Friday, August 12, 2016

25!

On Monday, Robert Griffin III was named the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. If he stays healthy and maintains that status for the Week One game in Philadelphia, Griffin will be the Browns' 25th starting quarterback since the franchise returned as an expansion team in 1999. Here are those 25 quarterbacks.

Tim Couch
Ty Detmer
Doug Pederson
Spergon Wynn
Kelly Holcomb
Jeff Garcia
Luke McCown
Trent Dilfer
Charlie Frye
Derek Anderson
Ken Dorsey
Brady Quinn
Bruce Gradkowski
Colt McCoy
Jake Delhomme
Seneca Wallace
Brandon Weedon
Thaddeus Lewis
Jason Campbell
Brian Hoyer
Johnny Manziel
Connor Shaw
Josh McCown
Austin Davis
Robert Griffin III

That's an impressive list.

It's sort of interesting that the third quarterback on the list, Doug Pederson, will be the opposing head coach in the Week One game.

Tim Couch, Brady Quinn, Brandon Weedon, and Johnny Manziel were selected in the first round to be the Browns' long-term answer at the position.

Derek Anderson made the Pro Bowl in 2007. That's something.

Both McCown brothers gave the job a shot. Josh is still with the team.

Unless you're the Green Bay Packers or Indianapolis Colts it's tough to find a franchise quarterback. There certainly aren't 32 of them at any one time. The Browns have made too many mistakes at the position. They had a few shots at Tom Brady in 2000. Every team had a few shots at Brady in 2000. They could have had Aaron Rodgers in 2005. Russell Wilson, Andy Dalton, and Derek Carr more recently. All their data and research called for Teddy Bridgewater in 2013. They selected Johnny Manziel. In only two years that has already proven to be a huge mistake. One of many since 1999. It's way too early to be sure but hiring Hue Jackson as head coach in January was a move in the right direction. Maybe he can bring out Griffin's tremendous talents and close this revolving door at quarterback.

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