You can call me a Brady Quinn apologist, I will even admit to having a man-crush on him. See my authentic No. 10 Quinn jersey.
Anyway, I cannot stand Derek Anderson as the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns, a team that I love. I understand it's mind-boggling that I can love my team so much but actively cheer for Anderson to fail.
Now, I know I'm biased, with Quinn being one of my all-time favorite athletes. However, Anderson stinks. I think the last 12 Browns game support that fact, especially this season when his QB raiting is lower than everyone not named Thigpen (Tyler, not Bobby. That's not good). He's the same quarterback that he was in college -- an inconsistent gunslinger who has good games and bad games, with the bad games being really bad. That's not what you need in the NFL.
You need a Brady Quinn-type quarterback -- someone who can manage the game and plays well when it counts. Yes, his team never got that "signature win" while at ND, but you can't argue that he played poorly in big games. Just look at the '05 USC game where he was a Bush Push away from one of the greatest drives in Notre Dame history.
I will be at the Browns-Giants game on Monday night. The Browns might be able to pull this out as everyone is jumping on the Giants' bandwagon, the Eli is better than Peyton talk is coming out and Plaxico is a minor distraction. The Browns will be fired up, in front of the home crowd and on MNF for the first time in five seasons.
If they win, it will just be delaying the inevitable -- Brady Quinn as the franchise quarterback of the Cleveland Browns.
And Pro, Jimmy Clausen is the real deal. Don't hate.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
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I'm not saying Clausen is trash - I think his performance this year is miles ahead of last year. Plus he's young and will only get better. ND's going to have a good QB the next few years. But I mean it when I say he's no Montana, and I believe that he's no Powlus (yet). But on the other end he's no Lovecchio.
All I mean is that he really needs to be slugged. He's got the attitude of Paris Hilton, thinking that he's owed the world because he was such a highly touted high school quarterback and he's now the starter at the most storied program in the country.
And the list I put together has no order to it; Clausen is only number one because he was the inspiration for the list. I mean, Todd Bertuzzi could actually use a five iron to the kneecaps.
I'll admit he's a little bit of a prima donna and I can't believe you never brought up the haircut, thank God that is gone.
I can see how others would take it that way.
Go Irish, beat Tar Heels
Montana wasn't even great in college. Powlus never won the 4 Heismans predicted by Beano Cook. If you want to compare Clausen to ND greats, try Theismann or Quinn.
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