Denver (+3) at Cleveland
JOE picks Cleveland
Tommy Maddox and Kelly Holcomb combined for 796 yards in a 2002 Wild Card game, I'm taking the under on that for Brady Quinn and Jay Cutler. That fact makes my head want to explode. It proves that anyone can have a good game or series of games (DA) but an actual franchise QB is a little harder to find.
This game marks the beginning of another chapter in Browns history, well since 1999, and will be their 11th starting QB in 10 years. Ty Detmer, Spergon Wynn, Tim Couch, Doug Pederson, Kelly Holcomb, Jeff Garcia, Luke McCown, Trent Dilfer, Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn ..... uuuuuugh. I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Somehow Dilfer sees that list and thinks "lack of stability." I look at it and see Dilfer on the list and think .... dry-heaved again .... he's not even in the top half of that group. And yet he is considered a great analyst on ESPN, even though he couldn't have came across as any more bitter and any more wrong to any Browns fan when he ripped the Browns for benching DA. I didn't mind him on TV until then and now I don't want to hear his opinion on anything ever.
But tonight we will focus on Quinn, and hopefully get a handful of cuts to his sister in the stands, because like every player that comes to any Cleveland sports team, he is looked at to save the franchise. Is there any way to live up to this hype that's been created and has been building for two years?? Not really, unless your name is LeBron. Judging how Brady has handled himself in the spotlight before, I expect only good things.
This could be considered blind-hope but I believe its the best move the team could have made. It should have been made after the 0-3 start but at least it was made. Anderson will never be better than above-average at best but in Quinn you get that feeling of something better. Sure he hasn't been on the field for more than one regular season drive (11 plays for a FG after Winslow dropped a TD pass) but he has that "it" factor and a presence that can't be ignored. And it was ignored too long. But finally like Indiana Jones, the Browns have "chosen wisely." Although the franchise won't be granted eternal life for this choice, for this week (at least) Brady Quinn will be immortal.
JOE picks Cleveland
Tommy Maddox and Kelly Holcomb combined for 796 yards in a 2002 Wild Card game, I'm taking the under on that for Brady Quinn and Jay Cutler. That fact makes my head want to explode. It proves that anyone can have a good game or series of games (DA) but an actual franchise QB is a little harder to find.
This game marks the beginning of another chapter in Browns history, well since 1999, and will be their 11th starting QB in 10 years. Ty Detmer, Spergon Wynn, Tim Couch, Doug Pederson, Kelly Holcomb, Jeff Garcia, Luke McCown, Trent Dilfer, Charlie Frye, Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn ..... uuuuuugh. I just threw up a little bit in my mouth.
Somehow Dilfer sees that list and thinks "lack of stability." I look at it and see Dilfer on the list and think .... dry-heaved again .... he's not even in the top half of that group. And yet he is considered a great analyst on ESPN, even though he couldn't have came across as any more bitter and any more wrong to any Browns fan when he ripped the Browns for benching DA. I didn't mind him on TV until then and now I don't want to hear his opinion on anything ever.
But tonight we will focus on Quinn, and hopefully get a handful of cuts to his sister in the stands, because like every player that comes to any Cleveland sports team, he is looked at to save the franchise. Is there any way to live up to this hype that's been created and has been building for two years?? Not really, unless your name is LeBron. Judging how Brady has handled himself in the spotlight before, I expect only good things.
This could be considered blind-hope but I believe its the best move the team could have made. It should have been made after the 0-3 start but at least it was made. Anderson will never be better than above-average at best but in Quinn you get that feeling of something better. Sure he hasn't been on the field for more than one regular season drive (11 plays for a FG after Winslow dropped a TD pass) but he has that "it" factor and a presence that can't be ignored. And it was ignored too long. But finally like Indiana Jones, the Browns have "chosen wisely." Although the franchise won't be granted eternal life for this choice, for this week (at least) Brady Quinn will be immortal.
My Rankings of Browns QBs Since Return
- 10. Pederson
- 9. Detmer
- 8. Wynn
- 7. Dilfer (Actually I rank Ken Dorsey ahead of Dilfer too even without a start)
- 6. McCown
- 5. Frye
- 4. Garcia
- 3. Anderson
- 2. Couch (I loved Couch, still think he would have been great on a better team)
- 1. Quinn (Optimism Reigns Supreme)
MIKE picks Cleveland
I heard a story of a kid who went to Vegas with $100 for blackjack. Hand after hand, the cards simply did not go his way. $80 left ... $50 left ... $20 left ... Finally, with only $10 remaining, the kid finally hit a good hand. "Double-down," he said. The risk paid off and soon, the kid found himself gaining back the money he lost. When he finally left the table, he earned back his original $100. He also took another $65 from the house.
Sometimes when things look bleak, it's time to double-down. Cleveland will be doing that tonight when they throw Brady Quinn into the fire on a short week. But what is there to lose? To stay with Derek Anderson is like pocketing that final $10, embracing the lost season and just being happy that Cleveland has an NFL team. But by putting all their chips in Quinn, the Browns are hoping for that good hand to not only bring them back to even, but to catapult them into the playoffs.
And if the house shows 21, at least they're preparing for next year.
Tonight, Quinn proves methodical and accurate. Browns 27, Denver 13.
PS: Don't forget. Derek Anderson is just one play away.
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