DORSEY REALLY, TRULY GETS IT

It’s to win.

Like I’ve been telling you for a long time, the quarterback’s No. 1 job is to win.

And there was another piece of evidence in that regard on Wednesday when new Browns General Manager was asked what he is looking for as he evaluates the quarterbacks in the NFL Draft.

Sure, Dorsey mentioned all the usual things, such as arm strength, good feet, leadership skills, accuracy and so on and so forth.

But the first thing – the very first thing — out of his mouth was, “Do they win?”

Very simply, “Do they win?”

It wasn’t, “Do they throw for 300 yards?”

It wasn’t, “Do they throw for three touchdowns?”

It wasn’t, “Do they run the ball well?”

It was none of that. And it never will be.

It continues to be, “Do they win?”

That’s what the NFL is about, winning games. That’s why they play the game, as Herman Edwards likes to say.

And he’s so, so right.

If a quarterback doesn’t win – if a team doesn’t win – then people lose their jobs.

The New England Patriots’ Tom Brady has some incredible passing statistics. They are staggering.

But as good as they are, they are not what people are talking about when they call him the greatest quarterback of all-time. It’s that he wins games and championships like they are going out of style. No one has done it as well as he has.

The Browns are trying to find their guy who can win games.

They’ve been trying to find him since they returned to the field in 1999.

No quarterback means no wins.

No wins mean people lose their jobs.

Doesn’t that sound like the history of these new Browns?

Dorsey knows that.

His predecessor, Sashi Brown, did not. He said he did, but he didn’t. That was oh, so obvious.

With the No. 1 and No. 4 overall picks in the draft, Dorsey has a great chance to find his guy. That he knows the most important part of the job description of the man he’s looking for will certainly help the process.

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