A few weeks ago, we saw Browns defensive end Myles Garrett make an about face on his stance for the team’s chances for contention on their current trajectory. While it hasn’t been said exclusively, one may assume that, in the team’s meetings and negotiations with Garrett, Cleveland gave him some insight into the team’s plans for becoming contenders. 
One would also assume that that would indicate some sort of improvement at the quarterback position, but so far, the Browns have exchanged Jameis Winston for Kenny Pickett and watched Deshaun Watson‘s rehab activities stall due to a second Achilles tendon tear that could hold him out for the 2025 NFL season.
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One way that Cleveland could improve at the position is by drafting a talented rookie, but at No. 2 overall, the Browns sit just out of reach of the class’s best quarterback, Miami’s Cam Ward, who’s expected to be taken No. 1 overall by the Titans. While one might think it wouldn’t take too much to move up and exchange places with Tennessee, general manager Andrew Berry said at league meetings this week that the team is “unlikely” to trade up for Ward, per Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com.
In fact, Browns co-owner Jimmy Haslam seemed to indicate that they may not add a quarterback at all, telling the media that they’re “not going to force it,” per Cabot. Instead, Cleveland may address Garrett’s position group by adding Penn State edge rusher Abdul Carter, who is widely seen as the top prospect in the class. Despite recent news of a stress reaction in Carter’s foot, Berry made it clear that the team is not concerned by the injury, stating that it shouldn’t “be prohibitive to a long, successful career,” per ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi.
By not further addressing the quarterback position, the Browns would be setting themselves up to enter the 2025 NFL season with only Watson — who is questionable to be healthy by that time — and Pickett as options at QB1. That doesn’t seem to worry Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski, who told the media today that he believes in Pickett to be the team’s Week 1 starter “if it lands that way.” Over three years with the Steelers and Eagles, Pickett has a 15-10 record as a starter in the NFL with 15 touchdowns and 14 interceptions.
The Browns should sign Rodgers that would be fun
That would be adding gasoline to the already raging dumpster fire.
Would love to see it
Well yeah because the Titans are picking Cam Ward. Everything else is smoke
The Browns will be smart and draft Shedeur Sanders. As a wild alternative, the Browns trade the third round pick they got from Detroit to GB for QB Malik Willis then trade down with either the Raiders or Saints getting several picks and draft an offensive left tackle.
Sorry, you lost me five words in.
Trading a 3rd round pick for Willis is a massive overpay, but if anyone would do it then it would be Cleveland. Tennessee got a 7th round pick when they moved him to GB.
That would be the opposite of smart.
If they’re gonna overpay for a new quarterback by trading a pick, rolling the dice on Joe Milton from the Patriots would be more likely. He’s only expected to fetch a 4th round pick, and the Patriots already signed Josh Dobbs to be the New #2QB. The Packers don’t have anyone else ready to take the place of Malik Willis, so he probably would be harder to get.
Why won’t they trade up? Because they are the F’N Browns and they would find some way to screw it up. “And with the first pick in the 2025 NFL Draft the Browns pick, uh, Shaquille Sanders, QB of San Antonio Community College Cowpunchers.” Don’t laugh, these are the Browns.
Gonna trade up and take Bo Callahan
Yeah but nobody went to his birthday party
“Browns, shockingly, won’t compound matters making everything around them infinitely worse”
All Browns jokes aside, why would they? Ward certainly isn’t unanimous enough to make the price worth it, and the only potentially generational player (as we see it now) is not on the Titans’ radar. The other next best option, Abdul Carter, doesn’t seem to be, either. And, if either of those do unexpectedly get picked, then Cleveland has Ward fall into their lap. Not much reason to trade up for the Browns.
And no mention of what is most likely to happen….trading for Cousins. He was in Cleveland last week and the Browns won’t draft a quarterback at 2. That’s why Cousins is waiting
It would be ideal, but Atlanta doesn’t seem interested (at the moment) in making the move. Cousins is angling for a post-draft trade. Maybe the Falcons will acquire a QB that will make them feel good to help Penix, and Cousins will move. It still seems like a lot of salary for Cleveland to pick up, though, and Watson is still owed too much to do anything with him.
It seems like a good fit, but I don’t know how they’d make the money work.
They won’t trade up to #1 because Tennessee isn’t going to trade down if Ward is really their guy, obviously.