The teams liked him on film then promptly cut him as soon as they saw him in person. I don't think I'd consider that a positive. As I said I like him as a prospect on the practice squad I just never thought he was worth getting in a fuss over when he got cut/claimed.
Originally Posted by: steveishere
POPPYCOCK!
When teams snatch a Callahan type, the goal is to expose him to your program, hope he feels blocked or is otherwise unhappy with GB, you cut him and hope he chooses your P-squad. Though the Browns also probably saw him as an emergency option at the moment they signed him.
It is nonsense to read negativity into Callahan’s little road trip.
Saints had no QBs on injury report, cut an OT, and signed Callahan for one week…ONE WEEK! How many snaps and coaching time do you think Callahan got? [Answer=ZERO and a little]. Saints had 6 hours of practice to get Brees and McCown ready. It is absurd to think that they signed a D3 UDFA rookie, who had to learn a completely new offense and terminology, who got little to no 1 on 1 coaching and they cut him because he didn’t show enough…ABSURD.
When Browns claimed Callahan, they had 3 QBs on roster with injuries to top 2 [Kessler (Concussion) and McCown (Shoulder)]. #3 was Hogan, who was a Chiefs’ 5th round pick in 2016, and Browns pilfered him keeping him as #4 QB on roster behind [RG3, McCown, Kessler, who was a Browns 3rd rnd pick and started 8 games)]. Callahan was there for 5 weeks and was cut because Browns got RG3 back from IR-DTR. In weeks 2-5, Callahan was QB#4 as all QBs were healthy.
Now with McCown, #2 pick RG3, 3rd and 5th rounders Kessler and Hogan, which is a plethora of young talent, why did Callahan last 5 weeks as #4 QB on Browns’ roster? Answer: THEY WERE IMPRESSED; but ultimately, they were unwilling to keep 5 QBs on roster. The Browns stink and could grab any player from anyone's P-squad, and Callahan was more attractive than any of those 310 options.
There is NOTHING Callahan had an opportunity to do in NO and CLEV that would nullify his tape.