CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Sashi Brown called Bengals backup AJ McCarron a "young quarterback (who) has familiarity with our system."
He said that in response to what, one week later, is still the most interesting question about The Trade That Wasn't.
Why would the Browns pursue an expensive deal for McCarron halfway through a 0-8 season?
That's the most pertinent question because there's only thing scarier for Browns fans than the thought of discord between head coach and front office one regime after Mike Pettine and Ray Farmer sang from different hymnals, different choirs, different churches.
It's the possibility they actually are on the same page in how to go about acquiring talent at the game's most impactful position and thought McCarron was a bold stroke in solving the problem.