Dawgs By Nature
The Browns have a need for a new starting quarterback
The quarterback class at the Reese’s Senior Bowl was all about the big names in college football. Most are guys that everyone has heard their name but have draft rankings in the middle rounds. Every one of these guys wants to change that and have a terrific week as teams like the Cleveland Browns look on.
Jaxson Dart out of Ole Miss came into the game passing for 11,970 yards with 852 completions on 1,307 attempts. He had 81 touchdowns against 27 picks. He also ran 393 times for 1,541 yards and another 14 scores proving he is a good scrambler and will earn yards with his legs.
In his senior year, he won the Charley Conerly Award given to the best college football in the State of Mississippi. He was also voted First Team All-SEC and named the MVP of the Gator Bowl.
After his senior year in high school, he was the Gatorade Football Player of the Year after he passed for 4,691 yards. He was also the MaxPreps National Player of the Year.
Before the Senior Bowl week, Dart had a ranking at #202. That is the fifth round. Now, some mock drafts have him going in Round 2. Whether that happens or not we will see, but the realization is that he is a player that definitely will have a huge jump in his player stock just because he came in and looked really good all three practice days.
While the second overall pick in Round 1 is not an option, Cleveland owns the first pick in Round 2 at pick #33 if the Browns are in love with Dart and also the #67 and #94 selections in Round 3.
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This year’s Senior Bowl game was sold out. Dawgs By Nature’s Barry Shuck was able to talk with Dart during the practice week.
Q: You have played most of your college career out of the shotgun, yet here at the Senior Bowl they have all QBs under center. Is that something you feel comfortable doing?
A: Yeah, absolutely. I am playing with guys that I have never played with before and it’s just time building chemistry. I will do whatever I have to do to get it done.
Q: A lot of these running backs have taken their snaps and handoffs from the gun. How are trying to communicate that?
A: I feel we do a really good job walking through the footwork. We don’t want this to be a bunch of land mines. The backs on my roster are super talented and has been a lot of fun to watch then take off and go do explosive things.
Q: How difficult is it to acclimate to new receivers and learn a new language?
A: There...
