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Brady Quinn Replacing Tim Tebow An Absurd Notion

January 8, 2012 By Steve Kubitza 3 Comments

SportsCenter has centered at least 75% of its programming on Tim Tebow this season, and it seemed like even more this week. The coverage is extensive, but it usually shows him in a positive light (except for the best player of all-time Merril Hoge’s comments).

Some comments that were made this week, however, were just plain stupid.

Photo Story: A Bronc’s Tale – The Story of Josh McDaniels and his Fun-Loving Quarterback

November 17, 2010 By Jerod Morris 1 Comment

Ever since I started doing these photo stories, like this one about benching Brett Favre and this one about Donovan McNabb’s new contract, I’ve been yearning to do one that involved Purdue alum and former Chicago Bear Kyle Orton. Why? This is why. Because even though we’ve all seen the multitudes of Kyle Orton hammered pictures plenty of times, they really never get old.

I decided that today would be the perfect time for the Orton photo story because: a) it gives me a chance to promote MSF Fantasy Sports since Orton is surprisingly among the top fantasy QBs this year; and b) because the Broncos play the Chargers on Monday night this week, meaning it was easy to weave the equally photogenic Philip Rivers into the proceedings.

And, well, poking fun at Josh McDaniels – the guy who traded Peyton Hillis for Brady Quinn – is pretty much always appropriate. (As for the inclusion of Matthew Berry – who, for the record, I read religiously and respect greatly as a fantasy analyst – well let’s just say that I stumbled upon some must-use pics of him, and his fantasy man-crush on Orton made this the perfect opportunity.)

So here is today’s photo story, which probably isn’t as good as the previous two from a narrative standpoint, but which is still special for me in it’s own right…thanks the incomparable Kyle Orton, every sophomoric sports blogger’s best friend.

MSF Top 10 List: Reactions to the “Quicken Groans LeBracle”

May 12, 2010 By Jerod Morris 12 Comments

There is only one way to accurately describe what happened last night in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland:

WTF?

Perhaps not so coincidentally, the three letters above represent the same WTF number of shots LeBron James made last night.

Really, WTF doesn’t even describe last night’s game. Cleveland and LeBron pretty much rolled over, on their home floor, in a must win game, in a performance that even the Atlanta Hawks would have considered soft.

Every sports news outlet from Bristol to Bangkok will be dissecting LeBron’s poor play last night and assessing what it may or may not mean for his future in Cleveland. I thought I’d throw my two cents in as well, although with a little bit of a difference perspective.

Breaking News: Brady Quinn Out for the Season With Foot Injury

December 22, 2009 By Jerod Morris 1 Comment

Per two recent tweets by TheOBR, citing a WEWS report that I have heard elsewhere as well, Browns QB Brady Quinn will miss the rest of the season and will be replaced by Derek Anderson.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, brady quinn injury, brady quinn ir, Cleveland Browns, derek anderson

Could the Browns Actually Beat the Steelers Tonight on Thursday Night Football? (Update: YES!!!)

December 10, 2009 By Jerod Morris 6 Comments

I realize that the question posed in the title of this post probably sounded absurd to you when you first read it, but should that be the case?

Look, we all know how bad the Browns have been this year. They’ve won one game: a 6-3 road “victory” over the hapless Buffalo Bills who have since fired the head coach who presided over that horrific war of gridiron attrition. And most weeks, they have not even been competitive.

And when they are competitive, they lose to the Lions.

Add to that the fact that the Browns have already fired a GM who was on the job for less than a year and that their best player, Shaun Rogers, is injured and out for the season.

There really is not a lot of hope to cling to here.

But consider these facts about the Steelers: they’ve lost four games in a row, are coming off of a 4th quarter home collapse to the Raiders, and they are still without the lynch-pin of their defense, Troy Polamalu.

So I will repeat the question: could the Browns actually beat the Steelers tonight on Thursday Night Football?

The QBs of the 2007 NFL Draft: The Worst Single Position of Any NFL Draft Class Ever?

November 20, 2009 By Jerod Morris 1 Comment

We are now more than 2 1/2 years into the NFL careers of the players who were drafted in 2007.

If you scroll down the list of first round draftees, several names will jump out at you of players who have already carved out solid beginnings to their careers.

In a few cases, some of the first round draftees from 2007 have proven to be franchise cornerstones worthy of high picks: Calvin Johnson, Joe Thomas, Adrian Peterson, Patrick Willis, Darrelle Revis, Ted Ginn Jr, to name a few.

In other cases, however, the players drafted in 2007 have proven to be worth far less than what their draft position might suggest. This is no more evident than with respect to the two QBs drafted in the first round in 2007: JaMarcus Russell and Brady Quinn.

My goodness, what wasted first round picks those two are proving to be.

And amazingly, Russell and Quinn are not alone. Several other QBs were taken in 2007, none of whom have amounted to much of anything. Let’s review the carnage.

Cribbs Down and Quinn Accused of Cheap Shot

November 18, 2009 By MidnightWriter 1 Comment

There is no joy in Cleveland, the mighty Quinn has gone three and out; kick return man and wildcat Cribbs has gone down.

A fan at Cleveland Browns Stadium for the Monday Night debacle against the Ravens, held up a sign that said it all: “Hey, Baltimore, can you take this team, too?”

After suffering through another day of depression and frustration over the state of these Cleveland Browns’ pretenders, (remember, the Browns did not “come back” in 1999; late owner Al Lerner accepted a nameless, nearly talent-less expansion team and named it the Browns), Browns fans’ hope the end of the nine-game Coach Eric Mangini Era is near.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, Cleveland Browns, eric mangini, joshua cribbs, randy lerner

NFL Quarterback Power Rankings

November 10, 2009 By Jerod Morris 9 Comments

No position in the NFL is more highly scrutinized, debated, and discussed than the quarterback. It’s impossible to build a consistent winner without one (and people who follow the Cleveland Browns would tell you that it’s impossible to find one period).

After this weekend’s Packers loss to the Bucs, Aaron Rodgers was a popular topic of conversation on Twitter. I made the comment that he has not shown me that he has the “it” that people always talk about when it comes to QBs. Some agreed and some disagreed, but it got me thinking about where Rodgers falls in relation to today’s crop of QBs.

Thus, I set out to rank the quarterbacks currently holding starting NFL gigs, taking into account their current age and skill level, future potential, past accomplishments, and the general confidence level I would have if that player was the QB of my team.

Cleveland Browns Look to Rebound From Crushing Loss to BYE

November 9, 2009 By Jerod Morris 1 Comment

Entering this Sunday’s home matchup with BYE, the Cleveland Browns were sitting at 1-7 and in 5th place in the AFC North behind Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and Notre Dame.

Despite the team’s poor start to the season, plus the turmoil caused by the firing of George Kokinis and threats of a Monday night protest next week, hopes were high that a second victory would be forthcoming.

“We don’t want to take anything for granted,” former starting quarterback Derek Anderson said. “I once got intercepted by the JUGS machine in practice. I thought it was Steve Heiden. So humility will not be an issue for this week.”

How right he was.

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Filed Under: Funny, NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, Cleveland Browns, derek anderson, eric mangini

From Fans’ Perspective, Is Joshua Cribbs the Second Most Untradable Cleveland Athlete?

October 16, 2009 By Jerod Morris 10 Comments

The following tweet by our friend Scott from Waiting For Next Year perfectly summed up my thoughts regarding the Josh Cribbs trade rumors floating around right now:

As little underlying support there is, these Josh Cribbs rumors are not fun

He is exactly right.

Who knows how legitimate the Cribbs-to-Miami or Cribbs-to-whomever talk is, but there is nothing fun or exciting at all about the Browns’ clear fan favorite being mentioned in the same sentence as the word “trade.”

All the rumors about Cribbs got me to thinking: is he the second most untradable sports figure in Cleveland?

(I think we all know who the first is.)

I’ll Tell You This: Sports Rumor Mill – Dungy, Gruden, Quinn, and More!

October 15, 2009 By Big MB 2 Comments

In this week’s “I’ll Tell You This” I jump into the realm of the Sports Rumor Mill. Take a look and brew up some comments or rumors of your own!

1. Tony Dungy to Return to Coaching?

Recent rumors have placed Tony Dungy back at the helm of the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers as early as next season. Tampa Bay is 0-5, and has shown no signs of life this season, and its coach, Raheem Morris, is no doubt on the hot seat.

There seemingly will be a change in Tampa in the next couple of years, if not before.

I’ll Tell You This:

Brilliant Braylon for New York in Miami

October 13, 2009 By MidnightWriter 2 Comments

Last week at this time wide receiver Braylon Edwards was lanquishing in Cleveland, waiting for a ball to come his way from a sputtering offense, while searching for nightlife downtown and throwing down with a Friend of LeBron.

On Monday Night Football in Miami, Jets v. Dolphins, Number 17 — wearing his new New York Jets uniform — was brilliant, showing off the moves, leaps and most importantly, the hands that Browns fans had not seen since 2007.

Edwards had five catches for 64 yards, one touchdown and another called back on a challenge with the ball placed on the one-yard line. The Jets scored on the very next play.

Despite the loss to Miami, New York fans were buzzing about the Mark Sanchez to Braylon Edwards connection.

Magical.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, braylon edwards, Cleveland Browns, NFL, rex ryan

Led by Lewis, Browns Defeat Bills 6-3 Despite Awful Anderson (Ratliff Time?)

October 11, 2009 By fraschetti 4 Comments

The previously winless Cleveland Browns defeated the one win Buffalo Bills in an offensive-less game earlier today, with the final score finishing at 6-3.

The highlights were not plentiful, but yes, there were a few.

Let’s begin with the return of Jamal Lewis. Early in the week, Lewis was not even considered to be able to play versus Buffalo because of a lingering hamstring injury. Later in the week, Lewis was possibly going to play, but would be eased into action. And then here is the Jamal Lewis stat line from Sunday: 117 yards on 31 carries.

I’m glad to see they took it easy on him.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, brett ratliff, Cleveland Browns, derek anderson, jamal lewis, josh cribbs, NFL, nfl week 5

Derek Anderson to Start Sunday for Browns

September 30, 2009 By Jerod Morris 2 Comments

Derek Anderson replaced Brady Quinn in the second half of last weekend’s game against Baltimore, and he has replaced him moving forward as well.

Eric Mangini, as promised, announced his decision on the Browns’ starting quarterback position today. His decision: Derek Anderson will start, in hopes of sparking a moribund offense that has scored one touchdown in the last…year? Decade? Century?

How long and how bad has it been?

Anyway, it’s possible that this is the most inconsequential QB announcement ever.

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, Cleveland Browns, derek anderson, eric mangini, NFL

Browns Lose Big, Mangini Loses Team?

September 29, 2009 By MidnightWriter 6 Comments

Is it too late to give the Browns’ name, its colors, and history back to Baltimore?

When Art Modell sold the city of Cleveland down the river and moved the Browns to Baltimore, Clevelanders clamoured to keep the Browns’ name and create a new Browns out of…well, what would become a bunch of misfits led by poor schlep Chris Palmer in 1999.

After Sunday’s 34-3 humiliating annihilation at the hands of the former Browns, it is time to consider the 2009 Browns the latest group of misfits, and call the total new Browns a failed experiment.

But where to go from here?

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Filed Under: NFL Tagged With: brady quinn, Cleveland Browns, derek anderson, eric mangini, NFL, randy lerner

Brady Quinn Replacing Tim Tebow An Absurd Notion

Photo Story: A Bronc’s Tale – The Story of Josh McDaniels and his Fun-Loving Quarterback

MSF Top 10 List: Reactions to the “Quicken Groans LeBracle”

WTF?

Breaking News: Brady Quinn Out for the Season With Foot Injury

Could the Browns Actually Beat the Steelers Tonight on Thursday Night Football? (Update: YES!!!)

The QBs of the 2007 NFL Draft: The Worst Single Position of Any NFL Draft Class Ever?

Cribbs Down and Quinn Accused of Cheap Shot

NFL Quarterback Power Rankings

Cleveland Browns Look to Rebound From Crushing Loss to BYE

From Fans’ Perspective, Is Joshua Cribbs the Second Most Untradable Cleveland Athlete?

I’ll Tell You This: Sports Rumor Mill – Dungy, Gruden, Quinn, and More!

Brilliant Braylon for New York in Miami

Led by Lewis, Browns Defeat Bills 6-3 Despite Awful Anderson (Ratliff Time?)

Derek Anderson to Start Sunday for Browns

Browns Lose Big, Mangini Loses Team?

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