Some of the things I'm reading about the Browns moving up to select Brady Quinn describe the passer as a "franchise quarterback." Isn't such a proclamation a bit premature? If I'm a Browns fan, I'm excited that my team acted aggressively to grab Quinn, but next year, when they'll be missing their first round pick, this trade will be much harder to stomach. All told, this is a great trade...
... for the Cowboys. The Browns will not make the playoffs this year. That "future" first round pick will end up in the top 15, and possibly even the top 10. Whenever a team feels that they have to have someone, they overpay. The Browns could have stood pat and tried to grab a QB at the top of the second round, or, if they didn't like any of the QBs available then, they could have waited and used their first rounder next year to get one. Since quarterbacks are such a gamble (53 % bust rate for first rounders), it doesn't make sense to spend two picks (both in the top 36) to make that gamble.
The beneficiary of this illogical move, of course, is Dallas. They move back 14 spots and pick up an assuredly high first rounder next year. This is the sort of move I had hoped the Giants would make, but of course didn't. Nothing like watching your favorite team's biggest rival do what you hoped your team would do. I am not pleased.
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