ATX PostColt McCoy trades up? After another Cleveland NFL indignity, Packers, Cowboys and Eagles look pretty good
Colt McCoy deserves better, and that’s just what he might get.
Last season the former Texas Longhorn star QB — the kid that took the team to the brink of another National Championship, twice — was the toast of Cleveland. The Browns drafted McCoy as a late round project in 2010. By the middle of the 2010 season Colt was a starter, leading the Browns to six wins and in the process becoming an immediate superstar in Cleveland, a city who’s football team badly needs a superstar. He started every game in 2011 until a controversial concussion sidelined him in week 14 of the season.
The Browns committed to Colt McCoy as their starting quarterback, even telling him on draft day that they wouldn’t be adding a QB — until they drafted Weeden and announced unequivocally that Weeden will start.
After repeated being screwed by the Cleveland Browns, it appears McCoy is on his way out of a perennial loser and on his way in to a contender. The Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles and Super Bowl favorite Green Bay Packers are rumored to be talking to Cleveland about a trade for McCoy after the Browns surprised NFL fans drafting Oklahoma State star QB Brandon Weedon as their second draft pick, the 22nd overall. (Alabama running back Trent Richardson was Cleveland’s first pick, third overall.)
McCoy spent most of his 2011 season running for his life. The Cleveland Browns offensive line was porous, and when he had a moment to throw, the most accurate passer in { ...to continue reading this article: Article source: }