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Brady Quinn

The beauty of democracy

July 16, 2009

ESPN did a survey for the best quarterback in the AFC North. Players cast the votes. Two Browns players received a vote. Go figure. Maybe some players were yanking ESPN's chain?

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One more opinion that the Browns staff prefers Derek Anderson

May 14, 2009

Fox's John Czarnecki writes that "there is no question that the new Browns' hierarchy seems to prefer Derek Anderson over fan-favorite Brady Quinn, despite the front office unwillingness to trade the Notre Dame kid prior to last month's draft." Depsite that, Czarnecki predicts Quinn will be the starter because he's a better practice player than [...]

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Browns: Quinn not available … trade-down possible?

April 24, 2009

The draft approaches.
And perhaps all the Brady Quinn smoke was generated by someone sending false signals. Today the Denver Post reported that the Broncos want to acquire another quarterback, specifically to trade up and obtain USC QB Mark Sanchez. The Post also reported: "The Broncos … made preliminary inquiries about Brady Quinn but were told [...]

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This Browns approach makes sense

April 21, 2009

A report in Yahoo from Jason Cole indicates the Browns are dangling bait in an effort to trade down from the fifth spot. Which, if true, is sound thinking and a good move. The Browns need players, and more draft picks gets them more players.
Cole states the Browns are the most eager of all the [...]

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These Browns trade rumors won't go away

April 20, 2009

The draft approaches and the rumors continue to swirl that Brady Quinn and/or Braylon Edwards will be ex-Browns by the time the weekend is over. Nothing concrete, but rumors. "A general manger told me that he expects Cleveland to trade Brady Quinn this week but he's not sure what team he will be heading to," [...]

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Some more on your Cleveland Browns

April 17, 2009

I always wonder if I'm being too hard on the Cleveland Browns.  Yesterday GM George Kokinis spoke with the media, and really didn't say anything of substance. He talked a lot and answered a lot of questions, but really didn't speak in depth on them at all.
That's his right, of course. And I understand that sometimes [...]

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The Cutler deal was all about Kyle Orton

April 6, 2009

My last word on the Jay Cutler trade. After this I shall say no more … Peter King wrote about the deal and other possible Cutler deals on SI.com, and never once mentioned the words "Brady" and "Quinn." King said the key for Denver was acquiring Kyle Orton, which might be the first time anything like [...]

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Perhaps the Browns should be happy …

April 3, 2009

The Jets don't have a quarterback like Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn. They don't have a guy who has thrown 29 TD passes or a guy who was a first-round draft pick out of Notre Dame. So perhaps the Jay Cutler situation comes to this: Substitute the word "Browns" for the word "Jets" here and understand [...]

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One example of fan reaction to a possible Quinn trade

April 2, 2009

Ted Arichteff has been a loyal reader and e-mailer for years. It might lead one to wonder why Ted doesn't have more in his life — Soduku perhaps? — but it's nice to know somebody out there cares. Ted wrote a bunch of us local hacks yesterday to vent on the speculation that Brady Quinn [...]

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More on the Jay Cutler nonsense

April 2, 2009

I think some folks outside Cleveland are missing the point about the Jay Cutler-Brady Quinn situation. I should state that I have no idea if there even is a Cutler-Quinn situation, and I have no idea if the Browns are indeed trying to trade Quinn and acquire Cutler. There sure is a lot of speculation [...]

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This talk of acquiring Jay Cutler defies logic

April 1, 2009

Let the Jay Cutler rumor mill start churning.
Broncos owner Pat Bowlen released a stunning statement Tuesday night saying he was going to trade his quarterback. Immediately, the Browns surfaced as a possible – and in some cases — likely landing spot.
I don't get it. I just don't get it.
Two years ago, the fan base was [...]

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A couple Browns quarterback thoughts

March 12, 2009

 Former Browns Pro Personnel Director Jeremy Green now works for ESPN, and he recently held an online chat. He's a bright guy who should be back in the league. Whatever. Here's his answers on some Browns questions.
Who will be the starting quarterback, Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson?
"Quinn. Again what does (Eric) Mangini have to lose? [...]

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Brady Quinn done for the season — a story that stinks in many ways

November 26, 2008

What's the only thing missing from the Browns' season? A calliope.
Now word comes that Brady Quinn is done for the season, that playing with that injured finger made it worse and he may need surgery to fix it. Naturally the Browns did not release this information. It leaked out in dribs and drabs from outlets [...]

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First and 10: Where do we start with the Browns?

November 25, 2008

First and 10
1)      I've been thinking and thinking all day about the Browns and I just don't know where to start. Where does one start with this team?
2)      It seems to be a team disintegrating in front of our eyes. The GM sends a completely inappropriate e-mail to a fan. He's taking fans' e-mails while [...]

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Someone gets it that LeBron might not leave, and why the difference in judgment with Quinn and Anderson?

November 22, 2008

Finally, there's someone out there who gets it that Lebron James will not automatically leave Cleveland after next season, that LeBron's driving force is multiple championships, and that he knows nobody has ever done it in his home town. As Ian Thomsen writes on SI.com: "To become the equal to (or eclipse) Jordan, LeBron must [...]

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First and 10: Good for Dawson's finish to a not-so-perfect game

November 18, 2008

First and 10
1)      A reporter is supposed to be objective in this job. You know, be fair and balanced, not root … that kind of thing. But there are times when you can't help but be happy for certain individuals. So it is for Phil Dawson, who deserves every bit of praise and respect sent [...]

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Who has really hurt the Browns … and anyone care to join me on the drive to Buffalo on Monday?

November 15, 2008

Heading to Buffalo …
Anyone care to shuffle off to the game with me … you can drive:

 
 Who has really hurt the Browns?
The more I think about the Browns this season the more I believe the team's record is far more a product of the people around Derek Anderson than Derek Anderson. One player who bears a [...]

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First and 10: How much more can the Browns ask of fans?

November 11, 2008

Please excuse this brief interlude …
Somehow today I have a vision of Herb Score, watching all the greats play a pickup game on a real field of dreams. Score has a microphone, of course, and he looks out and says: "Tris Speaker on deck … swinging that bat with the lead donut on it."
Herb just [...]

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First and 10: Brady Quinn to start against Denver

November 4, 2008

First and 10
1)      Good luck Brady Quinn. You get to lead a team that … may or may not have its No. 2 receiver … does have a No. 1 receiver who continually drops passes that can make or break your future … has an offensive line underperforming, especially compared to a year ago … [...]

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First and 10: Topsy has become turvy, or something like that

October 21, 2008

First and 10
1)      I think I've got this season figured out. This Sunday in Jacksonville the Browns come up with a stirring win. Meanwhile, Pittsburgh loses to the Giants and lo and behold the Browns are two back heading back home and the fans are back on the hook until the next painfully loss. The [...]

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A real bad day in Washington

October 19, 2008

It takes no great insight or genius on sports to realize what happened to the Browns in Washington: They forgot what it takes to win. It's not like they had that down this season anyway. I mean, a letdown of a season is in full bloom, after six games. So let's rephrase this way: The Browns [...]

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First and 10: Might the Browns pull out a win?

October 7, 2008

First and 10
1)      There's no logical reason to say this, but I expect the Giants to get the Browns at their best Monday night. Again, there's no logic to it, except that it's do or die time for the Browns.
2)      The Browns are healthier than they've been in a long time, they're at home, it's [...]

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Browns win, but boy was that ugly …

September 28, 2008

At one point during the Browns oh-so-exciting win over the Bengals, an e-mailer sent a colleague a note in the press box that watching that game was like "watching a cactus grow."
Boy was it.
The Browns did not play well in their win, but they won, and that's what they needed. Boy did they. Because a [...]

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A Browns thought prior to suspension of activities …

September 26, 2008

I am hereby suspending all blog activity until the crisis in Berea is solved.
HEY … it's a joke!
The more one thinks (note the imperial ‘one') the more it seems nearly irrelevant who plays quarterback on Sunday in Cincinnati. That's because the Bengals' run defense is dismal and this is the weekend to get the running [...]

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Derek Anderson will start

September 24, 2008

Item: Romeo Crennel announced that Derek Anderson will start Sunday in Cincinnati.
I tried to make this clear yesterday (cough, cough). Anderson has always been the choice of the coach and his staff.
If nothing else, Crennel is loyal. In this case, I think he made the right decision. Anderson has been working with the starters since [...]

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