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"He's just a kid". I heard it loud and clear. Romeo Crennel makes this known. Brady Quinn is 22 years old, but last I checked, 22 year old men are not kids. Im not gonna sit here and bash anyone for Quinn not playing yesterday. This isnt about burying Romeo Crennel. The Steelers were man handling the Browns yesterday, and that game was far out of reach. Quinn playing late in that game at any point would more or less have been "throwing him to the dogs". Agreed. I felt Quinn should have been starting the game from the get-go. But moving forward, how much longer can this team afford to wait to unleash their team's best QB? Protecting the 'kid' is one thing. But trying to shelter his supposed fragile ego at the expense of this team getting crushed at home with CFL caliber QBs at the helm just no longer makes sense. Im not a big Herm Edwards fan, but his own words have never rung so true...."we play to win the game". Or do we? Do we just wanna try our best even though our best arent all playing because we're afraid they might get hurt. God, thats so weak!
I hate to use the phrase 'running scared', but that's what'll be going on here if they continue to bench Brady Quinn. Browns QBs got sacked 6 times yesterday I believe, but atleast 2 of those were Frye holding the ball all day and not knowing how to either escape and make a play or just get rid of the ball. That guy is so NOT the answer. But Derek Anderson is 1 year older than Quinn. And he's obviously not an NFL caliber starter either. Argue against that if you like, but I dont even want to go down that road. How much less of a 'kid' is he? How long will this team wait and continue to negatively compare Quinn's future to the ghost of Tim Couch?
Now, one game certainly does not make a season, but every game is a big one in the NFL, and the clock is ticking. This situation almost leads me to believe that Jerry Jones is paying someone in Ohio NOT to start Quinn. He surely understands the less Quinn plays, the better that #1 pick next year will be that theyre sitting on. If its nessecary to say it, allow me to quickly clear the air. I dont own Brady Quinn in any leagues , Im not trying to trade for him, and Im not even a Browns fan. Im not a Notre Dame backer nor an alum, dont root for them, couldnt care less. I couldnt possibly be more objective. But I love watching good football, and its not happening in Cleveland until a change is made. Obviously there are other problems and weaknesses on that team, but why compound them by not playing your best QB and possibly most valuable player? The training wheels need to come off, and they need to come off now. Many players, specifically QBs, need time to sit and learn and watch and grow. But some just dont. As the old saying goes, and of course it doesnt always apply, but "what we dont die from, we learn from".
What exactly is the definition of "ready"? That's a really vague term on so many levels. Ill tell someone in Cleveland what ready is. Its Brady Quinn right now as QB of the Cleveland Browns. The man, I mean the kid, no, I mean the MAN, was a 4 year starter at one of the most competitive football schools in the country, has played games in front of 100K plus crowds, has been burned under the microscope of the national media for years, and been sacked, hit, drilled, chased, and harassed for 4 years by some of the best football players in the country, many of which are also now starting in the NFL. He's got a ton of experience making football plays, albeit on a slightly lower level, but at the only level that was yet available to him. He's been a star. He's competed against teams that were clearly far superior to his own, and he is still alive and kicking. He dropped about 20 picks further in the NFL draft than he expected in front of the overwhelming and unrelenting heat of ESPN cameras, and managed NOT to cry. Atleast not publicly. So he chewed a little gum and his hair looked wet. He got a haircut a week later, and is now more a tic tac guy. Im telling you the man is ready to play some football. Im gonna say it just like Keyshawn said it, because I know Brady Quinn wont say it because he's far too much of a leader to do so...."just give him the ---- ball " already!
He's gonna be a great player. In fact, he's gonna be a star. You made the brilliant draft day move to trade up and secure the marquee guy at the bargain basement price. He could have, and imo should have been the top pick. You stole him because other teams didnt need him. Oakland has a crazy old man running their team, and you couldnt be happier about it. But its time to go glass half-full there in Cleveland, not next month but NOW and get the best Browns player on the field. What are you waiting for??
Losing is no substitution for learning. I know it will be discussed by Browns brass and coaches as whether or not to go with him next week, and at this point Ill predict they'll do the right thing and get the him on the field. So as of right now, I fully expect that next week Browns fans will get to see just how ready Brady Quinn is. And if Im wrong, and they start another one of those World League guys, then Ill come back and dog 'em until they do. We'll see what happens.
I hate to use the phrase 'running scared', but that's what'll be going on here if they continue to bench Brady Quinn. Browns QBs got sacked 6 times yesterday I believe, but atleast 2 of those were Frye holding the ball all day and not knowing how to either escape and make a play or just get rid of the ball. That guy is so NOT the answer. But Derek Anderson is 1 year older than Quinn. And he's obviously not an NFL caliber starter either. Argue against that if you like, but I dont even want to go down that road. How much less of a 'kid' is he? How long will this team wait and continue to negatively compare Quinn's future to the ghost of Tim Couch?
Now, one game certainly does not make a season, but every game is a big one in the NFL, and the clock is ticking. This situation almost leads me to believe that Jerry Jones is paying someone in Ohio NOT to start Quinn. He surely understands the less Quinn plays, the better that #1 pick next year will be that theyre sitting on. If its nessecary to say it, allow me to quickly clear the air. I dont own Brady Quinn in any leagues , Im not trying to trade for him, and Im not even a Browns fan. Im not a Notre Dame backer nor an alum, dont root for them, couldnt care less. I couldnt possibly be more objective. But I love watching good football, and its not happening in Cleveland until a change is made. Obviously there are other problems and weaknesses on that team, but why compound them by not playing your best QB and possibly most valuable player? The training wheels need to come off, and they need to come off now. Many players, specifically QBs, need time to sit and learn and watch and grow. But some just dont. As the old saying goes, and of course it doesnt always apply, but "what we dont die from, we learn from".
What exactly is the definition of "ready"? That's a really vague term on so many levels. Ill tell someone in Cleveland what ready is. Its Brady Quinn right now as QB of the Cleveland Browns. The man, I mean the kid, no, I mean the MAN, was a 4 year starter at one of the most competitive football schools in the country, has played games in front of 100K plus crowds, has been burned under the microscope of the national media for years, and been sacked, hit, drilled, chased, and harassed for 4 years by some of the best football players in the country, many of which are also now starting in the NFL. He's got a ton of experience making football plays, albeit on a slightly lower level, but at the only level that was yet available to him. He's been a star. He's competed against teams that were clearly far superior to his own, and he is still alive and kicking. He dropped about 20 picks further in the NFL draft than he expected in front of the overwhelming and unrelenting heat of ESPN cameras, and managed NOT to cry. Atleast not publicly. So he chewed a little gum and his hair looked wet. He got a haircut a week later, and is now more a tic tac guy. Im telling you the man is ready to play some football. Im gonna say it just like Keyshawn said it, because I know Brady Quinn wont say it because he's far too much of a leader to do so...."just give him the ---- ball " already!
He's gonna be a great player. In fact, he's gonna be a star. You made the brilliant draft day move to trade up and secure the marquee guy at the bargain basement price. He could have, and imo should have been the top pick. You stole him because other teams didnt need him. Oakland has a crazy old man running their team, and you couldnt be happier about it. But its time to go glass half-full there in Cleveland, not next month but NOW and get the best Browns player on the field. What are you waiting for??
Losing is no substitution for learning. I know it will be discussed by Browns brass and coaches as whether or not to go with him next week, and at this point Ill predict they'll do the right thing and get the him on the field. So as of right now, I fully expect that next week Browns fans will get to see just how ready Brady Quinn is. And if Im wrong, and they start another one of those World League guys, then Ill come back and dog 'em until they do. We'll see what happens.
couldnt agree more.
