Comments on: Brady Quinn's distressing saga as a Cleveland Brown

By: Rich G.

Rich G. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:35:28 +0000

Blathering to anybody special?

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 19:09:17 +0000

This is the best, most clever marketing idea I've seen from any fan in ages. Why can't the same thing be done in Cleveland? http://xr.com/fkhc

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:57:29 +0000

Oh, and one other thing about Paul Brown's myth. This is 2009. It's not 1953. You can't "build" something when the bricks keep moving.

By: alan t.

alan t. — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:46:40 +0000

Yes, running backs are a dime a dozen. But GREAT running backs only come along once in a blue moon. And even if the team isn't winning, then at least the fans get something worth their time. It's why Edwards and Winslow, or somebody like them, is worth it. It's why when the Bravens were horrible in the 70s, Gregg Pruitt was featured in every Bravens photo and in every Bravens press release. It's why when the Bears and Lions were horrible, fans still thought it was well worth seeing Walter Payton, pre-destroyed knee Billy Sims, and Barry Sanders.

Stop with the dumb stuff about successful NFL teams are built from the inside out. It's a myth. Paul Brown's teams blew beginning in the late 50s, and that's why he was told to hit the road, but the myth remains.

The NFL is an entertainment business. A great big overweight white guy flipping the ball underneath his legs to Joe Blow who then hands off the ball to Felon Blow or throws the ball to Tyrone Blow is neither successful nor entertaining.

By: Chicago_Brown

Chicago_Brown — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:56:01 +0000

Running backs are a dime a dozen in the NFL. There is absolutely no reason to pick a RB high in the draft. Just look at the starters in the AFC North. Ray Rice & Willie Parker were drafted late. Benson was cut by the Bears. Yes – It would be nice to have an AP type talent but only if we have the line and defense to go along with it. Successful NFL teams are built from the inside out.

By: Marc

Marc — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:19:45 +0000

All I can say is, Joe Thomas better become a Hall of Famer, because that's what we passed up in Adrian Peterson. Imagine that. If someone had told you, "But this guy will be the very best running back in the league, an eventual Hall of Famer," wouldn't it be JUST like the Browns mgmt. to say, "Yeah, we know…but we need a lineman. Skilled playmakers? Nah, we don't need any of those."

By: ralph

ralph — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:04:18 +0000

Rick, I find your response to my comment disappointing.

My point was not "one player makes the difference", it was with Jamal Lewis as your feature back, it might be a good idea to bring in his eventual successor.

By: Rick

Rick — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:21:41 +0000

"Adrian Peterson, Knowshawn Moreno, Beanie Wells, Rashard Mendenhall.
How in the world is one of them not a Cleveland Brown?"

Because if they were, you, and every other Brown fan who thinks one player makes the difference, would not be happy to have them. If one of these were a Brown, he would be labeled a stiff and your kind would instead be pining for some other RB and wondering why we couldn't have gotten one of them instead of one of ones you just mentioned (if they had the unfortunate luck of being drafted by Cleveland).

By: John Flyte

John Flyte — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:54:57 +0000

As someone who writes and moderates for the unofficial Brady Quinn fansite, you put into words precisely what is needed to quell Anderson flare-ups. No gushiness that we are guilty of, but succinct accurate descriptions; letting the plays and reviews speak for themselves.

Thank-you Mr. McManamon you're welcome at our site anytime (even when Brady plays poorly – we don't let him slide either.) www . brady-quinn . org

With your permission, I would like to quote you on our post, with full credit and links. Please let me know.

By: ralph

ralph — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 23:40:24 +0000

"It sure seems like Quinn deserves better."

So did Couch, but he didn't get much help either.

The Browns never should've drafted him in the first place. Think of how much better this team would be if they spent the last two drafts surrounding D.A. with talent instead of trying to prove how much smarter they are than everyone else in the NFL by drafting Quinn after he fell like a rock on draft day.

This is caused by all the "6am to 3am" days spent in Berea. If they went home for the night by 9pm, those two handoffs to Cribbs in the red zone would've never happened.

Adrian Peterson, Knowshawn Moreno, Beanie Wells, Rashard Mendenhall.

How in the world is one of them not a Cleveland Brown?