I'm amused by all the venom coming out regarding Brady Quinn and Ryan Tucker. The former more so than the latter but both are creating PR problems for themselves in the eyes of Browns fans.
Can they win the Browns fans over that are deserting them in droves???!!!! Will they ever repair their relationship with the coaching staff/front office???!!!
Stay tuned and we'll find out in another episode of "As The Browns turn"
It's laughable really.
Here's my prediction: August angst will turn to October optimism if both are on the field and part of a resurgent Browns offense.
If Quinn comes in and tosses boatloads of touchdowns, no one will remember the holdout. If the O. line clears the way for 150 yards of rushing per game and surrenders few sacks with Ryan Tucker manning the RT position folks will get amnesia about the season opening 4-game suspension.
In the age of podcasts, blogs, twitter, cable stations galore and all the other media options we have it's easy to focus too hard on certain players/stories.
As I've said all along it's all about performance. No one is going to remember or care about suspensions, holdouts or even $150 autographs if the players are doing their job at a high level when the games count.
Put another way, if Joe Thomas, who's done everything right in the eyes of the organization/Browns fans, comes in and pulls a Robert Gallery, the fan base will turn on him and ultimately forget he even exists once management sits him down and/or removes his name from the Browns roster.
In the immortal words of Al Davis "Just win baby." If Tucker and Quinn help the Browns do that, past deeds will be magically "forgiven."
If they don't........then it didn't matter anyway.