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01-08-2012 12:26 PM |
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Originally Posted by BossChief
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He overspent to move up for a kid that his buddy Weis spoke up for and then made the fatal mistake of not having anyone of quality that could properly develop him.
Quinn was completely clueless whenever he got on the field and Derek Anderson had a really good year in 06 that made things more difficult.
Mistakes were made by a first time head coach.
Guys like Romeo have lasted in the NFL because they learn from those mistakes.
Hopefully, Romeo has indeed done so.
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Maybe he has learned. First off, I think your post makes it clear that if Stanzi wasn't ready, then he shouldn't have played. Just the same as Quinn. But we're not talking about a rookie 5th round QB. We're talking about a third year, first round pick starter that was pulled after only two games in favor of a QB who was disgustingly bad the prior season and also that offseason/preseason. We've gotten all hung up on Stanzi vs. Palko... imagine this scenario. Imagine if Romeo started Stanzi for two games, he struggled, then Romeo started Palko for 10 more games even though Palko was an even bigger disaster. That's essentially how Romeo handled Brady Quinn.
In that QB decision, Romeo showed frustrating indecision, a stubbornness to stand behind a QB who was clearly the wrong guy, and the impatience to let his young QB try to win games on the field. If Romeo was unpleased with Quinn's progress, then he had 3 years to get rid of the inept QBs coach. He didn't.
I get that Romeo can change and he can learn. But I think people are downplaying what a cluster**** he turned the QB situation in Cleveland. And if history is any indication, it doesn't look good at all if we're hoping to develop a QB.
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