Editor's note: Tony Grossi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN 850 WKNR.

1. Dorsey’s quarterback tracker: On Friday, owner Jimmy Haslam said he gave new GM John Dorsey the marching orders in their earliest job interview to “finding a quarterback.” By Monday, Dorsey had all the scouts in the office to meet him and he gave them an assignment. “I had them take the top 12 quarterbacks in the draft and watch them as a group and have discussions, talk about it, and let me see what your rankings are in two days,” Dorsey said on Cleveland Browns Daily on 850 WKNR. “That’s kind of what we were doing today. I just want to get a feel for not only their ability to scout but to see what these quarterbacks are.” It’s way too early for Dorsey to even send out smoke during the draft season. But it’s no secret to anyone the Browns will be taking a quarterback among their first two picks, which currently are No. 1 and No. 6 overall. “There are some positive and legitimate prospects here that would make any Browns fan happy, if we went in that direction,” Dorsey said. “There’s some interesting guys, but it’s just phase one. I thought that exercise was helpful because it gave them a chance to understand who I was, but also gave them a clarity of kind of what I expected and was looking for. I thought it was refreshing.”

2. Kizer knows: So now there’s that in front of Deshone Kizer. After surviving Brock Osweiler, and three benchings, and 17 interceptions, and five lost fumbles, and Jimmy Garoppolo and AJ McCarron and an 0-12 record as starter, Kizer knows there are many more challenges ahead. “This is the NFL,” Kizer said. “There is going to be a great quarterback in front of you. There is going to be a great quarterback behind you. The turnover in this league is all over the place, and it is very high when it comes to quarterbacks. For me, it is about making sure that every time I step out there and every rep I have that I am proving exactly who I am because there is going to be another good guy that comes in here. I already have two guys, two great guys in here that I am competing with every day. If there is a new young face, that is what it is. If there is an older guy, then I am going to try to learn as much as I can from him and continue to develop my game and do whatever I can to focus on myself to develop into one of the better quarterbacks in this league.”

3. With him, win or tie: So it’s not easy being Kizer these days. And when the memory of the ill-advised interception in the loss to Green Bay still is fresh in the minds of fans, Kizer’s ears have been burning lately. “Yeah, these fans are very opinionated,” Kizer said. “They really want to win. They deserve to win. Obviously, a city who is a blue-collar, hard-working city who are obviously very passionate about their Browns, they have been going through some tough times when it comes to our records and our ability to win and win on our home field. From that, I have been able to hear some of those opinionated comments and I just take them as motivation because those same people are going to be the ones supporting when we do start to win. When we are winning, we have this whole thing turned around and we get over this hill that we continue to talk about, I am sure these are going to be the better things that this league has ever seen.”

4. Britt not it: There was a national report that receiver Kenny Britt actually asked for his release and the Browns granted it on Friday. To which coach Hue Jackson responded, “No, that didn’t happen. I can clarify that, for sure.” Britt was waived in the first official player transaction of Dorsey on his first day on the job.