There is reportedly a fundamental divide between ownership and coaching in the Cleveland Browns organization over where to go with the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft.
According to Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports, the Browns coaching staff favors defensive end Myles Garrett first overall, the consensus best player in the draft. Ownership, however, wants a quarterback, specifically North Carolina’s Mitchell Trubisky.
Continue to hear Browns coaches all-in on Garrett but front office more Trubisky in later stages of process and owner badly wants a QB…
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) April 21, 2017
Hue Jackson has built up a lot of currency and coach/front office divides continue there. As process has gone on owner been asking about…
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) April 21, 2017
QBs and as decision makers go around the room why so few banging drum for a QB at 1st overall. They'd love to solve this via trade…
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) April 21, 2017
Garoppolo would appease the owner and buy some time and allow them to still take Garrett. Belichick knows all of this of course. Hold tight
— Jason La Canfora (@JasonLaCanfora) April 21, 2017
The problem is that the Browns don’t seem optimistic of getting a Garoppolo deal done. Garrett is probably their best choice in terms of talent, though ownership’s desire for a franchise quarterback is understandable.
