If actions speak louder than words, Jimmy Haslam doesn't seem to be a patient man. But maybe the owner has changed. Two years after paying informing his franchise to draft -- only to have
Scottie Pippen Jersey a hobo convince Haslam that -- the team drafted another quarterback.This time, the Browns waited until the third round to take former USC Trojan Cody Ke sler. But unlike seasons past, Haslam will let the men he hired to run his football team do their jobs. And that includes first-year coach Hue Jackson, who has an impre sive history when it comes to developing quarterbacks."His track record's been pretty good,'' Haslam said of Jackson, via 's Mary Kay Cabot. "You all understand as well as we do the importance of that position. You just look at the teams that are really good in the NFL and for the most part they're really good at that position."I think we have a head coach who understands talent at that position but equally as important how to coach them. You're all at practice,
Shaquille Harrison Jersey and he's coaching the quarterbacks hard every day, and I think that'll make a difference over a period of time." There's also no rush to get Ke sler on the field. The expectation is that , who signed a two-year deal this spring, will start the season under center, and will back him up.Of course, on a team with myriad needs -- including a gaping hole at franchise quarterback -- some fans and media wondered why the Browns would trade out of the No. 2 pick, where they could have had Carson Wentz (who was taken by the ). Jackson wasted little time trying to a suage those concerns. Ke sler almost completed 68 percent of his pa ses," he said . "The guy has had a tremendous career. I understand where everybody is coming from, but you've got to trust me on this one. This is a guy that we feel very comfortable with,
Daniel Gafford Jersey and we think he's going to have an opportunity to ascend. And this draft was about more than a third-round quarterback. The Browns moved around the draft board, and when it was over they had taken 14 players this year, in addition to the two first- and second-round picks they'll have in 2017."We got a lot of players,'' Haslam pointed out. "When you count the defensive back ( ) we got from Miami in a trade , we got 15 players and I think what's equally important is that we positioned ourselves well for the next two drafts, so we're excited."Perhaps more noteworthy: Everyone in the organization was on the same page, which isn't something we've been able to say in recent years. "The most important thing, and we had several more members of our broader family here, is that
Cristiano Felicio Jersey we all noted just how well everybody worked together,'' Haslam said. "The chemistry was good. There was lots of debate, vigorous healthy debate but the group worked together extremely well, that's what made us feel best."They followed the proce
Thaddeus Young Jersey s, they followed the plan and time will tell how good our draft is. You guys have seen a lot of drafts and some are rated high and don't' end up so well and vice versa. But we felt good how everybody worked together and how they followed the proce s and stayed on plan."There aren't much in the way of expectations for the Browns to suddenly turn things around in 2016, but if Haslam allows the front office and coaching staff to lay the groundwork for change, that's a great start.
