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Originally Posted by phightin
My opinion of Quinn was also the opinion of 31 other NFL teams that didn't want any parts of him in the 1st round. Mind you that I'm not going to say he cant be a serviceable qb one day, but in terms of where they picked him the browns way overreached and it can be seen in the gaping areas they have all over their team. So in terms of where he was taken based on the other players available and the browns current situation, ie the worst offensive line in football, there were less sexy but far better picks they could have made.
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If you think the Browns have the worst offensive line in football, then you obviously need learn more about the team. They gave up the 3rd fewest sacks in the NFL in 2007 and the 8th fewest last year. They're better at pass protection than run blocking, it seems, but even so, they do open up some holes. Jamal Lewis just doesn't have the accelleration to get through them before they close. And we don't know what the opinions of 31 other NFL teams are when it comes to the selection of Brady Quinn. We know that the teams ahead of the Browns in the draft either had greater needs or felt players would be a better fit for their system, or they felt uncertain of his first round quality (probably a mix of both for some teams). We don't know about the rest of the teams in the first round, as he had already been selected. As has already been pointed out, choosing a QB in the draft is not an exact science and you crash and burn far more often than you get your potential Hall of Famer. That being said, in most scenarios, you expect a first round qb to be able to play right away. The problem was, Quinn didn't. He was placed behind Derek Anderson (not surprising given what's happened with past first round QBs this team has had to throw out there during their rookie years, such as Couch and Fry). From that standpoint, you could maybe say that he wasn't worth a first round pick. But you can't say that simply based on how he's performed. There is nothing in the brief NFL appearances he has made that has shown that he wasn't worth the first round pick, just that he didn't start until last season, and he can't be blamed for that.