[BillWunkle]

Hey gang, it’s that time of year where I’ll soon need to post another edition of “ASK WUNKLE”. Please load me up with some good Browns questions – whether about the draft, free agents, players currently on the roster, the front office, whatever. I might even be willing to do some off-topic questions as well. Anyways, thanks in advance for your participation.

Am I going mad, or did the word THINK escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic landmass!

[Dawg E. Dawg]

Since nobody else has stepped up to the plate, I’ve got one for you. From your many posts, you’ve made it clear you were a Wentz guy. So, my question is, if given the chance today, would you undo that trade? As a reminder, here are the players/picks involved in that trade and subsequent trades made from that trade:

Clevaland Gave Up:
Carson Wentz
2017 Round 5, Pick 1
Andy Janovich (FB)

Cleveland Received:
Corey Coleman (WR)
Shon Coleman (OT)
Cody Kessler (QB)
Joe Schobert (OLB)
2017 No. 12
2017 No. 52
Eagles 2nd Round Pick 2018

Of course, I combined the trade with the Eagles with the trade with the Titans from No. 8 to No. 15. The Browns gave the Titans the first pick in the 6th round, which the Titans traded to the Broncos, and Andy Janovich was picked in that spot, so that’s how he comes into play.

One other note: The Browns received the 77th pick in 2016 from the Eagles, which they packaged with a 5th round pick and moved back to No. 93 and picked up an extra 4th and 5th. Since the 5th round pick wasn’t part of the initial trade, for simplicity sake I ignored that trade and just included the player ultimately selected at 93: Cody Kessler.

[BillWunkle]

Thank you Dawg E. Dawg for the question.

Guys, I REALLY need your help to make this one work. You guys need to throw me a few bones here.

Am I going mad, or did the word THINK escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic landmass!

[Ice]

Assume you decided to go all defensive in the 1st round… what defensive player would you take at 12?

[Dawgstyle]

How would you address the QB position moving forward. Do you think trading for Jimmy G, kicking the tires on Brock O. or drafting a guy this year/next year (I’m thinking Sam Darnold from USC) would be the next bet.

How much would you pay for Jimmy G, or if you chose to draft, who would you take (and when – how do you think the draft will unfold for this year’s QB class?).

818 mph. 13,723 feet. 3 second burn.
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[Shooter]

What’s more important, getting that “franchise QB” in this draft, or building a team that’s established that you can plug a rookie QB into and have immediate success at a later time? (A la Ben Roethlisberger, who inherited a veteran laden team with a dominant defense that asked him to do very little when he stepped in as a rookie, went deep into the playoffs that year, and won it all in his 2nd)

I’ve been a strong proponent of drafting a QB at 12 this year, regardless of who it is (albeit, among Watson/Trubisky/Mahomes group). At the same time, in the past I’ve pretty much always been the guy to rip another guys head off over the thought of drafting a QB just to draft him. That line of thinking of “you need to draft one because you don’t have one” has grated me to no end, and there’s plenty of Christian Ponders, EJ Manuels and Brandon Weedens to list as examples that prove that doing it “just because” is stupid and careless, not to mention destructive and wasteful.

It seems that my opinions have landed me at a crossroads between practicality and hypocrisy.

Being as pragmatic as possible, what’s the best course of action in regards to the QB situation?

[Ice]

Talk to me about QB options besides the ‘big 4’ that might be available in the 3rd and later rounds. Any starting potential? Where would you shop if the big 4 are not around.

[BillWunkle]

Thanks for jumping in, guys. I just need a few more and I can start the article.

Am I going mad, or did the word THINK escape your lips? You were not hired for your brains, you hippopotamic landmass!

[Ice]

For funsies…. try to predict where we actually draft (1st and 12th, or do we move around).

[Ice]

Also what is the entymology of the word “funsies”?

[DawgSoldier]

Ice wrote:

Also what is the entymology of the word “funsies”?

Fonzie’s kids having fun?????

ehhhhhhhhhhhhh

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[Dawg E. Dawg]

Assuming we take Garrett and #1 and Hooker and Adams are gone at #12, how do you address safety for the Browns?

Jabrill Peppers at #12? Somebody else at 12? Obi Melifwankenobi or somebody else at 33? or (yeesh) go into the season with the roster as it is.

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