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Stefanski and Rees will tell them all of the attributes and skill set they are looking for in a QB. Berry, the scouting department and the analytics department will take it from there.

I agree with you. And i think the same thing happened when they decided to go after DW. Its why i think KS owns a portion of the decision to move on from Baker and sign DW. . . . I dont quite follow how you can think the draft process for a qb is so inclusive yet you absolve KS from any responsibility for DW. Its not a big deal but something that seems to be a disconnect from my perspective.

Yeah I am encouraged by that decision.

This is probably going to sound like a dumb question... But why do we even have a CAP?

I mean we have billionaire owners who for the most part have the ability to cover all costs given the income of the league...

Is it the large market vs small market thing?

Just wondering why it's even a thing?

It's a business and the owners want to make as much money as possible.

It won't be Stefanski who does the evaluation as to what a player in the draft is valued at. If this FO thinks a QB like Milroe is only valued at pick 18 they're not going to use the #2 pick on Milroe. If another team picks Milroe ahead of them there will be no Milroe in Cleveland. This is all pretty basic stuff.

I think it is a positive the Browns finally saw fit to hire a dedicated QB coach. Particularly, one with extensive experience at that coaching position.

Yankees baseball is why.

tommy Rees has spent a grand total of 1 year in the NFL and 4 years as an OC at the college level.Not exactly what I would call "way more experience"

Both of those statements are meaningless.
I am not questioning whether or not he is a good coach,neither you nor I know that answer.He may very well be the best of the limited pool of coaches willing to take the job.
I was simply pointing out the fact that you have,several times,referred to him as highly experienced,he is not.

Also, Nick Saban thought highly enough of Rees to publicly endorse him. For some of us old enough to remember Nick Saban was a Browns Defensive Coordinator on a Browns playoff team that gave up less than 200 points in an entire regular season. I highly value his endorsement of Rees. If he thinks highly of him. I think the Browns made a great choice. The college game and the NFL is littered with ex Nick Saban assistance.

No, he doesn't.

That doesn't mean it won't work.

It also means that hiring someone with a ton of past experience doesn't mean it will work.

I'd say he has enough. I think everybody who takes that position in the NFL for the first time is looked at as having no experience. He played the game at a major college. The held the position for Saben. That's pretty good in anybodys book I would think. He has been an assistant in the NFL.

It's his time.

Yes.. It is because of the Yankees, even though the Yankees haven't won a World Series in 15 years.

It is all about continuity and the Jacksonville, Kansas City or Cleveland markets with good fanbases being able to put a competitive team on the field... Don't forget along with the cap ceiling, there is also a cap floor to keep the cheap owners from underselling the roster. It works hand in hand. If the system wasn't in place, you could have a roster made up of the 2023 Pro Bowl squads agreeing to play on the same team, just to get a ring, and ownership spending $600M on their one year roster. At the same time, the Bengals could spend $75M on a roster that is sure to get a top 5 draft pick every year and those picks won't want to play for them after their rookie contract is over.

The system works.. It is the most competitive league on the world, despite what the Chiefs have accomplished the past several years since Andy Reid took over... if it weren't for the Cap, we would be watching the Cowboys in the Super Bowl AGAIN......

If it were ALL about the owners making more money, the New York's and Dallas' of the world wouldn't allow a cap. They also wouldn't be forced to "Share" the market earnings amongst teams.. which would then make those owners as much money as possible..