FACTORS - Botched McCarron Trade Shows Disunity Within Browns Organization
As one of Nick Saban's National Championship winning quarterbacks, AJ McCarron is no stranger to drama. A fifth round pick in 2014, he was taken by the Cincinnati Bengals to backup their starter Andy Dalton. Many projected that McCarron would never succeed in the NFL, and benefited from having a great team while playing at Alabama. Since that time, McCarron has silenced his critics with solid performances while playing for an injured Dalton. Playing five games in 2015, McCarron made himself known with a 66.4% completion percentage, and a passer rating of 97.1 and one of the best backups (a potential starter) in the NFL. The Offensive Coordinator for Cincinnati in 2015? Who was that? Current Cleveland Browns Head Coach Hue Jackson. Now that McCarron enters his fourth year in the NFL, McCarron enters the last year of his rookie contract. The Cleveland Browns, who have had major quarterback issues that...