Quote:Hear me out. I've always had the thought from the start of this rebuild and watching the first couple of years, that Bradley and Bortles weren't really who Caldwell thought would be the long term guys. I say this for a few reasons.


1. When you are starting over from scratch, considering the salary cap years into the rebuild. Its not optimal to have the QB hitting a major contract exactly when you think you might be seriously competing. I say this because its more important for the overall team to be a bit more experienced and advanced in the system to allow the young QB to develop correctly. This way you are able to extend the contracts of your core players before signing away a huge chunk of cap space for the QB.


2. Bradley was the perfect coach to move the fans and media through something that's only been done a few times in any sport, a total rebuild. His personality was what was needed to keep hype going and not lose the fan base completely. Bortles is a large QB that was chosen to be the Qb for the rebuild for his durability, Blake was not the best QB in the draft but physically the most reliable. The last thing you need during the rebuild is what the Browns have going and that's never knowing who your Qb will be week to week. In short Bortles is reliable to play every Sunday and they needed that. Obviously if these 2 guys work out that's great, but i don't think Dave actually put his eggs in these baskets.


3. The way this is all playing out is perfect. Next year we bring in the actual coach, the players will have developed and we sign/draft the future QB. The team now has a great foundation of players and a proven coach that can develop the Qb and by the 2nd or 3rd year into his contract, the overall team will be elite with a young promising Qb to take them into the playoffs or further.


Wave to Seattle everyone.


My theory is all about managing the cap space.


My thoughts aren't complete here. i was bored and had a few minutes.