Brady Quinn Forcing Crennel's hand- PFT

[Kentucky Jet]

QUINN FORCING CRENNEL'S HAND

It was one thing for Brady Quinn to complete 13 of 16 passes that he actually tried to complete against a prevent defense during the fourth quarter of the Browns' second preseason game against the Lions' scrubs.

It was quite another for Quinn to complete seven of 11 passes for 81 yards in two drives against the Broncos' first-team defense. The first drive ended with a missed field goal; the second drive resulted in a Quinn touchdown pass.

The Quinn highlights, available for now on the front page of NFL.com, are impressive, even if Quinn's military-style buzz cut isn't.

Quinn's performance could make it harder for coach Romeo Crennel not to make the kid the starter sooner rather than later. Charlie Frye was 7-for-9 for 74 yards as the first guy up on Saturday night, and Derek Anderson was 5-for-7 for 68 yards in relief. One of those two guys will have to play extremely well in the regular season to keep Quinn on the bench.

If Frye and Anderson struggle at all, Crennel likely won't have any other choice but to roll out the team's second first-round draft choice.

It'll be interesting to see whether Crennel resists. We've heard some rumblings that Crennel, the former defensive coordinator in New England, and Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, the former offensive coordinator with the Patriots, are currently feuding a bit because Weis was under the impression that Crennel's new team would take Quinn with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft. The thinking is that Quinn could be caught in the middle, and the Crennel might be influenced to sit Quinn this season due to the friction with Weis.

In the end, however, Crennel needs some excitement and optimism in order to save his skin. The best way to generate it is for the Vince Young effect to take root in Cleveland. A 6-10 record might not be enough to rescue Romeo if the quarterbacks are Frye and/or Anderson. But six wins from Quinn could create just enough buzz from the Browns' fans to get Crennel another year to continue the progress.

[CoachTsurfing]

QUINN FORCING CRENNEL'S HAND

It was one thing for Brady Quinn to complete 13 of 16 passes that he actually tried to complete against a prevent defense during the fourth quarter of the Browns' second preseason game against the Lions' scrubs.

It was quite another for Quinn to complete seven of 11 passes for 81 yards in two drives against the Broncos' first-team defense. The first drive ended with a missed field goal; the second drive resulted in a Quinn touchdown pass.

The Quinn highlights, available for now on the front page of NFL.com, are impressive, even if Quinn's military-style buzz cut isn't.

Quinn's performance could make it harder for coach Romeo Crennel not to make the kid the starter sooner rather than later. Charlie Frye was 7-for-9 for 74 yards as the first guy up on Saturday night, and Derek Anderson was 5-for-7 for 68 yards in relief. One of those two guys will have to play extremely well in the regular season to keep Quinn on the bench.

If Frye and Anderson struggle at all, Crennel likely won't have any other choice but to roll out the team's second first-round draft choice.

It'll be interesting to see whether Crennel resists. We've heard some rumblings that Crennel, the former defensive coordinator in New England, and Notre Dame coach Charlie Weis, the former offensive coordinator with the Patriots, are currently feuding a bit because Weis was under the impression that Crennel's new team would take Quinn with the No. 3 overall pick in the draft. The thinking is that Quinn could be caught in the middle, and the Crennel might be influenced to sit Quinn this season due to the friction with Weis.

In the end, however, Crennel needs some excitement and optimism in order to save his skin. The best way to generate it is for the Vince Young effect to take root in Cleveland. A 6-10 record might not be enough to rescue Romeo if the quarterbacks are Frye and/or Anderson. But six wins from Quinn could create just enough buzz from the Browns' fans to get Crennel another year to continue the progress.

I've said it before and I will say it again. The Jets should have taken one of the top rated QB's in the draft the past couple of years. Chad isn't going to win us a superbowl until he is surrounded with a hell of a lot more talent on by sides of the ball. I will also say again since Chad is the best we have at this point though, he needs to keep starting. I would like to see Clemens against some first teams d this preseason also.