Jared Goff is supposedly more NFL-ready than Carson Wentz.

Supposedly.

At least, that’s what they say.

So, who are they?

“They” are the experts.

Supposedly.

Let’s say, just for the sake of argument, that they are right and Goff really is more NFL-ready than Wentz. That is, he is more ready to step in earlier and be an NFL quarterback and not embarrass himself or the team.

That supposed asset should not affect whatsoever the way the Browns view the two players and consider them as possibilities to take with the No. 2 overall pick in the NFL Draft.

Quarterback is not only the most important position in team sports, but it is also the hardest one for a young player to learn.

As such, the Browns not only don’t want, but they also can’t afford to put their supposed – there’s that base word again — “franchise” quarterback in there sooner rather than later. It’s a recipe for disaster to play a rookie quarterback, because it has been proven over and over and over again that they almost always fail miserably. In a lot of cases, they fail so dramatically, in fact, that they develop bad habits they are never able to totally shake. It eventually drives them out of the game.

A team likes for its young quarterback to stand on the sideline holding a clipboard and watch and learn behind a veteran. Then, at some point when it is deemed the time is right and the stars are all aligned in just the right way for that young quarterback to begin his on-the-job training, the baton is passed to him and the team gives him its blessing – and crosses its fingers and hopes and pray.

But that point hopefully is down the road a ways – perhaps even a long ways. That’s the way the teams want it to work.

Just ask Aaron Rodgers, who played behind Brett Favre seemingly forever before getting his shot with the Green Bay Packers. And that turned out pretty well, didn’t it?

The Browns’ plan is to have Robert Griffin III, after getting a makeover in the offseason and training camp by head coach Hue Jackson, start the season and go as long as he can as well as he can, with the rookie keeping his uniform sparkling clean as he takes it all in.

So Goff supposedly being more NFL-ready than Wentz does nothing — nothing, nothing, nothing — for the Browns. If they think he is going to be the better quarterback in the long run – that is, if his upside is greater – then he should be their choice over Wentz. And if they think Wentz has more potential then Goff, then the Browns should draft him.

It’s really that simple. It’s no more complicated than that. It’s a no-brainer.

Really.

Honestly.

The football guys would agree. So would the analytics guys.

The Browns have some of both kinds of guys in very high places.

All those guys agree because they know that a team receives more bang for its buck by getting a quarterback whose whose productivity will stand the test of time.

To be sure, the Browns, more than anything, need to get the quarterback who is more NFL success-ready, for success – that is, playing a big role in the team winning — is all that matters.

And that’s not supposedly.

That statement is true. Guaranteed 100 percent. You can take it to the bank.