The Facts: Leadership was just one of many qualities the Browns were looking for when they went in search of a quarterback during the offseason, and they feel as though signal-caller Taylor is the perfect guy to guide the franchise in the right direction after an 0-16 record in the 2017 season. And as for the term “bridge quarterback,” which implies the Browns plan to play Taylor this year while a rookie they select highly in the 2018 NFL Draft sits behind him and learns the pro game, GM John Dorsey and HC Hue Jackson are not buying into the line of thinking of having a one-and-done leader. Jackson explained, “This guy is the starting quarterback on our football team. There are no ‘bridge’ players."

Diehards Line: The Browns are so confident Taylor can lead a team after watching him guide the Buffalo Bills to the playoffs for the first time in 17 years, they sent a third-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft to Buffalo in a deal on the first day of the new league year to acquire the quarterback’s services. “We want success, and we want long-term success with Tyrod,” Dorsey said. “Right now, he is our starting quarterback. Right now, I could not be more excited to have Tyrod as a Cleveland Brown.” During his seven-year career with the Baltimore Ravens and Bills, Taylor completed 793 of his 1,271 attempts (62.4 percent) for 9,056 yards and 51 touchdowns against 18 interceptions. Of those 793 completions, 116 went for at least 20 yards and 22 more were 40-yard gains. In his three seasons with the Bills, the last of which ended with the snapping of a 17-year playoff drought, the 6-foot-1, 215-pound Taylor completed 774 passes for 8,837 yards and 51 touchdowns against 16 interceptions. “Obviously, he has arm talent,” Jackson said. “He also can win games with his legs. He is a leader of men." And of course, we'll all see how committed they truly are soon enough.