Browns interested in McCarron per Mary Kay Cabot

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(04-08-2017, 12:17 PM)Luvnit2 Wrote: Not enough. It does not benefit us enough. We have a great backup QB who we know can win games if AD goes down for less than $750K a year for next 2 years. He has proven he can win games in the NFL and has upside for another NFL team with options of grabbing a 1st round draft choice who is unproven and that team has to pay them 5 times more than AJM to see if they pan out.

I think our fans are severely under valuing AJM due to him being a mid round pick. The Bengals made a great draft pick and no different than players like Geno Atkins, Wilson or others, he simply has outperformed his draft position. Jimmy G. same thing for the Pats.

I stick #1 pick or we keep him (and trade him next year) to back up our QB at least 1 more year. A veteran  back up QB would cost us more and may give us no confidence in their ability to win if AD went down.

I hear ya.  It is undoubtedly a risk...especially with the apparent starter at LT.

However, that first pick at Rd 2 is extremely valuable.  There are a lot of teams that will want to trade to it to get their guy at the beginning of day 2.  The Bengals could even package it with another pick and move back in to the first round to get a OT like Robinson if he is around, say #25?

More likely, however, is they could draft an impact player at DE or maybe a player like Njoku, TE, falls to the second round and is an immediate upgrade next to Eifert.  Regardless of the position group, that player would impact the team (provided they aren't a bust and they aren't injured, of course) next year.  AJM, while a great insurance policy, will likely just sit and watch.  Dalton has only missed extended action one time in his entire career, and it was a freak play.

If you offer me a player like Njoku, Cam Robinson, or Christian McCaffery vs. AJM sitting on the bench, I do it every day and twice on Sunday.  Plus, I like AJM and would like to see the guy get a chance.