Chudzinski puts Weeden on shaky ground

Browns need Alex Smith

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Originally posted 08:14 AM ET  01.24 by iknowimtheillest

Browns need Alex Smith

Yes they do. Not sure Alex would want to play there though.

At last, some sanity in Cleveland.

unless its a big name qb at tha helm most new coaches say the same thing

First he was premature and now shaky. This Weeden guy is a mess!

They better hurry up and make up their minds, Brandon Weeden turns 30 this October.

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  01.24 by 50yearfan

They better hurry up and make up their minds, Brandon Weeden turns 30 this October.

Yeah be he's,,, well he's,,,,,not a rookie this year?

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Originally posted 09:05 AM ET  01.24 by mikeMack

Weeden is an average QB.

at best........Jake Lockerish........time running out on both........

Alex Smith doesn't have the long arm, yes he worked with Turner before, but I hope if Cleveland wants him, they wait till SF cuts him, do not over pay in a trade. There is no way the SF keeps him at 8 mil a year to be a backup. Only way he stays inSF is if he restructures his contract.

The ressurection of Colt McCoy begins in Cleveland.

Weeden is no Scott Mitchell, but he seems coachable. They'll be fine. Just work on his accuracy and you'll have a decent QB there.

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Originally posted 09:46 AM ET  01.24 by Ogre57

Alex Smith doesn't have the long arm, yes he worked with Turner before, but I hope if Cleveland wants him, they wait till SF cuts him, do not over pay in a trade. There is no way the SF keeps him at 8 mil a year to be a backup. Only way he stays inSF is if he restructures his contract.

Trading for players is a lost art, and if a team is smart it can be more cost effective and less of a headache than free agency. If Smith goes into free agency many teams will then have to barter with his agent ( Tom Condon ) and yes the price will go up. They pay Michael Vick $16 million a year to make sure that Philadelphia is in the top 10 in the draft? There are a half a dozen teams interested in Smith and one of those teams will do the wise thing and trade for Smith.

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Originally posted 09:46 AM ET  01.24 by Ogre57

Alex Smith doesn't have the long arm, yes he worked with Turner before, but I hope if Cleveland wants him, they wait till SF cuts him, do not over pay in a trade. There is no way the SF keeps him at 8 mil a year to be a backup. Only way he stays inSF is if he restructures his contract.

If Cleveland wants Smith, they better trade for him. If he hits the open market in a very weak QB draft class the Browns may have to get in a bidding war with the like of the Jaguars, Jets, Chiefs, Cardinals, etc.

What a disaster!!! Lombardi doesn't like Weeden and wheels will just keep on Spinning!

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Originally posted 08:57 AM ET  01.24 by 50yearfan

They better hurry up and make up their minds, Brandon Weeden turns 30 this October.

Alex Smith is a year younger than Weeden and he has 8 years of experience under his belt, has a QB rating of 104.1, 70% completion, has the 3rd highest Wonderlic Score of any active player. In his last year and a half he is 20-6-1 and he led his team to the conference finals in 2011.

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Originally posted 10:11 AM ET  01.24 by Not4Nutten

What a disaster!!! Lombardi doesn't like Weeden and wheels will just keep on Spinning!

Lombardi likes the prospect of Smith as a teacher for Colt McCoy or any other QB he may draft in the next 2 years, Weeden is not the future.

It's good to shake up the troops. If Weeden has any confidence in himself he'll go out and win the job.

If the Browns are smart they will trade for Ryan Mallett. It's apparently a rumor going around that the Browns are looking into it. Mallett has more upside than either Weeden or McCoy, and blows the QB prospects coming out in this years draft out of the water. Plus the relationship between Lombardi and Belichick may help the Browns get a favorable trade.