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What We Watched: Week 10

By Aaron Ziraks
NoLogoNeeded.com Staff Writer

At halftime I sent a text to a friend who was at the game.

"Can we hold it together for two more quarters?"

We all know the answer to that. I wasn't surprised the Browns lost the game, but I was surprised at how the game was called from an offensive standpoint. I can't quite put my finger on whether it is the lack of talent or the plays that are being called. Only Brian Daboll and Eric Mangini know that for sure.

Onto what we watched.

Did Getting Benched Help Brady?
The answer is an emphatic, "NO." The biggest problem Quinn has is he isn't confident throwing the ball down field. Last night it showed. He was 0-for-7 in passes that were over 10 yards. He also didn't throw the ball deep down the field until there was nine minutes to go in the game. I am now certain Quinn is not the answer. There needs to be a new quarterback running this team next season, a season that cannot come soon enough.

Will The Team Look "Over worked"?
Jamal Lewis made the claim that the Browns were over worked. I can't disagree with Lewis more. This team needs work and the only way to take care of stupid mistakes (miscommunication on routes, missed blocking assignments) is to be out on the practice field. That statement also led to Lewis splitting time with rookie Chris Jennings. Maybe next time Lewis should keep his mouth shut?

Did The Browns Learn Anything Last Time Around?
They sure didn't. The receivers dropped passes, the line didn't pick up blitzes and the play of the offense was putrid. The only thing fans can take away from this game is the defense is stepping up and playing well in spite of the offense's ineptitude.

Hoepfully Daboll Wasn't On Vacation
It did look like he worked on involving Cribbs more in the offense, but when the alternative is a slow and lumbering Jamal Lewis that is ineffective, the defense just keys on Cribbs when he is in the shotgun. The Browns tried to throw a couple of screens to Cribbs, which I love seeing, but Quinn could not execute them. Overall, it doesn't matter what plays are called, the Browns don't have the horses to run the race.

November 17, 2009 at 11:30 AM

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Funny that from only a handful of games you are ready to let Quinn go.

How much time did he have in the pocket? How much consistency has he had to build up his play on the field?

Look at Peyton Mannings first year - it was terrible, but he got a whole season to work on his play. Look at Eli Manning - he had a number of bad years and now has a superbowl ring. The list goes on. You have to give a QB at least one season to work through. I'm not saying Quinn is the answer, just that we don't have enough from him yet to make a good decision on that yet.

November 17, 2009 at 3:03 PM by Justin

You're right, Justin. We don't know about Quinn yet but we do know about DA for sure. Dump his butt on the street and call Graham Harrell back.

November 17, 2009 at 1:37 AM by pyelor

We don't know enough about Quinn? Apparently defenses do. They absolutely don't respect him as a downfield threat, so they send everybody and their mom on every down. That is why he had no time. The line "looks" much better when Anderson is playing because they don't run all but 2 cornerbacks at him on every down. You can't protect that until he proves he can beat them with a throw.

November 17, 2009 at 7:31 AM by Dylan

Not throwing downfield was not Quinn's choice. It was obvious that the game plan was dinks. There was no time to throw nor was anybody open. Showing your QB that you don't think he can complete a 10 yard pass is no confidence builder. The coaches wouldn't change strategy even when the Ravens were jumping routes behind the line. Last year he was able to throw downfield and put up 30 points! The current idiot that runs things has ruined him.

November 17, 2009 at 10:26 AM by kiprave

You're "certain" Quinn is not the answer, after 3.5 games against the Vikings, Broncos and Ravens, who are a combined 19-8?

"Certain" he can't throw downfield, when he's dealing with D-list wideouts?

"Certain" he's not confident, standing behind a sieve of an offensive line?

"Certain", when the rushing attack, which is supposed to keep the defense honest, consists of no-names and soon-to-be-retireds?

"Certain", when his head coach and offensive coordinator have proven incapable of calling a game and who in all likelihood are gone after this season?

You have redefined the word.

November 17, 2009 at 10:46 AM by Dan

"Certain" he can't throw downfield, when he's dealing with D-list wideouts?
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you really can't blame the receivers for quinn throwing the ball 10 yards out bounds every time he tried to go down field. the guy is not an nfl quarterback.

November 17, 2009 at 1:48 PM by matthew

Ignoring the offense - what did we learn...

The defense did well! Certainly, I have low expectations, but I was pleased to see the Ravens held scoreless in the first half, and just 10 points against the defense in the second. True, it could have been 13, but that's still OK considering the Ravens were only allowed 274 yds - the average yds/game of the number 1 defense in the NFL. True, the rushing number was high but with more attempts comes more yardage. I would ask for better coaching tho, as no play should be allowed to run with only 10 defensemen on the field. Someone call a timeout.

November 17, 2009 at 2:24 PM by DCBacker

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