AJ McCarron Greeted By Browns Owner and Head Coach Before Game.

[Benton]

(11-27-2017, 06:46 PM)BFritz21 Wrote: Doubt it.

They've ended up ruining the career of pretty much every quarterback that they've ever drafted highly.  I think they go with the proven McCarron and roll with him, especially because I think it would also please their fans.  They'd be pissed if they draft another QB high, ruin him, and set their franchise back however many years.

I think they actually may be happy that they botched the trade because now they can get AJ in the offseason and let him have a full offseason to learn the playbook and players/coaches, while throwing him into that dumpster fire midseason could have hurt AJ's confidence and development with the offense, which would have had their fans calling for them to draft a first rounder when, in reality, AJ had no chance of satisfying anyone.

I think the AJ loses his grievance and the Bengals put a second round tender on him, get it, and are able to improve the line.

Win-win 

I'm getting a little OT here, but I think cleveland's only hope and the only thing that will satisfy fans is getting a proven starter. The next time a Peyton Manning type situation happens (which isn't that often), grossly overpay the guy. Even if it's 1/2 your entire cap for just two seasons, bring in a quarterback with a proven record and build up an offense around him while you play musical chairs with whoever you're grooming.