How long will Cleveland keep their savior locked up in the depths of the, uh, depth chart. I am talking of course of the Ohio homegrown product Brady Quinn. I understand what they are trying to do, groom him in his first year so that in year two he will know the offense better and will be less likely to fail. Sounds like a good plan, but what about the fans? Are they willing to throw this season away, or do they want results now? The smart bet is on instant results, we are in the internet age people, high-speed internet doesn't produce results fast enough for us now a days.
But maybe throwing him out there with only a couple of months of the system under his belt is enough. Let's look at what he did in Weis' first year as his coach in his junior year at Notre Dame. In half a year of training in Weis' NFL, or pro style offense, he worked it to perfection destroying teams offensively through the whole season. Let's also not forget where this kid went to college, Notre Dame, a college that is pretty well respected with how they educate people. The kid is a quick study
Even if he isn't very good if they were to put him in there in his first year, there is no way he will be any worse then the other jokers that are on the Cleveland QB depth chart. He is also tough enough to get knocked down and get back up, as he showed his freshman year when he started his first game against Purdue. Where he got knocked down what looked to be every play.
So let this be a bit of advice for the Cleveland faithful. Put BQ in, he's smart enough, strong enough, and is good enough to succeed early in his career. Releash the Beast.
2 comments:
According to the game today, I would say Cleveland will let Brady Quinn get plenty comfortable off the field (on the bench), before they will even think about putting him on the field. I dont know what "jokers" you may be refering to...perhaps we should ask the Bengals. They would probably be just as fast as you to answer Derek Anderson.
By the way, here is a little clip from your source "Cleveland"
"The clips will be dominated by Anderson, who was only expected to hold down the starting job until rookie Brady Quinn was ready. That plan, too, may be scrapped following the 24-year-old's breakout performance."
I think Brady Quinn needs to ride the pine a little while longer in order to fully prepare himself for the NFL. We all saw how he did versus a quality oponent at the end of last year, and the NFL could turn out even worse for him. His credibility will stay more intact with him on the sideline than if he is out there throwing interceptions all the time. And if Derek Anderson puts up more numbers like he did this past Sunday, Brady Quinn should be content with learning the system this year. Anyways, there aren't many quarterbacks that make the transition from college to starting immediately in the NFL, so it isn't like he is behind everyone else.
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