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... Crennel said the thing that most impressed him about Quinn as a rookie was his ability to lead - whether with backups in the preseason or as the "scout team" QB, often giving the No. 1 defense fits.

"It's not a big deal," Josh Cribbs said. "If he was here, he'd be hurt... It's not a question of his character because he plays like a soldier. When he gets here, he's going to work his butt off."

''He's going to help them,'' one insider said. ''A lot'' ...

'We couldn't block him,'' one insider said. ''He gave us fits,'' another said.

League folks don't dismiss the weight issue, but they do maintain that a big guy occasionally can look like he's being lazy when he's just being big. Which means big guys don't always move fast or with great grace. Which means that what looks like taking a play off might not be that.

The Browns and Lions already have called. One of Brown's stipulations is that he join a team not scheduled to play the Patriots, ruling out the Jets and Dolphins, who are also believed to have expressed interest.

If Brown remains unsigned in a month or two, the Patriots could revisit signing him. But as things stand now, his days in New England are over.

"We're pleased to get this two-year extension done with Romeo," Browns general manager Phil Savage said in a statement. "Romeo has proven that he can be a winning NFL head coach, and he has the respect of the players and of the entire organization."

The 42 Stops to Super Bowl XLII is a series that will feature stories, stats and interesting trivia that you can use to act smart as you prepare for Super Bowl XLII.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick will be looking across the field at the Giants' head coach Tom Coughlin. Seventeen years ago, they were on the same sideline in the Super Bowl.

Super Bowl XXV is best remembered as the one where Scott Norwood's missed a possible game winning field goal (still the best finish to any Super Bowl) ... or the one where Whitney Houston lip-synched the national anthem to thunderous applause. It is also one where the Giants had one of the best coaching staffs in recent memory.

Bill Parcells was the head coach of the bunch. Bill Belichick was the defensive coordinator and secondary coach. Tom Coughlin was the receivers coach. That was the third and last year those men would all be together on the same staff. Do you think the secondary and receivers ever went against each other during practice?

How about some other names on that staff? Charlie Weis (Notre Dame), Romeo Crennel (Browns) and Al Grohl (Virginia) are also current head coaches that was on Parcells crew.

The Falcons, still without a head coach, remain interested in Spagnuolo. The Giants and Spagnuolo last week agreed that the time was not right for him to interview with the Falcons during preparation for the playoffs.

When the Giants' season ends, Spagnuolo will be free to travel to Atlanta to speak with the Falcons. Reports also have surfaced that the Redskins have targeted Spagnuolo to replace Joe Gibbs as the head coach in Washington.

An NFL source familiar with the negotiations said McCarthy's new deal will replace his old contract, which had only one year left at $2 million, with a five-year contract that averages about $4 million a year. That will put McCarthy above the average NFL head-coaching wage of $3.4 million a year.

Crennel, who has two years left on his original five-year deal at about $2.4 million a year, likely will end up with a three- or four-year extension.

It will be interesting to see if the new contract for Cowboys offensive coordinator Jason Garrett impacts the talks with Crennel. Garrett is believed to have received about $3 million a year, making him the highest-paid NFL assistant. He's also now making about the same as head coach Wade Phillips.

And just what was the genesis of the problems between Crennel and Grantham? According to several players, none of whom would speak on the record, Grantham "schemed behind RAC's back" in an effort to get him fired before the bye so that he could take over as the interim head coach and, possibly, secure the position for years to come.