2012 NFL Draft: Why the Cleveland Browns Will Not Pick Ryan Tannehill

April 7, 2012   ·   Wes Stueve   ·   Jump to comments

Lately, there has been a ton of talk about the Cleveland Browns selecting Texas A&M quarterback Ryan Tannehill with the No. 4 pick of the draft.
The logic for the pick is simple. The Browns went all in for Robert Griffin III and came up just short. Surely the team is looking at Ryan Tannehill—a likely top-10 pick—instead, right?
Wrong.
Of course the Browns are doing their due diligence on Tannehill. They'd be stupid not to. Colt McCoy hasn't proven he is a capable starting quarterback, and every team without a proven quarterback should be trying to find one.
But doing due diligence does not mean the Browns are legitimately interested in the former wide receiver. Maybe Cleveland is targeting him if he drops a little—the Browns have two first-round picks—but that doesn't mean they want him at No. 4.
Cleveland pursued Griffin because he is a special talent. General manager Tom Heckert and Mike Holmgren felt like Griffin would add a new ...

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