After getting yanked in the third quarter of Cleveland's 16-6 loss to Houston (I'm sure the Nielsen ratings were through the roof for that game) quarterback Brady Quinn made mention to the fact he wasn't very happy with coach Romeo Crennel's decision to send in Derek Anderson. If it makes you feel any better, Brady, I'm sure many loyal Browns fans shared your displeasure with the move. After all, Anderson was sent to the bench, due in large part, to an uprising of sorts among the fans.Frankly, they could have sent in Ken Dorsey, or one of the random people sitting in the Dawg Pound wearing a Brian Sipe jersey, and nobody would have known the difference. Both guys were equally dreadful, with plenty of assistance from Braylon Edwards, who continues to pad his lead in the dropped ball standings.
Anyway, Quinn spoke to the local scribes after the game and shared his thoughts on Crennel's move. From Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer:
"Come on, I'm in this game to play. After that last one, I didn't really have any inclination I was on such a short leash. The fourth quarter is where games are won or lost and I just wish I would've been able to be in there to have a chance."Crennel, naturally, assured all parties involved that Quinn is the Browns quarterback going forward, and that the benching was simply a combination of his decision-making in the game, and the fact his franchise quarterback was playing with a fractured finger.
Running back Jamal Lewis, who fumbled twice in the loss, was also confused by Crennel's decision, pointing out the fact Anderson had taken no snaps with the first-team offense in practice. Of course, that was when Lewis wasn't criticizing the play-calling of offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski. Lewis said, among other things, that he has to "make the best of a bad situation and not blow up."
It seems as if things are starting to unravel in Cleveland. As if they already haven't.
(H/T PFT)
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
11-29-2008 @ 7:33PM
Diana said...
Romeo crennel is a horrible head coach and he needs to be gone next season.
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11-24-2008 @ 5:22PM
mike said...
romeo crennel is a horrible head coach and he needs to be gone right now
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11-24-2008 @ 2:36PM
cjh said...
He should have been gone games ago.
11-24-2008 @ 3:17PM
Chucky said...
Boy that Brady Quinn era the fans longed for so desperately sure has worked out well. Perhaps we should leave team decisions up to people who receive a check from...the team, and not the local McDonalds. Next time I have a question about deep frying french fries, Cleveland fan, I'll be sure to ask.
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11-24-2008 @ 3:29PM
byron bates said...
Brady Quinn should be a great NFL quarterback because he started at Notre Dame and was on NBC every Saturday because of their contract? The Browns are a bad team, period. And Brady Quinn is nothing more than good bench padding. Put Anderson back in where he belongs.
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11-24-2008 @ 5:25PM
mike said...
how about bringing marty schottenheimer back, we wont fire our coach after a 14-2 regualr season
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11-25-2008 @ 9:56AM
Ants said...
Agreed...Marty, Marty, he's our man!
11-24-2008 @ 8:44PM
tomn said...
Romeo, Romeo ,where art thou Romeo? The guy is a BUM! He has no business being a coach in the NFL. He couldnt coach a pick-up game at the school yard. Mangt. needs to wake up and get rid of him and send along the deadwood on the team who refuse to do their jobs on and off the field. Cleveland has not one but two really good QB's but they can't win the games on their own.They pay millions to recievers who can't catch the ball and when they do they drop it.The defense is just as bad. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
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11-24-2008 @ 8:34PM
tomn said...
Romeo, Romeo ,where art thou Romeo? The guy is a BUM! He has no business being a coach in the NFL. He couldnt coach a pick-up game at the school yard. Mangt. needs to wake up and get rid of him and send along the deadwood on the team who refuse to do their jobs on and off the field. Cleveland has not one but two really good QB's but they can't win the games on their own.They pay millions to recievers who can't catch the ball and when they do they drop it.The defense is just as bad. WAKE UP PEOPLE!!!
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11-25-2008 @ 11:10AM
Matt said...
You think the teams embarrasing, It's embarrasing being a fan. This team sucks so does management, and the coaches. It's a big suck fest and i'm tired of that same gut wrenching feeling year in year out thats associated with being a browns fan. Maybe thats why theres more Steelers fans in ohio that browns fans.Get your crap together and play some real football for once!!!!
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