by Conrad Luznar

Created on: May 25, 2010   Last Updated: May 26, 2010

Trading Brady Quinn had to be.  In 2009 the Browns had no real consistency with either of their quarterbacks.  Brady Quinn could not hit receivers well and if not for a good running game the Browns may have only won 2 games last season. 

I really wanted to see Quinn do well and become a franchise quarterback; but it was not to be.  Therefore the Browns new top front office men, Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert decided it was time for new quarterbacks. 

To be fair, Brady Quinn never really had much of a chance, head coaches he worked under were never really sure of what they wanted to do at quarterback.  They kept flip-flopping Quinn and Derek Anderson so Quinn never got the playing time he really needed. 

For a young quarterback to take over he has to know his head coach has a belief in him and get the chance to settle in to being the number one QB. 

In Brady Quinn's favor, I believe he has a good football mind and can make decent decisions on the field, he's extremely good at handling a huddle.  However, he doesn't have great arm strength, though his arm is good enough to be a decent passer. 

Accuracy is the name of the game at quarterback.  If Brady Quinn develops better accuracy with the Denver Broncos he may yet become a winning QB.  Another problem Quinn had with Cleveland was they were a team constantly trying to rebuild. 

They had a lot of problems personnel wise.  He had a lot of problems with receivers dropping passes, and in 2009 the Browns had a young group of receivers trying to learn.  This did not help Quinn at all. 

The Browns also had a really poor defense which could not stop other teams; this kept Quinn and the offense off the field a lot.  Plus if Quinn did get a lead in the game the defense could not hold it. 

Eric Mangini who was head coach in 2009 seemed to have no true confidence in either of his quarterbacks.  The handwriting was on the wall; the Browns would look for new QB's after the 2009 season.  Browns fans could all see it coming. 

The Browns organization was not stable enough to develop young quarterbacks.  It was time for Brady Quinn to go.  He did not impress anyone enough with the chances he got, his passing accuracy was bad which sealed his fate.

So the bottom line is that if Quinn wants to succeed in Denver he better be accurate and complete passes, or he'll be carrying a clipboard a lot like he did in Cleveland.  His time was finished in Cleveland, new management wanted a clean sweep of quarterbacks.  The Browns are now in a much better position with their new quarterbacks.

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