Browns could get third-rounder for Quinn

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Browns could get third-rounder for Quinn

Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on March 24, 2010 1:44 PM ET
The Broncos sent two draft picks and fullback Peyton Hillis to Cleveland for Brady Quinn and a free subscription of Men's Health magazine.

One pick was a 2011 sixth-rounder, and the other was a 2012 conditional pick. We now know the conditions.

The Cleveland Plain-Dealer reports the Browns could receive a pick as high as the third-round in 2012 or as low as the sixth-round. The compensation will depend on Quinn's playing time over the next two seasons.

It's rare to see a draft pick traded that far in the future because decision-makers may not always be confident they will still be employed. That shouldn't be a problem for Mike Holmgren.

 

[DFWJC]

2012 was the limit for delayed conditional picks.

The only way something like this happens is if you have a changing of the guard at the top. Holmgren is loading up with draft picks and planning to build his new roster from the ground up--with the occassional short-term patch (see Delhomme) to bridge the developement gaps.

Sounds like fun! But it doesn't mean he'll succeed. This will be interesting to watch over the next few seasons.

 

[Screw The Hall]

The Broncos have already said that Orton is the starter which makes complete sense.

They'll give Orton, who did a respectable job for them last season, every opportunity to nail down the position while simultaneously devaluing the pick they'll give away by keeping Quinn on the bench. Two birds.

 

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