Sky Diver

I agree. The kid is special. Mac Jones outplayed Hurts in the A-Day game. Maybe Jalen was pressing? No, he's just that good.

No, I think we're set.

We seem to be really good at identifying d-backs.

“Make fun of my outfit again and I’ll hit you with my purse”.

Plus McCarron was a lot cheaper, which frees up money to be spend elsewhere.

TT wasn't horrible. Horrible was RJ, Losman and EJ, but he wasn't the guy who was going to take you to the next level. A great OL and great WRs would have helped, but I still don't think he would have gotten the job done. He lacked too many basic calls to even approach being elite. Do I think McCarron will be elite? No, but I think he is more serviceable than TT.

TT was good at scrambling and could make plays with his legs, but his overall output was anemic. He couldn't score points, and he was terrible clutch time. TT and McCarron each played in 1 playoff game. McCarron threw for 212 yrds, rushed for 9 yrds and had 1 TD and had 1 INT. TT threw for 134 yrds, rushed for 27 yrds and 0 TD and 1 INT. McCarron had the game won until the Bengals gave the game away.

Tyrod couldn't throw over the middle, he couldn't throw receivers open, he couldn't/wouldn't throw into small windows, and he couldn't keep his eyes downfield when he was scrambling.

I like to understand the point that is made before I offer a response. 9 pages here. Do I sometimes miss posts? Guilty. The bottom line is that the Browns chose to lock down a QB via a trade for TT rather than testing the free agent market. Why is a matter of speculation. I hope it's a great fit for Tyrod and he is successful. He seems like a good guy.

Every QB misses some throws. What are your major issues?

The Browns chose to trade for TT rather than testing the free agent market. Maybe they overvalued McCarron and were afraid that they would get into a bidding war. Maybe they knew that McCarron didn't want to play for Cleveland. Maybe the new regime thinks that TT is better than McCarron (I happen to disagree). I don't think any of us know. New regime, old regime. mid-Feb, March 14, 4 pm, aside, the Browns offered a 2nd rd and a 3rd rd pick for McCarron at a recent point in time. Someone thought that he had value. Maybe they were completely deluded and the Browns got a steal for TT with only a 3rd pick. I guess we'll find out. Imo, McCarron's timing was unfortunate. There were a lot of QBs on the market and not that many teams in the hunt, plus it was a QB rich draft. It worked out well for us though since we got McCarron for a bargain. I hope that he lights it up and sets himself up for a big contract.

Fixed.

Two Alabama QBs are in the top 11 and their 3rd QB, Mac Jones, lit it up in the A-Day game. Tua is a stud and he's only a sophomore. I can't wait to watch him play this year. And they have Tua's brother and Bear Bryant's great-grandson waiting in the wings. https://247sports.com/ContentGallery/Sporting-News-ranks-Top-25-QBs-for-2018-118010106

Scarbrough fell to the 7th round? Wow.

I think that some people look at his completion percentage and make inferences from it that aren't correct.

“Has anyone seen my bugle”?

His wife is a fashion model and she let him go out like that? Does she secretly hate him?

We got a bargain on McCarron. Worst case, he’s a career backup. Best case, he lights it up and he buys time for Allen to develop. Obviously, we drafted Allen to be the long-term starter. McCarron hasn’t played since 2015 so we really don’t know what we have with him. Hopefully both Allen and McCarron exceed expectations and we can deal McCarron for picks. If it all goes horribly wrong, which I think is pretty unlikely, we draft a QB again next year. Will this be a down year? I think there is a chance of it, but I think our defense will be strong and will keep us in games. I don’t think we need stellar QB play to be competitive. I think the key to the offense will be the OL play. McCarron has some mobility, but he’s obviously not TT. But give McCarron some time and he can hurt you. Allen is quite mobile and may earn the starting job. We’ll have to see how much he can improve his game over the next 4 months or so. He certainly looked good in the Senior Bowl. The future looks bright to me, but we’ll see how it plays out. I think we got really lucky getting Allen and McCarron, especially for what they cost us.

You can point out negatives about any player in the NFL. Certain Bills players are favorite whipping boys. Once it starts it gains momentum and there is a lot of piling on. I guess the McCarron naysayers think we should have kept TT or overpaid for Kirk Cousins? Or maybe some people just like to be combative and argumentative?

What is this splitting of hairs all about regarding the announcement of the trade and when the trade was official? Can you bottom line it for me?

The TT trade was announced on the 9th, not the 10th. My mistake.

Worst case and you are right, which I find unlikely, I’ll still enjoy Alabama rolling over its competitors. What’s your backup plan?

Done.

Or McCarron, or Peterman.