Idiocy

"The Cleveland Browns might be the worst team in the NFL. I mean, yeah they've got Edwards and Winslow, and Jamal Lewis is looking a lot better than he has the last two seasons, and that rebuilt offensive line is looking like it can really do the job...and they have Wimbley, Peek, and great linebackers overall--and that new secondary--wow! But I just don't think they're going in the right direction."

It speaks for itself. The least this goofball could have done would be to mention the QB question, and the issue of the defensive line and trouble stopping the run--but even then, those two singular factors, even if the sky really WERE falling there, couldn't turn the whole rest of the team into one of the worst in the NFL!!!

Oh, puh-LEEZ!!!

Now for the cuts. Obviously, Phil didn't get my memo about ignoring Romeo and keeping Oshinowo instead of Mt. Washington. I can't be too, too critical about this, since Washington might have been sandbagging in preseason, and is helpful for teaching young guys dirty tricks.

I can't be too critical of keeping Anderson over Dorsey, either--and I'll tell you why later. But first, Romeo said "The guy has to be able to win games." There we go: He means that Quinn is third string and, because he is Romeo, will REMAIN third string all season. But do not be too concerned about this: Savage will intervene if neccessary.

Ok now for the why of it: With the defenses the Browns will be facing in the first five weeks, and the newness of the offensive line (even if Shaffer is back, he's missed a lot of time with these guys), Frye could very well get dinged up. And they don't want Quinn in there that early vs. those top-flight defenses.

Secondly--and this is Phil Savage thinking down the road apiece: If one or both of these guys performs well, their trade-value will shoot up dramaticly entering next season. Even if Anderson never takes a snap, he will still have the experience to elevate his status--or at least make him Quinn's primary back-up after Frye is dealt.

Quit laughing, and proclaiming your ignorance. Last season, both QB's were victimized by poor protection, a weak running game, constantly playing from behind, and Edwards and everybody else except Winslow, Jurevicious and Draughns dropping about every fifth pass--especially on third down and in the end-zone.

Niether consistantly sucked, but rather were up-and-down; at times executing flawlessly and marching up and down the field as well as any QB. Look to Chicago and the lynch-mob going after Rex Grossman for similar reasons. But now look at how expert opinions this season have changed.

Suddenly, they have caught up with me and realized that Grossman is only a third-year player, that his mistakes are becoming less frequent, and that improvement can be expected. While Grossman was a much higher draft pick, it's still pretty dumb to cut him all this slack and keep Frye and Anderson on a leash in the basement.

After all, Grossman had a pretty decent offense with a strong running game. His defense kept it close, so he wasn't always trying to make something happen as his team fell farther and farther behind. HERE, the offense looks a lot better, whereas, Chicago's supporting cast looks pretty similar to last season's.

Roethsenberger: The did, because they COULD, have him throw under twenty passes in a game, while Pitt ran over and strangled everybody. He had putrid games in the playoffs, and at other times, when they fell behind and he had to come back. Now, of course, he'll be and elite QB sans the mistakes--but see? The team around a QB MATTERS!

Frye needn't be spectacular to move this team, and his mobility gives him a great added dimension. While I still say that those first five teams, let alone the rest of the schedule, represent a very, very, extremely huge, massive challenge for an offense in transition and a defense having trouble stopping the run--you may not have the right to blame losses on the QB.

"Winslow caught a jillion passes last season, but they were all for like five yards. They need to find a way to get him the ball downfield."

CORRECTION: Throughout preseason, Winslow has been catching passes at ten to twenty yards downfield. One of the first things Chud did was "find a way" to do that. I wish these clowns wouldn't ignore the Browns that completely. These same clowns will say that Frye has a weak arm again the first time he DOESN'T go 40 yards deep at least three times in a game.

Yeah, so much for opinions from Oblivia.

Savage recently mentioned wanting to get to their nickel/dime defenses. Obviously, of you can stuff a run or two and an offense has to go three-wide and stuff, that's a good thing, but he meant more than that.

The Browns nickel/dime defenses this season will be expremely flexible and adaptable to any offense. The extra DB might be a corner, a safety, or even a linebacker. They have two young passrushing DE's to spell the run-stuffers, and BOTH OLB's can put their hands in the dirt.

In Bodden and Wright, they now have two guys who can press-cover most recievers (for a few seconds) without help, leaving safeties free to blitze, play center field, or man-cover a scat-back.

Also, it's a great chance to get our geezers off the field and to the oxygen-tank. This defense has great depth!

Now for my prediction for the Browns vs. Stealers: The Browns will win if their offense is able to score a greater number of points within the first sixty minutes than the Stealer's offense.

Remember, you heard it here first.

YOU STAND CORRECTED.