I think we have a record: Charlie Frye, named the Browns starter last week by head coach Romeo Crennel, didn't get out of the first half of today's Steelers game (he made it through the first 23:26, though, so props for that). In six possessions, Cleveland went punt, pick, punt, fumble, punt, punt, punt. Pittsburgh also put Frye on his back five time, though, to be fair, Chaz's penchant for holding the ball five and six seconds didn't really help his offensive line. Frye's last series, which was a 3-and-out that went for -15 yards, was all Crennel needed to see. Apparently, going 4 of 10, for 34 yards and a pick isn't even impressive in Cleveland.
Derek Anderson, who came on the field for the seventh possession, fared much better ... well, until a 3rd and long with 2:30 to go in the second quarter. Safety Ryan Clark blitzed from the blindside, stripped Anderson and ... the Steelers recovered. But you already knew that.
On Anderson's second series, he threw three crappy balls -- all incomplete -- and got drilled on third down for good measure.
At halftime, Pittsburgh leads 17-0, and if things continue along these lines, I suspect we'll see Brady Quinn early in the third quarter. But as Rich Gannon mentioned during the CBS telecast: "If you're Brady Quinn, you don't want any part of this." Still, Aikman and Johnson are freakin' geniuses.
UPDATE: FanHouser J.J. Cooper sets me straight on likelihood of seeing Quinn today: "Quinn's not going to come in in the third because he's the third QB...with the way the Browns o-line is blocking they'd have him hurt and no QB allowed to come back in in the 4Q."
Hmm. I wonder if the Browns might actually fare better without a quarterback. Just a thought.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. Looking forward to the regular season, I was in high hopes of watching some excitement from our beloved Cleveland Browns. What I've seen over the past 2 hours is a team of years gone by with name changes. Lewis up the middle, Charlie on his butt, not offensive line. I agree with the Gannon, but hopefully Quinn will bring some fire into the team. Crennel (aka Cleveland from Family Guy) should bring Brady out at the start of the seond half so the crowd doesn't riot. you can already hear the Dawg Pound screaming for him and our fans will let the entire Browns staff know that we aren't happy. Come on Browns, pull it together and let's win this $&*@%# game! PO'd in North Canton!
Posted at 3:03PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Stacy
2. The only thing to say is how embarrassing!!!!!!
Posted at 4:12PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Dionne
3. Here we go again. Another year of watching our team fumble and bumble their way to another loss. Why do other teams continue to improve year after year and we do not? Do you realize that Pittsburgh has only had 3 coaches in the past 37 years?
PO'd, Depressed and Embarrassed in North Canton!
Posted at 4:23PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Stacy
4. it was fryes fault on those sacks, not the defense or offensive line... he held the ball over 10 seconds
Posted at 4:27PM on Sep 9th 2007 by gannons dumb
5. Someone forgot to tell the Browns that the season has started.Guys- these games count! What is it going to take to get a winner? Any takes?
Posted at 5:48PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Sharon
6. What pleasure can we take out of this lose to the Steelers. Even if they would have lost 35 to 21; with Frye throwing 3 touchdowns and Lewis rushing for 101 yards....we could have seen some hope for the future...which is next weak against the Bengals, who we in C-town use to call the Bungles...but in this lose today....I see no improvement over last year....
Posted at 7:08PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Brian
7. How many of us are feeling like we do every year? I've told myself for the past 8 years, "Don't get excited, we're rebuilding." But it's our Browns!!!This year, we had a great draft and then mini-camp started. I told myself not get excited, but how could one not.
Again, I feel the way I do every fall. 3 & OUT again. Where's the leadership and the fire on our team? What's it going to take to get the team as excited as the fans? We love our town & we love our team. Do they??? Or is it just a job? Maybe instead of watching this week's film, they should watch old "Cardiac Kids" highlights.
GET MOTIVATED!
GET YOUR HEAD IN THE GAME!
GET FIRED UP!
WE ARE THE CLEVELAND BROWNS!!!
Posted at 7:16PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Stacy
8. same Browns same story....got nothing to lose now start Quinn
Posted at 7:33PM on Sep 9th 2007 by steve
9. Hats off to the new Head Coach of the Steelers. He got this team pumped up and ready to rock! HERE WE GO STEELERS HERE WE GO!!!!!! I smell Superbowl... Cleveland fans are still smelling the business end of their diaper. Sorry guys... have a fun year looking up at us from the bottom of the AFC North!!!!
Posted at 10:44PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Mad Mike
10. Hats off to new Head Coach Mike Tomlin!!! What a way to start the season. Defense was dominating, Special Teams took it to the Browns, Offense started slow by Roethlisberger got his first 4 touchdown game!!! The hitting by our defense was phenomenal, 6 sacks, 2 picks, fumble recoveries... Rx for a winning team. Sorry Browns fans... you took it on the chin and got knocked on yer arses today. We look forward to playing you again on our turf.
Posted at 10:46PM on Sep 9th 2007 by Mad Mike
11. Come on Crennel, Listen to your fans well Browns Fans, Listen to your city put the Kid Quinn in already! Maybe everyone will be pleasantly surprized by him and get the W's.
Posted at 11:43PM on Sep 9th 2007 by LizaB
12. i was at the game yesterday and was very digusted by the players and coaching . can someone tell me what have they been doing in the off season , well i know what romeo been doing EATING . whats really bad is thge steelers didnt even play good. but my high point of the day was when we were leaving going to the car and low and behold up walked reggie langhorn and hanford dixson and asked me for one of my sandwiches, now those guys were players, i was so excited. took a couple pictures. cmon romeo we need to get back with it....... cmon quinn get ready
Posted at 1:47PM on Sep 10th 2007 by barb