Why The Browns AJ McCarron Trade Failed
The Browns. Just when you think they can’t be more Browns, they somehow manage to top themselves. The longer the Browns are the Browns, the more I’m inclined to think the Browns actually are performance art. If in the course of this Kaepernick case it is revealed that the NFL is partially scripted and the Browns function as a comedy option, I will be entirely unsurprised. There is always more, and it is somehow always worse. How do you do this, Browns?
Quick recap: Browns and Bengals apparently have a trade in place for AJ McCarron, the Bengals backup QB and general douchenozzle looking dude. It was a 2nd and a 3rd rounder from 2018 for AJ. The Browns, somehow, did not file the paperwork either on time or correctly and supposedly celebrated the trade. The trade did not happen in time to meet the deadline, and the trade never happened. The Browns don’t get AJ McCarron the Bengals don’t fleece the Browns out of two high picks, and the only person likely happy in the whole mess is AJ Himself, because would you want to go to the Browns?
There are a lot of different reports. None of them paint the Browns in any positive light. Either the Browns are grossly incompetent and fucked up a trade, or they are infighting. If the Browns messed up the trade due to incompetence, they are complete morons. What seems more likely are the reports that some people in the Browns FO were unhappy with the trade and purposefully nixed it against the wishes of those who wanted it, which paints a portrait of a team at odds with itself. You don’t want either of these scenarios. You don’t want a stupid team, and you don’t want a team fighting internally.
Honestly the Browns might be better off in the end talent-wise. AJ McCarron is a complete unknown and was only a 5th round pick to begin with. No way he’s worth a 2nd and a 3rd with his current resume. Jimmy Garoppolo only got a 2nd rounder in exchange for him, and Jimmy’s short time as a starter looked brighter than McCarron’s. Also McCarron looks like a douchenozzle. That doesn’t affect his playing ability, but he does. On top of that, what happens if he does go to Cleveland? He’s a stop gap at worst, the Browns season is over. This reeks of Hue Jackson realizing “the process” won’t save his job if he can’t win a game so he’s going out trying to do anything to get a spark. Someone with faith in the process would have started basically every QB on the roster in desperation by now, but he has.
Anyway, AJ gets to collect that sweet backup cash for a bit longer without having to prove himself before free agency overpays him. Basically everybody wins here except maybe the Bengals, who could have gotten two good picks. The Browns won by failing so hard at a stupid move that they probably won in the end. Jesus christ, Browns. My god.
Lastly, unrelated, but it was nice to see my Houston comic from Tuesday proved prophetic. 4 days later and the Astros are world champions as DeShaun Watson died a horrible screaming death.
yeah but 2+3=5 so a 2nd rounder and a 3rd rounder is equal to a 5th rounder which is what McCarron was
Checkmate numerologists
Yes, but there are eight letters in his name . . . so 2-8-3. . . . 28-3.
holy shit
Can’t argue with that logic!
Kelvin Benjamin and Jay Ajayi were both traded for low end picks please tell me what the dolphins and panthers were on because I want it
What if I told you that you’re overrating Kelvin Benjamin. He’s not a WR 1 and we save $8.5 million
Miami got jack shit
Only 3.5 hours from Cincy to CLE so makes sense
at least we got Josh Gordon back (hopefully, maybe, potentially… he’s never coming back, is he…)
Probably not. But he is “in the best shape of his life!”
For doing a blunt
Or playing on the Colorado 420s
From what I understand, McCarron was excited about the trade and the possibility of getting to play for Hue Jackson again. But, y’know, LOLBROWNZOMG
The Browns dodged a bullet (that they themselves fired). McCarron is bad.
agreed. McCarron is not the answer. I think it’ll be our 2023 first rounder…
Since you basically HAD to make a joke about this trade, I was scared that you would reach for it, and it wouldn’t be awesome. I underestimated you, and I apologize for that.
Yeah…”nice” to see your prediction came true.
At least he didn’t pull a bridgewater and ruin his whole career. Dude should be fine for next season.
the guy is married to a perfect 10, collects backup money, and now he dodged a brown bullet. Some guys have all the luck.
You totally predicted Jameis Winstons injury with Fitz coming on as the starter. I think it was the comic you made when Fitz signed with the Buccs. Forgot the name, but spot on Dave.
Thanks for giving them a (relatively) light touch, Dave. No one will ever convince me this was done against Sashi Brown’s will and he either deliberately scuttled it or they had to go to an underling, who screwed it up. I think they’ve consummated more trades than any other team in the last two years, so there’s no way they just forgot how to do it.
Does this mean I’d rather have a room full of competent people who can’t work together than a room full of sunshine, roses, and dumbassery? Of course.