Fantasy Experts

If anybody has Alex Tanney on his fantasy team...wow.

Anyway, these experts all generally assume that if Weeden/Campbell can't play vs. Dr. Evil and his Patriots, the Browns will start Caleb Haney over Tanney.

That makes sense, since it seems obvious, and most Head Coaches are masters of the obvious.  Obviously you go with the experienced guy every time, right?

I'm glad that Chud doesn't always do the obvious.  

Starting Tanney would be sheer suicide, right?

Now just wait one minute:  Are you telling me that Caleb Haney is better than Tanney?

Well, of course he must be, since he has been a carreer backup for a long time, and has even played some actual NFL snaps!

But is he better?  Is he more accurate?  Does he have a stronger arm?

Well no, but experience--

That's it.  You can't use that word any more.  Experience is obviously important, but you guys seem to forget that Tanney was signed as an undrafted free agent the season before this one.  He's been working with NFL coaches on NFL teams since then.  He's not a rookie any more.

Preseason experience is better than nothing, and Tanney has some.

Tanney has had his nose in the Browns' playbook since last week.  Haney just got here.  Does his experience mean he'll learn terminology and personel at twice the speed of the younger player?

I haven't studied Haney yet, but if Gordon is suddenly 30 yards downfield and boogyin', can Haney lay it out there so he doesn't have to slow down for it and let somebody catch up?  I don't think so.  We know Tanney can.

Can Haney scramble?  (I honestly don't know yet).  Tanney can, and can throw while moving (which is rare).

I know I know: This is Doctor Evil!  He'll pull all sorts of insideously diabolical trickery and deciet to make him screw up!  Haney has a better chance of figuring it out in time, because he's seen more evil plots and booby-traps.

That's true, but Bill knows Haney.  He doesn't know Tanney.  Moreover, as of now, he has to lean his preparation towards going against Haney.  He can dig up Tanney's limited preseason and ancient college tapes to try to find weaknesses, but that can't help much.

He'll have to come up with generic mine-fields and snake-pits and hope Tanney will step on one.

I don't know.  Maybe it would indeed be Haney, but I'd consider Tanney, and I know Chudnorv will too.