My Interesting Dilemma Regarding Brady Quinn and The Cleveland Browns

On Thursday Night, Brady Quinn will lead the Cleveland Browns into the biggest game of the year. The Browns will host arch rival the Pittsburgh Steelers. When these two teams play throw out the records. For Quinn, it is his biggest rivalry game since his senior year at Notre Dame when he played USC.

Sure the Browns do have other rivals like the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens. Those are big games, but not the same as the Steelers. Thinking in Notre Dame terms, the Steelers are USC, the Bengals are Michigan, and the Ravens are Michigan State.

The Steeler game is the game for the Browns. They win this one and fans will forget about the 11 losses, at least for a week. A Browns victory will pretty much knock the Steelers out of the playoffs. For Quinn, an impressive game against the Steelers will cement his place as the starting quarterback going forward.

Based on all that, those who know me might think that there is no way I would miss this game. Since I don't have NFL Network, I generally make a decision each week as to whether I want to go to the nearest sports bar and watch. When I first saw the NFL Network package, this is one I circled.

Looking at it now though, I am a little hesitant to go and watch this one. The bar I go to serves very cold beers and has great wings and steak bites. Therefore, why would I have any hesitation in going?

The reason is a superstitious one. My second son was born the weekend the Browns played the Detroit Lions. Therefore, my attention wasn't on football. I didn't know what was going on in the game. The game was at halftime when I heard that Quinn was having a career day.

Of course, I was happy but I didn't actually look at his stats until later that night when I went home.

Then when they played the Bengals, I was able to follow it and he really had an up and down game.

This past Sunday, I was afraid of the outcome against the San Diego Chargers. I expected more defenders in his face forcing him to hurry throws. Therefore, I was not optimistic at all.

At the same time, the family got offered a free pass for a day of swimming and lunch at the Marriott on the south side of Maui. Since I didn't feel like watching another Browns massacre, I decided to go have fun with the family.

After going down a few slides, the furthest thing from my mind was what was happening in the Browns game. After lunch, we drove home and I did have ESPN Radio on. I heard a score of 27-14 and I was shocked. Then I later heard the final and the announcer said the Browns nearly pull off an amazing comeback.

Naturally I was a little excited so the first thing I did when I got home was look at the stats. I was blown away with Quinn's stats. Then I looked down and saw that Brian Robiskie also had a good day. Of course, I also asked myself, "Who is Evan Moore? Then I watched the game highlights and I was just shocked.

I now find myself in the position of wondering whether or not I should watch the game. Of course, I want to see the game. I also am excited to watch Quinn with his newly found confidence and some of the younger players starting to step up. However, it seems that whenever I don't watch, the Browns play their best football.

What should I do here?