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Devil's Advocate
Your recent thoughts on Quinn/Crennel:
8/20 update
These men are around Quinn and the other QBs all day, every day. If they don't feel that Quinn is ready to start - for whatever reason - I give them the benefit of the doubt. Why won't you? Hell, even though I was on record H-A-T-I-N-G the hirings of Art Shell and Tom Walsh last season, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. They evidently were qualified enough to get hired to run the Raiders. Meanwhile, I'm a slug who gets up and goes to work in the real world every day.
Do I think Crennel is the best coach to ever roam the sidelines? Hardly. It's likely that he's a far better defensive coordinator than he is a head coach. But he's there every day in camp. We're not. The bottom line is... if Quinn was ready to start, he'd be starting.
Now don't give me a timeout. My draft is in three days.
8/20 update
8/24 updateCleveland Browns QB Brady Quinn is still third on the depth chart after his impressive performance against the Detroit Lions. Quinn will play after QB Charlie Frye and QB Derek Anderson for Saturday's game against the Denver Broncos. "We're going to keep working with him and bringing him along," HC Romeo Crennel said. "He showed enough poise and execution in the game to feel good about, but he still needs work. He still has work to do and we're not going to rush him in just because he looked good at the end of a game."
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I understand keeping the rookie holdout down and all but let's see if Romeo Crennel can keep from screwing this up. Anything less than Quinn starting this week's game to see how he fares against the #1 guys will be inexcusable.
Joe,I understand that part of your job is offering opinions, and I enjoy reading them for the most part. But I think it's unfair to keep questioning/criticizing Crennel on this. I mean this more respectfully than it's probably going to sound, but do you know more about Brady Quinn and Cleveland's QB situation than Romeo Crennel? The man played an integral part in winning three Super Bowls, and he's been coaching for 26 years. OC Rob Chudzinski has been coaching for 13 years, the last two of which have been with the high-powered San Diego offense. Quarterbacks coach Rip Scherer has 33 years of coaching experience at the collegiate and NFL level.Browns QB Brady Quinn seemed to take a few more snaps with the first team than QB Derek Anderson did, as the Browns closed camp with a half-speed workout in preparation for Saturday's game in Denver. HC Romeo Crennel said the No. 1 offense would be on the field for at least a half. He said game situations will dictate how much Quinn plays.
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I still am struggling with Romeo Crennel's need to see further proof that Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson are painfully mediocre. Quinn lighting up the 5th string defense last week may well have been a mirage. But we'd like to know by seeing how he looks with the first team. I don't have a good feeling at all that Crennel can keep from messing this up.
These men are around Quinn and the other QBs all day, every day. If they don't feel that Quinn is ready to start - for whatever reason - I give them the benefit of the doubt. Why won't you? Hell, even though I was on record H-A-T-I-N-G the hirings of Art Shell and Tom Walsh last season, I gave them the benefit of the doubt. They evidently were qualified enough to get hired to run the Raiders. Meanwhile, I'm a slug who gets up and goes to work in the real world every day.
Do I think Crennel is the best coach to ever roam the sidelines? Hardly. It's likely that he's a far better defensive coordinator than he is a head coach. But he's there every day in camp. We're not. The bottom line is... if Quinn was ready to start, he'd be starting.
Now don't give me a timeout. My draft is in three days.
