brady quinn should sit and spin and other bq musings

Browns Should Let Quinn Sit and Spin

JJ CooperPosted Jul 25th 2007 4:28PM by JJ Cooper
Filed under: Browns, AFC North
It's obviously pretty frustrating to put together one of the NFL's best drafts, but then botch it by struggling to sign all three of your first day picks.

But in the case of the Browns, there's plenty of reasons to stay patient when it comes to negotiating with Brady Quinn. Quinn apparently wants to be paid like the top 10 pick he thought he was going to be. The Browns rightfully are telling him that they will gladly give him a package befitting the No. 22 pick in the draft.

What is Quinn going to do? His options are continue to sit out which will turn fans against him cutting into his endorsement income or agree to the deal and come to camp. And unlike fellow first-rounder Joe Thomas or Eric Wright, the Browns don't have to really worry if Quinn does miss time: they were going to struggle to spread the ball around to three starting quarterback candidates anyway, losing Quinn for two to three weeks just gives Derek Anderson and Charlie Frye more reps to learn the offense.

http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2007/07/25/browns-should-let-quinn-sit-and-spin/


The Akron Beacon-Journal does a good job of spelling out just how little leverage Quinn has.

Quinn ``doesn't have much (leverage) right now,'' said an insider, who has been involved in contract deals with several big-name players over the years. ``If the Browns are smart, they wouldn't do anything extra special."

 

The fall of the mighty Brady Quinn
Former Notre Dame quarterback suffered by starting season on top


Coming into the college football season this past fall, all eyes were on one kid: Brady Quinn. He was coming off a junior season in which he, under the guidance of offensive guru and first-year head coach Charlie Weis, brought the Notre Dame football program back to respectability and the spotlight was on him. He was the Heisman favorite, the probable No. 1 pick in the NFL Draft and his team was touted as a national title contender. The expectations were through the roof for Quinn and the Fighting Irish. However, there was no place to go but down.

Coming out of high school in Dublin, Ohio, Quinn was an All-American and supposed to be the savior for the struggling football program at Notre Dame. With the reins to the team handed to him in his first season, Quinn struggled in his first two seasons under Coach Ty Willingham. After Willingham was fired, Weis, the former offensive coordinator of the New England Patriots and one of the greatest offensive minds in the game of footbal0, was hired. With Weis immediately installing his pro-style offense, he and Quinn were a success in their first season, as Quinn threw for nearly 4,000 yards with 32 touchdowns and Notre Dame played in the Fiesta Bowl. On national television every weekend, Quinn and Weis brought Notre Dame football back to national prominence in just one season.

Returning most of the offensive starters along with Quinn and Weis, a season without a national championship for the Irish and a Heisman for Quinn would be labeled as a disappointing season. While his accuracy dipped slightly, Quinn still put up great numbers, throwing 37 touchdown passes. However, Notre Dame lost three games in the 2006-07 season, all against marquee programs and Quinn did not win the Heisman. A season deemed by many as the season in which Notre Dame would win the national championship, ended with frustration in a 27-point loss at the hands of LSU Tigers.

In the Sugar Bowl against LSU, Tiger quarterback JaMarcus Russell played tremendously, displaying his rocket arm, while Quinn was knocked around by the LSU defense. After that performance, there was no question as to who the No. 1 quarterback would be in the upcoming NFL draft. Russell, playing in the tough SEC, went 25-4 as a starter and at 6'6" with superior arm strength, had passed Quinn i most people's minds. This past weekend in the NFL Draft, that scenario played out and Russell was picked No. 1 overall by the Oakland Raiders. Quinn, who was still considered a top-10 pick by everyone, plummeted to the 22nd pick overall to the team he grew up cheering for: the Cleveland Browns.

http://media.www.mainecampus.com/me...-Fall.Of.The.Mighty.Brady.Quinn-2888335.shtml

 

Mark Schlereth called him out on the four letter network. Said he needs to quit acting like he was a top three pick. Recommended he sign for what a #22 QB is worth and THEN perform and earn the respect of his teammates and coaches. With success, the duckies will follow. Hey Brady, respect is something you earn, nobody just hands it to you.

 

I was going to post what I thought but Im pretty sure while watching Mark Schlereth he covered it all. bout time somebody finally said it.

 

I don't blame Quinn for holding out. He's able to avoid the last bit of attention he'll get for some time, AND avoid being exposed by the Browns' below-average defenders in camp.

Hell, I bet Cade McNown STILL wishes he hadn't signed.

 

Quinn's free fall through the first round may have damaged more than his reputation. It likely cost him more than $25 million in guaranteed money, a fact he dismissed as easily as sidestepping a blitzing linebacker.

''If you are successful in the NFL, you're going to make money,'' he said. ''It's not a big deal. I'm not a guy who comes from a lot of money. I'm a blue-collar, hardworking kid and for me it's a dream to be drafted in the first round.''

 

Former Out magazine editor Brendan Lemon and photographer Bruce Weber turn their gazes toward Notre Dame Quarterback and Heisman hopeful Brady Quinn in the latest issue of Interview magazine. Quinn, whose photogenic qualities we've noted here before, seems more than ready for his close up, though he denies it: "I think a lot of times I look kind of dorky in photos. I really don't take myself too seriously when it comes to having my picture taken or being interviewed on TV. Obviously, you want to look professional, but at the same time, I'm still going to make a goofy comment here or an awkward face there."

 

Then why are you holding out for money ?

 

The only field Brady Quinn may have a chance of competing on with JM:

 

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