I'm no fashionista. Some might even say I'm fashion challenged, but those Brown pants? Yuck.

In fact, they were so hideous that maybe they cast some kind of wicked spell on the Browns first-teamers Monday night.

Yes, they were live from New York and they definitely were the Not-Ready-For-Primetime Players and not in the good sense.

Shall we recap the first quarter? Oh, lets:

16 plays for 26 yards
Six penalties for 98 yards
A blocked punt for a safety
The subsequent kick from that safety returned for a touchdown
Said retuner, one Domenick Hixson caught two other TDs from Giants QB Eli Manning
The Giants recover a fumble and return it 80 gazillion yards for a score.
Derek Anderson suffers possible concussion
Pass protection is non-existent
Josh Cribbs injures ankle

Did I leave anything out? Let's face it. This isn't exactly what Browns fans expected in the team's first appearance on national television in umpteen million years. Hell, I'd suspect that even the Miami Dolphins, last year's worst team in the NFL, didn't expect this one. But it happened.

The best thing for the team? First Coach Romeo Crennel and his coaching staff obviously have some work to do with the O-line, the D-line, DBs…Well, can't they just start over? Just kidding.

The fact of the matter is that it's just the second pre-season game. There's still time to get most of these problems corrected.

Secondly, I don't know if a butt kicking like th is in the pre-season is necessarily a bad thing. It kind of serves as a reality check for a young team that is brimming with confidence. Does that confidence come close to arrogance? Not from what I've seen during my many visits to training camp, but still, this could definitely serve as one of those moments when they realize there's hard work to be done and they get down to the business of it.

So what went wrong with Charlie Frye?

In case you've not heard, Mr. Frye has been shipped off to Seattle for a sixth round draft pick. Such is the life of an NFL quarterback.

Frye just wasn't in the right situation. Touted as a quarterback with the ability to grow into a starter when he came out of the University of Akron, Frye got drafted into the wrong situation. The Browns didn't need a hometown kid who wanted to play for his hometown team. I realize that many Browns fans fell victim to delusions of grandeur based on the circumstances and nostagia. After all, didn't Bernie almost take us to the Promised Land. The needed a QB who could lead and asking him to do so wasn't fair to him or this team.

Working behind a patchwork offensive line, he looked horrible last year. Fans thought it would all go away with the additions of Eric Steinbach and first round draft pick, Joe Thomas. Yes, the horrible play continued in last year's 34-7 embarrassment against the Steelers. Frye didn't look comfortable. He wasn't inaccurate. He held the ball for far too long and for much of his limited playing time he looked like a bug fleeing from the light. Most of the five sacks were his fault for some of those very reasons. More importantly, however, you could see that he'd lost the confidence of his teammates.

There's nothing more damning than that. Some of the faces in the Browns locker room were longer than the Mississippi River after the Steelers game. Is there any more blame to be parsed here? Probably.

I once wrote that Phil Savage and Romeo Crennel probably bought themselves another two years with this past spring's draft. I don't think that any longer. As much as the current regime loves to put the blame on past administrations, the fact remains that just a few players remain from the Butch Davis era. Savage and Crennel will live or die with this roster, but they have to know that after this weekend, the tick tocks on that ticking clock are very loud.

With the signing of Dorsey, it looks as if Brady Quinn will get his shot sooner rather than later. Given the memories associated with Tim Couch, the Browns had better hope they are right on this one.

Well if Anderson can't complete a pass for a first down, I guess he figures he'd may as well run for one.

 Jason Wright takes a screen play that was set up reasonably well for 21 yards.  A touchdown for Kansas City thwarted by a false start penalty.  That's one way to do it.

Early call:  Neither Frye or Anderson look particularly mesmerizing in the QB position.  They could have pulled Bernie Kosar from the broadcast booth and he probably would have looked better.

Browns get a field goal out of this "drive." They're up by six with 8:40 left in the half.

Wow…was that a first down? From a pass?  To Jamal Lewis?  Wow.

 Frye is back in at QB and it's apparent that Romeo Crennel is less worried about continuity and flow than he is at getting a look at these guys at work.

Hold the phone, folks.  Braylon Edwards threw a block on Joshua Cribss' reverse.   And Jamal Lewis may indeed have soemthing left in the tank. We shall see.  The offense actually has some momentum on  this drive.

Third and 1 and they do the unexpected - run the ball.  Vickers couldn't get a yard and theye settle, cuz you know, pre-season games count and well, it's more likely that Phil Dawson needs some practice.  Browns up 3-0.

Well actually, Reuben Droughns is heading to the Meadowlands in New Jersey.

In what should come as a surprise to no one, especially given statements made by Jamal Lewis in a teleconference yesterday, the Cleveland Browns shipped Reuben Droughns off to the New York Giants for wide receiver Tim Carter in a trade today.

There was no way that the Browns backfield was going to be big enough for both of those guys.  And it was clear from what Lewis said that certain assurances had been made from the offensive line to what his role on the team would be.  Is there any doubt now that he's being a given a tryout with the possibility of receiving a long-term deal should he return to the form that helped him to rush for more than 2,000 yards several seasons back?

I'm still not on board with his acquisition.  I don't believe he has much left in the tank.  But we shall see.  The Beacon Journal's Pat McManamon wrote a compelling article detailing the repercussions of the move.  If nothing else, it's clear that the Browns have a win-now mentality with the possibility that the job of Head Coach Romeo Crennel and, perhaps, that of G.M. Phil Savage eventually being on the line.

So what did they get for Droughns?  In Carter they have a wideout who played in all 16 games last year but only caught 22 balls with two of those going for touchdowns.  If nothing else, Carter will fill the roster spot open due to the departure of Dennis Northcutt.  Whether his productivity will increase remains to be seen.

“Reuben (Droughns) gave the Browns our first 1,000-yard rusher in 20 years during the 2005 season. We wish him the best of luck in

Here's hoping that familiarity translates to receptions and TDs.  What is apparent is that given last year's disastrous season, the Browns are unwilling to stand pat with the players who occupy their roster.   That in itself is a wise move.