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When Is It Too Early To Celebrate?

by Jason Jones

Every real football fan lives and dies with almost every possession; offensive or defensive. With some exception, this season is no different. If for only one season, 2007 will be revered as the season that redefined the word parody. Naturally, we could not get through a season without a couple of favorites on cruise control by week 11. Logically, we could never get through a season without eventually looking back and saying, “Yep, coulda seen that one coming”. We will illustrate that as we move through the current rankings (note: MNF has not been played, thus two teams will have a lower win/loss total). The bold print identifies a better record than expected while italics identifies a worse record than expected.

TIER ONE:

1_____New England Patriots____10-0_____411 Pts Scored_____157 Pts Allowed

2_____Dallas Cowboys_________9-1_____324 Pts Scored_____218 Pts Allowed

3_____Green Bay Packers___9-1_____259 Pts Scored_____159 Pts Allowed

4_____Indianapolis Colts________8-2_____278 Pts Scored_____159 Pts Allowed

TIER TWO:

5_____Pittsburgh Steelers________7-3_____269 Pts Scored_____145 Pts Allowed

6_____Jacksonville Jaguars___7-3_____207 Pts Scored_____181 Pts Allowed

7_____NY Giants___________7-3_____236 Pts Scored_____200 Pts Allowed

TIER THREE:

8_____Cleveland Browns______6-4_____288 Pts- Scored_____294 Pts Allowed

9_____Detroit Lions__________6-4_____231 Pts Scored_____232 Pts Allowed

10____Seattle Seahawks__________6-4_____221 Pts Scored_____164 Pts Allowed

11____Tampa Bay Buccaneers___6-4_____195 Pts Scored_____151 Pts Allowed

12____Tennessee Titans_______6-3_____178 Pts Scored_____152 Pts Allowed

TIER FOUR:

13____San Diego Chargers_________5-5_____229 Pts Scored_____209 Pts Allowed

14____Houston Texans________5-5_____226 Pts Scored_____236 Pts Allowed

15____Arizona Cardinals__________5-5_____223 Pts Scored_____222 Pts Allowed

16____Philadelphia Eagles_________5-5_____206 Pts Scored_____187 Pts Allowed

17____Washington Redskins_______5-5_____200 Pts Scored_____221 Pts Allowed

18____Buffalo Bills___________5-5_____153 Pts Scored_____222 Pts Allowed

TIER FIVE:

19____Denver Broncos___________4-5_____153 Pts Scored_____238 Pts Allowed

20____New Orleans Saints_____4-6_____212 Pts Scored_____246 Pts Allowed

21____Minnesota Vikings_________4-6_____195 Pts Scored_____210 Pts Allowed

22____Chicago Bears____________4-6_____184 Pts Scored_____217 Pts Allowed

23____Baltimore Ravens_________4-6_____168 Pts Scored_____211 Pts Allowed

24____Carolina Panthers_________4-6_____167 Pts Scored_____212 Pts Allowed

25____Kansas City Chiefs__________4-6_____145 Pts Scored_____186 Pts Allowed

TIER SIX:

26____Cincinnati Bengals__________3-7_____246 Pts Scored_____286 Pts Allowed

27____Atlanta Falcons________3-7_____142 Pts Scored_____213 Pts Allowed

28____Oakland Raiders____________2-8_____180 Pts Scored_____223 Pts Allowed

29____NY Jets___________________2-8_____178 Pts Scored_____244 Pts Allowed

30____St. Louis Rams_____________2-8_____149 Pts Scored_____257 Pts Allowed

31____San Francisco 49ers_________2-8_____113 Pts Scored_____223 Pts Allowed

TIER SEVEN:

32____Miami Dolphins_____0-10_____183 Pts Scored_____274 Pts Allowed

The previous was determined by record first then team +/-. Naturally, this is not how things would look if the regular season ended today. Divisions and placement would not permit it. So as we’ve already done by record, let’s see what the playoff landscape would look like if the season were only 10 games long. (And no crying and/or excuses from Mercury Morris, PLEASE!!!)

AFC Playoff Rankings

1_____New England Patriots______1^st Rd Bye

2_____Indianapolis Colts_________1^st Rd Bye

3_____Pittsburgh Steelers_________vs CLE

4_____San Diego Chargers________vs JAX

5_____Jacksonville Jaguars________vs SD

6_____Cleveland Browns_________vs PIT

NFC Playoff Rankings

1_____Dallas Cowboys__________1^st Rd Bye

2_____Green Bay Packers________1^st Rd Bye

3_____Seattle Seahawks__________vs DET

4_____Tampa Bay Buccaneers_____vs NYG

5_____New York Giants__________vs TB

6_____Detroit Lions_____________vs SEA

Clearly the AFC is a stronger conference, the Western Conference from the NBA, if you will. Most of the NFL watching world would have put NE and IND straight through to the AFC championship game, which with the exception of one hiccup by Indy, seems logically on track. With the underwhelming play of the Cincinnati Bengals and Baltimore Ravens, it seems pretty straight forward to see the Pittsburgh Steelers at the top spot in the AFC North and third overall in record. Now clearly, San Diego is only here because every division MUST be represented. Maybe its because LaDanian Tomlinson has donned a new face mask that looks like something out of a Predator movie, or maybe if A.J. Smith would have listened to the advice from FantasyDraftHelp.com and drafted a top flight WR and not a #2, then its possible there place in this ranking could’ve been better. Jacksonville is that one team that you find in every season, often that team is consistently Jacksonville, who makes it into the playoffs and no one really knows why. C’mon, I know Defense wins championships, but how many Baltimore Ravens circa 2000 can we stomach? The Cleveland Browns are probably the most intriguing addition to this piece. Due to the fact they are my team we will revisit them later. Clearly the anti-Jaguar team of the AFC. With the exception of NE, Cleveland on an average day this season can keep pace with any AFC team on offense. However, they couldn’t keep the Little Giants (starring Rick Moranis and Ed O’Neil) from looking like Jim Brown and Walter Payton running behind the 1990’s Cowboy offensive line.

The NFC is not so gleaming with intrigue. The Dallas Cowboys are exactly what we say in week 1 and 2. What a difference a season without Bill Parcells will do to a team morale and performance. Maybe there was something to Julius Jones’ comments following Parcells departure from the team in the off season. The Packers may be the biggest surprise in all of the NFL this season. Apparently, there IS an NBA moniker that applies to an NFL team…”Never underestimate the impact of one elite player to a teams win total” (Kobe-Lakers, Lebron-Cavs, Garnett-Timberwolves). You can add Brett “Fah-vuh-ruh” Favre. No running game, a bunch of marginal to lame WR’s and a young and quickly developing defense. Not exactly a recipe for a title, but nine wins is nice, regardless. Seattle and Tampa Bay are in the Chargers category. Someone from each division must be represented. Tampa and Seattle are middle of the road teams. Tampa is a former power with an old defense and no legitimate offensive studs (at least the one’s that make it through the duration of a season). Seattle is a team on the brink of rebuilding. Alexander has seen his best days, Hasselback is good, the stellar offensive line has been depleted, the WR core is a collection of # 2 and 3 receivers, and the defense is better than average. The Giants have improved themselves in record without changing much of the roster. The 32^nd ranked pass defense is improved, but only because Michael Strahan, Osi Umenyiora and the Giants pass rush won’t give a quarterback more than two seconds flat to throw. The Detroit Lions are the Browns of the AFC, a team perpetually in the cellar of the league since their previous golden age ended…ages ago. For Cleveland it was the mid to late 1980’s, for the Lions it was any season with Barry Sanders. Both have enjoyed an offensive explosion. Offensively, Detroit has always had the potential to be scary, defense not so much. The defense is ranked in the top 5 currently. Maybe now, they have the right combination of WR’s and can draft a different position in the first round. Or maybe, it has everything to do with Jon Kitna proclaiming they would win AT LEAST TEN GAMES.

As in many of my entries, a lot of numbers and facts to turn and focus on a smaller detail. Now if you are reading this and are a Patriot, Colts, or Cowboy fan then you won’t be able to relate the rest of this entry. If you are a fan of a team who is doing well this year and generally do, then you have been reading for no other reason than to re-affirm what you already know. For the rest of us, parody in the NFL means the flat line moment is still far away. As a fan of a team who almost never enjoys success as the average non regional fan would describe it, it is AMAZING to be note worthy. Leading off Sportscenter, being in top plays, having more than one player worthy of a Pro Bowl selection, and of course having more wins than losses are all reasons to be happy. If I just described your team then the rest of this is for you. Is a .500 season reason enough to dance in the streets and proclaim a good season? Are you excited if your team “has not been mathematically eliminated from the playoffs” by week 9? Are moral victories the only measuring stick once you realized no one fears your team? Is your team almost always 3 or 4 years away? Does the ball always seem to bounce in the other teams favor? Do you find yourself sitting through 55 minutes of 2+ minute highlights of all of the other team’s performance only to get a box score of your team in the waning seconds of the show? Does it ever feel like your team is IN the league but not PART OF the league? If so, then you understand my enthusiasm for this concept of parody. I have no idea what Patriots fans, Cowboys fans, Chargers fans, Colts fans, Steelers fans, Rams fans, Packers fans, or 49ers fans feel like today. Whether their team has done well or not so well this season, I have no clue what they are going through. I once heard a caller to a St. Louis radio show comment on how, “if things continue on this path, we might not get to another Super Bowl for a decade. Do you realize it’s almost been 10 years since we were in a Super Bowl?” I’m sorry I do not know how that feels. That guy probably committed suicide. I bet his wife left him and his sons grew up a little fruity because his team hasn’t been there in almost 10 years. That must be an unreasonable way to live. Maybe this will help ease the sorrows of a person like that. The last time my team made it to a Championship game, my mother was 7 years away from a driver’s license. Oh and here’s the kicker, it was so long ago it wasn’t even called the Super Bowl. So, I’m sorry if I don’t cry a river for New England, Dallas, San Francisco, or Pittsburgh when they finish a season without hoisting the Lombardi Trophy.

This season has been all about Parody. Look, I am in no way, shape, or form a Patriot fan. Before the season started, I had been quoted numerous times as saying, “the commissioner might as well have the trophy engraved to the Patriots before we even get started”. My only hope for them is to go undefeated and consequently shut Mercury Morris and the other demonic ’72 Miami Dolphins the F@#K up. The Colts are a nice franchise, like the face of the team Peyton Manning; the Colts just don’t rub me the wrong way. They win, it’s a good thing, I don’t root for them and I don’t root against them. I hated Dallas in the 90’s, but now they are just nice to watch. F@#K Pittsburgh. Maybe some day, Eli will throw from somewhere other than Peyton’s shadow. For those teams nothing is really all that crazy. For those teams mean is within their grasp, whether they need to regress or progress to the mean, they are close. Even Green Bay, who is having a phenomenal turnaround from the previous two or three seasons, is not that far removed from elite status. The teams I am truly talking to are the Lions, Bills and Browns. The teams whose players and fans alike are in unchartered waters. The teams who are supposed to be a few years away. The teams who, if a player guaranteed double digit wins, said player would be laughed at unrelentlessly. The key here is whether the league is truly becoming more and more balanced and parody filled or if this is just one of those adorations of Sports Law, either way we need to enjoy it. All of my friends and family, who are not avid sports fans, know on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday whether or not my favorite team won or lost. Let’s just say this year has only really provided me with 2 or 3 bad Mondays. This is what sports fans wish for each and every snap. People who are fans of prolific winners may ask why do follow a team that is that bad? This is what the correct answer of that question is. Familiarity breeds contentment. I guarantee, if there were a way to measure this, that a Lion/Bills/Browns fan would enjoy a Super Bowl champion exponentially more so than that of a team who has been there recently. That is no exaggeration….EXPONENTIALLY. I once asked an Eagle fan, if your team went 11-5 in the regular season and locked up a first round bye, what would it be like in the streets of Philadelphia? His response was if two strangers passed wearing Eagles gear they might give the man head nod. At the most, there might be an extended sports segment on the local news. When he inquired what would happen in the city of my team had the same win/loss result occurred, I responded…From non fans to die hard’s, it would be pandemonium. People would mortgage their homes for playoff tickets. The entire month of December would probably be declared a holiday by the mayor. People wearing the team’s colors would get in free to any place that charges admission. No doubt, there would be car fires, streakers, dancing in the streets, anarchy, and random good deeds by strangers from Carnegie to Lakeside and all the way up and down E. 9^th St. that’s the difference.

If you own a Sports Illustrated special hard bound commemorative issue with your favorite team raising the Lombardi trophy. If you were old enough to drink that last time your team was crowned champion. If you get upset when your team doesn’t win 10+ games, then you go on and enjoy your team’s playoff run. Continue enjoying it as much as winning a hand during a friendly game of poker on boy’s night. If things continue on and teams like the Patriots and Steelers or Cowboys and Packers end up losing during the playoffs you may just be privileged enough to see what a true celebration looks like. I wish a first or second seed team would overlook a wild card team this season. I wish a mother!@#$er would. As much of a travesty it may be for the Super Bowl to not consist of the Patriots v. Cowboys. A Browns v. Lions Super Bowl would be a spectacle of the likes none of us have ever seen. The game could be played in Lawrence Kansas in the middle of a dust storm and it would still probably be most intense, courageous, and memorable Super Bowl of all time to date. The NFL is the best professional sports league there is, partially due to the parody we’ve been discussing. Partially due to the devotion of its fans or maybe it’s something else completely. Maybe it’s because an old place kicker can hold up an entire city on his shoulders following the most twisted finish to a game ever. Maybe watching a rookie running back breaks an all time single game record. It could be any combinations of things. All I know is that as it nears a quarter to 4 am on a Monday morning, and I finish my last adult beverage of the day (and following morning) I have one thing to say. If you are a player, owner, coach, or even fan of the kind of team I have been speaking of…..I SALUTE YOU.

One final thought. A guideline for sanity as it pertains to me, personally. When you are a fan of team deemed not to be “not worth mentioning”, you deal with one shot after another. One disappointment after another. One depressing loss after another. There is only so much a person can take. I always tell myself and others who feel similar to the way I do for their respective team, every bad play, every wrong call, every turnover, every bad thing that happens to contribute to bad play and/or losses…Tuck that away. Log it into your memory. Acknowledge it and never forget it. When the pendulum swings back in your favor, and it eventually has to do just that, then and only then will it be worth the wait. Regardless of what happens after this day, the parody of the NFL has reached more teams/fans than it has in quite some time. No longer is parody only between the elite and consistently good teams. Finally, the guys who always seem to be on the outside looking in are forcing their way into the exclusive club with the velvet ropes. And the view is glorious. If your team is in the hunt, enjoy it. Just understand one thing, no matter how you think you feel there is somebody somewhere who wants it more than you. So cherish the ride.

Updated Depth Chart

Cleveland Browns Depth Chart According To Me

Although I am not thrilled with the idea of Charlie Frye starting the season, I have done my best to figure out exactly how the depth chart and/or the 53 man roster should look. Some names are doubled up and only count once.

Browns Depth Chart According To Me

WR Joe Jurevicious-----Joshua Cribbs
LT Joe Thomas--------Nat Dorsey
LG Eric Steinbach------Lennie Friedman
C Hank Fraley---------Rob Smith
RG Seth McKinney-----Isaac Sowells-----------Fred Matua
RT Kevin Shaffer-------Kelly Butler
TE Kellen Winslow-----Steve Heiden
WR Braylon Edwards----Travis Wilson
QB Charlie Frye--------Brady Quinn------------Ken Dorsey
RB Jamal Lewis---------Jason Wright-----------Jerome Harrison
FB Lawrence Vickers----Charles Ali

DE Shaun Smith----------Orpheus Roye
NT Ted Washington------Ethan Kelley
DE Robaire Smith---------Simon Fraser
LOLB Antwan Peek----------Willie McGinest
ILB Leon Williams---------Andra Davis
ILB D’Qwell Jackson-------Clifton Smith
ROLB Kamerion Wimbley----Chaun Thompson
LCB Eric Wright------------Kenny Wright
RCB Leigh Bodden----------Daven Holly-------------Gary Baxter
SS Sean Jones------------Justin Hamilton
FS Brodney Pool----------Mike Adams

P Dave Zastudil
K Phil Dawson
H Dave Zastudil
PR Joshua Cribbs----------Syndric Steptoe
KR Joshua Cribbs----------Chris Barclay
LS Ryan Pontbriand

Practice Squad:

Brandon McDonald, Melila Purcell, Chase Pittman, Jason Short,
Ryan Krause, Kris Griffin, DeMario Minter, Mason Unck

Some notes of interest or conjecture...

-Travis Wilson has not played well enough to merit a spot on this team. With the exception of the Bears/Browns preseason game, Wilson has dropped everything short of a baby in this camp. However, talent wise he offers more than Tim Carter (although that means we gave away Droughns like clothes to the Salvation Army), Mike Sanders, and Maurice Mann.

-The Offensive Line depth situation is all scrambled. Any combination of Andrew "Keg" Hoffman, Nat Dorsey, Isaac Sowells, Fred Matua, and Ryan Tucker are all completely scrambled differently depending on one's substitutional and personal preference.

-It would not be hard to convince a fan that there are reasons to keep all 6 RB's (including FB's). That just is not probable. Lewis is a lock, J. Wright is almost a lock, J. Harrison is too good of an investment, C. Barclay has done everything asked and then some, Vickers is a must keep, and Ali was brought in specifically for Lewis.

-Tight Ends could also keep all candidates; Winslow=best TE in football, Heiden a must keep, Dinkins is solid but inconsistant, and Ryan Krause followed CHUD from San Diego. Granted the 3rd and 4th TE's will probably see next to no time but Special Teams, but that may be enough to keep them.

-In the front seven on defense, all but J'Vonne Parker from the 1st and 2nd teams should be safe. Like Parker, Oshinowo, Chase Pittman, Griffin, McMillan and Purcell are all undersized or just a big body-provide no real talent, yet. Most of which will be cut or put on the practice squad.

-Cornerback, a position feared for its thin nature is just the converse now. Eric Wright has shutdown potential, Bodden would start on 70% of the teams in the league they are clearly safe. Kenny Wright and Daven Holly are safe due to their ability to play effectively today. The interesting thing is Gary Baxter and DeMario Minter should be safe due to injury situation. Brandon McDonald at least has good instincts and could have a place on Special Teams.

-If by some miraculous turn of events, LeCharles Bentley blows the coaching staff away by week 7 and gets activated...then Rob Smith will lose out. I wouldn't hold your breath on that one though.

-Of course, some explaination on the QB carosel. As it stands, I have Frye then Quinn then Dorsey. Rumors have circulated that whom ever loses the competition between Frye and Anderson is out. The reason being, someone has to be in Quinn's ear while Frye is on the field and it doesn't take a personel expert to tell you we don't want that person being Anderson. Anderson has gotten by from the skin of his perverbial teeth. And by teeth I mean his deep ball.

As we move toward the September 9th start, aspirations are very high. The offense is the sexiest on paper its been since Bernie Kosar was at the helm. However, Bernie is not at the helm (keep all jokes about the aforementioned to yourself). Jamal Lewis can be responsible for a good bit of offensive production, but he can't carry it all. Braylon Edwards is poised to have a 1300 yd season (884/6 tds last year while dropping more passes than Travis Wilson). Kellen Winslow will meet his potential as the league's best TE. Joe Jurevicious is the best possession WR in the game today. The previous three statements cannot be close to true if Charlie Frye is the captain of this ship for more than a few weeks. Most CLE fans want to believe that Carson Palmer is a top 4 QB in the NFL because he sat out a full year. Not true, he just didn't play-he was always good. Lienart, V. Young, J. Cutler all from last years draft are in no question worthy of starting in this league and on their respective teams. Quinn may start week 4, he may start week 14. Doesn't matter, in my opinion, he is as ready to make throws, decisions, runs, and audibles today as he is 3 months from now. He has proven to me without a shadow of a doubt he is above and beyond anything Frye or Anderson can do. Examples: post route to Winslow vs DEN, Jurevicious back corner of the endzone vs CHI (and yes he was in, with 3 feet in bounds-right, left, and right again). Bottom line, if Quinn goes in and does well then I was right. If Quinn goes in and blows it, or gets shell shocked, or mismanages then quite honestly he is not the QB we all thought he was and it is better to find out now than later. This team can potentially be a 9-7 team. Add a little luck here and there maybe even a little better. They are not that team with Frye, they could be with Quinn. There is no time to treat the Cleveland Browns as the old Cleveland Browns. There's no Willie Green's, Ben Taylor's, or Tim Couch's on this team. Its time we stop saying things like, "they are good enough to play for the Browns", or "if we throw him to the wolves we may have a Tim Couch situation on our hands". As the kids on the playground during recess say, "Tough Titties". No other team looks at it that way. Sure we could take our time and inch our way into things like some 7 year old girl trying to get into a swimming pool on the 1st of May. But why? We could put a team out on the field that potentially could win 6-7 games and yes, it would be measured improvement. But, do it for the right reasons. Do it because Quinn doesn't know the playbook, or doesn't show chemistry with his recievers, or because he simply doesn't understand the nuances of the offense. Don't sit Quinn because that's just the way. Most "experts" are saying that Quinn did what he did against 2nd and 3rd team defenses, but ask yourself this could Frye/Anderson do what he did against 4th team defenses. I am 90% positive the answer would be NO. They just don't make the fluid decision, accurate throws, leading dump off passes, and ball fakes that Quinn can and did. The 2007-08 Cleveland Browns team is improved nonetheless. But would you rather rest on the laurels of "at least we improved" or would you rather say, for once "That was a season that makes me proud to be a Browns Fan"? Quinn's the real deal and until he leads this Browns team on the field of regular season play, The Browns team will not be.

Conventional Wisdom Be Damned!

The Old Way is not Always the Best Way

Often contemporary sports are regulated or persuaded by what is routinely regarded as CONVENTIONAL WISDOM. Well !@#% conventional wisdom. Like most in the Cleveland area, I have been extremely interested in the starting quarterback situation. The Cleveland Browns have not had the convenience of a locked in starting quarterback since they cut Bernie Kosar. Sure there have been QBs who were perceived to be the clear cut starter, they were not much improved over the guy they replaced. The bottom line is there has not been a situation where one QB was clearly more talented than the others on the team. Charlie Frye has been named the starter by default for the last season and a half. Simply because he made the least amount of mistakes and looked the least crappy of the candidates. Charlie Frye is a MAC QB and a mediocre to below average QB in the NFL. The reason he has been considered the guy is because the guys behind him were clearly worse. Enter the current dilemma.
Charlie Frye is alright for a sub acceptable team, a rebuilding team, one who has low expectations.
Derek Anderson is alright for a Div 1 big six conference college team.
Ken Dorsey is alright for a national championship contender, yet again a college team, however, he can offer leadership that the previous two cannot. Enter Brady Quinn. On draft day and every day leading up to the fans and scouts had been split. Some believe he’s a great manager of the game with occasional brilliant deep balls. Some believe he is the product of an over hyped and sensationalized program. There is no doubt about one thing, no matter what side of the fence you (provided you give a damn about the cleveland browns) are on, Quinn is clearly a better more talented player than any of the other signal callers currently on this roster. I don't think there is a single doubt in the entire BrownsNation that Quinn is the most talented QB on the team. The concern comes from the past. The past always haunts Browns fans. I submit, would one always want to play the best players or play the guy that gives your team the best chance to win? What ever happened to that Conventional Wisdom?

Before we ever consider September 9th, we have to retain our sanity. Just because a player seems to be completely better, talent wise, than the competing QB's doesn't automatically give him the starting nod. However, we can dissearn that winning the job should not be hard, given the previously mentioned lack of talent preceeding him. All this seems simple enough, as long as he is given an equal and fair shot. Some would argue he doesn't deserve a fair shot since he held out for three weeks. If you believe that then you should stop reading now and turn to some cookie cutter p.c. popular twisting of the truth publication. Holdouts are a part of the process. Until the NFL adopts an NBA like pay structure for rookies, nothing will change. That, however, is a discussion for a different day.

The problem we find ourselves in, is one of the conspiracy theory persuation. Point one: Coach Romeo Crennel (or RAC as his players call him) is in his third season, a must win season. Point two: Phil Savage (an this point is incontrovertable) has acquired players over the last 2 years that has improved the Cleveland Browns by no less than 400%. Point three: The fans have dealt with being cellar dwellars for 7+ years. Point four: There are no less than 6 legitamate proven NFL coaches available as of February 2008. Point five: Kellen Winslow and Braylon Edwards are both 2 years removed from ACL injuries (Statistics prove that a players production will be between 20%-50% better 2 years removed than 1 year removed ). The best YOUNG Offensive line ON PAPER. And a Defense that is a solid bend but don't break team. What does all of this mean? Phil Savage has done his job. The players are progressing as well if not better than can legitamately be expected. There are replacement candidates waiting in the wind with better credentials than RAC. So if Crennel does not render results this season there is no other conclusion that ownership can make except-the lack of production falls on Crennel's responsibility and his alone. Success naturally being 8-8 or better.

From RAC's perspective, coming from the Belichek/Parcell's tree of coaching, the best QB to lead his team is on of the Veteran Persuation. In this case veteran is a very loose concept. We are not talking Quinn vs. Brett Favre here. Frye has been in the league 2 years and barely started a full season combined. Anderson has been in the league 2 years and started a quarter of a season worth of games. Ken Dorsey is a great football mind, worth having, but not worth starting and leading a team on the field. Quinn has been in the league for a month. Relatively speaking, the afformentioned QB's have an experience edge on Quinn but how much credence can one put on in 2 years. I personally, do not think that all of Frye, Anderson, and Dorsey's experience combined hold that much water in the scheme of things. Not if Quinn is a better/more talented player. Still, someone has to WIN the job. RAC is afraid that if he indeed gives each guy an equal shot, then the fans, media, other players, ownership, and former players will in some way shape or fashion force RAC's hand to push Quinn into the starting role. Due to the fact that Crennel is a Belichek/Parcells product, that cannot happen. In the most simplistic terms-Romeo Crennel cannot wrap his head around the idea of starting a rookie quarterback in a season where he must render wins. Period. If this were not the case, then he would have given each quarterback a shot a the first team defenses in the subsequent preseason games. As it turns out the only quarterbacks given that opportunity were the 2 year underwhelming choices of Frye/Anderson. Not even Dorsey, in all fairness of course, was given that opportunity. It is all too convenient. If Frye plays well, he is the most experienced of the candidates, he knows the system and gives us the best chance to win. If Anderson plays well, he has learned the system, played his way into the role, and gives us the best chance to win. If Dorsey plays well, he is a solid competitor with a great mind for the game but it will come down to Frye or Anderson. If Quinn plays well (up until the Denver game, where Shanihan played his 1's and 2's late into the 3rd quarter) then, Quinn's performance was commendable, he has showed great improvement since the holdout, but also keep in mind he was running simple plays against the opposing teams 4th string. RAC is setting himself up to not permit himself, under the process laid down by Parcells and Belichek, to start Quinn. It's all very obvious.

Now on to the opinions of the fans. In a recent on-line poll Cleveland fans polled revealed the following results:

Charlie Frye-48%

Brady Quinn-30%

Derek Anderson-20%

Ken Dorsey-2%

I believe a person can be exquisitely intellegent, yet people can be dumb as a box of rocks. A similar thought can be made about Cleveland Sports Fans. Individually, with the right and honest information can make great analytical conclusions. As a group, generalizing and worrying about past transgretions, the group is like a group of lemings. One person makes a basic, general and normally incorrect comment and the rest follow without question. Somewhere along the lines, Cleveland fans forgot about the glory days and have become content to worry about the past repeating itself with no rhym or reason. Case in point, I would put money on the idea that 90% of the 48% who believe Frye should be the starter are saying so because they are afraid of how Tim Couch's starting too early and the resulting production will similarly effect Brady Quinn. If the Football Gods collectively spoke down to us and said,

"If Quinn starts day 1 his production and future will be NO DIFFERENT than if he start week 12" do you really think the majority of Browns fans would go with a bum like Charlie Frye? No, that would be irresponsible of them. Lemings.

Fast forward to August 25th. Of the three presean opponents, Denver is by far the best defense the Browns have faced. This would prove to be the turning point of the quarterback battle. Naturally, if RAC were to be fair, Frye would have started one game, Anderson one game, and Quinn one game. This did not happen. In order to protect RAC's plan of not giving Quinn a fair shot. Yet, theoretically, most teams play their starters and immediate backups through the third quarter and even into the fourth. Through the first three games, let's compare stats.

Charlie Frye: 22/32-232 yds-0TD's-1INT-a high QB rating:100.6

Derek Anderson: 20/33-215 yds-0TD's-1INT-a high QB rating:58.9

Brady Quinn: 20/32-236yds-3TD's-0INT-a high QB rating:121.9

The numbers alone are almost similar minus the TD/INT ratio. Also, notice, Frye and Anderson played roughly a full game and a half (or 6 quarters). Quinn has played roughly 2 quarters, 25% of which he was ordered to play a sort of prevent offense. When averaged out (which can never really be taken literally...) Quinn dwarf's his teammates at the same position. In the same amount of time played averaged out comes to:

60/96 for 708 yds 9 TD's/0INT.

Quite literally destroying any such "quarterback controversy". These are, however, assumed and imperfect statistics-merely for discussion sake. Keeping all of that in mind while Quinn was still facing Sam Adams, Elvis Dumervil, Ian Gold, John Lynch, Dre Bly, and Champ Bailey...he still out performed Frye and Anderson easily. Let's not forget, Quinn is the only QB to register a TD much less mutliple TD's, a very telling stat.

For those who are not sold on Brady Quinn as an elite QB at the NFL level ask yourself the following questions. Was Quinn's success or lack there of a direct reflection of his surrounding cast. Where did Quinn's offensive line get drafted-if at all? Where did Quinn's starting RB get drafted-if at all? Where would have his #1 WR been drafted? #2 WR? Where did Quinn's starting TE get drafted-if at all? Then ask yourself the same questions about former QB's or eventual first round potential QB's. Matt Leinart? Vince Young? Jay Cutler? Brian Brohm? Chad Henne? John David Booty? You will find that the supporting cast of almost all of them far exceed that of Quinn. Leinart alone is staggering. Bush, L.White, D.Jarrett, as well as offensive lineman-not even comparable. Then consider what happens the second Quinn is surrounded by the percieved starting offense for the Browns.

-A ProBowl running back

-A lottery pick WR

-Arguably the best Possession WR in the league

-Arguably the best Tight End in the league

-A lottery Left Tackle

-A fringe/backup ProBowl Left Guard

-A managable Center

-A formittable Right Guard

-An experienced Right Tackle

-A league renouned successful Offensive Coordinator

With all of these facts in place, no one can refute (before we actually see it) that Quinn doesn't belong in the conversation. It would irresponsible of me to insist that he just be given the job. He like every other player should be forced to earn his spot. Without a shadow of a doubt Quinn even more so than any other QB on the team should be given that opportunity, not shunned to the back of the depth chart like some second rate Arena league player at the end of his professional rope. There have been situations where a rookie comes in and is just flat out better than his counterparts. As far as the Browns are concerned, see: Kamerion Wimbley.

Since, I have not viewed the media's coverage of the Broncos/Browns press conference I cannot completely crucify RAC for not accepting Quinn as a possibility or even the front runner. If RAC is honest and fair to all his players, which seems to be his greatest characteristic according to his players, he will infact say that Quinn has played his way into the Starting Quarterback Competition. If Crennel did not defer to veterans to a fault, and was indeed fair, it is my opinion that this QB competition would be a different tale altogether. If Crennel really is concerned about saving his job, he would forget conventional wisdom and simply evaluate these players on their ability or inability to perform on the field. If I were placed in that very position-As of today, Brady Quinn would have won the starting quarterback job miles ago.

Rarely has an NFL team taken on such an overhaul or facelift as the Cleveland Browns have over the last couple of years. The defense, although not sexy, is effective. With a few exceptions Cleveland's margin of defeat has been less than 10. By season's end, they could have the #1 TE, a top 10 RB, a top 15 WR, and a top 10 offensive line. The only detail missing is the QB-the Field General if you will. This is a positional decision that has to be correct. The Cleveland Browns are facing the Steelers, Ravens, Bengals, and Patriots four out of the first five games of the season. Frye or Anderson cannot beat the any of these teams without some herendous mistake by the other team, or some ridiculous amount of luck. Conversley, Quinn cannot beat them all, but he clearly (in my opinion) gives them the best chance to win, whether they do or not, as they say, "that's why they play the game". Note this-

-vs Pittsburgh

-vs Cincinnati

-@ Oakland-winnable

-vs Baltimore

-@ New England

-vs Miami-winnable

-@ St. Louis

-vs Seattle-winnable

-@ Pittsburgh

-@ Baltimore

-vs Houston-winnable

-@ Arizona

-@ New York Jets-winnable

-vs Buffalo-winnable

-@ Cincinnati

-vs San Francisco-winnable

That is 7 wins outside of the division. Oakland is a joke, Miami is dealing with too much change to be feared, Seattle's window has closed and are on the down turn, Houston is still Houston, Cleveland beat New York last year with a terribly offensive team, Buffalo is young and not very good, and SF is clearly on the upswing but I am not sold yet on them as team to be feared. That's 7 wins out of division. At Cincinnati and at Pittsburgh will probably be losses. Anything else would be delusional of me. The Cardinals scare me this year with their offense. They are in a similar situation with no QB controversy. St. Louis, to me, is a toss up. S. Jackson is a no doubt stud. Torry Holt is very nice, they are a nice team. Remember this, Cleveland always beats some team they have no business beating-St. Louis may be that team. As for Baltimore, those will be the Jamal Lewis show. A probowl running back who feels slighted by his former team. Combine the fact that he will want to embarrace the Ravens at home with the fact that for some undescriptive reason Cleveland just plays Baltimore better in Baltimore. If they are to win against Baltimore it will be in Baltimore. That makes 8 wins with a potential of 9 given the Rams. Which takes us back to the first 3 or 4 important games. Pittsburgh(home), Cincinnati(home), New England(road). Since no schedule ever plays out as calculated, the previous topic of 8 or 9 out of division wins is very fallable. If we assume that 60% of the previous comments can be true, then we are back down to 4 or 5 wins out of division. With the big 3 out of 5 games left (giving Balt a win in CLE) these 3 become exponentially important. If CLE can beat PIT in CLE, beat CIN in CLE, and potentially creep up on NE and at least make a game of it, that will set the tone for the rest of the season.

With Quinn at the helm (with no predetermined fact-again my opinion)

sept 9th-----win at home against PIT

sept 16th----win at home against CIN

sept 23rd----win on the road against OAK

sept 30th----loss at home against BAL

oct 7th-------loss on the road against NE

oct 14th-----win at home against Miami

bye week

oct 28th-----loss on the road against STL

nov 4th------loss at home against SEA

nov 11th-----loss on the road against PIT

nov 18th-----win on the road against BAL

nov 25th-----win at home against HOU

dec 2nd------loss on the road against ARI

dec 9th------win on the road against NYJ

dec 16th-----win at home against BUF

dec 23rd-----loss on the road against CIN

dec 30th-----win at home against SF

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that is a record of 9-7. And that is not too far fetched to think it could happen. One thing is for sure 9-7 is unattainable if Frye, Anderson, or Dorsey are to start the season as the starting quarterback of the Cleveland Browns.

Is It Just Me Or......

Am I The Only Person Left Who Cares About The Preseason?

NFL football is the most viewed and anticipated sport in the United States, period. You may like hockey or baseball or basketball better individually, but overall Americans love their Pro Football. Fans of any sport are often curious about off season acquisitions, trades, draft picks and other extenuating situations. Yet, with all of this, most people just get more blindly excited with each passing day. It seems to me, if even half of these football fans were truly interested, it would be in there best interest to be as informed as possible. Its only logical to think that any preseason game wouldn't hold a candle to the biggest most meaningless blowout of the regular season. Clearly, preseason is not the regular season, however, how is it not important enough to the majority to give a damn about preseason?

It may not count, but is that really the question? Absolutely not. True fans would care, because true fans would want to be involved and informed. For once, news and info effecting my local NFL franchise is making national news, but that is rare. The national media rarely attack the important aspects of the preseason. Its always about the QB controversy, or what rookie is going to come out on top. As a fan of a given TEAM, I am always more intrigued by new yet veteran acquisitions, new offensive/defensive schemes, and the depth chart than the non-sense the national media peddles because its convenient. Look at last season, what was the big story? Who will be the better QB between Vince Young, Matt Leinart, or Jay Cutler? Who's answer is still up in the air. How about, who is Mike Furrey? Can SF really count on Frank Gore to carry the load? At least these questions are on the right track. In an attempt to make my point, I am going to list by team order some of the story lines that most fans should care about. At least one per team, on some of the other teams that I selfishly care about there may be more. I make my living following one team in particular, but I will display how easy it is to keep up with everyone. So to me, there is no excuse to be blind in regards to your favorite team. You need to get involved with your team. Inevitably, someone will go down to injury or will lose there job to someone you are not familiar with.

San Francisco 49ers-Why is Patrick Willis an automatic starter at ILB, and who is going to start at Center for that offensive line, how is Alex Smith's chemistry with a veteran WR like Darryl Jackson, and is Vernon Davis really back and if not who is going to step up-and the answer better not be Arnaz Battle?

Chicago Bears-How will Greg Olsen blend in with Desmond Clark, has the offense been tweeked to utilize both and possibly at the same time? Is Rashied Davis ready to produce as a legitimate target? The defense is still monstrous, but did we all forgive and forget on the Lance Briggs situation? Did his holdout effect adversely any defensive growth?

Cincinnati Bengals-What have they done to insure that the offense won't give up on the running game in the red zone? David Pollack is out, for the season potentially. With all of the starters either injured or suspended, can people expect a better finish in the Nati?

Buffalo Bills-Where to begin? Is this really as good as its going to get? A couple more years and this team will have to start a squad of first, second and third year players. How good does Marshawn Lynch really look on a total of 19 carries? How good does J.P. Losman have to play in order to keep his job? Can we begin to investigate eventual cut lists from other teams?

Denver Broncos-Can Brandon Stokley fill Rod Smith's shoes if he cannot go at the start of the season? How serious in Travis Henry's injury and could it potentially be a season killer? How does Dre Bly looks this summer, does he care about football again? Is Steve Cargile going to get any real playing time this season?

Cleveland Browns-We don't have enough time for this one, here's some quick shots. Your not keeping four QB's who's it going to be and in what order? Is this the year Kellen Winslow changes the TE position and receives the baton from Gates? Just how nasty does Jamal Lewis look? If everything other than the QB is solid to very good, how far can they or can't they go? Why haven't Antwan Peek and Leon Williams not been named as starters? How serious is Bodden's ankle injury? Why hasn't the coaching staff anointed Eric Wright as a starter yet? When can we expect to see E.Steinback, L.Bentley, W.McGinest, O.Roye, or G.Baxter?

Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Is this the only team in the league starting at least 4 O-Lineman with less than 3 years exp and why? Out of 4 QB's worthy of starting or pushing based on potential, who gets the ax by final cut day? Who has stepped up among the WR's between D.Boston, I.Hillard, M.Clayton, or M.Stovall? Can we expect TB to name Gaines Adams as a starter or does he need more time? With the addition of Cato June and the loss of Derrick Brooks where does this middle defense stand respective to the rest of the league?

Arizona Cardinals-Leinart, Edge, Fitzgerald, Boldin, Johnson, Pope are all a lock, but how has this All-Name Recognition O-Line responded to Rus Grimm's blocking scheme? Is Steve Breaston even going to make this team? Has the D-Line come together enough to make a decent improvement against the run? Has new head Coach Ken Whisenhunt found ways to utelize Edge while not puting the owness on him? Will Leinart and the offense break out or are we still a year or two away?

To Be Continued.....

NFL Transactions

Gerard "Big Money" Warren Moved-Experiment Failed

In the category of Ex Players gone bad, Gerard Warren has been traded from the Denver Broncos to the Oakland Raiders for an undisclosed draft pick. For Oakland's sake I hope it's a second day draft pick. I can recall the risky experiment conducted by the Denver Broncos organization that included acquiring most of the underwhelming Cleveland Browns Defensive Line. These moves included but are not limited to, Gerard Warren, Courtney Brown, Ebenezer Ekuban, and Mike Myers. Shortly there after, The Cleveland Browns organization converted to a 3-4 defense. Recently, a beat writer asked Romeo Crennel if the Browns would be interested in Warren now that he is rumored to be available. This question goes back to a period shortly after Crennel took over. Crennel then said, "Gerard Warren could play in this new defense". Due to his response to said question, he like the majority of the NFL, in fact do not believe this to still be true.
As for the remainder of the "experiment", Courtney Brown-who gets more injured than Samuel L. Jackson's character in Unbreakable (Mr. Glass), Brown is out of football. Let's hope he left Penn State with more than his inflated draft status. Mike Myers is more famous for having a horror movie name than anything he has done on the field. Ebenezer Ekuban, is and has always been the kind of player who is respectable as the 2nd or 3rd best D-Lineman on a team who's D-Line is not that good and only in a 3-4. As I respect the Denver organization, I can only say, I'm Glad That's Over. The idea that high profile lineman on a team who renders some of the leagues worst defensive stats just might not be the result of the team they are on. Maybe, just maybe these lineman are really just that bad.
As for Warren's claim that the pressure of losing got to him and his departed teammates and that a new venue will revitalize him...EAT IT. I would never make excuses for a team who consistently puts forth a less than respectable product. However, in this particular case, Warren has no room to complain. The fact of the matter is that Big Money Warren is lazy, unmotivated, and football has never been his priority. I can say this from personal experience. He once offered me to join him in his vip room (as well as anyone else who recognized him or would tell him how great he was) at a local Cleveland night spot. Let's just say, they weren't smoking black and mild's back there. I will have to consult the IRONY POLICE, but I believe this will qualify. His new teammate, Warren Sapp, I was once told makes no hesitation to party and party often. I once heard that at a Tampa night club he over heard someone say, "I'm not drunk enough yet", Sapp proceeded to say "tonight, drinks on me-for everyone and keep 'em coming 'til everyone's $h!tty". Needless to say, two pees in a pod.
The good or even great news as it pertains to the Denver Broncos, it seems they successful sent the Trojan Horse into the Oakland Raiders back yard. An extremely overused idea in professional sports is, no matter what never trade within your division or conference for fear that it may come back to haunt you. I think we can add an amendment to that axiom. "Unless the trade is perceived to specifically cripple your divisional/conference foe"
Oakland I hope you enjoy the following. A greedy over-hyped rookie QB who seems he doesn't really want to play, 3 backup RB's and no clear starter, crybaby WR's who demand more respect than they deserve, a D-Line who are better at eating cheeseburgers and getting $h!tty than they are at applying pressure to opposing offenses, and an owner who thinks its still 1982 and who's approach to the game makes about as much sense as a FOOTBALL BAT. Oakland, yet another bad move in long line of tradition that mirrors just such moves.

P.S. See in the Lottery Next Year

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I was involved in 13 Fantasy Football Drafts last season. I won 6 of them and finished no worse than 4th in any other using the FDH system. The fact of the matter is, most (80% or more) of fantasy owners factor in name recognition, homer picks, a single season spike in production and ill-advised rules of thumb during their draft. If you were to use our system you would be taking valued picks at every round when they are picking based on the previous. Case in point, I was in a draft recently where Antonio Gates was selected 1st in the second round. While Chad Johnson, Marvin Harrison, Terrell Owens, Torry Holt, Willie Parker, Travis Henry, and Tom Brady were still available. If you don't see the problem with that then you need to come Shula's Steak 2 in Independence Ohio on Thursday nights or at the very least listen on www.sportstalknetwork.com or www.sportstalkcleveland.com. Just for the fun of it here's the problem-as a freebie

Antonio Gates -924 rec yds-----9 td's-----139 fantasy points

Chad Johnson -1369 rec yds-----7 td's-----173 fantasy points
Marvin Harrison -1366 rec yds-----12 td's-----200 fantasy points
Terrell Owens -1180 rec yds-----13 td's-----189 fantasy points
Torry Holt -1188 rec yds-----10 td's-----173 fantasy points
Willie Parker -1494 rush yds----13 td's----222 rec yds----3 td's----252 fan pts
Travis Henry -1211 rush yds-----7 td's----78 rec yds----0 td's----161 fan pts
Tom Brady -3529 pass yds----24 td's-----236 fantasy points

And the kicker is, if the guy to selected Gates wasn't a homer for MAC colleges, drafting solely on name recognition circa 2002-2005 he would realize that he could've selected one of the previous and higher valued (QB, RB, or WR) and gotten Kellen Winslow

Kellen Winslow -875 rec yds-----3 td's-----99 fantasy points

Here's the rub. Gates' offensive coordinator who is responsible for getting him the ball in the red zone is now in Cleveland. Winslow played 7 games on a bad leg and still tied the franchise record for receptions (held by hall of famer Ozzie Newsome). Chad Johnson, believe it or not had a down year for TD's. Marvin Harrison was on par for his performance. Owens led all receivers in TD's but had a sub par season with yards in a season where he dropped more balls than he ever had thus far in his career. In the last 4 of the last 5 seasons Holt has been the only receiver to go for 1300 yards and 10+ TD's and last season was the 1 out of 5 where he didn't. Willie Parker? are you kidding me, 1800 total yards and 16 combined TD's for any TE, HELL NO. Travis Henry had 1200/7 for the Tennessee Titans. Now he is in Denver where as we all know, "even you could rush for 1000 in Denver". Tom Brady, 3500/24. Those are QB numbers, period. He almost doubled Gates' production. You see this is all about value, balance and production top to bottom. In conclusion, let's compare that owners team to that of someone following the FDH system completely and take notice of the fantasy point differential.

Team A (not using the FDH system)

QB Carson Palmer----4035 yds----28 tds----261 fan pts
QB Eli Manning-------3244 yds----24 tds----216 fan pts
RB Willie McGahee----990 yds----6 tds------139 fan pts
RB Fred Taylor-------1146 yds----5 tds------162 fan pts
WR Calvin Johnson(R)-N/A--------N/A-------N/A------
WR Braylon Edwards---884 yds----6 tds------116 fan pts
FLEX Laveranues Coles--1098 yds---6 tds------139 fan pts
TE Antonio Gates------934 yds----9 tds------139 fan pts
K Matt Stover--------28 FGM---37 PAT----129 fan pts
DEF MIAMI------------47 Sack-27 TO-3 td---155 fan pts
---------------------------------------Total: 1,456 or 104 per wk

Team B (using the FDH system)

QB Marc Bulger------4301 yds----24 tds----264 fan pts
QB Phillip Rivers-----3388 yds----22 tds----219 fan pts
RB Frank Gore-------2180 tot yds--9 tds----254 fan pts
RB Willie Parker------1716 tot yds-16 tds----252 fan pts
WR Andre Johnson----1147 yds-----5 tds----137 fan pts
WR Darrell Jackson----956 yds----10 tds----150 fan pts
FLEX Reggie Brown------816 yds-----8 tds----129 fan pts
TE Jeremy Shockey---623 yds-----7 tds-----97 fan pts
K Jason Elam---------27 FGM--34 PAT---123 fan pts
DEF Philadelphia--------40 sack-29 TO-5 tds-153 fan pts
----------------------------------------Total: 1,778 or 127 pts per wk

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