Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson Are Both The Victims Of Gutless Leaders

The soap opera that is the Cleveland Browns quarterback controversy has really taken on a life of it’s own. It really has divided the city. How did it come to this?

The photo above is an illustration of how both Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson have both been class acts throughout the whole ordeal. That makes it unfortunate because these guys are both good guys who don’t deserve this.

I have been up and down on this on whether there should be a competition. Those who know my articles know where I stand on who the guy should be. However, I am to a point where I think neither guy benefits from this. Whoever starts opening day will have to deal with the fans chanting for the other guy as soon as he falters at all.

To answer my original question on how it came to this, it is clearly the lack of guts by coaches, management, and ownership to stand up and make a decision. No matter who comes in, it is the same story.

Let’s look at the history. The Browns draft Quinn in 2007 to be the quarterback of the future. The key word was future because Anderson was to be the guy to hold it above water until Quinn was ready. Then Anderson had a Pro Bowl season.

That is when the gutlessness started. Romeo Crennel and Phil Savage now had a big decision to make. Do they resign Anderson or do they let him go and turn it over to Quinn?

They decide to resign Anderson but keep Quinn. Think about the message that sent to both guys. “Derek, you’re our guy but we are not that confident in you so we are keeping Quinn.” “Brady, we like you but not enough to turn the team over to you.”

That was so unfair to both. Anderson could never really feel like the QB of the future as long as Quinn was there. Meanwhile, Quinn was being held hostage by the Browns. Then the nightmare of a season happens.

Then when Eric Mangini and George Kokinis are hired, they too can’t make a decision. They have handled it even worse than their predecessors. Not only can’t they chose but they also let it out that they don’t like either one. That was just dumb because you want to build the value up so you can trade one.

Trade offers were made for Quinn. I have heard many rumors as to why those trades didn’t go through. One rumor was that Mankok was about to pull the trigger but Randy Lerner stepped in and squashed it.

If that is the case, that makes me scratch my head even more. An owner has the right to make an executive decision whenever he sees fit. However, don’t make the decision half way. If you want Quinn then you name him the starter. Then you take responsibility for it.

Lerner is doing Quinn no favor if he doesn’t allow them to trade him, but allow them to not play him. I am not predicting that that will happen but you never know.

Instead they created doubt around the league about both guys. Now they are stuck with both contracts for another year and no clear direction as to who the guy is. Will somebody stop messing with their careers and make the decision. That way the team can move forward and the other guy can move on.

So whether it is Eric Mangini, George Kokinis, Brian Daboll or Randy Lerner make a decision please and stop the madness. The reality is that it is unfair to both guys. Whoever gets the job will really not have a fair chance. Having the other guy there will only interfere with his development.

Philadelphia and Cleveland QB Situations: So Similar, Yet So Different

In 2008, the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns went into the year with almost identical quarterback situations.

They had an incumbent starter who has had success and a young highly regarded prospect who the fans were eager to see.

That created many question marks about the incumbent and his future with the team.

Although they entered the season in almost identical situations, they turned out in much different ways.

This article has two parts. Part 1 will compare Donovan McNabb to Derek Anderson and Part 2 will compare Kevin Kolb to Brady Quinn.

 

Part 1: The Incumbents

While Donovan McNabb has a resume that includes a trip to the Super Bowl, multiple trips to the NFC Championship Game, and Pro Bowl appearances, Derek Anderson was coming off a breakout year in which he made the Pro Bowl himself.

In spite of their accomplishments, both guys had a young prospect behind them.

The fans wanted to see these two prospects. That made it so both McNabb and Anderson would constantly look over their shoulders.

When the season started, it was up and down for both guys. In Anderson’s case, it was mostly down. In all fairness to both guys, they both had things happen that they had no control over. 

Both guys dealt with key offensive players getting injured. Anderson dealt with receivers dropping passes and McNabb still hadn’t replaced Terrell Owens after all these years.

Those were factors in both guys performing inconsistently during the first half of the season.

Both quarterbacks were benched at different times of the year. Fans and players who supported these guys spoke out about how it was wrong.

My take on it is that whether a benching is right or wrong, how that player responds to the benching really tells me a lot about that player.

It is his chance to prove to the coaches that they were wrong to take him out. That is where the paths of Anderson and McNabb became so different after being so similar.

Donovan McNabb came back in on Thanksgiving night after Kevin Kolb had been ineffective. He threw over 400 yards and many touchdowns.

After that game, he remained hot and took the Eagles to a game away from the Super Bowl. Any questions about whether he was the right guy to quarterback the Eagles were put to rest.

When Derek Anderson came back, he made a much different statement. He replaced an injured Brady Quinn against Houston in the third quarter. He went 5 of 16 for 46 yards and an interception.

The next week, the offense produced nothing with him back at the helm. That isn’t exactly the statement the coach was looking for.

Now going forward to 2009, McNabb is the uncontested starter for the Eagles while Anderson will really have overcome a lot to become the starter once again for the Browns.

 

Part Two: The Prospects

Kevin Kolb and Brady Quinn entered 2008 also in almost identical situations. They were both highly regarded draft picks the year before for their respective teams. Yet they were both No. 2 going into the year.

For both guys, there was uncertainty as to when they would get a chance to play and whether or not it would be with their current teams.

Both guys knew they would be backups, regardless of how they performed during the pre-season. In spite of that both guys looked very good in the exhibition games.

When the season started, both guys would watch the starter go through ups and downs. Fans and media for the respective teams began to call out for Kolb and Quinn. Both knew that they could get an opportunity at any time, so they had better be ready.

Quinn got his chance to start on a Thursday Night against Denver. Although the Browns lost, Quinn was very impressive. He threw for almost 300 yards and two TDs.

More importantly, he managed the game well and didn’t turn the ball over. He earned the respect of his teammates with his leadership.

The following week at Buffalo was another solid performance. His passing stats weren’t great, but he managed the game well and again didn’t turn the ball over.

He was able to lead his team to victory in the last minute with a drive that lead to the game winning field goal.

In his first two starts, he led the offense to a combined total of 59 points produced. Unfortunately he broke a finger in the Buffalo game.

He tried to go against Houston but was not as effective with the injury. Unfortunately, he was lost for the year and the offense produced zero offensive TDs the rest of the year.

Kolb didn’t have nearly as much success when he got his chance. He replaced McNabb for the second half in a game against the Ravens.

Kolb really struggled and was very ineffective. The next week McNabb took back over and the rest is history.

To be fair, I have much more sympathy for Kolb than I do for Anderson. He really wasn’t given a fair chance. The Ravens are one of the best defenses in the NFL and he was just thrown in without any real preparation to be the guy that week.

Whether it was fair or not to take McNabb out, the decision was made to give Kolb a chance. Once that decision was made, he should have been given a fair chance. One half against one of the meanest defenses is not a fair chance by any standards.

But regardless of how fair each situation was, Quinn made the most of his and Kolb didn’t. Now Quinn is the favorite to win the job in Cleveland and most Browns fans want to see more of him. Meanwhile, Eagles fans and media are slowly forgetting that Kolb is even on the team.

Matt Leinart: Fair to Call Him a Bust?

Recently, I was involved in a discussion involving who was better in college between Brady Quinn and Matt Leinart. During the conversation it was argued that Matt Leinart was an NFL bust.

While it shouldn’t be a surprise that that was said, I actually have a different view on him.

I don’t think he is a bust. I just think he is a terrible fit for a Ken Whisenhunt style of offense.

If you remember correctly, he was actually drafted by Dennis Green. Green comes from the Bill Walsh school and ran the traditional West Coast offense.

Kurt Warner really struggled in that offense. The plan was not to play Leinart right away, but Warner was struggling. Therefore, Leinart replaced him by about Week Five. He actually performed okay in that offense, and it seemed like an offense he was more comfortable with.

At USC he ran an offense similar to that. I am not sure if Pete Carroll considers his offense a West Coast offense, but it definitely has some West Coast features.

It would have been interesting to see what Leinart could have done with another year under Green.

When Whisenhunt took over, he never really liked Leinart. In fact he actually told him that his mechanics stunk. Of course, Whisenhunt was thinking that Leinart would struggle in his system. It was much more of a downfield vertical game. That clearly favored Warner and that is why he won the job.

Now, nobody can fault Whisenhunt. He inherited Leinart and probably would not have drafted him. After all, he did take them to a Super Bowl.

I am just surprised that Leinart has not been traded this offseason.

What Brady Quinn Haters Don’t Realize

With the opening of training camp just a few weeks away, much of the focus on the Browns will be the quarterback competition between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.

This is not another article that breaks down the competition. Instead it is one that takes a shot at those who don’t like Brady Quinn.

I have heard so many negative comments about him that it just makes me sick.

“He can’t throw the long ball.”

“He can’t win the big game.”

“He isn’t very good.”

It really has become a broken record. Since when is a quarterback evaluated after only three starts?

What bothers me is that most Quinn haters are really just recycled Notre Dame haters.

They don’t even realize that they are hating a player that everybody should be rooting for.

I am not putting him on a pedestal, but he really is a player who does things the right way.

Before you say “C’mon man!” let’s just look at the facts.

• It is a fact that Quinn has never been arrested at a night club.
• It is a fact that he has never taken a gun to a night club and shot himself.
• It is a fact that he has never run a dog fighting business.
• It is also a fact that he didn’t act like a crybaby, unlike Jay Cutler, when trade rumors surfaced.

Let’s look at some of the things he has done.

• He has earned degree from the University of Notre Dame.
• He took real classes at a tough academic school.
• He has been known to consistently be the first at practice and one of the last to leave. He practically lives in the film room during the offseason.

Even with his dedication to the team, he still finds a way to take graduate classes.

I bet most that bash him don’t even know that he is already working on his law degree. He wants to be a lawyer when his playing days are over.

That alone is a huge reason to root for him to succeed in the NFL, because we know he will be okay if he doesn’t.

With all the time he puts into the team and his law degree you would think he wouldn’t have time for anything else. Yet he was constantly seen at the Cavalier games while they were making their playoff run.

Brady Quinn supports the whole city and all its teams.

That is unlike Terrell Owens, who showed up to a finals game in Dallas wearing a Miami Heat jersey. He said that he was a Shaquille O’Neal fan and he wanted to support him. That was shortly after the Cowboys had acquired him in the trade; quite a way to endear himself to his new city.

In a day and age in which fans complain that there are far too many thugs, criminals, and prima donnas in the NFL, here is a guy that does it the right way, and he has far too many haters.

This is a kid that everybody should be rooting for because he truly is one to look up to, and is one of the rare athletes who deserves to be called a role model.

So this is to all the haters. Next time you want to question his arm strength, toughness, and ability to win the big game, remember what you are hating.

You are hating a kid who represents all that is good with sports and one who you should want your kid to be like.

Besides, it is not like all your criticisms will actually shake him—it will actually add more fuel to the fire.

Who Was Better? Brady Quinn Or Matt Leinart

After having stellar careers in college, Brady Quinn and Matt Leinart have both found out that nothing is given to you in the NFL. In Arizona, Leinart has had a chance to start and will get another one. However, he is currently backing up a possible future Hall of Famer.

In Cleveland, Quinn hasn’t had a chance to be a starter yet. He has shown some promise in the pre season and the little action he has got in the regular season. Most do expect him to take over as the starter this year but he will have to fight for it with Derek Anderson.

How both of their NFL careers turn out is still a long way from being determined. Regardless of that, they were both great in college and that can never be taken away no matter what.

Looking at their college careers, they did rival each other naturally since Quinn played for Notre Dame and Leinart played for USC. USC has won seven straight so the simple argument would be to say Leinart was better based on that. But if you know anything about football you know it isn’t quite that easy.

USC certainly has had the better team by far in recent years. Therefore, can you really say that Leinart is automatically better if his team was clearly superior? The answer is clearly no.

Looking back at their epic showdown in 2005, I think both Trojan and Irish fans would agree that that was a great game in the history of the rivalry. It did hurt that USC won but still it was a great game.

Both Quinn and Leinart performed brilliantly in that game. Quinn put his team up by three points with less than two minutes to go. Then Leinart came back with a last second play in which a controversial no call decided the game. Leinart was illegally pushed into the endzone by Reggie Bush.

In all fairness, you can’t fault Bush for that and any player for any team would do the same thing. It is up to referee to call it. So I can’t fault Bush at all.

After that game the debate about Leinart or Quinn was an interesting one. USC fans would say that they won the game and Leinart had a huge conversion on 4th and 9 in the last drive.

Notre Dame fans would counter that Quinn performed against a much tougher defense. Yet he still went wire to wire with Leinart.

Determining who was better really cannot be determined by one game. You really have to look at their whole entire career.

Looking at Leinart, he was really good right away and only got better in time. USC was 36-2 with him at quarterback and he was a huge reason why.

He beat out Matt Cassel for the starting job and we found out last year that Cassel is a damn good quarterback. I understand that is was a close competition and one of the factors, but not the determining factor, was that Leinart would be around for three years and Cassel would only be there for two.

Looking at Quinn, he took a couple of years to become a great quarterback. His win-loss record wasn’t as good. However, the team around him was nowhere near the team Leinart had around him.

Don’t get me wrong, I love Darius Walker but I would take Reggie Bush and Lendale White any day. USC also had a much better offensive line. Looking at their primary receivers with Dwayne Jarrett and Jeff Samardijiza, that is a tough one and probably too close to call. USC’s defense was much better and it really was no comparison.

Based on all that, Leinart clearly had much more to work with than Quinn did. So although Leinart did win a Heisman and a National Championship, I would still take Quinn if I had my choice of the two.

It is a hard one because they are both great leaders on and off the field. However, the reason I would choose Quinn really comes down to a couple of factors that I admit are pure speculation.

I have no doubt that if Brady Quinn played for USC that his numbers and record would have been about the same as Leinart’s and USC still wins a National Championship.

I am not sure that Matt Leinart could have had the same success in South Bend as Quinn did. I am not saying he wouldn’t have, just that it is hard to determine what he would have done with less to work with.

Another factor is what would have happened if either guy were to go down. I have no doubt that USC had enough to rally around Matt Cassel and continue without missing much of a beat.

If Quinn would have gone down at any time for Notre Dame, it would have been over. Then team would have been lucky to win another game. As a domer, it hurts to say that but it is the reality.

In no way is that a shot at Matt Leinart. The reality is that both guys did a great job and got the most out of the talent they had. But at the end of the day, I know Quinn can get it done with less to work with.

 

Did Brian Daboll Let the Cat Out of the Bag?

Last week in a press conference, Browns offensive coordinator Brian Daboll made some interesting comments regarding the quarterback competition. After watching it, I was thinking that he just named Brady Quinn the starter.

First, he was talking about other quarterbacks he worked with like Tom Brady and Brett Favre. He mentioned how both of them were in early and out late each day. If you know the Browns at all, you know how well documented it is that Quinn is known to be in early and out late.

He did, however, say later in the press conference that both Quinn and Derek Anderson have been in early and out late. But, I sense he was just covering his bases there. It has been well documented how Quinn stays late in the offseason, while Anderson is out golfing somewhere.

Now, that is not a shot at Anderson. Players prepare differently. Maybe by getting away from the film room and on the green, Anderson can clear his head and think about the situations that way.

However, Daboll said they want a guy who is in early and out late, and we all know that is Brady Quinn.

The next thing he said was he wants a guy who prides himself on being a great practice player. Anderson has a repuatation of not being a good player in practice.

While I do feel that Quinn is a more of a gamer than a practice guy, he doesn’t have the reputation of not being good in practice.

The next thing Daboll said was he wanted a guy who has control of the huddle and gets his players lined up properly. We all know who is better at this.

He also said he wants the guy who makes better decisions under pressure. Again, Anderson throws into multiple coverages when he is pressured. Quinn ,on the other hand, either throws it away or to a place where only the receiver can catch it, or he tucks it and runs.

The last thing he said was that he wants is the guy who is more accurate. When he said that I was thinking, “You just named Brady Quinn the starter.”

At least that is what it looks like to me.

Brett Favre’s Legacy: What Is Left of It?

A few years ago, I would never expected to feel this way about Brett Favre. How did he become what he has become? He went from being one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game to a disgrace. It is really sad.

My whole life I have been a Detroit Lions fan. Therefore I hate the Packers. Though I dislike the team, I always respected Brett Favre and liked what he stood for. I don’t think I have ever seen a tougher quarterback than Brett Favre. I always enjoyed seeing him go head to head with Barry Sanders. Those were always fun games.

But the difference is that when Barry retired, he really retired. Many people thought he would be back but he never did. If Barry had decided to come back with a different team, I would be perfectly okay with that. However, I would never forgive him if he played for the Vikings, Packers, or Bears. That would be a slap in the face to us.

Favre has made it very clear that he wants to play for the Vikings. The only thing holding him back is whether or not he can make the throws after his surgery. The fact that he even wants to is a slap in the face to the team and organization that made him a superstar.

This kind of reminds me when Marcus Allen played for the Kansas City Chiefs. That was a slap in the face to the Raiders. It is true that Al Davis did screw with his career, but what about the Raider fans that loved him? I specifically remember talking to a Raider fan talking about how it hurt seeing his favorite player playing for a team he hated.

It is obvious that the only reason Favre wants to play is revenge against Ted Thompson and Mike McCarthy. He wants to make sure his arm is good enough to get his revenge. Favre’s actions are even worse than Allen’s. The organization didn’t mess with his career.

This makes me pull hair out of my head because to this day, I still can’t figure out what exactly Thompson and McCarthy did wrong. Favre retired on his own.

They moved on to Aaron Rodgers. Then Favre decided he wanted to come back. McCarthy did not feel they could keep Rodgers on the bench any longer. I would have made the same choice.

My favorite part of sports is when a great player retires and he passes the torch to the guy replacing him. It makes me sick that Favre never endorsed Rodgers as the Packer’s starter. Instead he chose to keep the spotlight on him. That is disgraceful.

Now here we are again. Everyday it is something new about Favre. He had surgery. He has a deadline. He doesn’t have a deadline. Trainers from the Vikings went to his home. He has a hangnail. Blah, Blah, Blah…

The sad thing is that the media should be focusing on the players that are true superstars today and ones that can potentially become superstars. Instead they allow this guy who was once a great player hold the game hostage. It is disgusting.

If Favre does indeed sign with the Vikings, he will go into Lambeau Field as a member of the arch rival. Whatever is left of his legacy will be destroyed. I don’t really like either team but I hope the Packers kick their butt. It is the only way for the end to justify the means.

I honestly can’t figure out why the Vikings want to go down this road. They have to know that he doesn’t care about the team. He just wants revenge on the Packers.

To me this whole story is just a disgrace. Here is one of the best players of all time and look what he has become. I would just hope at some point the NFL would say enough is enough. Brett you were great but it is time for the next generation.

The QB Competition Will Only Help The Cleveland Browns

This article is a reply to this article by Bleacher Report’s Casey Drottar. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/202010-why-the-browns-quarterback-competition-may-have-ended-before-it-began

Drottar’s article suggests that the competition really isn’t a competition and that Brady Quinn will be the guy. I speculate that he is right but I will never assume anything with Eric Mangini. The part of the article I really want to focus on is the end where he was wondering why doesn’t he just let the plan known.

I absolutely agree with Drottar’s position and do feel that Quinn is the plan. However, I also believe in sharing things on a need to know basis. At this point, why does the rest of the league need to know?

The larger issue to me is that although Quinn does look like the guy going forward, it is still important to make sure both guys are getting reps with the starters. It isn’t so much about the two competing for the job, but the likely reality that the Browns will need both guys at some point during the season.

Even though Quinn will in all likelihood be the guy, the Browns need Derek Anderson. He will be the backup and will likely be needed for two to four games. The Browns can’t just mail it in for those games, they need to win. Therefore, give both guys work now because the backup won’t get much work when the season starts.

The positive thing about it is that Quinn will have to be at the top of his game during training camp and that will only make him better. He will be ready for week one because he would have already been competing for a few weeks.

The only negative is that it does take reps away from Quinn in practice. During OTA’s both guys struggled. That is not that surprising though since many new players were getting reps at all positions and a new system is being implemented.

Then in mini camp, there were gradual improvements by both guys. The last two practices Anderson sat out with a leg injury. Quinn got all the reps with the starters and had his best practices so far.

All in all, I think the positives outweigh the negatives. Quinn looks to be the guy but you still need to prepare both quarterbacks.

Donte Stallworth’s Sentence Was no Slap on the Wrist.

Let me be clear about one thing. I believe that if you kill somebody when you are driving drunk, you are a murderer. I get mad whenever I hear anybody say it was an accident. 

You know that by getting behind the wheel of a car you can kill somebody. That is no accident. It was premeditated murder.

However, in this case there were extenuating circumstances. Those circumstances have nothing to do with him being an NFL receiver. It has to do with the fact that the death of the victim was probably unavoidable.

He ran out into the street in front of Stallworth. It also was not in a crosswalk, but in an area where pedestrians are not supposed to be. Therefore, Stallworth, or anybody else, would have hit him if he was completely sober.

To me, it now becomes a DUI case as opposed to a vehicular manslaughter. Did he get a fair sentence for a DUI? I think he did.

As far as I know it was his first offense. Most people lose their license for a period of time and can get it back after a while if they live up to certain conditions. He, however, will never get his license back.

Jail time isn’t always given on the first offense. In this case it was. While 30 days isn’t a long time, some people get community service the first time for a DUI.

Stallworth has paid alot of money to the victim’s family. Again, not everybody who gets a DUI does that.

He will likely not be able to play at all this year. I think Roger Goodell will probably suspend him for the season. Not all employers suspend a worker for a year after a DUI.

So let’s run it down. He drives drunk and that is horrible. He hit a pedestrian that a sober driver couldn’t have missed. Then it becomes a DUI. For his DUI he gets:

1. No chance of ever having a license again.

2. 30 days in jail.

3. Ordered to pay alot of money to the victim’s family.

4. A likely suspension for a year.

If you ask me, that doesn’t sound like a slap on the wrist at all. The punishment has to fit the crime. Due to the circumstances this was a DUI and not vehicular manslaughter. For a DUI, this is a very strict punishment.

Brady Quinn: Why He Will Win

Like many other fans I expect that Brady Quinn will ultimately be the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. There are those who doubt that, but I believe now more than ever that Brady Quinn’s destiny is to be the quarterback of the Cleveland Browns. Even if he doesn’t start opening day, I still believe he takes over quite early in the year.

How can I be sure? After all, there is uncertainty about whether or not Eric Mangini is committed to him. Nobody knows if Quinn will be given a chance to develop or if Mangini will pull him after a few games if he is not effective. It is also true that Derek Anderson can look phenomenal when he is on.

Brady Quinn will be the quarterback and there is nothing Eric Mangini, Derek Anderson, DA fans, Quinn bashers, and Notre Dame haters can do about it. This is above them.

It isn’t because he is the better quarterback.

There is no doubt that he has the bigger upside. Anderson has him beat on arm strength. However, Quinn is more accurate, a better leader, has better pocket presence, more escapability, and just smarter on the field.

It isn’t because of his marketability.

There is no question that Quinn has Anderson beat here too. He is great with the media and Anderson is not. There were more No. 10 jerseys in the stands than No. 3 jerseys. That is even before he ever started. Quinn was the first quarterback I know to get endorsements before starting.

It isn’t because of the owner. 

I have heard that Randy Lerner wants to see Quinn on the field. You can’t blame him for that. He has a lot invested in him and knows that his customers want to see him. He is a business man after all.

Those right there are three solid reasons to think Quinn would win. However, the reason Brady Quinn wins the job is because of divine intervention. This is something I believe very strongly in. It is those football gods.

The football gods decided a long time ago that Brady Quinn’s fate was to be the Cleveland Browns quarterback. Those gods have been with him ever since the Sugar Bowl. In the pre-game, Quinn was shown helmets from various teams to see which team he may play for. His eyes really lit up when he saw the Browns helmet.

Before the game, Quinn was slated as the No. 1 pick in the draft. I hated the idea of the Raiders picking him. He didn’t fit with them because he has never been arrested. The game starts and Jamarcus Russell had a great game. That moved his stock ahead of Quinn’s.

From that point on I knew his fate was to be in Cleveland. I was positive that the Browns would take him No. 3. I was shocked when they took Joe Thomas.

Then it happened. The gods intervened.

Other teams kept passing on him and he fell to No. 22. That to me was the gods way of saying he belongs in Cleveland, nowhere else.

Then he has a great preseason as a rookie in spite hardly knowing the playbook. However, when the season started Romeo Crennel wanted him to sit out for awhile before playing.

Then it happened again.

Anderson comes in and has a Pro-Bowl year. That was a way of not forcing Quinn in too early.

Then nobody in Cleveland expected Quinn to be the quarterback of the future. Then it happened again. Anderson just fell apart in 2008. When Quinn got his chance, he did quite well in his first two starts. After trying to play on a broken finger, he was then lost for the season.

Believe it or not, the broken finger was an act of the gods as well.

The upcoming schedule was the Colts, Titans, and Eagles. They weren’t going to have him struggle against those defenses. Instead they thought it was better to have three quarterbacks fail to produce an offensive touchdown the rest of the year.

Then when Eric Mangini comes in there is doubt about how much he wants Quinn as his quarterback.

Then there is all the talk of putting him on the trading block. Rumor is that he almost went to Denver in the Jay Cutler deal.

Then he almost gets dealt on draft day. For whatever reason the deals didn’t go through.

There was even talk that Mangini was going to take Mark Sanchez. Instead the Jets offer a trade that was too good to pass on. To me it was divine intervention once again.

Now here we are once again. It is June and now most Browns fans want and expect Quinn to be the quarterback. I believe it will happen because I just don’t see the football gods having it any other way.

 

 

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