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The fact that something even has that capability is laughable and alarming at the same time.

I work in a technological job and I write software. I began learning programming right around the same time I joined this message board, and my hobby\passion eventually turned into a career where I now make things for a corporate entity instead of myself. Slowly I've noticed that people are using more of these AI tools at work and I find it deeply disturbing. Some of them are using it to make skeleton methods, interfaces, or outlines of code at a high level. Others engage and turn it on to take automatic dictation during a meeting and cobble together some sort of half assed summary and plan of actions that a human could have just as easily written.

The most interesting part is how accepting some people are to use these tools and not ask questions. Like, why are people trusting a machine to output your own words? I wouldn't. Why would I need a piece of software to type my own words for me? What if it makes a change in what I'm trying to say? Or it changes a phrase it sees as an "improvement", but isn't really an improvement, its to put it more in line with how it thinks it should be said. Maybe I want my words to be imperfect in a certain way to express a particular kind of emphasis on purpose. There's no objections from these people, they're just drinking it all in and are completely fine with it!!! That is crazy! To me it borders on laziness, plagiarism, and lying. It has no integrity. In the present moment I will not and will never use an AI tool for as long as I live, even if that means quitting my career.

And I have prior experience in AI too. Back around 2013 when I was at University I began working in the computer science department where I built my own system to figure out the gender of a Twitter user among other things. I had my big data, training sets, learning algorithms, measuring for accuracy, chi square, bayesian classifiers, the whole nine yards. We published a research paper and I gave a speech at the University of Kentucky. Now seeing all of this mass adoption of AI scares me because I went into Computer Science to help people. The key word is "Help", not replace, lessen, cheapen, or diminish their role. Now someone could make the argument that some advancements may help. Yes, that is true, but I believe we've already passed that balancing point where now they have become a detriment. The simplest example I have right now is going through a drive thru and you're speaking to a robot rather than a human. What even is that? Who wants that type of service? I want the full human experience and everything that comes with it!!! The happy accidents, the mess ups, the apologies, the extra nuggets, free fries, or no fries!!!!

You don't know how much human interaction means until one day you don't have it. The warmth of someone's voice or slight laugh during a phrase can make a difference. And what seems like just another person's routine saying of "Have a great day" might mean a great deal to the person in the car who is struggling.

Do you really think Willis has a good chance of success without a rebuilt OL and a #1 WR? Setting him up to fail helps nobody.

Quarterbacks are always a gamble.

But if you don't have one. You have to try and find one.

Drafting one is a real dart throw.

At least with Willis you have tape of him playing in the NFL.

Maybe Shedeur will work? I don't see Gabriel and DW as future prospects for the Browns. Both could be backups. Hell maybe Shedeur is only a backup.

Not my money but I would take a chance on Willis.

Berry and Monken have a huge task to restructure the offense. Whatever they decide I hope they are right.

It really has nothing to do with what they're paying at the QB position. Even though DW's salary alone is crazy. It's about needs and cap space. It's about filling holes in areas of need with proven veterans in free agency or rolling the dice on an unproven QB and praying. You don't have that much cap space to work with. Wasting it on a hope and a prayer is how we got here in the first place.

An improved OL will not only help make the running game better, when you can run the ball they can't consistently rush the passer. So you give your QB more time to operate in the pocket as well. That's a win/win.

I don't know of any QB that doesn't play better out of a secure pocket. Even Sanders. I don't see how wasting half of your cap space on an unproven starting QB putting yet another QB in a crappy situation is really the best way of spending your resources.

I get it. I'm getting impatient too. I'm getting old too. I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever see a Browns Superbowl in my time on earth. So much like yourself, I'm desperate to see a solution at the QB spot. But I try to look beyond that as if it were me spending the money. As if it were me building the team. And I'm certainly not an expert at doing that. I'm not even close to being qualified to do that.

And if there were a QB sitting there in the draft for us to select that seemed like a viable solution I would be all for it. But it doesn't appear there will be and Willis is nothing more than a long shot gamble that won't be cheap.

40 million to "find out"? Yeah...... no.

Have you bothered reading the thread? That isn't the point. It's that just saying "Everyone needs a photo ID to vote" is a fraction of it. It seems to be a one size fits all solution without anything included to help those which it presents an obstacle to get those ID's.

I wasn't aware of how it worked in Ohio but after reading from some posters living there and looking it up, there are programs in Ohio which makes those ID's free and you can even get transportation to acquire one. If you're going to require all voters to have a photo ID they should have easy access and free ID's. Ohio is doing that. If you demand voters have photo ID's in every state it should be required to do it the way Ohio does it in every state. But that isn't in the bill now is it?

When I lived in Ohio it's the same as it is here in Tennessee. I had to go to my license registration office to get my drivers license. That's almost 20 minutes away by car. It was the same way when I lived in Ohio. A drivers license in Tennessee is $28. That's not an obstacle for me. That's easy for me and you too.

But not for many people. Not for the poor, often times the elderly or disabled. They have the same right to vote as all the rest of us do. If you are going to require voters to have a photo ID in all states, all states should have programs like Ohio making those ID's free and transportation to get those ID's. But you don't see that in the SAFE act do you? Of course you don't.

No American citizen should have to pay to vote. No American citizen should have obstacles placed in their way to vote.

What about making these photo ID's you want to require legal voters to get free and easy scares Republicans so much? I don't get it.....well, maybe I do, but seriously.

Voter suppression.

Think on a bigger scale. Promoting fascism as your alternative is probably worse. And that isn't going so well for people in power who have spoken out against it.

As with most things in our society I don't believe many see the danger in things until it effects them personally. AI is something that may be too big to control at this point.

I agree Willie. I mentioned this weeks ago on one of my posts. Take a guy later in the draft that at least looks like an NFL QB. A guy with size and arm strength so we don't have to question those traits. Draft one of them to replace one of the rookies we have, probably Dillon, and go from there. Will he work out, who knows but he would at least have the traits you look for. In the meantime use our higher picks for the OL and WR positions.

That is an Andrew Berry call.

Simpson might go in the mid first. The rest is up to the draft process.

Sanders and Gabriel are going into their second year.

DW is a veteran.

Willis is turning 27 in May and now has four years in the NFL.

He has gained enough experience now to find out what his true potential is. He came into the league from Liberty college and was drafted 85th overall. He hardly played with the Titans.

Started 3 games with GB. He either has learned and is now ready or he may never be ready? He played well when he played but has not played much.

Who knows what the Browns will do? Monken will have some say. We shall see.

I found this article awhile back:

https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/2026-nfl-draft-who-best-qb-prospects-after-fernando-mendoza

Forget Mendoza and Simpson and look at some of these guys. There are more than a few who have better traits than either SS or DG...be it size, arm strength mobility, whatever. I'd like to take a flyer on either guy from CT or GT. If we are going to carry projects at QB, let's at least have one that has a special trait(s) that translates into success in the NFL.

After Mendoza the other quarterbacks do not look much different than Shedeur.

Unless they trade Gabriel drafting a QB in this draft does not make much sense to me.

Unless they are sold on Simpson.

Trading back if possible makes more sense. Get another first rounder in 2027. There are more guys to choose from in 2027.

They could go with Sanders, Gabriel and DW. But I do not believe they will.

Willis is different from the others. Cousins, Wilson, Fields, they are known guys. Willis has more potential. There is a chance he could be more than average.

Two year deal leaves the door open. If he proves to be good and outplays Sanders. Then you might have your guy. If he doesn't then maybe Shedeur is better than expected.

If none work out you draft a guy from a bigger selection of prospects in the 2027 draft.

Interesting to see the all in on SS - when statistically they performed at similar levels. Or Gabriel shaded it. Bear in mind that we all remember the big plays and pretty throws from SS - they stick in mind where as the stats just tell the real picture.... AND the competition that Gabriel faced (defences) was far superior to what SS faced.

We are kind of royally screwed. We aren't trading up to get Mendoza - it would take too much when the roster on offense is so depleted. Simpson and Nussmeier both would seem to fit Berry's track record of trying to find talent that was once considered high level and has since struggled. At the right slot in the draft I'd be happy with either one - but then you have 3 QB's all with "potential to improve".

I don't know which QB will prove to be NFL "ok" - but I would roll with Gabriel and Sanders. Trade back from 6 and pick up WR and OL... obviously in addition to building a questionable roster - Berry's Achilles heel in the draft appears to be OL and WR. Joy.

If we can't get a trade back to the middle of the 1st round and get a bounty for it - then pick Jordyn Tyson (or Tate) at 6 and then at 24 hopefully Kadyn Proctor or Monroe Freeling. . . . or if you want to flip that - Spencer Fano or Mauigoa at 6 and then hope Boston or Brazzell are available at 24.

Really important read about something that is going to become a part of our everyday lives within the next few months:

https://theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-published-a-hit-piece-on-me/

So your definition of free speech is racial hatred and incitement? The laws that the convictions and arrests were made date back to 2003 - they are aimed at holding people accountable for what they say in any format of media - if a radio host or TV host or a Newspaper said those things - they would suffer the same consequences.

The only difference between the UK and the USA is that while there are similar restrictions on radio, tv and print - the UK has (very logically) said that those same restrictions apply of someone posts them on their social media account to incite, terrorize etc.

The arrest of a man for posing with a gun in FL is not what the laws are intended to target - but that is one example. No system is perfect and that ordeal was overzealous. But then I'd rather the police react and be safe - rather than the story be that a mass shooting occurred, people saw the man post pictures of himself with a gun but nothing happened till after he went on a rampage.

Seems somewhat contradictory that you defend ICE and their overzealous persecution that sees many American citizens swept up unconstitutionally, yet worry so much about one man in the UK being arrested for showing gun photos on his SM - presumably not making it clear that he does not own the gun and photos were taken out of the country. But that's okay - we can disagree. The toxic nature of social media - the way it is used by the likes of Russia to sow division and hatred around the world and the way so many are willing to relay lies and fake news - I'd embrace social media companies being held 100% accountable in the same way other media is for what is spewed on their platforms. And if an individual encourages or promotes violence - like torching a building used to house immigrants - I absolutely want them arrested and prosecuted for incitement.

Maybe?

An ID is fine. They are asking for proof of citizenship that not all citizens have. It's just a reason to interfere with elections. There are many id's that they could ask for. They are asking for id's that many citizens cannot provide. Don't you get it.

You are right. We have a friggen communist in the NYC mayor's mansion.

By the way, that isn't going well.

What is it about showing a valid ID at the polls that scares you people so much? I don't get it.....well, maybe I do, but seriously.

I believe they can go with the QBs on the roster.

And I’m 90 per cent certain they will.

SS is going to get every chance to build on his rookie year. Gabriel is trade bait at best. Watson could get an opportunity to be the day 1 starter.

Forget Derek Carr, Malik and Cousins.

Sanders and Gabriel are not getting paid much.

DW of course is getting paid.

$20 a year for two years from what I understand is doable.

No matter who they would sign as a free agent it would cost close to the same.

I don't know if they will do this? But from my POV they cannot just stay with what they have on the roster.

For reasons pit laid out, especially the part about money he will get and our cap situation, it is highly unlikely Willis will be a Brown.
so you might as well forget that idea.

I do not see going into this year with the current QB room as a viable plan.

DW needs no discussion we have seen him play and not play.

Gabriel and Sanders are later round selections that were drafted as projects. Low risk but also not regarded as solutions to the quarterback position.

That leaves free agency, trade and the draft if a quarterback is going to be added to the roster.

Trading for a quarterback is suspect because someone is ready to give up on a quarterback. Good quarterbacks are not traded often.

The draft this year has one guy who is considered a franchise type player.

We already have two quarterbacks who are later round picks on the roster. Bringing a third QB from later in the draft into the QB room seems redundant.

That leaves free agents. Willis seems like the best option IMO. I am not interested in the other guys who might be brought in.

I am not ready to hand the job to Sheduer, Gabriel, or DW. Willis adds competition with possible upside.

Willis on a two year deal seems like a good play. If we draft a guy in 2027 Willis or one of the others can act as a bridge.

I do not see going into this year with the current QB room as a viable plan.

DW needs no discussion we have seen him play and not play.

Gabriel and Sanders are later round selections that were drafted as projects. Low risk but also not regarded as solutions to the quarterback position.

That leaves free agency, trade and the draft if a quarterback is going to be added to the roster.

Trading for a quarterback is suspect because someone is ready to give up on a quarterback. Good quarterbacks are not traded often.

The draft this year has one guy who is considered a franchise type player.

We already have two quarterbacks who are later round picks on the roster. Bringing a third QB from later in the draft into the QB room seems redundant.

That leaves free agents. Willis seems like the best option IMO. I am not interested in the other guys who might be brought in.

I am not ready to hand the job to Sheduer, Gabriel, or DW. Willis adds competition with possible upside.

Willis on a two year deal seems like a good play. If we draft a guy in 2027 Willis or one of the others can act as a bridge.

And history has also shown that some guys perform well as back up QB's but when the pressure and the weight of being the starter falls on their shoulders they crumble like a chocolate chip cookie.

I can't say for sure which way Willis would fall. If he would succeed of fail as a starter.

But after being a Browns fan for decades I can tell you this. Every time there has been a QB controversy fans who have seen the back up QB play well in limited action scream for them to become the starter. There have been times that some have even sounded like that backup would be the savior. Or that the backup would be a better alternative to the current starter.

Then when they get named the starter............... Well, you know as well as I do how that has worked out in the past. I would certainly never advocate that the Browns spend 40 million over two years to watch that experiment play out again.

And no, we're not talking about last season. The FO made it plain they wanted to see both of the rookies start. In fact they wanted to see it so badly they shipped off Flacco.

And they still have no idea where they stand in terms of having a legitimate NFL starting QB. The risk of adding spending 40 million dollars to end up with the same results does not sound appealing to me.

There are other needs which should be addressed now with what limited cap space they have.

As history has shown some guys take time to develop.

Willis was not ready when he was drafted. He came from a one read simple system in a small school .

He was a long way from NFL ready. The last two years he has done well when he has played.

He looks like the best option out there for the Browns IMO. Low risk and a chance to be more than what we have.

The Browns are not in a position where we have many options that offer much more.