Nov 4th 2008 12:35PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, AFC North, NFL Fans, NFL CoachingI can’t see how this might turn out badly: according to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, the Browns decided to bench Derek Anderson for Brady Quinn because, yes, the fans wanted it. Seriously.

Apparently, blowing a two-touchdown lead against the Ravens last Sunday, punctuated by an Anderson screen pass pick-six (don’t see that everyday) pretty much cemented the demoralizing defeat and the 2007 Pro Bowler’s fate.

Last night, Mortensen speculated that head coach Romeo Crennel may not have “been on board” with the switch because “receivers have been hurt, haven’t been running routes correctly, been dropping passes,” so on and so forth. And that actually makes sense given Crennel’s “Anderson’s our starter for now” comments on Monday afternoon.

Twenty-four hours later, however, Mr. Romeo is working from a new script. From today’s presser:Continue Reading