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As a Browns fan: the goal is to field a team that can compete for the AFC div championship two years from now. This year the "plan" is to be competitive in each game (not like last year for sure) and be decent next year and then hopefully be a legit contender for the playoffs beyond round 1. Right now it's "if we are going to lose we are going to lose with underclassmen with potential." The other big goal is to get much better on D esp vs the run now and next year focus on the O (see below)
At the moment Kizer has two issues. He is having what are reasonable growing pains for a rookie (21 years old) starter who has to make big plays vice mostly manage the game. Besides learning to read NFL Ds he is also burdened by a really ineffective receiver corps. The best of them is out with a broken hand. Yesterday he was "helped" by 7 drops and 3 O pass interference penalties. FYI: the reporter has been covering the Browns for years and is generally considered the most knowledgeable of the reporters who do that: http://www.espn.com/blog/cleveland/post/_/id/3932/browns-drop-to-0-3-and-1-18-under-hue-jackson-because-of-dropped-passes
Think we will have a much better read on his "star" potential once the Browns solid performers around him - not this year for sure. The biggest unknowns: can he stay healthy and can the Browns find and nurture talent while keeping their coaching staff intact. They are "committed" to a rebuilding program in a league that looks at performance today.
He's 4-11 last year and this year. Not very good.
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He won't last long... Too many turnovers, low pass completion percentage and on a bad team.
So, yeah, his numbers aren't going to be great. But I will say I'm pretty impressed by what I've seen of him. He's starting in the NFL under circumstances where he really needed another year in college before coming out. If he doesn't get physically brutalized too much this year, I think he's going to be a good NFL QB. Which I wouldn't have necessarily predicted a few months ago.
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(Joe Flacco), an NFL MVP (Cam Newton), and a three-time Pro Bowler (Andy Dalton). It's early.
The body of work is lengthy and self-evident
liked the way he handled himself in adversity last year....(the more we learn about last year and the less it seems like the players were the problem)
He can play....ways to go but a good chance to get there.