Complicating the divide between the Browns’ coaches and their front office regarding the No. 1 overall pick: Jimmy Haslam is believed to be weighing in on this process.
The team’s owner “badly wants” a quarterback, according to Jason La Canfora of CBSSports.com (on Twitter). As the draft nears, Haslam has been asking about this draft’s quarterback class and wondering why there hasn’t been much clamoring for a passer at No. 1 overall among the team’s decision-makers (Twitter links, via La Canfora).
While this would seem to open up a bigger issue for the Browns, who have seen Haslam make quick decisions regarding previous head coaches during his tenure, the team still has a chasm between its coaching staff and new-era front office about which player to select first overall.
The coaching staff continues to prefer Myles Garrett, with La Canfora echoing what we’ve heard before about Jackson’s preference for the Texas A&M defensive end. But the front office, per La Canfora, is leaning more toward Mitch Trubisky as the pre-draft process enters its final week.
Trubisky has evidently made a late push for a Browns team that has probably experienced the biggest trouble at the quarterback spot of any team during the 21st century. The Cleveland-area native, though, could be viewed as a reach at No. 1 overall due to his one year of starting experience and the constant scrutiny about this year’s quarterback class having been present throughout the pre-draft months. But the Browns are also believed to be pondering a move up from their No. 12 spot to select the North Carolina-developed passer.
The owner weighing in on the process would certainly appear to throw more weight behind Trubisky. Haslem wanting to leave the draft with a surefire starting signal-caller doesn’t necessarily mean the Browns are going to pass on Garrett, but it might mean the team will trade up from No. 12 or use multiple picks as currency in a trade. La Canfora tweets a trade scenario would be welcomed by Browns brass, as it would “appease” Haslam and allow the franchise to select Garrett. The Browns have been linked to Jimmy Garoppolo throughout the offseason, but the Patriots have shown increased reluctance to unload Tom Brady‘s backup.
Of course, Browns GM Sashi Brown said earlier this week the team doesn’t envision a trade for a veteran quarterback. So, the complicated offseason — one that has the Browns still trying to work a trade to get Brock Osweiler off the roster — continues in Cleveland.
Hmmm, browns owner wants a new QB to make a splash, GM wants a pass rusher. Sounds very similar to the movie Draft Day.
As long as they get David goddamn Putney too.
This guy Haslam is a bonehead!!! Somebody give him a newspaper and let him amuse himself.
Haslam needs to let his GM do his job. IMO Take Garrett and trade up if you like a QB that much. The browns have the assets. Dangle Joe Hadens name if you have to. Plenty of corners in the 2nd and 3rd to choose from.
AMEN!!!!
The 49ers would love nothing more than for this to happen. The value of that pick is no longer the value of it on the draft chart. It’s a potential franchise pass rusher who would be the clear cut #1 if anyone but the Browns had the pick. San Fran could be looking at quite the haul.
Or a great pass rusher
This sounds like that Costner Draft movie.
Wasn’t this the movie Draft Day?
Draft Garrett trade up with bears and draft your QB. Keep coach ego maniac out of personnel decisions cause last time I checked his personnel decision making it wasn’t bellicek like! Stick to coaching browns hue until they say no mas
Jackson wants Garret, the front office wants trubisky. if you’re gonna talk trash, at least have your facts straight
Jackson is coach so who cares what he wants! Coaches coach GMs draft. Hue got them to the first pick so trash or not HE GONE SOON
I said earlier draft Garnett so get your facts straight
You are probably the biggest idiot I have seen on this site.
LaCanfora is a notorious Browns hater. Why should we believe anything he says one week before the draft?
C’mon, consider the source. La Canfora does whatever he can to make the Browns look disfunctional. Everyone knows this.
It’s not hard.
Why does everyone focus on the Browns all the time? Look at the 49ers and the Jets lately. Pretty dysfunctional there, too.
This just in… Browns owner checked into mental hospital by staff.
Maybe they just want to guarantee themselves the #1 overall pick next year.
Good, then they can get Allen.
The NFL probably had them do this to add an excited element to draft instead of just knowing who’s going first….gay
If there was a QB in this draft ready to be polished and become the starter day one, then I could see drafting him with the first pick. But there is not one in this draft class that stands out let alone being worthy of a first round pick.
Once we have Garrit, trade up to 49er’s and if successful You have the player you want. It would be a disappointment as the media has people clamoring to draft Trebisky who it has been said needs one to two years on the bench before starting.
Wait on your QB for next year. To insure you will be in a position to get the player you want , get real creative here. Trade the 12th pick for a number 1 pick in 2018 and a second round pick for 2017. You could really get crazy and see about trading the number two you just picked up for another 1st round in 2018. It might be doable. Draft Webb in the third round.
It has a bunch of moving parts to what I suggest, but I do think it is doable. Then next year’s draft could be ruled by the Browns. The potential of positioning the Team to take three of the top picks plus the extra 2nd’s we have would give us the playoffs in 2018.
Last time Haslam influenced the draft process he drafted Johnny Manziel…