Brady Quinn - The Browns just want to lose
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Brady Quinn throws away some good practice time
Brady Quinn is not in camp.
Now how can this be? He was the 22nd pick.
You can understand JaMarcus Russell holding out, because he is pick number one and wants a boatload of money and incentives, but Quinn? Again, he was the 22nd pick.
Get this, Cleveland gave their next year’s 1st round pick to move up and sign Quinn. Now if they don’t hurry up and sign him that pick will easily be in the top 10.
OK, quiz time. Name last year’s starting quarterback for Cleveland.
Uhh, Josh McCown? No, he left the Lions for Oakland (talk about a sideways move).
Uhh, David Carr? No, he left Houston as a starter to be a backup on the Panthers.
Uhh, Joey Harrington? No, he left Miami as a starter to be a backup and maybe now the starter on the Falcons.
Uhh, Jeff Garcia? No, he left a highly successful Philly team to go to Tampa with no offensive line.
Uhh, Duante Culpepper? No, he left Miami injured and went to Oakland injured.
How about Charlie Frye? Who? Charlie Frye.
Quit kidding us. Who was the quarterback?
No kidding, dead serious, it was Charlie Frye.
So how can Cleveland waste even a second not signing Brady Quinn?
the longer he’s out, the tougher that becomes, once we start game-planning and things like that. He’s missed all that fundamental work. The foundation has to be laid. It’s hard to catch up on that.” source
So what is the holdup? Evidently they are arguing about the incentives.
The sides are negotiating the size and formula for playing-time and other incentive bonuses.
“The hang-up is the upside,” Savage said.
Years ago the Detroit Lions drafted a pretty good quarterback by the name of Chuck Long out of Iowa. The screwed around with negotiations, Chuck signed late, never caught on and ended up carrying a clipboard for years.
Cleveland better be careful here.
They have an improving Braylon Edwards, young Joe Thomas, and former great runner Jamal Lewis, this is a 4 - 12 team that could excite the fans and show a lot of improvement.
“It makes no sense whatsoever,” Savage said, “that all of the sudden, when we pick a quarterback in the first round at the 22nd spot, that we would all of the sudden change gears and say this is the face of the franchise potentially, this is our No. 1 quarterback for the future and now we’re going to slap him around with a lowball contract.
“It is totally illogical and that’s not what we’ve done, nor will we.” source
Still Cleveland better be careful here. Joe Thomas won’t sell jerseys. Brady Quinn will!
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5 opinions for Brady Quinn - The Browns just want to lose
Angela
Aug 4, 2007 at 8:58 am
Personally, I think Brady Quinn is full of himself. He sounded like he had already won a super bowl in all his combine and pre-draft interviews. I’m sure he has an agent now filling his head with how much he is worth. Just sign your freakin’ contract.
Ron B Free
Aug 4, 2007 at 9:10 am
Cleveland has a long history of bad management. Why should the handling of Quinn be a surprise to anyone? They are as bad as the Lions at making roster moves, just in different ways.
James
Aug 6, 2007 at 10:06 pm
Angela,
Cleveland needs Brady Quinn more than Brady Quinn needs Cleveland.
James
Aug 6, 2007 at 10:07 pm
Return of the BFree and he stomps on Cleveland. Not only bad management, but lack of talent.
James
Aug 6, 2007 at 10:23 pm
oh, and forgot the ugly uni’s. Brown and Orange?
They do have Romeo Crennel, the coach with the coolest name ever.
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