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Eric Mangini looks like he's repeating the mistakes of Romeo Crennel with his quarterbacks
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Browns' head coach Eric Mangini has denied that Cleveland offered Brady Quinn in a trade to the Denver Broncos as the third team in a three-way deal that would have brought future draft picks to the Browns with Jay Cutler landing in Washington with the Redskins.
Supposedly Jay Cutler told Denver he did not want to go to the Browns because of the unsubstantiated poor relationship Mangini had with Brett Favre while they were with the New York Jets last year. Although, both Mangini and Favre have said they had a good working relationship.
Now there is a new rumor that Denver is still after Quinn since they have no viable NFL quarterback on their roster despite receiving Kyle Orton from the Bears in return for Cutler. All of these rumors of trading Quinn have to contain some truth and substance.
Isn't it strange though that teams are asking for Quinn who has started all of three games in the NFL, while the Browns' Pro Bowl quarterback, Derek Anderson is playing second fiddle in trade rumors? What do the other teams know that Mangini and General Manager George Kokinis don't?
Mangini says that there will be an open competition between Quinn and Anderson. Isn't that what Crennel said?
Mangini says that whoever wins the duel in the preseason games will be the starter next year. Isn't that what Crennel said?
Mangini and Kokinis are supposedly "luke warm" about Quinn. Isn't that how Crennel treated Quinn last year?
Mangini loves Anderson's rocket arm. Isn't that what Crennel loved?
Will Mangini really give Quinn a chance? Crennel definitely didn't!
Will Mangini play the young players or follow Crennel's penchant for stubbornly staying with the veterans who would probably have a hard time out running the Plain Dealer's aged sports columnists?
I am a supporter of giving Mangini and Kokinis a chance to prove themselves; at least a year and a half, if not two!
However, when summer practice starts, it looks like the Browns are going to be in the same place as last year with regard to their quarterback situation, despite an entire regime change.
Hopefully, the outcome isn't pre-determined like Crennel's decision was in 2008.
If it's a fair competition, Quinn will win.
If it's not and Mangini has the same stupid stubborness that Crennel had, then what's the sense of keeping Quinn.
But, if the Browns trade Quinn, they will rue that day just like the Atlanta Falcons did when they had a young quarterback on their roster and never gave him a chance before trading him. His name was Brett Favre.
Not that Quinn is a hall-of-famer, but Anderson is only one step above Ken Dorsey.
If Anderson is the 2009 starting quarterback, the Browns will be hard-pressed to reach last year's record of 4-12 no matter who they draft.
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