Here's an interesting tidbit from Steve Doerschuk's Browns team report on The Sporting News website. Apparently, Phil Savage is thinking hard about using the team's first pick to select Southern Cal RB LenDale White or Vanderbilt QB Jay Cutler. Doerschuk says that the "cold sweat" topic of the offseason is whether the team should cast its lot with Charlie Frye at the QB position. Charlie's got a ton of positives, but the team's just not sure if he's got the talent.
For what it's worth, I think going with Frye next season is the smart play. Frye may not be able to throw a ball through a brick wall, but he's intelligent and a leader who performed adequately--and sometimes more than adequately--when he was given a chance. Plus, this team desperately needs some continuity at the QB position if they're ever going to have a chance to get some consistent offensive production.
As to LenDale White, I'd love to see him in a Browns uniform, but running back is an area of relative strength for the team, and they don't have the luxury of making a pick like that. Of course, that assumes that White would even be there for the 12th pick. His stock is rising fast, and a spot in the top 10 isn't out of the question for a guy as big and as fast as White.
Thursday, February 16, 2006
The Draft Plot Thickens
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Jay Cutler ain't all that. If you want a real big-time QB, look elsewhere.
It would be a vintage Browns move to dump the darling of last year's Senior Bowl week for the darling of this year's Senior Bowl week.
If they do something like this, it's time to compare Phil Savage's knowledge of QBs with John Hart's knowledge of pitchers. Don't forget, he's the guy who gave the Ravens Kyle Boller.
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