Quote:The Browns have been picking quarterbacks for years. They can't seem to figure out how to pick a franchise quarterback. Colt McCoy? Gone. Brandon Weedon? Demoted. Brian Hoyer tore his ACL. I don't think any quarterback can succeed long-term in Cleveland because none of them ever did. But they certainly have enough picks to trade up to #1 if they want to try again.

 

  Granted,  in recent years, no QB has succeeded with the Browns over an extended period of time.   But that's certainly not the case in their overall history.    Arguably, the most successful QB of all time was former Browns QB Otto Graham.   I'm 99.999999% sure that no QB from this point forward is going to match the team accomplished Otto Graham helped lead the Browns to.  In all 10 of Graham's seasons,  the Browns played in the League Championship game of their respective league!   The first 4 years were in the old AAFC.   The final 6 seasons were in the NFL.   In total,  the Browns under Graham won 7 League Championships,  3 coming in the NFL.    

 

The reasons why the Browns haven't had a true winning caliber QB since coming back into the NFL in 1999 probably are a combination of the following:

 

1)   The QB had limited ability

2 )  The talent around him wasn't good enough.

3 )  The near constant changing of coaches and Offensive Systems.

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