Kolb, who was a total bust for two years in the minds of every Eagles' fan. Looked dreadful in preseason and couldn't throw a spiral.