Comments on: First and 10: Brady Quinn to start against Denver

By: Marshall

Marshall — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 14:37:04 +0000

Clevelan_ Browns.

They play no D, so I think we should just take the letter out of the team name.

By: Bill Howes

Bill Howes — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:03:10 +0000

I was surprised to see Anderson pulled after the Baltimore game. I felt the loss was a team effort so if anyone is being sat down it should be the whole team. The Los Alamitos Griffins High School Team in Los Alamitos California is undefeated. Why don't they give them a shot? If nothing else, they would play with a lot more heart.

By: nick a

nick a — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 14:41:14 +0000

why isn't anyone talking about the REAL REASON the browns lost to Baltimore? NO professional team goes into their dime or 'prevent' defense with six minutes left in the THIRD QUARTER. we should not be talking about a quarterback ferris wheel. we SHOULD be talking about our defensive coordinator. with a 14 point lead we drop 8 into coverage and only rush 3. result? gaping holes for a freshman running back to look like Ernie Davis reincarnated, safeties running up to make tackles that linebackers should have made, a quick progress down the field and suddenly a 14 point lead turns into a tie. the drop by BE doesn't matter and neither does the interception of the draw play. they shouldn't have occurred because the browns should have STUCK to the defense that GOT THEM the 14 point lead.
I have watched the browns since 62. the blame for this one should go DIRECTLY on the defensive coordinator, and then on a head coach that didnt see it coming and respond with "WHAT????".

By: Salinian

Salinian — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:08:26 +0000

Thanks much for the valuable insights contained in Point 10, especially those related to the OL.

As for Kasper, he received an injury settlement, which means he could be brought back after Game (or is it Week?) Ten. Since Steve Sanders seems to be around only because (a.) he is a hometown kid who tries to do right in motivating and helping local youth groups, credibility he might lose if not affiliated with a pro team, or (b.) he had been the only practice squad WR who knew the system well enough to step in for an injured/unavailable vet, Kevin might be brought back in his stead ASAP, particularly now that the club is going to a QB who figures to employ more check-downs and dump-offs.

As for a waiver-deal of mutual accomodation, how about Stallworth to StL for Drew Bennett?

By: alan t.

alan t. — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 21:01:54 +0000

That Fathead remark was made in jest, but that's actually a very clever business idea. Hell, I'd buy it. Life-sized pictures of Edwards dropping a pass, Ilgauskas traveling, Hafner whiffing. I'd buy them all!

By: stan

stan — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 19:10:40 +0000

TRENT WHO?
NOW WHAT THIS TEAM NEEDS IF HE BECOME AVAIABLE IS MIKE SINGLETARY AS HEADCOACH TOUGH AS NAILS WITH LOTS OF EMOTION NOT LIKE ROMEO THE HUT.

By: terje

terje — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 18:06:44 +0000

pat, this is from a previous post of yours:

"Oh … as for all the people out there calling for me to call for Crennel to be fired, I have to say this:

1) I don't think he should be fired, and …"

your loyalty to the guy is commendable. but everything you write points the blame in one direction—the head coach. no way can crennel avoid the blame after all that has gone wrong. you implicitly attacked crennel today in your article by mentioning how a belichick team plays in comparison to this browns team. our team celebrates long before the game is over. you said it yourself. it this is not an indictment of the head coach i don't know what is.

i do not believe for a second that playing quinn was crennel's decision. we all saw what happened when crennel played chuck frye. he was gone the next day. that was NOT crennel's choice…that was all phil savage. if crennel was going to bench anderson it would have been done earlier. like you said, anderson did not lose the ravens game by himself. so the timing of the benching does not jive if it was crennel's call.

this organization is circling the drain. dilfer is right in that aspect. from the absentee owner, the unprofessional g.m., the clueless head coach, the poor veteran leadership on the team all the way down to the towel boy. this organization needs an enema.

By: James

James — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 17:26:10 +0000

Trent Dilfer. The man showed all of America what a truly assinine person he is, didn't he? A washed up has-been/never-was, lecturing on when (and "only when") a team is permitted to change QBs! It's so absurd and insulting, it's absolutely laughable. Mind-boggling, even. Sounds like ol' Trent is doing some over-compensating for his OWN shortcomings at the position. A little defensive, there, eh, baldy? Still harboring some burrs over being benched for a MAC rookie—even though you were as unproductive as they come??

This whole town knew Anderson was simply keeping the spot warm until Brady took over. And Crennel and Savage, foolishly, led themselves to believe that '08 would be "the year" with D.A. at the helm. Quinn's time is looooong overdue, despite what the moron Dilfer spews. My goodness, what a joke ESPN has become.