Savage admitted the Browns still have no read on Frye, 16 starts into his NFL career. It is a telling statement. The architect has no cornerstone.
These words are 100% true. The deficiencies with Frye, even when he shows promise, have been a killer this season. But it's even worse that the Browns can no make a fair judgement on him. I am sick of writing about it.
Elsewhere... Bentley is on the verge of having another knee surgery that would knock him out for 2007 for sure. You just gotta laugh. Whether he has the surgery or not, however, you can be sure Bentley will not play in 2007 and will probably never play for the Browns under his current contract. It will be damn hard to come back at all, and the Browns are not going to want to pay him like a Pro-Bowler when he does.
Between LCB and Baxter, the Browns have been lucky to merely tread water personnel-wise. At least there are 4-5 young cornerstone-types on the roster now. There is hope, but it's gonna take quite a while. And getting out from the contracts of Baxter and LCB is more pain that will have to be endured.
As for the status of Crennel/Savage... it's totally crazy to contemplate getting rid of either. It's like getting divorced after a spat on the honeymoon, and it would only indicate the lack of committment by ownership. Both these guys have fine track records. They both deserve 4 seasons.
Can we just play some football already? I suppose the team will have to actually show up though...