Cleveland Browns fans will finally get what they have been asking for as Brady Quinn steps into the lineup tomorrow night for the Browns home game against the Denver Broncos....
I will address the move further down the post,but here is my thoughts of what caused the move-the Browns devastating 37-27 gag job to the hated Baltimore Ravens last Sunday.
Brownie Bits
1) Credit for the Browns name goes to who else but Battlin Bob.
I still am taking suggestions for this segment on the Pirates,Buckeyes,Seahawks and Devils......
2) Yes,Derek Anderson's interception (well,basically a glorified hand off) to Terrell Suggs ended the game,but other than that-I cannot blame much else on Anderson.
Why not?
Read on,MacDuff.....
3) Two things killed the Browns when they led 27-17.
Of course Butterworth Edwards allowing a sure backbreaking TD pass slip through his hands was one.
If Butterworth had held on to that,the lead would have been 34-17 and likely lights out for a demoralized Raven team....
4) The other was the predictable playcalling by offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski with the 10 point lead.
Run,Run,Incomplete pass were the results of the four drives preceding the Anderson interception.
Far from aggressive play calling,I used to do better than that playing Super Tecmo Bowl!.
5) The corners struggled throughout the game as well.
Eric Wright was beaten a few times,but not nearly as bad as Brandon McDonald.
It appeared to me that Baltimore would go to the line of scrimmage with the play called to throw to whoever 22 was covering in the first half.
Awful,Awful,Awful...Imagine that to Felix Unger lecturing Oscar Madison....
6) Would someone please tell me why Syndric Steptoe and Steve Sanders seem to be on the field so much?
Want to get your best players on the field more often and show a different look as well?
How about moving Kellen Winslow to the wide side of the field and keep Steve Heiden at the conventional TE spot?
That would enable the Browns to use the best they have more often instead of these practice squad graduates and expecting them to produce!
7) One Brown that you can rarely gripe about is Joshua Cribbs.
Cribbs plays his guts out every play that he is on the field and he made three tackles on special teams in addition to his kick return TD.
Cribbs is far from a one dimensional returner and of all the guys on this team-Cribbs is the one that can play for me anytime...
8) Take away the poor decision on the pick and Anderson didn't play poorly.
Let's face it,this is a lost season and between the fans discontent about being surprisingly bad (Remember we had reasonable expectations) combined with the suddenly tenuous job situation of Romeo Crennel and /or Phil Savage,the Browns are forced to see what Brady Quinn has.
It is unfortunate that it was not all Anderson's fault,but the move is the right one....
9) That said,both Crennel and Savage better hope that Brady Quinn can at least show some flashes of talent because if he struggles badly for the rest of the year-both of them can warm up the U-Hauls...
10) And finally,the front seven on this team allowed two rookies to kill them.
Joe Flacco and Ray Rice?Give ma a break..
Shaun Rogers has been terrific and D'Qwell Jackson has been solid,but the rest?
Ugh.
Bonus Rounds) As much as a 3rd rounder for Shaun Rogers appears to be a robbery for the Browns giving Green Bay a 2nd for Corey Williams appears to be a steal in reverse.......
Between Williams and Kamerion Wimbley,the Browns could lead the league on almost hurries.
If this rumor is true and the Cleveland Browns do not claim DeAngelo Hall for the 100 dollar waiver price then I can become very vocal on Phil Savage moving on.
Imagine Hall and Eric Wright on the corners and Brandon McDonald as the third corner.
Now that would be an upgrade in talent!
And the same goes the for the Seahawks,who due to their record being worse would be able to claim Hall before he got to the Browns on the waiver wire...
Back later with a brief look at the Seahawk loss to the Eagles,the election of Barack Obama and the devastating loss to the Devils of Martin Brodeur for the next three to four months!!!
Photo Credits
Pumpkin:Chuck Crow-Cleveland Plain Dealer
Odd Couple:Paramount
Cribbs:Joshua Gunter-Cleveland Plain Dealer
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