Why The Browns Will Not Win A Superbowl Anytime Soon

There is no doubt that the NFL is now a quarterback-driven league.  The rules are slanted in favor of quarterbacks and receivers.  College quarterbacks and receivers are coming into the league with more passing experience than ever before.  NFL offenses are starting to embrace the college shot-gun spread offensive schemes that college quarterbacks are comfortable with.  All of this makes having a franchise quarterback more important than ever before.  Gone are the days of winning with dominant defenses and "game-managing" quarterbacks.  Defenses can't be dominant anymore. 

Ryan Tannehill....Meh.

Perusing mock drafts this week and seeing several scenarios playing out for the Browns. The first is that the Browns either trade up and get RGIII, or they stay at pick #4 and get RGIII (not likely). In the mocks that have the unlikely good fortune of RGIII falling to #4, the Browns then take receiver Kendall Wright from Baylor at #22.

The other scenario is that the Browns lose out on RGIII (sad face) and take WR Justin Blackmon at #4. Then at #22, they take QB Ryan Tannehill - widely regarded as the 3rd best QB in this year's draft. Obviously, the mockers know the Browns need a QB upgrade and a true #1 wide receiver, or at least a WR that can take the top off of a defense (we're assuming in good faith that the Browns will eventually throw something longer than 20 yards someday.) So there are two strategies for filling the needs at QB and WR being played out in mock drafts.