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Antony Laning 's blog ::Michael Vick and Brandon Weeden Named Starting QBs for Eagles and Browns




Antony Laning 's blog ::Michael Vick and Brandon Weeden Named Starting QBs for Eagles and Browns





To               say               the               Cleveland               Browns               have               taken               their               fans               on               a               roller               coaster               ride               of               emotions               through               the               first               nine               weeks               of               the               NFL               season               would               be               a               gross               understatement.


               From               Josh               Gordon's               drug               suspension               to               Brandon               Weeden's               thumb               injury               to               the               trade               of               Trent               Richardson               to               the               emergence               of               Brian               Hoyer               and               back,               Browns               fans               have               went               from               burying               their               team               to               praising               it               to               burying               it               all               over               again               ...

and               we've               just               now               gotten               into               November               and               they               still               haven't               even               played               the               hated               Pittsburgh               Steelers               once.
               it's               hard               to               believe               that,               just               four               weeks               ago,               the               Browns               had               first               place               in               the               AFC               North               all               to               themselves               after               a               thrilling               37-24               home               win               over               the               Buffalo               Bills               on               a               nationally               televised               Thursday               night.

They               were               3-2               overall.

The               defense               was               outstanding               and               the               offense               was               starting               to               find               itself.
               Four               weeks               later,               you               hear               fans               talking               of               "tanking"               the               season               to               draft               a               quarterback               prospect               after               back-to-back               blowout               defeats               at               the               hands               of               the               Detroit               Lions               at               home               and               the               Green               Bay               Packers               on               the               road.

Keep               in               mind               the               Browns               are               still               only               4-5,               are               second               in               the               AFC               North               and               still,               technically,               in               contention               for               a               playoff               berth.
               Through               nine               games,               this               longtime               Browns               fan               and               observer               can               identify               at               least               five               players               that               have               underwhelmed               with               their               individual               performances               and               are               on               the               fast               track               of               being               replaced               next               season,               if               not               sooner.

Yes,               one               of               those               five               is               the               suspect               everyone               expects,               so               we'll               save               him               for               last.
               1.

Greg               Little,               WR               --               Why               does               it               seem               that,               in               the               expansion               era               of               the               Cleveland               Browns,               whoever               is               in               charge               always               seems               to               draft               wide               receivers               that               are               inconsistent               in               the               one               area               an               NFL               wide               receiver               needs               to               be               consistent               in,               which               is               catching               the               football?

From               Braylon               Edwards               to               Quincy               Morgan               to               Andre               Davis               to               Dennis               Northcutt               to               Travis               Wilson,               the               Browns               have               specialized               in               drafting               receivers               who               couldn't               catch               a               cold               if               they               were               stranded               naked               in               Siberia,               let               alone               catch               a               football               on               a               consistent               basis.

Some               were               worse               than               others.

We               can               safely               add               Greg               Little's               name               to               that               list,               although               it's               been               on               that               list               ever               since               he               joined               this               team               as               a               second-rounder               in               2011.

Little's               drops               have               been               highlighted               this               season               because               the               team               was               without               No.

1               deep               threat               Josh               Gordon               for               the               first               two               weeks,               which               meant               he               was               expected               to               be               the               Browns'               top               wideout.

Instead,               his               inconsistencies               were               on               display               with               no               one               else               to               shield               him.

And,               while               hands               would               be               an               issue               alone,               he's               also               had               issues               with               running               the               right               routes,               talking               to               the               media               and               even               off-the-field               issues               concerning               traffic               violations.

After               a               particularly               bad               game               at               Baltimore               in               Week               2,               Little               was               stopped               down               in               the               Flats               section               of               Cleveland               after               running               a               stop               sign               and               cited               for               that,               driving               under               suspension               and               change               of               course.

He               had               just               $472               in               fines               the               week               before               after               he               was               caught               with               an               expired               license               plate               and               driving               81               in               a               60.

He's               been               demoted               to               kickoff               returner,               and               he               even               lost               his               gig               doing               that               after               some               ill-advised               returns               out               of               the               end               zone               during               the               nationally-televised               win               over               Buffalo.

His               miserable               day               against               the               Packers               was               exacerbated               by               a               drop               in               the               end               zone               on               a               slant               on               fourth               down               on               the               Browns'               final               offensive               play               of               the               game.

They've               shopped               him               this               season,               but               with               no               takers,               Little               may               have               to               play               out               the               string               knowing               that               this               is               his               last               chance               to               make               a               good               impression               on               a               group               of               gentlemen               who               not               only               did               not               draft               him,               but               may               not               have               even               wanted               to               draft               him               had               they               been               in               charge               in               2011.
               2.

Buster               Skrine,               CB               --               Many               Browns               fans               wanted               to               see               Buster               Skrine               replaced               as               the               starting               cornerback               opposite               Joe               Haden               after               a               miserable               2012               season.

Teams               repeatedly               targeted               the               undersized               Skrine,               and               receivers               continued               to               beat               him               for               receptions.

And               when               Skrine               wasn't               getting               beat,               he               was               getting               whistled               for               pass               interference               penalties.

He               was               whistled               for               nine               penalties               last               season,               making               him               one               of               the               most               penalized               players               in               the               NFL               last               season.

However,               other               than               a               flirtation               with               free               agent               cornerback               Brent               Grimes,               who               wound               up               signing               with               Miami,               the               Browns               braintrust               seemed               content               to               go               with               Skrine,               free               agent               signing               Chris               Owens               and               fourth-round               draft               pick               Leon               McFadden               to               lineup               opposite               shutdown               corner               Joe               Haden               this               season.

After               a               miserable               first               two               games,               Skrine's               play               improved               the               last               few               weeks               and               had               been               getting               noticed               by               the               Cleveland-area               media.

Unfortunately,               all               it               took               was               a               wet               field               and               a               Jacksonville               Jaguars               undrafted               castoff               named               Jarrett               Boykin               two               Sundays               ago               to               unravel               all               of               that               goodwill.

Skrine               was               repeatedly               victimized               by               Boykin,               who               came               into               the               game               with               six               career               catches               and               one               catch               this               season,               and               perennial               All-Pro               quarterback               Aaron               Rodgers               during               a               31-13               loss.

Boykin               finished               with               eight               catches               for               103               yards               and               his               first-career               touchdown.

According               to               pro-football-reference.com,               Skrine               has               been               whistled               for               five               penalties               through               seven               games               this               season,               including               a               costly               pass               interference               infraction               in               the               fourth               quarter               that               led               to               Boykin's               lone               touchdown.

At               5-foot-10,               160-pounds,               Skrine               is               too               small               and               short               to               hang               with               the               bigger               receivers               in               the               NFL.

Hopefully,               the               Browns               braintrust               has               seen               enough               to               know               that               they               can't               rely               on               him               as               a               starter               next               season               and               be               more               aggressive               in               bringing               in               some               upgrades               in               the               defensive               backfield.
               3.

Craig               Robertson,               ILB               --               For               five               games,               Robertson               --               an               undrafted               rookie               in               2012               out               of               North               Texas               --               was               a               perfect               fit               for               defensive               coordinator               Ray               Horton's               3-4               defense.

Lining               up               next               to               tackling               machine               and               8-year               veteran               and               captain               D'Qwell               Jackson,               Robertson               had               been               playing               very               well.

Then               came               the               Lions               game,               where               Reggie               Bush               and               Matthew               Stafford               exposed               Robertson               as               someone               who               can't               cover               very               well               and               who's               tackling               kills               are               suspect.

Robertson               was               viewed               as               the               main               culprit               defensively               in               their               31-23               loss               to               Detroit               two               weeks               ago.

And,               it               didn't               take               long               for               Rodgers               to               exploit               him               Sunday.

It               was               Robertson               who               was               the               first               player               to               whiff               on               Jermichael               Finley's               game-opening               10-yard               touchdown               reception,               in               which               four               Browns               missed               tackles               on               the               big               tight               end               in               the               open               field.

Robertson               is               third               on               the               team               with               28               tackles               and               has               added               two               sacks,               but               his               play               has               stood               out               like               a               sore               thumb               on               a               defense               that               had               been               gashed               for               31               points               in               back-to-back               weeks               and               17               first-half               points               against               the               undefeated               Chiefs               before               clamping               down               over               the               last               six               quarters.

Robertson               may               be               a               good               special               team               guy               or               a               good               change-of-pace               guy.

However,               the               Browns               may               be               in               the               market               to               find               someone               a               bit               more               talented               to               line               up               next               to               Jackson               on               the               inside               next               season.
               4.

Mitchell               Schwartz,               RT               --               Last               season,               the               second-round               pick               out               of               Cal               got               off               to               a               slow               start,               but               quickly               showed               the               fans               why               then-GM               Tom               Heckert               and               then-president               Mike               Holmgren               felt               he               was               worth               the               37th               overall               pick.

Schwartz               became,               arguably,               the               best               right               tackle               the               Browns               had               ever               had               during               the               expansion               era               and               led               many               fans               to               believe               that               the               offensive               line               was               one               of               the               team's               strengths.

That               was               before               this               season.

Schwartz               has               been               miserable               this               season.

Some               fans               thought               it               was               exacerbated               by               playing               with               an               inexperienced               right               guard               in               Oniel               Cousins               for               the               first               few               games,               especially               in               the               23-10               season-opening               loss               to               the               Miami               Dolphins.

However,               with               regular               starter               Shawn               Lavauo               returning               in               the               Buffalo               game,               Schwartz's               play               hasn't               gotten               any               better.

He's               only               been               whistled               for               two               penalties               this               season,               but               he's               been               abused               by               the               left-edge               pass               rushers               this               season.

Plus,               the               line               has               regressed               in               run               blocking               this               season,               which               was               supposedly               a               Schwartz               strength               coming               out               of               college.

Current               general               manager               Mike               Lombardi               was               very               critical               of               the               Browns'               entire               2012               draft               as               a               TV               analyst,               which               included               the               drafting               of               Schwartz,               so               it's               clear               they               wouldn't               hesitate               to               replace               him.

They               were               also               heavily               rumored               to               be               interested               in               former               Jaguar               tackle               Eugene               Monroe,               who               wound               up               being               dealt               to               the               Ravens,               and               Monroe               would               have               stepped               right               in               and               replaced               Schwartz.

You               can               say               that               the               sacks               are               the               result               of               Brandon               Weeden               holding               on               to               the               ball               for               too               long,               but               Brian               Hoyer,               who               had               a               much               quicker               release,               was               sacked               six               times               in               two               full               games               under               center,               so               it's               not               just               the               quarterback's               fault.
               5.

Brandon               Weeden,               QB               --               I               saved               the               most               obvious               choice               for               last.

You               won't               find               very               many               people               in               Cleveland               defending               Weeden               at               this               point,               and               it's               only               gotten               worse               as               journeyman               Jason               Campbell               has               stepped               in               with               some               respectable               efforts               in               back-to-back               starts.

Weeden               entered               this               season               knowing               that               the               new               regime               did               not               draft               him               with               the               22nd               overall               pick               last               season,               nor               did               they               particularly               want               him.

With               new               head               coach               Rob               Chudzinski,               who               turned               journeyman               Derek               Anderson               into               a               Pro               Bowler               here               in               Cleveland               in               2007,               and               offensive               guru               Norv               Turner               coming               to               town,               most               people               expected               the               big-armed               Weeden               to               do               well               in               the               vertical-based               attacking               offense               they               were               bringing.

Most               experts               chalked               up               Weeden's               struggles               last               season               to               playing               in               an               offense               he               was               ill-suited               for,               the               West               Coast               offense               favored               by               outgoing               coach               Pat               Shurmur               and               Holmgren.

Many               believed               that,               if               Weeden               couldn't               succeed               in               the               Chudzinski-Turner               offense,               he               wouldn't               succeed               anywhere               in               the               NFL.

Well,               through               seven               games,               it               looks               like               the               experts               were               right.

Making               matters               worse               for               Weeden               was               injuring               his               thumb               late               in               the               Week               2               14-6               loss               to               Baltimore               and               watching               third-stringer               Brian               Hoyer               --               a               Cleveland               product               --               succeed               in               his               place.

Weeden's               play               has               regressed               since               coming               back               from               the               injury.

Barring               a               miracle,               it               looks               like               the               Browns               will               have               a               new               quarterback               next               season,               whether               it's               a               rookie               draft               pick               or               a               healthy               Hoyer               or               even               Campbell.

You               can               only               stomach               two               ill-advised,               "bone-headed"               (as               he               called               it)               underhanded               tosses               per               season.

Weeden               did               it               in               back-to-back               games.

Weeden               came               in               for               one               series               during               the               Week               9               24-18               win               over               the               Ravens               to               a               chorus               of               boos               and               only               completed               1-of-2               passes               for               minus-2               yards               before               Campbell               shrugged               off               bruised               ribs               to               return               and               save               the               day.
               These               five               Browns               should               realize               that               the               clock               is               ticking               on               their               respective               careers.

All               five,               at               this               moment,               will               be               and               should               be               replaced               next               season               if               this               franchise               wants               to               take               the               next               logical               step.

It's               up               to               Little,               Skrine,               Robertson,               Schwartz               and               Weeden               to               prove               that               they               belong.



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