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Questioning whether Colt McCoy is the future
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 16, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT
Conventional wisdom says that that Mike Holmgren is just blowing smoke when he says he’s “looking hard” at Cam Newton.
Conventional wisdom — not to mention Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s recent comments — also says Colt McCoy will be a great fit for the team’s new West Coast offense. But is McCoy already a guy you build a franchise around?
Speaking on NFL Network, Mike Lombardi isn’t convinced.
“I don’t know how they can ultimately be sold on McCoy. His injuries down the stretch, his body is not the biggest or strongest, and can he endure 16 games?” Lombardi asked. “These are all questions that have to be answered by the new staff [who] have to be comfortable with the answers and see if they can move forward before they do anything else — draft or trade.”
In a sense, McCoy is at a disadvantage because of the lockout. He can’t show Shurmur his wares before the draft.
Then again, we don’t think the Browns would truly look hard at a quarterback at the No. 6 pick. Perhaps they could invest in a quarterback later, but it seems more likely that trading or signing a veteran would be a bigger threat to McCoy’s job.
Perhaps the Browns already said it all when they re-signed Seneca Wallace. That move indicated the Browns were comfortable enough with the status quo at quarterback.
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 16, 2011, 4:04 PM EDT
Conventional wisdom says that that Mike Holmgren is just blowing smoke when he says he’s “looking hard” at Cam Newton.
Conventional wisdom — not to mention Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s recent comments — also says Colt McCoy will be a great fit for the team’s new West Coast offense. But is McCoy already a guy you build a franchise around?
Speaking on NFL Network, Mike Lombardi isn’t convinced.
“I don’t know how they can ultimately be sold on McCoy. His injuries down the stretch, his body is not the biggest or strongest, and can he endure 16 games?” Lombardi asked. “These are all questions that have to be answered by the new staff [who] have to be comfortable with the answers and see if they can move forward before they do anything else — draft or trade.”
In a sense, McCoy is at a disadvantage because of the lockout. He can’t show Shurmur his wares before the draft.
Then again, we don’t think the Browns would truly look hard at a quarterback at the No. 6 pick. Perhaps they could invest in a quarterback later, but it seems more likely that trading or signing a veteran would be a bigger threat to McCoy’s job.
Perhaps the Browns already said it all when they re-signed Seneca Wallace. That move indicated the Browns were comfortable enough with the status quo at quarterback.