BEREA, Ohio -- Seneca Wallace said today that he and Colt McCoy will "probably not'' both be on the roster behind rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden, and that he doesn't want to be the No. 3 QB.

"Can any of you guys see all three of us being here?'' Wallace said. "You've written about it, so that answers your question...Probably not,'' he said.

He also made it clear he doesn't want to be the third quarterback. Coach Pat Shurmur indicated today it's possible all three will remain, and said he has an idea who would be No. 2 and who would be No. 3. McCoy has been taking the second-team reps in camp and Wallace the third. The Browns also like developmental QB Thad Lewis, who's been going fourth.

"No not really (I don't want to be third),'' Wallace said. "That's something for no reason you go down to the third guy and we all know the third guy doesn't dress on Sundays," said Wallace, "and if that comes down to that decision, obviously neither (he or McCoy) wants to be that third guy.''

Will he ask for a trade if he's relegated to No. 3? "I don't know,'' he said. "We'll see when it gets to that point.''

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Wallace said he doesn't think all three quarterbacks will be back because of the distractions it could cause.

"If you're going to move forward with a guy and (want him to) be your franchise guy, you need to put all of your focus on that guy and take all of the media situations out of it and the fan situations out of it and let him play in order to build that franchise the way you want it,'' Wallace said.

Wallace said he thinks he'd make a good backup because he knows the offense inside and out and can help Weeden. He said knows his role would be that of a mentor.

"I mean look, this is my 10th year,'' Wallace said. "I know the ropes. I know what goes on. I'm not naïve to that. I know the system well enough to compete at anytime. Whatever decision is made, that's the coaches' decision. We would all love for it to be sooner than later to figure that situation out.

"But the coaches are trying their best to figure out what's gonna happen. And like we've all said before, we don't know if we're all three gonna stick around. We might and we might not. But they know what I bring to the table. And if that's enough, who knows?''

McCoy said today that he hasn't conceded he's the backup yet and is getting better every day.

"I have not gone there in my mind,'' he said. "When I come out to practice, in my mind I’m the starter. That’s the only way I look at it."

He said he hasn't contemplated asking for a trade when Weeden is named the No. 1, which Shurmur has indicated will happen sooner than later.

"That's out of my control too,'' said McCoy. "Again, in my mindset we have three more OTAs, and I want to come out here and make those the best OTAs that we've had so far. I felt like today started a little slow in the team period, but finished strong and had one of my better team periods. Again, it's controlling what you can control and just going out there and playing. That's what I've always done.''

He said he has no plans to state his case to stick around.

"No, my mindset is just come out here and play and with each rep that I get, I expect to get better, each rep that I get, that's what I can control. I study hard and I understand what's going on,'' he said.

"I understand we’re trying to get Brandon ready. He’s got a lot of reps. That’s part of the process.''

Shurmur said "I can see a scenario where all three of the players you're talking about will be here. That's fair.''

Shurmur said "it's my understanding is that (Wallace) would be (fine at No. 3). It's important that the room is right. There will be a starting quarterback and there will be guys working behind him and I have no reservation about however it works out and I think those guys will handle it in the right away.''

He said there are couple of things he looks for in a backup.

"Because the starter gets almost all of the reps during the week, the backup needs to be able to come in and function efficiently and not have many reps,'' he said. "Typically your backup quarterback, I like the fact that he may have mobility because the game may in a situation where you've lost your starter and you want to have everything available to you whether it be movement throws, drop-back throws. Anytime you get an experienced player either as a starter or a backup, I think it helps them."