Brady Quinn was forced to stand helpless, on the sidelines, as his team was beaten handily by their biggest division rival, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 34-7. Not the most ideal way to open up the regular season.

The key stat in the Browns’ loss was the team’s 5 turnovers (3 fumbles, 2 interceptions), which routinely gave the Steelers optimal field position. In addition, the teams 2 playing quarterbacks were sacked a combined 6 times.

In the QB battle, Charlie Frye started, but did not play the majority of the game, backup Derek Anderson did. Frye was also unable to lead any scoring drives for the Browns. Anderson engineered Cleveland’s only score, connecting with Lawrence Vickers in the 3rd quarter.

After the game, head coach Romeo Crennel was asked who next week’s starting quarterback would be. He responded with “Well, they both need to play better and I don’t know yet. We have to go back and look at it and evaluate it.” As for Quinn, Crennel simply did not feel he was ready. “I did not play him because he’s a kid and the game was out of reach. What am I supposed to do, put him into the game and throw him to the dogs? That would not be fair to him. It would not be good for him.”

At this point, things are looking rather bleak for the Browns. Throughout the game, you could hear the fans break out in chants for Brady Quinn. He did not play.

I say, why not give Brady Quinn a shot and see what he can do? He certainly couldn’t fare worse than what we all saw on the field today.