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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
No hugs for Romeo this year
A year ago, after the Browns magically won 10 games, a female Cleveland TV reporter hugged head coach Romeo Crennel after his season-ending press conference.
Awwww … so cute.
How times have changed.
There are no hugs for Crennel this season, only pointed questions, and he’s not doing so well with those, it seems.
Latest example came at today’s press conference when Crennel appears to have cracked under the strain of the notoriously tame Cleveland media in regard to the quarterback question.
With Brady Quinn out for the rest of the season with his finger injury and Derek Anderson replacing him by default, Crennel said it doesn’t matter what Anderson does the rest of the way, that Quinn is his starter next year regardless.
Tom Withers of the Associated Press wrote it this way:
In a stunning comment, coach Romeo Crennel, who may not be back next season, said Quinn will be his starter going into training camp in 2009.
“I had planned to go with Brady to be the quarterback,” Crennel said. “When he comes back, he’s going to be the quarterback. Quinn is the starter.”
Crennel then became agitated when he was asked if he would change his mind if Anderson finished strong over the final five games.
“D.A. was the starter, you guys hated him,” Crennel said to reporters. “Quinn goes in and plays and now you’re telling me if D.A. lights it up, you want him to be the starter. I have decided that Quinn is going to be the starter. I’m sorry if you don’t like that.”
Cracking under the pressure. It’s as simple as that.
