Taken as the twenty-second overall pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, Brady Quinn received a lot of hype entering the NFL. Coming off an excellent four year career in Notre Dame, Quinn looked like a steal going late in the round. During his time at Notre Dame, Quinn broke 36 Fighting Irish records, but also threw a staggering 32 interceptions in three years. Do I sense some foreshadowing? I think so. But at that point in '07 no one knew what a bust Brady Quinn would be.
His first two years in the league (being '07-'08) was mostly spent on the bench. He played in only 4 games, throwing the ball 97 times and completing 48 of his passes. He managed 563 yards passing with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The reason for his lack of playing time was due to, first of all, the excellent performance of Derek Anderson and the Cleveland Browns organization and coaching staff's want to progressively enter Quinn into the NFL in an attempt to get him to be more effective. Big mistake.
With the falling performance of Anderson and the teams horrible record (now 1-8 overall) Quinn was given his shot in this 2009 season. So far he's showed us very little, besides his ability to make poor decisions. He's thrown the ball 108 times, completing 59 of his passes for 508 yards in 5 games. This may not look so bad, until you look at his touchdown to interception ratio. Quinn has thrown 1 touchdown pass compared to his 5 interceptions. That's 1 interception per game!
And when I say he's showed very little, I mean he's showed very little good. Quinn has showed us plenty of bad, including his recent chop-block on Baltimore Ravens linebacker http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/players/profile?playerId=4468; for which Quinn was fined $10k.
Is this all we can expect from Brady Quinn. I personally have never been much a fan of his but there's no doubt he has potential. I'm not sure any quarterback, be it Drew Brees or Peyton Manning, could win with the roster that the Cleveland Browns have right now.
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