Kid Cleveland

Obviously, it was quite a weekend for the Browns. They addressed the defensive line with two trades for both Corey Williams and Shaun Rodgers, while also signing Donte` Stallworth to a longterm deal to line up at wide reciever. All three aquisitions addressed some big needs on the roster for a team that won ten games last year.

All is well with the fans right?

Naturally, all of Cleveland would rather talk about the re-signing of Derek Anderson instead. If you listen to any of the local talk shows on the radio, most fans are in-fact against the signing. They argue that Anderson "sucked" over the last half of the year and that "Quinn is better" despite taking only eight regular season snaps in his rookie year. For all intents and purposes, that is their most intellegent argument on the radio call in shows to date.

Yes, for many a Browns fan, it rains everyday in Cleveland. If I were to bitch about the opening weekend, it's the fact that I'm gonna drink an 18-pk of beer on the draft's first day and not get to watch the Browns make a pick. Allow me to digress...

Don't get me wrong, I still think Brady Quinn has a solid future with the Browns, but since when is it a bad idea to bring back the guy who accounted for 32 total touchdowns and won 10 games?

Anderson is only about a year older than Brady Quinn and has better arm strength. While it is true that his accuracy can be so bad at times that some in the Dawg Pound swear he threw the ball left-handed, the guy still has a lot of room to improve as an NFL quarterback. Don't forget, he's also from Scappose, Oregon which is the same town as his friend and reigning PMOY Sara Jean Underwood. Yay!

Also, it is the smart move for the Browns to hedge their bets for one more season at the quarterback position before making that final decision. In 2007, there were a total of 64 starting quarterbacks in the NFL. For those of you keeping score at home, there are only 32 team. That's quite a large number of injured QB's or guys who just plain suck at their jobs. Either way, it puts the Browns in a good comfort zone considering they have two good ones for 2008.

That final statement in the previous paragraph should sum it all up for the upcoming season. GM Phil Savage pretty much said recently the same thing that it would be too big of a risk to trade one QB and then have a possible injury ruin all the progress the team has made by having to play an inferior guy to run the offense (ahem, a Ken Dorsey). Instead, why don't we just enjoy the fact that the Browns are finally AFC contenders?

Sounds like a good idea to me.