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May 4, 2013One Week Removed, More Browns Draft Thoughts
May 4, 2013Mary Kay Cabot of The Plain Dealer informs us this morning that her sources are saying that free-agent signee Jason Campbell will be given a shot to beat out incumbent starter Brandon Weeden for the starting quarterback spot.
“…head coach Rob Chudzinski said: “I feel good about the group. How all that plays out, we’ll see and know in time. I’m excited about Brandon and the progress he’s made thus far, learning the system to the point we are right now, which is still very early.
“I’ve also been pleased with Jason [Campbell] and the role he’s taken on being there.
“We want to give these guys every opportunity to succeed and give Brandon, since you are asking about him specifically, every opportunity to succeed.”
Pressed on whether the team is moving forward with Weeden as the intended starter, Chudzinski said: “We’re going to proceed as we’re proceeding right now.”
“Brandon is getting the reps with the first team and working with the first group. A lot of this will remain to be seen when we get into pads and we get into real football instead of the football where you run around in shorts on air.”
Campbell, as MKC mentions in the article, was 4-2 at the time of his injury in Oakland in 2011 and has a career record of 31-40 as a starter over eight seasons. Weeden was 5-10 as a starter last season, throwing for 3,385 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 17 interceptions for a QB Rating of 72.6, completing 57.4% of his passes. Campbell, an Aubrun product, has 76 career TDs, 52 INTs, and a career QB Rating of 82.5 while completing 61% of his passes in time with Washington, Oakland, and Chicago.
The Browns chose to go in a different direction than drafting a quarterback in the 2013 draft. Assuming that both Weeden and Campbell are both 2013 stopgaps, the team will likely look to the 2014 draft for a longterm answer under center.
If there is a changing of the guard and Weeden doesn’t become the first Browns QB to start back-to-back openers since Charlie Frye in 2006-2007, it will be seven different opening day starters in seven years for the Browns (Frye, Anderson, Quinn, Delhomme, McCoy, Weeden).
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Yea, that’s what they said about Colt McCoy to.
Bingo!
Really? I didn’t know it was Chud and Banner that drafted or even coached McCoy. Get over it.
Of course Campbell is going to get the chance to start (as he should). It was smart bringing Campbell in; if Weeden can’t beat out Campbell for the job, then he’s not the guy. If Campbell starts, the Browns have a solid/serviceable QB to bridge us for a year or two. He’s certainly not Joe Montana, but the Browns won’t lose games because Campbell is the QB. And no, the same could not have been said about Colt McCoy.
Maybe you take a second to read what I said. Did I say I wanted McCoy to start? No. Did I say I even like McCoy? No.
The fact remains, this isn’t the first time they’ve said this and done the complete opposite. Don’t act so blind.
I think Weeden will thrive w/Norv – don’t worry about a healthy dose of competition.
Brandon is our man!
Go browns!
Didn’t Frye start 2007?
yup and got hurt in the opener I believe
You are correct, Raj. I was one year off. Frye started back-to-back in 2006 and 2007.
Same story, different year.
Zero expectations…
Here we go again..
Actually it is the first time. Chud wasn’t here last year and Banner simply watched from the Owner’s box last season. Neither of them have ever promised anything to McCoy or anyone else, for that matter. I honestly don’t get why McCoy’s name keeps coming up, I really don’t.