Since Duve requested it:
I was very pleased with Brady Quinn last night. He played very well and I love his attitude after the game that he felt he didn't do enough to win. Granted, Quinn could have made a better throw on third down, but on fourth down, he couldn't have placed the ball any better for Winslow. I won't even get into the playcalling of 3rd and 1 and 4th and 1.
Quinn's ability to throw on the run was very good, and his best throw of the night came to Braylon Edwards, but was nullifed by The Soldier's offensive PI. He seemed calm. Winslow talked about how Quinn would calm him down in the huddle.
Anyway, the Browns just aren't very good. The defense is bad and when your head coach is supposed to come from the defensive side of the ball, that can't be good for his job. I'm still holding out hope for Bill Cowher.
Overall, as I said before, it's a good first stat for Quinn from his stats perspective. Let's be honest, I didn't think the Browns would be able to turn around their season from 3-5 and get to the playoffs with their difficult schedule. The move to Quinn was smart because it gives you eight games to evaluate Quinn and see what you have from both of your quarterbacks.
Quinn's QB rating was like 104, Anderson had one over 100 this season, against the Giants.
I have a six-hour bus ride ahead of me to do my picks for the weekend.
Friday, November 7, 2008
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I didn't get to watch much, though from what I saw Brady looked pretty good and poised for his first start. I was most impressed with one play he made on third down to step up and avoid the sack from a blitz coming off the edge and then read the field quickly enough to check down and dump off the ball for a first down.
At Blozar's expense, I must admit that it makes me happy to see the Broncos foil the Browns in such a way as that comeback last night. It reminds me of the old AFC Championship games. I'm sure there's some circle of hell reserved for friends who enjoy seeing the unraveling of a team beloved by their old roommates (please don't take it personally Blozar).
Post script - if Jake the Snake was still at QB he would have thrown seven interceptions in that game trying to mount a comeback. So glad we have Cutler.
I watched 2nd half on NFL.com and the video quality was pretty solid. I would recommend it for the other Thursday Night NFLN games.
I think the only benefit of The Drive and The Fumble was that I was three and four years old at the time, so my memory isn't scarred
A recap of the game and no mention of Jay Cutler.
A fine debut for Brady Quinn, but JC Saves (see the shirt from last month's post).
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