2015 Draft - Quarterbacks

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Originally Posted by JoeRedskin

Not sure where to put this so I am putting it here.

Cleveland has spent a No. 1 draft pick on QB's three times in the last 8 years.

A high % of lottery winners still end up broke.

Its always been my opinion that having a "franchise" QB occurs in 2 stages. (Stage 1) In the early stages of a young QB's career the organization around them needs to be good enough to allow the QB to grow and sometimes even "fail" without the team becoming a dumpster fire. (Stage 2) The QB matures in a stable environment and learns the nuances of being an NFL QB then they become able to cover up for the weaknesses around the team and make them better.

A bad franchise can never get out of stage 1. They just keep swapping the QBs and heaping the blame on the QBs for the franchises failures to develop them.