Switching Derek Anderson for Brady Quinn Is Not the Answer in Cleveland

Week Nine of the NFL season saw a myriad of big-time matchups around the league: Dallas and New York, New England and Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh and Washington, just to name a few. All had big playoff implications, and the results of each contest could loom large all the way down until the final gun sounds on Week 17. But just because the physical, hard-hitting contest between the Cleveland Browns and Baltimore Ravens wasn't on Sunday night, Monday night, or after 4 PM Eastern didn't mean that it wasn't just as important as the others—if not more. In fact, it may have shaken up an entire franchise. The struggling Browns offense wasn't getting any favors from their defense, quickly getting down 10-0 in the first quarter. But special-teams play had the Browns tied with Baltimore at halftime, 13-13, as Pro Bowl return man Joshua Cribbs got the Browns back into it with a kick-return touchdown before Phil Dawson nailed a career-long 54-yard field goal to end the half. After that, the ... (link)