Todd Haley has coached several highly successful quarterbacks in his long NFL career. From Kurt Warner to Tony Romo to Ben Roethlisberger, he’s won with different physical prototypes in a variety of offensive schemes.

What does the new Cleveland Browns offensive coordinator want most in his quarterback? It might not be what you think…

“You’re looking for highly competitive guys with ability to weather the storms that are going to come up as a young quarterback in the league,” Haley said in his official introductory press conference. “You’re looking for physical and mental toughness. Obviously you have to have an NFL-type arm. You have to have great feel and awareness, great leadership.

It’s interesting he brought up the intangible qualities before the more obvious things most people look for, namely size and arm strength. Perhaps that provides a window into how Haley will influence the evaluation process.

“It is a tough position to evaluate,” Haley continued. “It always has been and there’s evidence of that year in and year out across the league. But like I said, that’s one of the great challenges and I’m excited about that process.”

You can watch Haley’s full press conference here on the Browns’ official website.