Brady Quinn And Browns Fall To 0-2! Is Quinn A Legit QB?

Browns Backers,

stymie - " a situation or problem presenting such difficulties as to discourage or defeat any attempt to deal with or resolve it."    

I guess the classic saying of "Be careful what you wish for you just might get it," can be said for Browns fans' unrequited love affair with quarterback Brady Quinn.  

Fans who have wanted Quinn start for the Browns are right now searching for answers or even a clue as to explain his Charlie Frye-like 161-yard, one INT performance in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains.

Because right now he is not living up to his lofty Notre Dame pedigree, let alone the hype.  

Don't get me wrong, I want to see Quinn succeed, but in watching today's putrid performance against the nemesis Denver Broncos, you have to wonder is he even a legit NFL QB?  

Once again Cleveland couldn't find the end zone if it were circled with a giant red X on MapQuest and the play calling looks like a Maurice Carthon remake as Brian Daboll continues to take another step toward unemployment by calling predictable runs with Jamal Lewis and four- and six-yard routes when you need eight or nine for a first down. 

One thing Quinn really needs to improve on is getting rid of the ball quickly and avoiding unnecessary sacks, I haven't seen a Browns QB go down this many times since Bernie Kosar was sacked 11 times by the Colts in 1992.

Where are wide receivers Mike Furrey and James Davis? The only positive I can take from this game is WR Braylon Edwards' 92 yards receiving, but where is the play-action downfield?

The answer is nowhere because once again Quinn is showing the league that he CANNOT throw a ball longer than five yards. 

Sooner or later the entire league will notice it and the Brady Quinn show will soon be cancelled.

The much-hyped "attacking defense" was once again mauled by the future Hall-of-Fame quarterback better known as Kyle Orton who had so much time in the pocket he could check his fantasy scores on his i-Phone as the Browns imitation of a NFL defense continued to look like a rag doll. 

Eric Wright and Brandon McDonald continued to get abused like an unwanted stepchild by opposing WRs and after seeing their "cover-zero" defense, I can see where they get the name from.    

Bottom line is that for Quinn to lead this team, he needs to make quicker decisions and be more decisive with his throws, holding on to the ball too long and throwing short passes in the NFL isn't going to cut it.

Quinn would also be helped if the offensive line gave him some protection and not be mistaken for tackling dummies like John St Clair was.

And while completing nearly 60 percent of your passes and having a mediocre QB rating of 66.6 is passable, it is not enough to do put points on the board and Ws in the column

The cold hard facts for the Brady Bunch is that Quinn is 1-4 as a starter and currently 0-2 this season. And with the Browns' next game with Baltimore on the road, the Browns could very easily be 0-3 and really beginning to wonder if they chose the wrong QB. 

Later,

Dawgfather 

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