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By Marla Ridenour
Beacon Journal sports writer
POSTED: 07:50 p.m. EDT, Oct 14, 2009
BEREA: Brady Quinn laughed off the hubbub over his decision to sell his four-bedroom, five-bath home in Avon Lake, repeatedly thanking reporters Wednesday for the ''free advertising.''
But the Browns' backup quarterback insisted he was merely downsizing and listing it does not signal an impending trade before Tuesday's deadline.
''I'm a guy who doesn't want to drive 30 minutes to the facility every day, I'm a bachelor, I live in a house that's too much upkeep for me,'' Quinn said of the reportedly 4,500-square foot home priced at $775,000. ''It's a private issue.''
Quinn is disappointed at coach Eric Mangini's decision to bench him in favor of Derek Anderson after just 21/2 games as the starter this season, but said he will not ask to be traded.
''I don't know where that came from. I have not asked to be traded,'' Quinn said. ''That's not my nature to do something like that. I've got a contract here with the Browns and I intend to play that out.''
The 22nd overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Notre Dame, Quinn's contract runs through 2011, with base salaries of $655,000 this year and $700,000 the final two years.
Quinn must play 70 percent of the snaps this season to receive $11 million in escalator bonuses. With only 10 quarters of work in 2009, the chances of earning that windfall are dwindling, which could make him more attractive to trade partners.
But from the Browns' perspective, his value is at the lowest point of his career. He's 1-5 as a starter with a rating of 64.5, with just three touchdown passes and five interceptions over the past two seasons. Before being yanked at halftime of a 34-3 loss at Baltimore, Quinn seemed to have lost his decisiveness and confidence from a year ago.
Mangini also downplayed the Quinn trade rumors, which came on the heels of the Oct. 7 deal that sent No. 1 receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets.
''We're not looking to move Brady Quinn,'' Mangini said. ''Brady and I have a good relationship, Brady and [offensive coordinator] Brian [Daboll] have a good relationship. He's focused on Pittsburgh.''
Mangini's comments did not rule out the Browns taking calls on Quinn. To that, Mangini said, ''We get calls all the time that we listen to. Brady is a Cleveland Brown and that's not anything we're looking to do.''
Always careful with his answers, Quinn didn't say he would welcome a trade, although that seems certain.
''I want to play and I think I'm good enough to play in this league,'' he said. ''But I'm here right now to do the best I can for this team.''
Quinn said he has not discussed a possible deal with Mangini because ''there's no reason to keep playing hypothetical scenarios.'' Quinn downplayed a report that he's been at odds recently with Mangini and Daboll.
Asked if his relationship with the coaches was the same as it was in training camp, he said, ''I'd say so. I mean, I get less time with them due to not starting.''
Getting just 10 quarters to prove himself to the new regime clearly didn't go over well with Quinn.
''That's not the scenario we're faced with, so my opinion of the whole situation doesn't matter,'' he said. ''I'm here to play. I'm not the head coach. So that's something that doesn't matter in the long run.''
Mangini said Quinn is doing the majority of his work on the scout team.
''It's no different than when I was in there starting,'' Quinn said. ''The starter is going to get all the reps and the backup is going to do all he can for the scout team to help prepare our defense.''
Going into Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, the Browns are 1-4 — 1-1 since Anderson took over. But statistically Anderson has fared worse than Quinn. Quinn's 2009 rating is 62.9, Anderson's 39.0. Quinn has completed 60.8 percent, Anderson 46.4. Quinn's average per attempt is 5.41, Anderson's 4.57.
Given time to think about his performances against Minnesota, Denver and Baltimore, who are a combined 13-2, Quinn said, ''The teams we played were pretty legit. You know, it's probably hard to go into those games knowing whether Denver and Minnesota were as good as they were.''
Quinn said he didn't know if his demotion was purely football-related, with the presumption that the $11 million played a part. If he's agonizing over that lost fortune, he wouldn't let on.
''How can you lose money you don't have?'' Quinn said. ''Those sorts of things, it's not about that for me. I want to try to get better and see what I can do in this league. It just would be nice to be back out on the field.''
A life-long Browns fan growing up in Dublin, Ohio, Quinn acknowledged his career has taken an unusual path.
''Yes, it's been a little bit unique,'' he said. ''But there's been a lot of turnover as far as the coaches, the front office and with the people who drafted me.
''I've always got hope of playing here and turning things around for the best here. You have to.''
Marla Ridenour can be reached at mridenour@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her Browns blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/. Follow the Browns on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ABJ_Browns.
BEREA: Brady Quinn laughed off the hubbub over his decision to sell his four-bedroom, five-bath home in Avon Lake, repeatedly thanking reporters Wednesday for the ''free advertising.''
But the Browns' backup quarterback insisted he was merely downsizing and listing it does not signal an impending trade before Tuesday's deadline.
''I'm a guy who doesn't want to drive 30 minutes to the facility every day, I'm a bachelor, I live in a house that's too much upkeep for me,'' Quinn said of the reportedly 4,500-square foot home priced at $775,000. ''It's a private issue.''
Quinn is disappointed at coach Eric Mangini's decision to bench him in favor of Derek Anderson after just 21/2 games as the starter this season, but said he will not ask to be traded.
''I don't know where that came from. I have not asked to be traded,'' Quinn said. ''That's not my nature to do something like that. I've got a contract here with the Browns and I intend to play that out.''
The 22nd overall pick in the 2007 draft out of Notre Dame, Quinn's contract runs through 2011, with base salaries of $655,000 this year and $700,000 the final two years.
Quinn must play 70 percent of the snaps this season to receive $11 million in escalator bonuses. With only 10 quarters of work in 2009, the chances of earning that windfall are dwindling, which could make him more attractive to trade partners.
But from the Browns' perspective, his value is at the lowest point of his career. He's 1-5 as a starter with a rating of 64.5, with just three touchdown passes and five interceptions over the past two seasons. Before being yanked at halftime of a 34-3 loss at Baltimore, Quinn seemed to have lost his decisiveness and confidence from a year ago.
Mangini also downplayed the Quinn trade rumors, which came on the heels of the Oct. 7 deal that sent No. 1 receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets.
''We're not looking to move Brady Quinn,'' Mangini said. ''Brady and I have a good relationship, Brady and [offensive coordinator] Brian [Daboll] have a good relationship. He's focused on Pittsburgh.''
Mangini's comments did not rule out the Browns taking calls on Quinn. To that, Mangini said, ''We get calls all the time that we listen to. Brady is a Cleveland Brown and that's not anything we're looking to do.''
Always careful with his answers, Quinn didn't say he would welcome a trade, although that seems certain.
''I want to play and I think I'm good enough to play in this league,'' he said. ''But I'm here right now to do the best I can for this team.''
Quinn said he has not discussed a possible deal with Mangini because ''there's no reason to keep playing hypothetical scenarios.'' Quinn downplayed a report that he's been at odds recently with Mangini and Daboll.
Asked if his relationship with the coaches was the same as it was in training camp, he said, ''I'd say so. I mean, I get less time with them due to not starting.''
Getting just 10 quarters to prove himself to the new regime clearly didn't go over well with Quinn.
''That's not the scenario we're faced with, so my opinion of the whole situation doesn't matter,'' he said. ''I'm here to play. I'm not the head coach. So that's something that doesn't matter in the long run.''
Mangini said Quinn is doing the majority of his work on the scout team.
''It's no different than when I was in there starting,'' Quinn said. ''The starter is going to get all the reps and the backup is going to do all he can for the scout team to help prepare our defense.''
Going into Sunday's game at Pittsburgh, the Browns are 1-4 — 1-1 since Anderson took over. But statistically Anderson has fared worse than Quinn. Quinn's 2009 rating is 62.9, Anderson's 39.0. Quinn has completed 60.8 percent, Anderson 46.4. Quinn's average per attempt is 5.41, Anderson's 4.57.
Given time to think about his performances against Minnesota, Denver and Baltimore, who are a combined 13-2, Quinn said, ''The teams we played were pretty legit. You know, it's probably hard to go into those games knowing whether Denver and Minnesota were as good as they were.''
Quinn said he didn't know if his demotion was purely football-related, with the presumption that the $11 million played a part. If he's agonizing over that lost fortune, he wouldn't let on.
''How can you lose money you don't have?'' Quinn said. ''Those sorts of things, it's not about that for me. I want to try to get better and see what I can do in this league. It just would be nice to be back out on the field.''
A life-long Browns fan growing up in Dublin, Ohio, Quinn acknowledged his career has taken an unusual path.
''Yes, it's been a little bit unique,'' he said. ''But there's been a lot of turnover as far as the coaches, the front office and with the people who drafted me.
''I've always got hope of playing here and turning things around for the best here. You have to.''
Marla Ridenour can be reached at mridenour@thebeaconjournal.com. Read her Browns blog at http://www.ohiomm.com/blogs/browns/. Follow the Browns on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ABJ_Browns.
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akron, oh
Posted 08:35 PM, 10/14/2009
............Right................
Canton, Oh
Posted 08:56 PM, 10/14/2009
hmmm... "turnover in the front office" just be patient.
norka, OH
Posted 08:59 PM, 10/14/2009
so if DA has 2 more lame (drop passes) performance will he be yanked for ratliff or RACER X! LOL GO CAVS! GO Steelers ...ill come back when ya give me a reason
Canton, OH
Posted 09:02 PM, 10/14/2009
. . . . .domers. . . .
Tallmadge, OH
Posted 09:32 PM, 10/14/2009
Smell the roses, Brady. You have no concussions, good health, good knees and brains.
Hiram, GA
Posted 07:30 AM, 10/15/2009
Hey I know, let's trade him to the Jets for a player to be named later!
Akron, Oh
Posted 07:37 AM, 10/15/2009
Gone by next weeks end - look for Tampa Bay or Jacksonville.
Posted 09:05 AM, 10/15/2009
Regardless of where he came from, at least he's honoring his contract, not acting line Cutler or Edwards or being a total pain. With the right coaches and team, he will be fine. I just hope the Browns let him go to a decent team and do it soon.
Spring Lake, Mi
Posted 09:24 AM, 10/15/2009
Like I said yesterday they are cheap and saving 11 million by not playing him. Who in there right mind would be happy with 2 for 17 for 23 yards? Look at Cribbs, they won't do the right thing there either, and he will be gone too. The Browns front office is almost as bad as the Raiders. Go Ravens! This team in Cleveland is an expansion team and always will be. They suck! and have since 95! Quit making excuses for them.
Posted 09:47 AM, 10/15/2009
Dawg Pound why don't you go to Baltimore.
Anti-Politically Correct & Anti-GOP, OH
Posted 10:24 AM, 10/15/2009
One of these teams will be his new home by next week:
Oakland
San Francisco
Miami
Buffalo
Washington
Tampa Bay
Carolina
akron, oh
Posted 11:02 AM, 10/15/2009
Well, perhaps that was Quinn's problem. Instead of
focusing on his job as an QB, he was always pictured grinning and laughing.
tallmadge, OH
Posted 11:34 AM, 10/15/2009
Cleveland should keep Quin and trade the team.
Fairfield, CT
Posted 01:10 PM, 10/15/2009
I'm happy with breaking the 10 games losing streak. Who cares about 2-17 when you win? Who cares about better passer ratings when you are being blown out?
Fairfield, CT
Posted 01:11 PM, 10/15/2009
quinn is a good kid - wish he played better
The, US
Posted 01:12 PM, 10/15/2009
That has to be the dumbest contract signing by a player ever. All of the control on how many snaps you take is in the hands of the coach, injuries, etc.
Posted 02:21 PM, 10/15/2009
The clowns may need Brady before the game ends on Sunday. They will be facing a team that bottles up the run and rushes the passer; something of which the clowns know very little.
Rome, OH
Posted 02:42 PM, 10/15/2009
i think derek anderson has incentives too, but they would not be as costly as quinn if anderson makes them.
anderson's incentives are based upon his number of starts if i am remembering correctly.
trade randy lerner, keep quinn, is the solution here.
Rome, OH
Posted 02:43 PM, 10/15/2009
keep and play quinn rather. we gave up a first round pick for him for crying out loud.
Posted 03:42 PM, 10/15/2009
i would laugh too, the whole team is laughable.
Spring Lake, Mi
Posted 03:42 PM, 10/15/2009
Piccard, your right about maybe needing him, my guess is that DA doesn't finished the game standing upright.
Marietta, GA
Posted 03:50 PM, 10/15/2009
So Andersons number are worse against worse teams and hes the starter, Its a money issue. plain and simple. Brady is a classy kid keep up the good work.
Cuyahoga Falls, OH
Posted 04:47 PM, 10/15/2009
I bet Bubblehead thinks he is "hawt"... lol.
medina, oh
Posted 07:44 PM, 10/15/2009
Quinn says "I think I'm good enough to play in this league." Well, not if you can't even play for a team that shouldn't even be in the league!
akron, oh
Posted 08:05 PM, 10/15/2009
his only hope is to sell to the next coach
medina, oh
Posted 08:21 PM, 10/15/2009
Our only hope is that the Browns finally get out of Cleveland once and for all. Good riddance. Enough is enough. You don't "rebuild" for decades.
everywhere, oh
Posted 08:30 PM, 10/15/2009
Quinn needs to be traded to Kenmore.
There are reasons he was passed over - too small, too weak, too dumb.
Atlantic City, NJ
Posted 08:35 PM, 10/15/2009
I agree the Brown's should leave Ohio. The last Brown's that left have made a good name for themselves. I'm sure the current team would do the same in another state!!It just might not be the team.......
medina, oh
Posted 09:51 PM, 10/15/2009
Don't go to the games, don't watch the games, don't support them in any way. Then, when they finally get out, we can rejoice at not being the laughing stock of the NFL anymore.
Atlantic City, NJ
Posted 09:57 PM, 10/15/2009
We????
uniontown, oh
Posted 10:16 PM, 10/15/2009
Browns are bad.....bad, bad, bad. Quinn is worse.....worse, worse, worse.
Posted 06:15 AM, 10/16/2009
You people are nuts to think he'll go to Miami, Tampa Bay, or Oakland. Miami's invested in Henne, Tampa Bay just drafted a 1st round QB this year and Oakland has 40 million reasons why they have to give JaMarcus Russell more time.
Buffalo, Washington, Carolina or Jacksonville would be the only destinations.
San Francisco is a toss up but I would highly doubt it.
tallmadge, OH
Posted 12:28 PM, 10/16/2009
Quinn should play every game so that when he chokes, all the BQ lovers will shut up once and for all.
everywhere, oh
Posted 06:45 PM, 10/16/2009
Quinn is really bad at reading signs....defensive and the ones that Mangina/Lerner are sending him...
