With Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell on the roster, Hoyer will come in as the third-stringer, with a chance to move up the depth chart.

Weeden was surprised by the move but isn’t worried it, choosing instead to focus on himself and the fact that he currently has a lock on the starting spot.

Hoyer comes most recently from Arizona and general manager Mike Lombardi has never been shy in his affinity for him. Of course, that doesn’t mean anything if Weeden plays better this season.

It never hurts to have options, but a lot is going to have to happen for Hoyer to really get his chance.

But Chudzinski isn’t ready to hand over the keys just yet.

“I feel good about where we’re at right now,” Chudzinski said,via CBS Cleveland. “He’s been working with the first group and we’ll just see as we go forward. We’re (working) on air right now so it’s very early but I do like what I’ve seen so far and we’ll see how it goes. Right now it’s too early to say anything one way or another.”

The Browns did add quarterback Jason Campbell in the offseason, so it’s not surprising that Chudzinski won’t commit to Weeden as the starter. However, it’s hard to imagine a scenario where Campbell is the starter over Weeden.

Weeden would have to be awful throughout training camp and the preseason to be unseated. It’s common to hear coaches sound unsure about a quarterback situation this early, though most likely have an idea in mind of who they’d like to start when it comes to “quarterback competitions.”

At the same time, a coach who commits to a starter this early (when it’s not, you know, a guy like Tom Brady or Peyton Manning) could very easily end up looking like an idiot later if it doesn’t pan out.

Not naming Weeden as the starter simply saves Chudzinski. Of course, the possibility for Campbell to actually become the starter is there.

It’s not likely, but it’s not impossible.

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The 2013 NFL draft is closing in fast, and the speculation as to what the Browns will do with the sixth overall pick continues to be varied. The fact is, the Browns have so many options that it’s impossible to fathom what they’ll be doing.

One position that could be ruled out that early is quarterback – or could it? The team still has Brandon Weeden and it recently signed Jason Campbell, but is that enough going into 2013?

Of course, the Browns could also draft a quarterback in a later round as more of a developmental project, and maybe as some insurance should Weeden and Campbell implode this season. But if they don’t go that route, it wouldn’t be the end of the world.

What do you think – are you comfortable with the current stable of Browns quarterbacks, or do you want to see them go after someone in the draft?