Cleveland Browns: What should the Browns do at QB?

Draft a QB in 2017 NFL Draft

It’s no secret that the 2017 NFL Draft class is weak when it comes to the position of quarterback. There really is no sure thing and not a true number one prospect that has set himself apart from the rest. You have guys who have huge question marks like Deshone Kizer and Mitch Trubisky, and someone in Deshaun Watson who most say don’t have size or arm to succeed at the next level. Are any of these quarterbacks even worth taking a chance on if you are the Browns with the first overall pick, or even the twelfth pick?

I have had high praise for Deshaun Watson and that is no secret. Watson put his stamp on his college football career by slaying the Crimson Tide defense in one of the exciting college football games we have ever seen. Watson, throughout his career at Clemson, showed time and time again that he is the best quarterback in the nation.

Some of the great tools he does have are high football IQ along with great decision-making, great poise in the pocket and the ability to control the game. Scouts have criticized Watson’s size and his arm strength and accuracy as some of the things that will hurt him in the next level and most don’t even have him ranked as a first-round quarterback.

Mitch Trubisky was the hot name of the all the draft talk this season, most saying he could be the best quarterback in the draft. In his first season as a starter, Trubisky showed everyone just how good of a quarterback he could be. Most Browns fans are falling in love with his size and arm strength, but the most intriguing factor is that Trubisky was born in Mentor, Ohio.

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Fans are always falling in love with the hometown kid but the one thing that stands out with me is Trubisky’s lack of experience. Trubisky only has 13 games under his belt and didn’t get a chance to start until his junior year. It’s no secret that college quarterbacks with lack of experience tend to fall flat on their face in the NFL. It is also a little weird that if this kid was the next great NFL quarterback, why was he unable to beat out Marquise Williams the year before. Relax, just some food for thought. Maybe the kid from Mentor was just a one-year wonder.

Deshone Kizer is probably the most mysterious of them all. There is no doubt that Kizer has great arm strength and a great football mind is great but his progression from the 2015 season to the 2016 season was a main cause for concern. Deshone Kizer lost a lot of talent to the 2016 NFL Draft, first round picks T Ronnie Stanley and WR Will Fuller just to name a few. Things regarding Kizer’s character have also surfaced while evaluating him as a prospect. We will stand to find more about Kizer as they draft process proceeds further, but for now he could be the biggest mystery.

All three of these quarterbacks have their faults and their promise, and likely all three won’t make it out of the first round, maybe not even out the top ten. This is a draft heavily filled with defensive talent that might not happen again in the near future and the Browns need defensive help.

The Cleveland Browns own three of the first 33 picks in this year’s draft (two in the top twelve) and I personally believe that the Browns should invest in some of the sure fire defensive prospects rather than take a risk on a quarterback just because the team is in dire need of one.