The Facts:
Following up on the
ongoing story. ... Chip Kelly may be creating a quarterback controversy in Cleveland before he even gets the job. With the Browns reportedly getting close to finishing a deal to bring Kelly from Oregon to Cleveland, a report from ESPNCleveland.com suggests that Kelly may like Colt McCoy, the 2010 third-round pick who started 21 games in his first two seasons, better than Brandon Weeden, the 2012 first-round pick who started 15 games as a rookie.
Reported by Profootballtalk.com
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
According to the report, Browns CEO Joe Banner told McCoy he is “in the next head coach’s plans.” Of course, there are still some moving parts here. According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Kelly wrapped up seven hours of meeting with Browns Friday before with the Bills Friday night. The Eagles get a shot today. The Browns are still considered the heavy favorite. And as PFT's Michael David Smith notes, Kelly has has been spending his time coaching Oregon and watching tape of the Ducks’ Fiesta Bowl opponent, Kansas State. He hasn’t been watching tape of McCoy, Weeden or anyone else on the Browns. So any opinion he has about either quarterback is extremely preliminary. And even if Kelly did have plans for McCoy, those plans could change if McCoy struggled to pick up Kelly’s offense in mini-camps, training camp or the preseason. But Smith's bottom lline is the real point here: "If Kelly is going to make this thing work," Smith writes, "He’s going to need a quarterback who can run his offense. ..." We're not sure Weeden or McCoy can be that guy. And neither is Kelly.
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