Batman used to “team-up” with a different superhero each week to defeat the bad guy in my favorite comic book as a kid: The Brave and The Bold.
Last Saturday, Charlie Frye and Brady Quinn (and the rest of the Cleveland Browns) “teamed-up” to defeat the equally super Jay Cutler (and his Denver Broncos), 17-16, in the third game of the Brownie’s puzzling preseason.
Browns general manager Phil Savage, however, declined to play the role of “The Riddler” as he announced after the game that Brady Quinn would not (in any way, shape or buzz-cut form) be named the starter for the season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Puzzling indeed.
Not so much that rookie quarterback Quinn is not-quite-ready-for-prime-time against the Steelers: That’s an NFL given. But, off in the shadows, the question remains: What will become of Charlie Frye and Derek Anderson?
No doubt, Frye finally awoke from his 31st century “slumber” last night and began to look more like a “starting quarterback” - instead of a “pizza delivery guy” - for these 2007 Cleveland Browns.
But rumors are beginning to swirl around by Cleveland Browns Stadium down on the lakefront (and I’m not talking about “Bessie” - the mythical Lake Erie version of the Loch Ness monster - who eats drunken boaters and sexy co-eds for lunch) that a not-so-new-kid... is on the block.
The rumor swirling around here in C-Town is that the Browns are interested in trading one of their quarterbacks - whether it be Derek Anderson or Charlie Frye - to any and all interested parties. It sounds like one will rock… and one will roll.
If this is indeed true, Derek Anderson will surely fetch nothing more than “a can of corn and a Cory Snyder rookie card.” Anderson has a cannon for an arm but “misses the mark” more times than Joe Theismann as guest-speaker on "career day" - In other words, he's above-average backup QB material, at best.
Now, on the other hand, Charlie Frye has enough unproven upside intrigue that he might snag some interest from teams like, say, The Jacksonville Jaguars?
But, according to my calculations currently being spit out by my Bat-computer under stately Wayne manor, I hardly think the Cleveland Browns are willing to start the season with Derek Anderson taking the snap under center, do you, old chum?
Article comments
1 - Bender
Looks like the Brownies sent Frye's head to Seattle via Federal Express..