Saturday night’s NFL Preseason opener looked like a 2008 Cleveland Browns highlight reel.  The game against Green Bay featured all of the elements that Browns fans have been getting used to lately.  The two quarterbacks competing for the starting job (Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson, pictured above) were outplayed by Brett Ratliff.  Ratliff will probably be the scrub squad quarterback on the practice team. 

Brady Quinn looked better than Anderson.  Anderson only attempted two throws (neither completions) in his two series.  Quinn drove the Browns down the field before half with four straight completions, only to be *FLASHBACK* intercepted by Anthony Smith.  Before the interception, Braylon Edwards dropped a would-be touchdown *FLASHBACK* and finished the game (one half) with zero receptions. 

Eric Mangini was not pleased at all by much of anything he saw.  Neither were the Browns fans who had to listen to Bernie Kosar do color commentary.  Nothing clicked.  Aaron Rodgers looked decent, but didn’t do anything remarkable for Green Bay.  Rodgers ended up with 102 yards and a TD on 5-10 passing.

The Browns defense gave up 100 yards rushing and 100 yards receiving in a half *FLASHBACK*, they too are in midseason form showing off an array of stupid penalties, missed tackles, and blown coverages. 

If first impressions really do mean anything, we have learned that the Browns haven’t learned much regardless of who is coaching.  We have also learned that Quinn and Anderson either do not have much to work with, or are both not as good as people think.

It’s like watching the Muppet Show.  Everyone knows Kermit The Frog is the star of the show.  Unfortunately, Cleveland is trying to assume that Ernie and Bert (Quinn and Anderson) are every bit as good as Kermit, and unfortunately, they are not.  Cleveland does not have a Kermit The Frog to lead the show, not on this years roster.   Gonna be a long year in Cleveland.  Start the Tim Tebow draft campaign now and get a jump.

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