Brady Quinn Named Browns Starter Again
November 11, 2009 by David Kindervater
Filed under Cleveland Browns
In what has to be one of the least-anticipated Monday Night Football games of the 2009 season, the Cleveland Browns (1-7) will host the Baltimore Ravens (4-4) in five days. Aside from one ugly win at Buffalo, nothing has gone right for the Browns this season—including their much-publicized preseason quarterback battle between Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.
Brady Quinn, Cleveland Browns / Image: Zuma Press
Brady started the season and got nowhere. And he has the numbers to prove it. After three starts, Brady has a sickly 62.3 quarterback rating. Derek filled in for five games and didn’t fare any better. In fact, he was worse with just two touchdowns to nine interceptions and a 36.2 QB rating. Are you serious? In the team’s only aforementioned win, Derek was a ridiculous 2-of-17 passing for 23 yards. I’m almost positive I could attain those same numbers against any defense in the National Football League. That’s how bad that was.
Now that we’re into the second half of the season, Brady is more than ready to get back on the field:
“I don’t spend a lot of time on the past. I think you always try to go back and be critical of yourself, but a lot of times I try to look at more fundamental things and I try to look at some (specific) things—what could I have done different in this situation? And again, I always feel confident in what I put out there on the field.”
Well, with little left to play for (except pride, blah blah), the Browns announced today that Brady would, in fact, get the starting nod against the Ravens. Under normal circumstances (like, if the team had any hope of making the playoffs), I would say Browns fans would be excited to see the popular Brady Quinn back under center. But who really cares at this point? He has nobody to throw to. And the New Orleans Saints defense has scored more touchdowns than the Browns offense this season. So, where’s the excitement coming from? At least the Browns aren’t beating themselves. They lead the entire NFL in fewest penalties. But not so fast. They have the worst turnover differential at -11. No matter how you slice it, it’s a sad state of affairs in Cleveland.
Source: ClevelandBrowns.com
