Browns interested in McCarron per Mary Kay Cabot

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(04-12-2017, 12:15 PM)fredtoast Wrote: Too many differen t issues getting twisted together.

1.  How much do you value a good back up QB?

2.  How good is McCarron?  What can we get for him?

3.  Is value we get greater than value he has as our back up QB?

I think everyone here would let him go for a first round pick.  And I don't think anyone would give him away for a fourth rounder.  The discussion is where do you fall in between.

Also want to add that I am pretty sure AJ will just be a restricted free agent next year.  So we will not lose him "for nothing"  instead we can probably keep him anothe year at less than $4 million or get a high draft pick (first or second round tender) if someone signs him away.

1. Somewhat. Admittedly, I used to complain about guys like Gradkowski, Josh Johnson and Jordan Palmer. We can do better than that even if we trade McCarron. 

2. McCarron is a top notch backup, but would be a bottom rung starter. Someone a team would move on from pretty quickly once they saw what they had. I'd place his max value as a 2nd rounder. Maybe even a 3rd or later. If I'm being honest, it's really hard to tell.

3. Depends. If it's a 2nd or 3rd, I'd pull the trigger. The more talent we can get at other positions, the better. This team needs help. Dalton isn't likely to get hurt, certainly isn't likely to get hurt for a long period of time, and there are backups we can get on the open market that could be just as good (but with less long term potential...which we don't need). Available right now are...

Ryan Fitzpatrick
RGIII
Shaun Hill (37 years old, but should have plenty left)
Blaine Gabbert (improved a great deal in SF)
Dan Orlovsky 
Christian Ponder
Thad Lewis
Ryan Nassib
Austin Davis (probably the guy I'd want, he had a great run in St Louis)

Some might laugh at some of these names, but just because a guy flamed out as a full-time starter doesn't mean he'd make a bad backup. I really like Gabbert or Austin Davis.