Browns fans are on fire: Romeo must go!

 

This Sunday's game may have been the worst display of football from the Cleveland Browns all year. After a big momentum win in Buffalo last week, Crennel and his Browns were not prepared to play this Sunday -- again. The Browns defense allowed almost 400 yards of offense against the"mighty" Sage Rosenfels and the Texans.

Brady Quinn, who played with a broken finger, had his first "bad" performance and threw two interceptions.That wasn't all -- Jamal Lewis had a costly fumble, Braylon Edwards had five drops, and Phil Dawson even shanked a field goal.

Edwards is obviously struggling and was probably the worst player on the field Sunday. His routes were not crisp and he gave up on plays. I know he is struggling and at some point he has to get out of this slump. Yet, Braylon is just the tip of the iceberg for your 2008 Cleveland Browns.

Romeo Crennel, in one of the worst coaching moves in Browns history, benched new starter Brady Quinn. Quinn had thrown two interceptions and was struggling and Crennel brought in his "man-crush," Derek Anderson.

Crennel said in his postgame comments, "I knew Brady was working through a finger issue, so I decided to make the change for a spark."

No, Romeo.  You made the move to save your job. You, sir, compromised the confidence of a young quarterback for selfish reasons. You chose to play Quinn three weeks ago and that means he is your quarterback. Shame on Mr. Crennel.

The fans at Cleveland Browns Stadium booed Derek Anderson because they are smart fans. They knew, no matter how badly Quinn performed, it was wrong to bench him. Crennel will continue to blame Quinn's injury and won't ever say what he really means. He has disliked Quinn from the beginning.

Unless Quinn begged to come out of the game, there is no reason Crennel should have benched him. I don't care if he threw 10 interceptions, you don't bench him. Brady is a young quarterback who needs the support of his coaches. He is the same player who played his heart out his first appearance, while Crennel and "his" defense gave up 500 yards of total offense and left Quinn out to dry. Now, this is the sort of treatment Quinn gets?

Cleveland fans are sick and tired of Romeo Crennel  and his lack of professionalism. Players, games, wins, losses, preparation, play-calling -- all part of the coach's responsibility. Sorry, big guy -- that's the name of the game!

If Terry Pluto of the Plain Dealer won't say it, than I will say what 99 percent of Cleveland Browns fans are thinking. Romeo Crennel should be fired.

Week after week Romeo and his team come out and under-perform. The worst part of this season is that we have a team that is capable of winning 11 or 12 games, and we are far from that. Yes, the players have to perform but this team doesn't lack talented players. It lacks a coach who can inspire that talent to play at a championship level.

You want proof of players and coaches being prepared to win football games?

The Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons are 5-1 at home.

This team was left in shambles after the Michael Vick scandal and look how this organization bounced back. They started a rookie quarterback and are competing for the playoffs. Trust me, the Browns are just that bad. Cleveland fans are right to be angry. The Browns effort this Sunday was pathetic. They lost to a team that hasn't won a road game since November 4, 2007. The Browns are now 1-5 this year at home!

Phil Savage has been stern with everybody, including rabid fans. Now is the time to flex his muscle and end the Browns relationship with Crennel.

Now, it is time for a change.