CLEVELAND, Ohio - Hue Jackson's reckless optimism has haunted him before. Trust me.
But just because a week ago he got lathered up again for no apparent reason and described DeShone Kizer's play against Cincinnati as "lights out" (in a 31-7 loss) doesn't mean he was wrong to pull the rookie in Sunday's 17-14 loss to the Jets.
Developing Kizer is OK in theory. In reality it's a big reach to immediately invest a season in a player you didn't think was good enough to take at the top of the draft, especially when you might be back up there again next year with even more ammunition and a better crop to harvest.