Kessler reminds me of a less polished Chad Pennington. limited arm but very accurate; on a bad team (Browns & Jets respectively) it's hard to shine, but with the right roster (Pennington in Miami) can be effective (like 11-5 and winning the division ... even though Brady was out it's still impressive).

Kessler has a 6:3 TD:INT ratio in the NFL & a career 64% completion %. That's actually pretty solid considering he was on the talent devoid Browns and never had the benefit of throwing to Josh Gordon.

He's no threat to Blake's job (barring a training camp multi-week meltdown). But if he were to be forced into action, he'd hand the ball off 30 times, run play action and convert a few third downs. He seems to go through reads well and take what the defense gives him. Doesn't take unneccessary risks, wont carry the team but won't give the game away .. in other words perfect game manager for a backup QB.

Obviously he's limited by his arm strength, he can't make every throw and that might lead to the Safeties creeping up on him to clog passing lanes. He could also use some more polish on his footwork; he can buy time but loses some of his trademark accuracy when he's throwing on the run or under pressure in the pocket (Garroppolo had similar problems coming out in the draft). I'm curious to see how he'll perform with a better Oline, a good running game for support, and better pass catchers than he had in Cleveland. IDT he's a long term answer and if he's under center for the season we'll need Fournette to have a 2k season in order to contend. But if he's called to come in for a game or two, I can see him managing us effectively to scrape out some gritty wins!

Bottom Line; kid was a 2016 3rd rounder, was a 3 year starter in the Pac-12, and has 10+ starts in 2 years with solid stats everywhere but the W column (but hey it's the Browns..) for a conditional 7th rounder next year in 2019 I'd say it's a no risk move that gives us incredible flexibility in the draft this year! ... He can't be worse than Henne lol.

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