The Browns' dealing of Charlie Frye has their fans rightfully excited, as it brings Brady Quinn that much closer to the field. However, the Browns have failed to answer the question I have been asking since Trent Dilfer departed: Who is going to mentor the Browns' quarterbacks?
Dilfer is, in my mind, the best quarterback the Browns have had since their return, and I was looking forward to what he would instill in the young Charlie Frye. When they gave the reigns to Frye and Dilfer took off, how was Frye supposed to grow as a talented field general? That problem persisted and ran parallel with the pitiful offensive line. While the Browns this year finally established an offensive line that is NFL-worthy, they still did not address the underlying problem of inexperienced quarterback. Coach Romeo Crenneland and General Manager Phil Savage are ignoring the elephant in the room.
When I read in The Plain Dealer that Brady Quinn had really taken a liking to Ken Dorsey and that he was now to act as his mentor, I stopped caring about the senseless, coin-flipping quarterback race that mediums all over were putting such stock in. The NFL is teeming with washed-up quarterbacks who know the ins and outs, and until the Browns wise up and get one on their sidelines, I can't be optimistic about the team's future. I would take the salaries of their entire defensive line and give them to someone like Brett Favre when he retires to get him coaching for them. Ken Dorsey is not a mentor, and while I am sure Rip Scherer was a great quarterbacks' coach in college, he too is not qualified to be tinkering with such talented quarterbacks as Frye and Quinn.
Unless something is done here, Brady will bomb and Browns fans will weep.
Justin Whelan is a senior journalism major.
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