I'm not sure we are going to see the "too early to take him" mentality as much with the rookie cap now in place. When 1st round QBs made a mint and the higher the more they garnered relative to other positions, it is definitely a consideration. But with the cap I think now it is much more reasonable to reach for a QB a bit early since the economic penalty if you miss with the pick isn't quite so crippling.
So if Cleveland really does believe they need a new QB they may be well served to take one somewhat higher than would be projected. Although personally I think there are enough other holes that the Browns should either take the best player left on the board or see if they can trade back a few spots an pick up a few more picks.
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