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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Pick a quarterback already
Guess you can’t really blame head coach Eric Mangini for taking his time deciding on a quarterback. Having little familiarity with either Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson before taking this job, he needs to be sure, or at least as sure as one can be.
Mangini already has failed once in this league and nothing sinks a coach faster than an error-prone QB. Just ask Chris Palmer, Butch Davis and Romeo Crennel. (Heck, Mangini knows this first-hand after presiding over Brett Favre’s late-season collapse with the Jets last year.)
That said, pick a quarterback already.
If nothing else, it might help ticket sales. They’re looking at local TV blackouts in Cleveland if something doesn’t come along soon to excite the populace.
And, really, doesn’t it have to be Quinn? Granted, neither Mangini nor his personnel guy had a hand in drafting the former Notre Dame standout, so he’s not “their guy.” But at least there’s still something of a buzz about him, for whatever reason.
Anderson’s amazing 2007 season makes him intriguing, but I can’t see him starting opening day against the Vikings. Fans are just not inclined to give him a break, and with Quinn sitting there, Anderson would be booed off the field after one bad throw.
Or maybe that’s the strategy. Give Anderson enough rope to trip over, then turn to Quinn. Mangini does have a reputation for mind games, so you’d be crazy to put such a seemingly insane scenario past him.
Of course, this isn’t to say Quinn is the answer, the savior or anything of the kind. At this point, if you’re honest about it, Quinn is much more of a question mark than Anderson, who at least has that breakout 2007 campaign on which to base his case.
What do you think?
