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Daily Dawg Tags: Preparing for Brock Osweiler as a potential starter

By Steven Kubitza

Jan 7, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) drops back to pass against the Oakland Raiders during the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 7, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans quarterback Brock Osweiler (17) drops back to pass against the Oakland Raiders during the AFC Wild Card playoff football game at NRG Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports /
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Brock Osweiler remains a member of the Cleveland Browns, which may mean the team intends to keep him for the duration of the 2017 season.

The Cleveland Browns seem to be entirely focused on April’s NFL Draft, but that doesn’t answer fans’ questions about what is going to be done with Brock Osweiler.

When he was surprisingly acquired in a trade with the Houston Texans, we were all told the Browns had no intention of keeping him. Yet the team still owes him $16 million in 2017, so if there are no takers, it doesn’t hurt to keep him around.

Even if the team drafts a rookie quarterback, Osweiler can start the season and let the rookie learn the NFL game before being thrown onto the field right away. As Browns fans know, that hasn’t worked out well in the past.

Since the team has to pay him all that money, having his starting experience on the roster, even if only for a year, would help the team more than if he was released. No one believes he is the team’s quarterback of the future, but it doesn’t mean he is a horrible option in the present.

There is still plenty of time for the team to trade or release Osweiler, so it is possible he is not an option for the Browns in 2017. But as of right now, his presence on the team shouldn’t be viewed as a problem. Let’s take a look at this and more in today’s edition of the Daily Dawg Tags.

Cleveland Browns news:

Brock Osweiler could be Browns next bridge quarterback

"When the Cleveland Browns swung the deal to acquire quarterback Brock Osweiler from the Houston Texans, it was widely expected that Osweiler’s time in Cleveland would be very short-lived."

Settling with Brock Osweiler at quarterback in 2017?

"2017 is an exciting year for the Cleveland Browns as the team owns several top-12 picks, including the No. 1 overall selection in the NFL Draft."

Josh Cribbs officially retires from the NFL (Dawgs by Nature)

"Even though he hasn’t been on an NFL roster since May 2015, former Cleveland Browns WR/KR Josh Cribbs officially announced his retirement from the NFL today."

Draft consensus growing that Browns will take Myles Garrett and a QB (ESPN)

"Consensus is growing on what the Cleveland Browns will do with their two first-round draft picks."

NFL news:

2017 NFL Mock Draft: Myles Garrett leads the way (FanSided)

"Beginning on April 27, the latest crop of NFL stars will be drafted to their respective teams."

Oakland Raiders closing in on potential move to Las Vegas (NFL.com)

"The Raiders will head into next week’s Annual League Meetings in Arizona closing in on a potential move to Las Vegas."

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