Cleveland Browns: What Should The QB Picture Look Like?

A growing logjam for the Cleveland Browns quarterback position continues to increase and not much (yet) has been done about it.

The Cleveland Browns organization, primarily Hue Jackson and the team’s front office has continued to mention the word competition at every position. Their approach of having competition makes complete and why wouldn’t such an approach be used.

Until the season start, Cleveland is not going to ease up on stating the word competition in regards to how the team’s depth chart and roster will look like. Currently, the Cleveland Browns have five quarterbacks on their roster.

Each of them are in different stages of their careers, so the level of (realistic) competition is likely not going to be as much compared to other positions. The Browns quarterbacks who were members of the team last season are Josh McCown, Austin Davis, and Connor Shaw.

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Cleveland then added via free agency former Washington Redskins signal-caller Robert Griffin III and during the draft former USC quarterback Cody Kessler. Five quarterbacks are not going to last long on Cleveland’s roster.

Griffin and Kessler (being a second-day selection) are going to be listed on the depth chart, so where does that leave the previously mentioned three players? Given McCown’s experience in the NFL along with his ability to be a bridge (or solid backup) quarterback gives him the advantage to stay with the Browns.

That said, there are teams across the country whose quarterback situation (either starting, backup, or both) is on shaky ground. Teams could look to trade for McCown if their first couple preferences do not go as plan. Davis started one game last season and he also signed an extension.