Terry Pluto makes it plain: sit Quinn. It's a no brainer, really. I know we all want to win soon, but it's better to win (or lose) without Quinn on the field for most of 2007.
The news in the above article is that Savage reiterated he wouldn't sign a veteran QB. Really the only way that could happen is if Fry or Anderson is dealt, and that would have happened during the draft. It's also the one thing that I don't understand about Savage -- why the reluctance to get a veteran in the house? Does he really think the best way for a QB to develop is to be around a bunch of other inexperienced QBs?
Saw that Tyrone Moss has been cut. Who is that? That is a rooki FA RB from Miami that looked great in college... a few years ago... before serious injuries... that prevented him from playing well in college again. I meant to comment on this guy's signing in yesterday's post but didn't get to that. If I had commented, it would have been something along the lines of, "Hope it works out, but I'd put better odds on Ben Gay." Yeah, it's not as good to comment the day after... still, it's clear that the Browns need a young runner to groom. Thankfully Chris Barclay was player fo the week (for special teams) in NFL Europa (Europa? When did they rename it?) and rookie FA RB from Michigan Jerome Jackson was signed. We are set baby!!!
Why the F is Donovan McNabb shocked the Eagles picked QB Kevin Kolb in the second round of the draft? Do good quarterbacks not need backups? McNabb is a crybaby. He's also delusional. The guy has been hurt often the last few years and every time the Eagles season went down in flames because they had a third-rate backup to take his place (ooops, except last year when second-rate-but-perfect-fit Jeff Garcia arguably outperformed McNabb). What are the odds McNabb goes down this year? That's an interesting question now since McNabb now knows there's a guy behind him who could take his job. That hasn't been the case before (Garcia wouldn't have been considered a serious threat).
Is Eli Manning the next QB to bomb out? Certainly the situation in New York does not look healthy. Take for example Plaxico Burress, who Manning requested work out with the team in the offseason: "I'm not trying to make a statement," Burress said. "I want us to be better, and I want him to reach his full potential, which I think would be great. I want to help him out. We're here, we're willing to work." That sounds a lot like, "Hey, we're giving Eli everything he needs and if he still sucks it ain't my fault."