Holmgren eyes one-man show at QB (QB Competition won't work)

[JonLP24]

Team president Mike Holmgren says the Cleveland Browns don't intend to undergo a quarterback competition for their starting position, and said it was a "long shot" whether they would have both Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn when next season starts.

"They did that last year. And that didn't work out," Holmgren said Friday, according to The Plain Dealer of Cleveland.

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But he said Friday that the team ultimately would seek consistency from its starter.

"Somebody's got to play a full season. Not two games here, out two games, in three games. . . . It doesn't work," he said, according to the Cleveland newspaper. "So pick one, commit, coach him up, build confidence, make him better and then surround him with good people."

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4952142

[Auggie]

1. It's comforting to know Holmgren will have a say on who plays or sits...

and more importantly, how they're coached.

"Holmgren, who helped develop NFL quarterbacks Joe Montana, Steve Young and Brett Favre, has watched tape of Quinn since taking over the Browns in late December and has said it was too early to make any determination on his potential."

[Yavin4]

2. The Best Choice Is Neither

If either one were any good, then that would be the starting QB. It's not like they didn't have a chance to prove it on the field.

Both Derek and Quinn are really back ups at best.

[Auggie]

3. Possibly...

I'd still like to see how both could perform under Holmgren's guidance