housemd 338 Posted May 4, 2013 Citing two league sources, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports Jason Campbell will receive a "legitimate shot" to win the Browns' starting quarterback job over Brandon Weeden. The competition pumped up by Browns brass is "more than just lip service," the sources said. Weeden will open offseason activities as the starter, but Campbell will receive first-team reps as well. "This is a long, long process and there's a long time between now and our opener," said coach Rob Chudzinski. "We’ve got plenty of time and this is just the first step." We anticipate Weeden winning the job, but the Browns will make him earn it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RANGA+ 1,210 Posted May 4, 2013 Lol this is like going out for dinner and trying to order ribs, but the waiter says "sorry sir, we only have soy burgers or vegan steaks". Neither of these options are great, but you're starving and you have to pick one. You know deep down, regardless of what you choose, it will be shit...and after the food finally arrives all you can think of while you eat is "damn I wish I had some ribs". 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NaTaS+ 958 Posted May 4, 2013 If Weeden was 22, we wouldn't be having these conversations. The problem is his age and the limited time he has to show he's a starting NFL quarterback material. I'm hoping he will improve under Norv Turners offense which is more suited to Weeden strengths, but my expectations are very low. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seanbrock 1,684 Posted May 4, 2013 Campbell has gotten fucked over a lot in his career. I think they could do some things with Campbell for sure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted May 4, 2013 Weeden is beginning more and more to look like an absolute wasted pick by the Browns. I feel as if they are simply using him as a "stop-gap" to keep the fans excited somewhat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Favre4Ever+ 4,476 Posted May 5, 2013 A stop gap would probably be an upgrade in Cleveland. That would infer they have somebody to take over... Or do they tank this year to get Bridgewater? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Turry 755 Posted May 5, 2013 Jason Campbell is awful lmao. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
McTater 28 Posted May 26, 2013 I'm a huge Weeden fan. But considering his age he might never get a good enough chance to be someones franchise Qb. He will always be remembered as the best Qb ever at Ok State, but will probably only live up to Jon Kitna standards in the Nfl. I think he will win the starting job for now, but in the next few years he will be let go for some younger guy. Will this younger guy be better? Probably not. Lets say if Weeden was 22 going into last years draft. Of course Luck and Rg3 are 1 and 2 picks, but what about the Dolphins? I think Weeden is a way better Qb than Tannehill, but age played a big part. And I believe Weeden would've been selected the 8th overall pick. There was an article I read during the season when Cleveland and Denver played. John Elway said he planned on drafting Weeden if Peyton had signed with some other team. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Glanvilles Grits 142 Posted May 26, 2013 I don't see any way that Campbell wins this "competition". No way at all. They can preach that it's an even competition all they want but we all know it's not. If it were even, they would simply say that they haven't decided on a starter. They have Weeden booked as starter, the competition is just to try and light a fire under his ass. I also think that Norv Turner is going to do wonders with Brandon Weeden. He's the perfect guy to bring out Weedens potential and use him to his strengths. I think we will see a lot better things this year out of the Browns' offense. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bucman 891 Posted May 26, 2013 A stop gap would probably be an upgrade in Cleveland. That would infer they have somebody to take over... Or do they tank this year to get Bridgewater? If Browns get decent QB play they probably won't be in range to take Bridgewater without trading up. They still could get a solid QB though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bay 2,003 Posted May 27, 2013 Jason Campbell is awful lmao. Somehow he looked good while a Raider. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wes 1 Posted June 3, 2013 Honestly I think the QB competition in Cleveland is barely relevant. The Browns have seemingly improved in all facets of the game......except at QB. I saw nothing last season that suggested Sweden is a franchise QB. He would need to improve drastically this season to prove otherwise. I think the QB position is the one thing that'll continue to hold the Browns down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AL_Royalty 489 Posted June 3, 2013 If Weeden was 22, we wouldn't be having these conversations. The problem is his age and the limited time he has to show he's a starting NFL quarterback material. I'm hoping he will improve under Norv Turners offense which is more suited to Weeden strengths, but my expectations are very low. Campbell has gotten fucked over a lot in his career. I think they could do some things with Campbell for sure. Somehow he looked good while a Raider. 1. If he was 22 we most certainly would be having a very similar conversation. There's no way that a 22yr-old should be in any kind of competition with Campbell. For the record, I'm still rooting for Weeden, but I just haven't seen what I was hoping for yet. 2. Campbell has not gotten fucked. He is just not that good. 3. I respectfully disagree. There were moments where he didn't look like dog shit, but good is a stretch, to me anyway.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
