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Report: Browns working out QBs Josh Rosen, A.J. McCarron ahead of training camp

A report from ESPN indicates the Cleveland Browns are working out QBs Josh Rosen and A.J. McCarron ahead of training camp

With no resolution on the Deshaun Watson disciplinary front, the Cleveland Browns are now exploring other quarterback options to bolster the roster behind backup Jacoby Brissett.

According to a report from Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, the Browns have brought in veterans Josh Rosen and A.J. McCarron to audition for a potential role with the team. Fowler left open the possibility of others as well.

McCarron nearly became a Browns QB during Hue Jackson’s tenure, but a snafu held up an agreed-upon trade with the Cincinnati Bengals. McCarron has bounced around several NFL teams, spending the 2021 campaign on the Atlanta Falcons’ injured reserve.

Rosen was once believed to be in the mix to be the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft, where the Browns ultimately selected Baker Mayfield. He’s fallen out of the league quickly since being the No. 10 overall pick by the Arizona Cardinals.

The Browns currently have only Josh Dobbs behind Brissett to start training camp. No ruling on Watson’s availability has been made as of yet.

 

Ben McAdoo’s keen eye for quarterbacks could help Panthers

New Panthers offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo has had some pretty spot-on quarterback evaluations in the past.

The sudden backlash from Carolina Panthers fans regarding what was the inevitable hiring of Ben McAdoo is somewhat understandable. He’s a not-so-new name with very little, if any, of that rockstar appeal and doesn’t exactly scream “progressiveness!”

But before you completely disparage and dismiss your new offensive coordinator, you may want to keep something quite relevant and important in mind.

Since his hiring, head coach Matt Rhule has bungled the quarterback position, time and time again. From rushing to sign to Teddy Bridgewater, to passing up on Justin Fields (or even Mac Jones), to investing a bevy of resources from 2022 into Sam Darnold—Carolina has been thrust into purgatory under center in very short and alarming order.

So, what can McAdoo do to help? Well, perhaps his keen eye for passers can get the Panthers back on track for a proper rebuild.

That keen eye was first noted back in 2017, when the then head coach of the New York Giants reportedly made a spirited push to select a fella named Patrick Mahomes. According to a report the day after 2017’s first round from ESPN radio host Anita Marks, McAdoo was said to have loved the Texas Tech product and was “very upset” a trade-up to secure Mahomes did not happen.

Mahomes, instead, was plucked away by the eager Kansas City Chiefs at No. 10—with the Giants staying put at No. 23 for tight end Evan Engram—and the rest was history.

A year later came the pretty polarizing 2018 quarterback class. McAdoo, who had been fired by New York a few months prior, spoke with the New York Post of the group and might’ve had a crystal ball with him when doing so.

“McAdoo had Allen — taken by the Bills at No. 7 — at his top quarterback based on his “high ceiling,'” noted beat writer Paul Schwartz. “His second-rated player was Lamar Jackson of Louisville, who went No. 32 to the Ravens. He put Darnold slightly ahead of Josh Rosen — who went No. 10 to the Cardinals — based on Rosen’s durability concerns.”

Additionally, McAdoo had Cleveland Browns quarterback and the 2018’s first overall pick Baker Mayfield as his sixth-rated prospect at the position, behind Oklahoma State University’s Mason Rudolph. That set up his board as such:

1. Allen
2. Jackson
3. Darnold
4. Rosen
5. Rudolph
6. Mayfield

Hey, that’s not too bad, huh?

With another challenging batch of passers coming into the league this spring, perhaps McAdoo can use his apparent superpowers to sift out a keeper for Carolina. It might also help, if the Panthers decide to go said route, that they’ll very likely have their choice of any 2022 quarterback prospect with their sixth overall pick.

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3 Falcons quarterbacks throw 4th-quarter interceptions in loss to Patriots

Three Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks threw interceptions in the shutout loss to the Patriots

No matter who Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith turned to on Thursday, his quarterbacks kept throwing to the New England Patriots.

Matt Ryan had a brutal night and was mercifully allowed to watch the finish after throwing a pair of picks in the fourth quarter of the 25-0 loss.

Josh Rosen replaced the veteran from Boston College and was inept, finding Kyle Van Noy, who turned the interception into a pick-six.

Feleipe Franks came into the game and threw his first NFL pass to New England’s Adrian Phillips. The other rookie from Florida — Kyle Pitts would be the primary Gators’ rookie on the Falcons — won’t want to remember his first pro pass or this game. Neither will his other quarterbacks.

Remarkably, all four interceptions came in the fourth quarter.

Falcons Twitter reacts to 43-3 blowout loss to Cowboys

Not only did the Cowboys have things essentially wrapped up by halftime, Atlanta scored only three points against Dan Quinn’s defense.

The Atlanta Falcons were humiliated by the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, 43-3, and somehow the score doesn’t fully capture just how lopsided this game was. Not only did the Cowboys have things essentially wrapped up by halftime, Atlanta only managed a field goal against former head coach Dan Quinn’s defense.

As you would expect, Falcons Twitter is full of sadness, anger and embarrassment following the team’s Week 10 blowout loss in Dallas.

Falcons Thursday roundup: Deion Jones joins Good Morning Football

Just a few weeks ago, the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 8 matchup against the Carolina Panthers appeared to be a major mismatch.

Just a few weeks ago, the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 8 matchup against the Carolina Panthers appeared to be a major mismatch. However, after starting  3-0, the Panthers have lost four straight games. On the other hand, the Falcons lost their first two games of the year, but have since won three of four to get to 3-3 ahead of Sunday’s showdown in Atlanta.

It’s been a pretty quiet day thus far, but let’s take a look at some of the top Falcons stories from Thursday.

Throwback Thursday: Bears rally to beat Cardinals in 2018

Three years ago, the Bears completed a comeback against Cardinals to secure Matt Nagy’s first road victory of his career.

Every Thursday throughout the 2021 regular season, Bears Wire will take a look back at some of the most memorable moments in Chicago Bears history that occurred on or near that given day.

September 23rd, 2018: Bears complete comeback against Cardinals to secure Matt Nagy’s first road victory of his career.

When you think about the Chicago Bears executing a comeback in Arizona against the Cardinals, your mind probably goes straight to 2006, and rightfully so. It was a legendary comeback in a historic season for the Bears. But on this day three years ago, the Bears executed yet another, albeit not as exciting, comeback against the Cardinals to start the season 2-1.

Like 2006, this game started ugly for the Bears. The Cardinals, led by Sam Bradford in what would be the final start of his career, drove his team down the field and threw a touchdown pass to a wide open Ricky Seals-Jones to give the Cardinals the early lead.

The Bears missed a field goal by Cody Parkey on their opening drive and a fumble by quarterback Mitchell Trubisky led to another Cardinal touchdown. Bradford found running back David Johnson for the score, putting the Cardinals up 14-0 after the first quarter. It looked like a blowout in the making.

The Bears found some yards, but didn’t do much in the second quarter in terms of points. They mustered a field goal to make it a 14-3 ballgame at halftime. It seemed as if a winless Cardinals team was about to boat race the Bears for their first victory. But thing quickly turned around.

On Arizona’s first drive of the half, Bradford threw a pick to safety Eddie Jackson, setting up the Bears for a touchdown drive to cut the lead to 4 points. Another interception on the Cardinals ensuing drive led to a field goal and suddenly it was 14-13 entering the fourth quarter. Bradford committed yet another turnover, this time a fumble thanks to a sack from outside linebacker Khalil Mack. It set up the go-ahead field goal from Parkey to make it 16-14.

The Cardinals entered desperation mode and removed Bradford for rookie Josh Rosen to try and mount a comeback with under five minutes remaining in the game. Instead, he threw an interception to cornerback Bryce Callahan, sealing the win for the Bears.

It’s not the 2006 game but it was a fun comeback victory in Nagy’s first season. Both teams meet again this year for the first time since this game.

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Falcons comfortable with Josh Rosen, Feleipe Franks as backups

Leading up to the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline, very few anticipated the Falcons keeping three quarterbacks.

Leading up to the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline, very few anticipated the Falcons keeping three quarterbacks, but both backups Feleipe Franks and Josh Rosen would end up making the initial cut.

Head coach Arthur Smith spoke on the decision after Thursday’s practice, saying he’s comfortable with what he has on the roster, but a move to get better is always in the cards, regardless of position.

“I’ll never say we won’t make another move because we’ll always look and we’ll see what comes up,” said Smith. “That’s at every position. So far, you know, we feel pretty good about where we’re at with those guys.”

The Falcons still have time to scan the league for an upgrade. As things currently stand, the quarterback position is one of the weaker areas on the roster. If Atlanta were to lose Matt Ryan for an extended period of time, the offense would be in serious trouble.

However, any team that loses a starting QB for significant among of games is going to struggle. That’s just the nature of the NFL.

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Falcons head coach Arthur Smith discusses roster cuts

“Really nothing finalizes until we go into late next week before we get ready for Philly,” said Falcons head coach Arthur Smith.

The Atlanta Falcons trimmed their roster down to 53 players on Tuesday, four hours ahead of the NFL’s cut deadline. And while making the team is a huge accomplishment for any player, it doesn’t guarantee them anything. Following practice on Tuesday, Falcons head coach Arthur Smith said not to read too much into the initial roster.

“Well, the thing is, it’s the truth because of the way the schedule is now,” said Smith. “You’ve got a whole week with all the different rules. You know, you get the 16-person practice squad, you get the 54 and 55th spot and there’s a lot of flexibility, and you have a whole week to kind of prepare. So, I think you’ll see a lot of roster manipulation the whole week from the league.”

“Everything’s fluid, nothing’s set in stone and we’ll monitor everything all week. Really nothing finalizes until we go into late next week before we get ready for Philly,” continued Smith.

When asked specifically about Josh Rosen and Feleipe Franks, and the decision to keep three quarterback son the roster, Smith stayed noncommittal and stated they will be watching the names on the waiver wire.

“We had two different plan of attacks the other night with those guys. Like I said, obviously we need to score more points but the objective the other night was to get them to operate, how to call the game with them. They were in two different points in their career, and really in this training camp, because Feleipe had been with us, Josh we just signed, stating the obvious there. Pretty pleased with both of them, but again, it’s a fluid situation we will continue to monitor the rest of the league because the rosters aren’t fully set.”

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Falcons HC Arthur Smith remains noncommittal on QB Josh Rosen

The Atlanta Falcons signed quarterback Josh Rosen on Monday evening and the former No. 10 overall pick played in the team’s preseason finale.

The Atlanta Falcons signed quarterback Josh Rosen on Monday evening and the former No. 10 overall pick played in the team’s preseason finale despite just three days of practice. The Falcons gave Rosen all of the offensive snaps in the second half of Sunday’s loss to the Browns, which he maximized.

Rosen did things we hadn’t seen AJ McCarron or Feleipe Franks do with a lot fewer practice reps. After completing 9 of 18 passes for 118 yards and a touchdown, many are hoping Arthur Smith gives Rosen the nod over Franks for Atlanta’s backup job. Smith talked to the media after the game, but remained noncommittal on Rosen’s future with the team.

“There’s some things that we’re going to want to watch in the film, Terry and I and the whole football staff,” said Smith. “We won’t rush to judgement here but I’ll give Josh credit. He came in here and handled it but we’ll take everything into consideration. I’m not ready to make that statement right now.”

Smith won’t commit to Rosen publicly, but reiterates that his team and staff have a plan. The Falcons are the fifth team Rosen has been on in his four-year NFL career. After being drafted by Arizona No. 10 overall in 2018, he was then traded to Miami before being cut. Rosen then joined Tampa Bay’s practice squad before being poached by San Francisco deep into the 2020 season for a backup QB role.

Atlanta has until Tuesday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. ET to cut its roster down to 53 players.

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