Good Derek/Bad Derek

It doesn't really matter at this point whether Brady Quinn is good or not; should he be tapped to lead the Browns next week or any week this season it is already too late. Even as optimistic as I can be I know that the season is lost. The Browns are 2-4 now, and will finish third at best in the AFC North. There will be no division title, as so many expected. There will be no wildcard shot at the playoffs. We're done.

Coach Romeo Crennel and general manager Phil Savage stuck with DA, who clearly earned his chance to be the starting quarterback last season. Or blew his chance, depending on what games you review. They stuck with him through three poor performances this season, and three quarters of another poor performance against Cincinnati before a flash of "decent" offense helped the Browns beat a horrible team who was without its starting quarterback. Hooray.

The Giants game, you ask? Yes. It was fantastic. It was the best and most complete game of football I have seen the Browns play since I have followed them. Everyone did well, including Derek. We took down the defending Super Bowl champs and dealt them their first loss of the year. And then we went to Washington and sucked it up again.

How can DA go 18-of-29 with a passer rating of 121 on Monday and then go 14-of-37 with a passer rating of 57.9 on Sunday? Many theories...

The "good" DA can be very good, but the "bad" DA is horrible and shows up too often. I'd take a mediocre DA who was neither great nor awful and could be counted on week to week. Or just sit him and put in "the other guy." At this point, what difference would it make?