Cleveland Browns: Browns Were Wise To Pass On Panthers QB, Jimmy Clausen

November 26, 2010   ·   Robert Cobb   ·   Jump to comments

Happy Thanksgiving.  
As we all reunite with family over turkey and stuffing along with watching some great football games this weekend, you cannot also be thankful that the Browns, at 3-7, are better and further along than where they were after 10 games last year when they were 1-9.   
The Browns would go on to finish on a four game winning streak highlighted by a 13-6 upset of the defending Super Bowl champion, Pittsburgh Steelers and earn the seventh pick in the 2010 NFL Draft.   
Going into the draft, numerous NFL mock drafts including my own here on Bleacher Report had Cleveland selecting Notre Dame quarterback, Jimmy Clausen in the first round. At that time it made sense considering that former Notre Dame standout Brady Quinn and the incumbent starter, Derek Anderson, struggled. 
When newly hired Browns president, Mike Holmgren evaluated Jimmy Clausen and said the now infamous quote of, "I wish I liked him more" It seale...

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