Should the Cleveland Browns start Johnny Manziel for the rest of the season?
November 11, 2015What’s it like doing a Browns pre-game show in a lost season? – WFNY Podcast – 2015-11-11
November 11, 2015The Detroit Lions’ season is a mess and so it’s being wondered if they might move on from 27-year-old quarterback Matthew Stafford. As a Cleveland Browns fan and follower, the concept seems ludicrous to consider as we’re left discussing the lesser evil between a young party-boy and his 36-year-old, octogenarian, block-headed1 mentor. So, when Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole writes about talking to league sources and then names the Browns as one of the potential interested parties, my ears perk up.
Along with the Browns, unsurprisingly, the Houston Texans, San Francisco 49ers, and New York Jets are listed as possible interested parties. All those teams make loads of sense too.
Don’t tell the Lions I said this, but it’s crazy to think they would actually head into the future without Matthew Stafford. If anything else, the big mistake the Lions have made is when they hired Jim Caldwell to be their coach. On the heels of the Lions firing their front office in the past week, I can’t help but also look and see, yep, Caldwell was at the helm when the Colts ended up running Bill Polian and his son out of town. The guy is not a good coach and he seems to lead a path of destruction behind him wherever he goes to coach.
But, if the Lions do move along from Stafford and need a trade partner, I’d gladly see the Browns part with some low-round draft pick in order to commit to the not-quite-$20 million in annual salary that it takes to have Stafford as the incumbent quarterback for the immediate future. He’s not a lock to take you to the promised land, and many will point to his 36-49 QB record as a reason to neglect such a path. I’d argue that if he were to come to the Browns he might make the argument that the Browns have the second-best quarterback in the division. You might not win the argument, but it wouldn’t be bonkers to make the statement as it is today.
In Matthew Stafford, the Browns get a guy who can be named starter without question. In Stafford, the Browns would have a guy who can make all the throws, has thrown for over 23,000 yards and 144 touchdowns and is STILL younger than Brandon Weeden was the day he made his first start for the Cleveland Browns.
- like physically he looks like he has a squared off head. Not calling him dumb. [↩]
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When I heard Detroit might have a fire sale I immediately thought of Matthew. Well Charles Johnson too but hey I’m greedy. This would be interesting. I’m not sold on Stafford never was he reminds me of Jay Cutler. All show and no go. But instead or hoping for someone to be able to draft a rookie QB I think I’d rather take a chance on a guy like Stafford who you already kind of know what you are getting. But that’s just me.
Cutler or Stanford would be a mistake. They stink even with wrs and weapons on offense. So yeah we will probably get one of them
And we won’t draft wr
No thanks. We don’t have a Calvin Johnson to bail out his oft-errant passes. And if you say, “But we have Josh Gordon,” no no no.
Well compared to drafting unknowns or signing journeyman unsuccessful QBs why not at least try a QB with a rifle arm who has been in the league for awhile who was a starter? There’s nothing to lose at all.
I do not think either is an amazing QB, but who have we had better? Or will get who is better?
Yes. He is Cutler w/o the d-bag element. And younger. Limited injury history. All the physical tools. And has shown he can play (sporadically). If you thing Goff is going to be better, you’re probably wrong. If you thing the Browns will get Goff, you’re probably wrong as well.
If Goff can’t be had, I’d be fine with this guy as the consolation prize. Better than anything we’ve had at QB since the return.
Jay Cutler is a good NFL quarterback.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/eye-on-football/25330656/one-stat-says-jay-cutler-is-among-the-most-clutch-nfl-quarterbacks
man , i’m not sure what to think about this … there’s good & bad , i suppose.
it’s a yes for me.
Well it would be one problem solved. Now they just have to worry about WR, RB, linemen, etc.
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Me too. Wonder what a prospective coach would think.
Sign a guy like him, and you can spend your #1 on another hole.