McCarron blurb from si mmqb

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(02-22-2017, 12:29 AM)BenZoo2 Wrote: Cleveland (1st, 12th picks in the first round). The Browns have to get a quarterback this off-season, and the quarterback can’t be an RG3-type placeholder or a Cody Kessler-shot-in-the-dark guess. I’m guessing the Browns inquire on Garoppolo and get rebuffed—unless they offer the 12th overall pick plus another high pick. At this stage, the Browns lead the league in high picks acquired, and it’s gotten them to the bottom of the league. Now it’s time to pay through the nose if there’s a quarterback Jackson loves. Then we come to the college guys. If Trubisky’s the guy, just take him first overall, as crazy as it sounds. But if Jackson is lukewarm on the top collegians, he likes McCarron a lot (he coached him as a Bengal rookie), and can fall back on him. He’ll just have to overpay, because Cincinnati owner Mike Brown does not want to trade him. The Browns have the 33rd, 51st and 65th picks to play with if McCarron’s their man.

That was taken from Peter King's article yesterday.  I'm not sure which, if all picks he is referring to but I think ajm's trade value is rising and the bengals aren't forced to trade him this year.  

P.s.  Mods if this belongs in the draft section please move it

If you believe the so-called matrix or "money ball" formula the Browns are claiming will be their process, it would not surprise me to see them go after a player like McCarron.  Drafting the #1 overall player as a QB guarantees a huge payout, plus the pressure of playing him right away.  If you look at a number of successful teams of late (Seattle, Cincinnati, Washington) their teams were able to sign FAs elsewhere because they weren't paying top dollar to the QB position.  As soon as Wilson got paid, it greatly impacted the rest of their roster.  

Even though the Browns have more picks than some two teams, I could see them offering to trade back and stockpile even more selections.  

I know this is pie in the sky, but what if Cleveland swapped #1s with Cincinnati, got a couple additional picks from say round 4 and round 6 (from Cincy), and got AJ McCarron?

I don't think they would value him that much, but it is nice to dream about Myles Garrett on the right side of our line...