That latter point – Cleveland's potential to draft a first-round quarterback – is one of the reasons the Browns weren't initially on Griffin's radar. Instead, his thought process orbited around two criteria: connecting with a coach who had a reputation for teaching quarterbacks, and going to a city where he could be reasonably factored in as a long-term answer. While the Browns' new staff had a good acumen with quarterbacks, Cleveland's likelihood of drafting a quarterback No.