Draft experts believe the QB class begins and ends with Cam Ward. But does that mean the Browns have to play along?
It is still 38 days until the Cleveland Browns will be on the clock in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft, which means there will be approximately 20 times as many articles about who the Browns should select.
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Almost everyone involved realizes that the Browns will not accomplish anything on the field until they get the quarterback situation taken care of. And, usually, having the No. 2 overall selection in the draft is a great path for finding a quarterback, but this being the Browns this is a draft where the consensus is that there is not anyone worth considering if Miami’s Cam Ward goes off the board at No. 1 overall.
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— Todd McShay (@McShay13) March 17, 2025
But could there still be a logical choice for the Browns even if Ward is not available?
Anything is possible, and NFL Draft expert Todd McShay lays out the case as to why it would only be logical for the Browns to select Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders.
McShay’s points include:
- The Browns are on Sanders’ list of “acceptable” teams to play for.
- While some teams were not impressed by Sanders at the NFL Scouting Combine, the Browns were not one of them.
- Cleveland can use a quarterback on a rookie contract to help offset the money they still owe to Deshaun Watson.
- Head coach Kevin Stefanski has a track record of successfully working with quarterbacks with a skillset like what Sanders brings to the field.
- What does that mean, exactly? According to McShay, that would be “pocket-passing quarterbacks that lack elite arm strength and mobility.”
- Think Case Keenum with the Minnesota Vikings in 2017, Kirk Cousins with the Vikings in 2019, and Joe Flacco’s immortal run with the Browns in 2023.
McShay does connect a lot of dots here, but it could also be argued that he is reading into this to come up with a predetermined conclusion. But no one knows and draft experts are wrong every year about players. So other than the fact that the Browns are involved, who can guarantee that Sanders won’t work out?
The draft is still more than a month away, which gives the Browns plenty of time to continue to research the available players and determine the best course of action come draft night.
Until then, everyone will just need to wait to see if Sanders is the “logical choice” or just the latest in the comedy of errors when it comes to the Browns and drafting quarterbacks.
What do you think Browns fans? Is Sanders the logical choice for the Browns? Or is McShay simply finding reasons to support a predetermined narrative?