December 3, 2008 Brady Quinn had two pins surgically inserted into his broken right index finger on Wednesday and said he hopes to begin throwing once they are removed next month, according to the AP.
Our View:Quinn will need 10 weeks of recovery time but all signs point to him being the starter next year for the Browns.
December 2, 2008 Brady Quinn will undergo surgery on his injured right index finger, according to the Associated Press.
Our View:Following the procedure, he will need around 10 weeks of recovery time, meaning he will be ready for training camp next season.
November 28, 2008 Brady Quinn is still considering the option of having surgery on his injured finger, according to the Boston Globe. "I'll just sound out all the different advice and make a decision once I feel confident about something."
Our View:Quinn has received contradictory advice from the doctors he has visited with, so he is still contemplating the best direction to take to assure he is ready to go by the start of the 2009 season.
November 26, 2008 Browns GM Phil Savage laid the blame for the team's mediocrity squarely on the shoulders of head coach Romeo Crennel, according to ProFootballTalk.com. ”Hey, my responsibility is the 53-man roster, and then it’s Romeo and the rest of the coaching staff’s decision how to utilize the 45 players that are dressed on Sunday. Who starts. Who plays. When they’re gonna play. How they’re gonna be utilized. If I’m going to get involved in those decisions, then I may as well put a headset on and double my salary,” Savage said.
Our View:Basically, Savage is intimating that he put together a solid rosters, but the pieces aren't being utilized well. It seems like somebody is going down at the end of the year and it's every man for himself.
November 25, 2008 FOXSports.com is reporting that Browns quarterback Brady Quinn is done for the year. Doctors discovered that the break to his right index finger has gotten worse.
Our View:The injury to Quinn's finger got worse when he tried to play through the pain. With Quinn out for the year, it will be Derek Anderson's team again.
