Browns quarterback timeline Every starting QB for

There are quarterback factories, and then there's the factory of sadne s. Somehow, the Browns manage to be both.The Browns have been searching for an answer to the quarterback position since Bernie Kosar walked the streets of the 'Land. They've had plenty of opportunities to find The Guy, but have come up empty at just about every turn.Whether it was first-round picks Johnny Manziel, Brandon Weeden, Tim Couch or Baker Mayfield, veteran pa sers or former first-round selections, there's been no shortage of options for Cleveland.This offseason, Cleveland bra s thought they'd gotten an answer at the QB spot after trading for (and extending) Deshaun Watson. Watson's legal Ian Kinsler Jersey i sues, though, have cast some aspersions as to whether or not he'll be that guy, too. Now, Watson is set to serve a six-game suspension to open the 2022 season.MORE: With former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield gone, Watson's standing with the league unclear and Jacoby Bri sett seemingly in line to take QB1 snaps this training camp, here's a look back at all Browns starting QBs since 1999, here's a lengthy reminder of just how bad the Browns' situation has been over the last two decades.Browns starting quarterbacks timeline1999 (Getty Images) Tim Couch (14 starts)Couch was drafted No. 1 overall in 1999, the year the Browns came back into existence after a few years out of the league. He'd remain the starter for four years.Ty Detmer (2 starts)Detmer bookended the season, starting the first game in 1999 and the last game that same season, replacing an injured Couch.2000Tim Couch (7 starts)Doug Pederson (8 starts)Spergon Wynn (1 start)Doug Pederson replaced an injured Couch, who had a broken thumb. Cody Allen Jersey Pederson would himself go down with an injury, being replaced by Spergon Wynn for a start.2001Tim Couch (16 starts)All 16 starts in the 2001 season came courtesy of the former No. 1 overall pick. It would be the first and last time Couch would finish the season with all 16 starts under his belt.2002Tim Couch (14 starts)Kelly Holcomb (2 starts)Holcomb would start the first two games of the season. Couch would start the remaining 14, but break his leg in the final game of the season, leading to Holcomb starting a playoff game vs. the Steelers.2003Tim Couch (8 starts)Kelly Holcomb (8 starts)Holcomb would replace Couch as starter in 2003, leading to the end of the Couch era. Acro s 62 games, Couch would start 59, throwing 64 touchdowns to 67 interceptions between 1999 and 2003.2004 Jeff Garcia (10 starts)Luke McCown (4 starts)Kelly Holcomb (2 starts)Garcia was signed to a four-year, $25 million deal, but would only play a single year with Cleveland. Garcia, of 49ers fame, replaced Holcomb as starter after the first two games of the season. It didn't go well the Browns finished 4-12.2005 (Getty Images) Trent Dilfer (11 starts)Charlie Frye (5 starts)Finally, the Browns have a Super Bowl-winning quarterback.Dilfer was traded to the Browns during the offseason to mentor rookie pa ser Charlie Frye, who was selected in the third round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Dilfer, though, had i sues with offensive coordinator Maurice Carthon, Los Angeles Angels Of Anaheim Jersey leading to Frye starting the last five games of the 2005 season. It would be Dilfer's only year in Cleveland.2006 (Getty Images) Charlie Frye (13 starts)Derek Anderson (3 starts)After a somewhat encouraging end to the 2005 season, Frye was named starter in 2006. He would mi s three games with a wrist injury, opening the door for Derek Anderson's NFL debut. Anderson was a sixth-round pick of the Ravens the season prior.2007 (Getty Images) Derek Anderson (15 starts)Charlie Frye (1 start)Well, that didn't take long: Just minutes into the first game of the 2007 season, Frye was benched and replaced by Derek Anderson. Frye was then traded to the Seahawks following the game for a sixth-round pick.Anderson would take the reins and start 15 games for the Browns the remainder of the season. Rookie first-round pick Brady Quinn would see minimal action.2008 (Getty Images) Derek Anderson (9 starts)Brady Quinn (3 starts)Ken Dorsey (3 starts)Bruce Gradkowski (1 start)This is where the fun (or pain) begins.There are QB carousels and then there's what happened with the 2008 Browns, starting four different pa sers during the season. A lot of that was due to injury: Brady Quinn, Ken Dorsey and Derek Anderson all ended the season on IR. Before that, though, Anderson was benched in favor of Quinn, who was then benched in favor of Anderson. Quinn would then mi s the remainder of the season with a finger injury. Soon after, Anderson would suffer an MCL injury and mi s the season.Dorsey, who would start three of the final four games, would suffer a concu sion, leading to Bruce Gradkowski starting the final game of the 2008 season.2009Brady Quinn (9 starts)Derek Anderson (7 starts)The carousel continued in 2009, this time under head coach Eric Mangini. Wishy-washy performances by both Quinn and Anderson led to a few depth chart Zack Cozart Jersey shake-ups. Ultimately, Quinn would win the job but be placed on IR near the end of the season.2010 (Getty Images) Colt McCoy (8 starts)Jake Delhomme (4 starts)Seneca Wallace (4 starts)New year, new QBs for the Browns: Cleveland would draft McCoy, signing Delhomme and Wallace as well. But injuries to both veteran pa sers thrust McCoy into a starting role.2011Colt McCoy (13 starts)Seneca Wallace (3 starts)With Delhomme out of the fold, McCoy got his next opportunity to start in 2011, playing just above backup level before a concu sion ended his season. McCoy's head injury might be the most notable thing to come from a Browns pa ser in the last 20 years, considering the controversy surrounding his re-entry into a Week 14 game. It was the first year of the NFL's new concu sion Yunel Escobar Jersey protocol, and some were skeptical over the Browns' decision to allow him to re-enter the game.2012 (Getty Images) Brandon Weeden (15 starts)Thaddeus Lewis (1 start)Drafting a 28-year-old quarterback is so definitivelyBrowns.A second-round MLB Draft pick by the Yankees in 2002, Weeden spent years in the minors before enrolling at Oklahoma State to play footballand becoming the Browns' first-round pick in 2012.Weeden would start the majority of the season, mi sing only the final game of the year with a shoulder injury. In his place, journeyman Thaddeus Lewis would start, making his only start with the Browns.2013 (Getty Images) Jason Campbell (8 starts)Brandon Weeden (5 starts)Brian Hoyer (3 starts)Injuries to Weeden and backup Brian Hoyer led to former first-round pick Jason Campbell making the majority of the starts in 2013. It wasn't just injury, though: Weeden's poor performance cast doubts over whether or not he'd be Cleveland's pa ser of the future. As it turns out, he wasn't: He was released following the 2013 season after just two years with the team.2014 (Getty Images) Brian Hoyer (13 starts)Johnny Manziel (2 s