Arguably the most sought after quarterback that will be obtainable following Round 1, Oklahoma State’s Brandon Weeden, could land nearly anywhere in Round two of the 2012 NFL draft.
According to Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon-Journal, Nolan Nawrocki of Professional Football Weekly believes the Cleveland Browns are probably one of the franchises searching at Weeden:
Weeden is undoubtedly not a bad concept for Cleveland, but the Browns want a great deal much more help at receiver, offensive line and defensively with their early-round choices. If Cleveland goes soon after a quarterback, never anticipate anyone till Michigan State’s Kirk Cousins in Round 3.
To that finish, Weeden is undoubtedly expecting to go in the course of the 2nd-round and right here are his likeliest landing spots.
No. 39, St. Louis Rams (through WAS)
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In Round one the Rams will finish up with Justin Blackmon to spruce up the receiving corps. This in flip, will get stress off running back Steven Jackson and St. Louis will field a far more balanced offense. Brandon Weeden comes into St. Louie as the promising challenger to Sam Bradford Mackenzy Bernadeau Jersey.
Now yes, Bradford was the No. 1 overall selection in 2010 but he missed 6 games due to injury in 2011 and the Rams don’t have that dependable No. 2 quarterback to count on. The addition of Blackmon will absolutely offer Bradford a weapon to target, nonetheless, the Rams should prepare for the worst-situation situation.
If Bradford drastically underachieves and/or isn’t going to get back to one hundred %, the Rams will need to contemplate a reliable backup. Weeden currently has the chemistry developed with Blackmon and he has far better mobility than Bradford.
No. 43, Seattle Seahawks
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The situation right here is no matter whether Tarvaris Jackson stays as the backup to Matt Flynn. Jackson is coming off his best season of 3,091 yards with 14 touchdowns to 13 picks, but he also fumbled eight instances and completed with a 60.two completion percentage.
Jackson undoubtedly proved he deserves a shot to start off once again in the pros, so the addition of Flynn will make him better. Nevertheless, he’s nonetheless unproven and Flynn has his perform cut out since he hardly ever saw the field in Green Bay Edgar Jones Jersey.
Seattle does not need considerably aid on both side of the ball and improving the quarterback competitors with Weeden only assists the cause. Underneath the tutelage of Pete Carroll, Weeden will quickly build and has a reliable opportunity to perform if Flynn slips up early on.
No. 57, Denver Broncos
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This is the one particular place exactly where Weeden has zero likelihood of commencing for at least a number of many years. Still, the Broncos have Peyton Manning for Weeden to find out from and Denver does want a backup quarterback.
Here, Weeden will get acclimated even faster to the classic pro-type offense and is backed by 1 of the league’s greater defenses. Despite becoming vulnerable against the pass and interior ground game in 2011 Uche Nwaneri Jersey, the Broncos will continue to apply quarterback stress as they have upgraded the pass defense.
And even though it would be surprising to see Weeden available toward the end of Round 2 LaRon Byrd Jersey, most quarterbacks right after Round one will enter as backups anyway. For that reason, Denver trading up is not unrealistic so Weeden can create below Manning and help keep the offense multidimensional for years to come.
Denver is a run-oriented staff and sustaining that philosophy with a balanced offense is essential to winning the AFC West: particularly right after the Manning era Devin Street Jersey.
