Sale Of Quinn's House Was Never Indicative of Trade

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Quite a hubbub was made over Cleveland Browns quarterback Brady Quinn putting his home up for sale. Some saw it as Quinn attempting to force GM George Kokinis' hand in a trade scenario.

In an interview with Cleveland media, Quinn simply laughed the speculation off, claiming he was a single man looking to downsize and live closer to the practice fields.

Or perhaps Quinn is another victim of the poor economy.

That is, the economic and statistical train wreck that is the 2009 Browns offense. Quinn lasted only a handful of snaps into the season before his poor play led to a benching from Browns coach Eric Mangini.

The benching could cost Quinn up to $11 million in incentives from his hefty rookie contract.

Perhaps seeing the writing on the wall after his demotion, Quinn was advised to save his money, what with the poor housing market and the possibility of a lockout, as well as the minor factor of poor quarterbacks not lasting too long in the NFL.

Now is the time to stop hypothesizing and start thinking. Quinn cannot be traded because he is never on the field. Players gain worth by playing, and Quinn has about as much confidence from his coaching staff as the city of Cleveland has in the Browns winning a Super Bowl title this season.

A player has to be on the field to be worth anything, and Mangini seems to have seen about enough from the former golden-domer.

So what can Quinn do in the meantime? How is the benching going to affect his overall demeanor and his teammates' confidence in him?

Time will tell. But for now, at least the ride home from the bench will leave a lot less time to mull it all over.

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