I’ve seen this movie before – last week in fact. The Browns were in it at halftime and folded in the second half – again. The offense was non-existent and the defense wilted. It's rare to see the exact same act in the NFL in back to back weeks.
Brady Quinn played poorly, and that’s being kind. Yes, he doesn’t have much help around him (aka: playmakers). Regardless, he gets paid to score touchdowns. Right now, after two weeks in 2009, he looks as if he’s taken a step backwards compared to where he was when he played against the Broncos a year ago. My boy will need to start making some plays very soon. Otherwise, I can see Mangini going to the bullpen sooner rather than later – especially if he actually believes there isn’t much difference between Quinn and DA.
What happened to the screen pass that was so effective in pre-season? The Browns ran it once against the Broncos.
Eric Mangini is big on holding players accountable – at least that’s what we are told. Then why didn’t Brandon McDonald get pulled for a few plays when he got called for a defensive holding on 3rd and 19 for the Broncos in the first quarter. That’s inexcusable. Besides, it’s not like he’s indispensable. The Browns right now may have the worse set of starting corners in the league.
That’s eight full quarters played without this defense coming close to forcing a turnover this season.
There’s way too much energy being expended by Quinn and company on offense pointing fingers at defenders before the ball is snapped. That’s getting old quick.
The Broncos offensive coaches made the Browns defensive staff look silly on third and goal from the 2-yard line in the first quarter. Denver called a timeout then isolated a tight end on Kamerion Wimbley out in space. Result – an easy touchdown pass for Kyle Horton. Whatever defensive scheme has Wimbley effectively playing corner needs to be junked immediately.
Am I the only one who thinks something must be wrong if either one of our second round picks at wideout can’t beat out Josh Cribbs? I've mentioned this before, but it is concerning for another reason besides not getting any productivity from second rounders drafted by a bad team. Having Cribbs play receiver also takes him off the punt coverage and kick-off coverage units – where he excels.
The Browns have a lot of NFL second teams starting. That’s not good.
It would be nice to see some called rollouts for Quinn deep in the red zone.
Final thoughts: The wolves will be out this week. The local media and fans were already whining after the Vikings loss. Many dislike Mangini because of his attitude, won’t give him any wiggle room and will bury him at the first sign of failure. And most fans begin calling for the back-up at the first sign of trouble at QB. That’s the lack of patience that as made sports followers so easy to ridicule. Regardless, this is not what you want to have on your resume (0-2) heading into Baltimore in week #3. Ouch!
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