Just as is the case with Browns General Manager John Dorsey and head coach Hue Jackson, the job security of new offensive coordinator Todd Haley depends on the team finding its franchise quarterback and developing him so that he spearheads the franchise’s turnaround.

What Haley knows, and what he pointed out in his introductory press conference last Wednesday, is that quarterbacks come in all shapes ad sizes, and arrive via all kinds of routes and with all kinds of story lines.

We saw that this season with journeyman Nick Foles, a second-stringer, out-dueling the New England Patriots’ Tom Brady to win the Super Bowl for the Philadelphia Eagles, and another journeyman, Case Keenum, a third-stringer, taking the Minnesota Vikings to the NFC Championship Game.

When asked what traits he looks for in evaluating quarterbacks, Haley said, “You are looking for highly-competitive guys with ability to weather the storms that are going to come up as a young quarterback in the league. You are looking for physical and mental toughness. Obviously, you have to have an NFL-type arm. You have to have great feel and awareness and great leadership. It is a tough position to evaluate. It always has been, and there’s evidence of that year in and year out throughout the league. Like I said, that is one of the great challenges, and I’m excited about that process.”

Haley added, when asked about his opinions on shorter quarterbacks, specifically in reference to Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield, “There are always going to be guys that break the rules. Kurt (Warner) in Arizona was barely 6-2. Don’t tell him I said that. There are always going to be guys that break those standards or prototypes so to speak. I think you have to go into all of these, whether it is evaluating your own players or other, with an open mind.

“Really, you are looking for really good football players, and if they are really good football players, they usually find a way to succeed.”