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April 2nd, 2009
Report: Cleveland Browns offered Brady Quinn to Denver in failed bid for Jay Cutler
Brady Quinn was offered to Denver in a failed bid to acquire Jay Cutler, according to some published reports.CLEVELAND — The Browns were involved in three-way trade talks Thursday that would’ve sent quarterback Brady Quinn to Denver, the Washington Examiner reported.The deal involved the Broncos, Redskins and Browns, and the source said it was close to happening at one point during the day. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who ended up being traded to Chicago, told a CBS affiliate in Denver that he was headed to Washington.
But the source said the deal involving the Browns unraveled, prompting Chicago to get back in the game and outbid the other players. The source said Denver’s preferences for a quarterback were Quinn and then Chicago’s Kyle Orton, who was part of the trade.
Denver also received Chicago’s first-round picks this year and next year and a third-rounder in 2009. The Bears also received a fifth-rounder along with Cutler. The Broncos were not that high on Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell, according to the source.
Neither Quinn nor his agent, Tom Condon, immediately returned messages seeking comment. Details of the Browns’ offer were not immediately available.
As reported in Cleveland.com
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That isn’t right how the Browns wanted to trade Brady for Jay Cutler.
Hearing this news made me mad. 
I agree: Shame on the Browns for wanting to do that. 
Brady is a much better football player than Jay Cutler. Our Brady is the best! Mangini and Kokinis need to realize that Brady is the Franchise Quarterback for the Browns; no one else is.
Please see the next post. Things aren’t always as they seem…
Still, it is not like this article was from the Onion. Many reputable news organizations that picked up on the whole thing as well; some better journalists than others.
Is this a case of damage control? Is someone spinning things? There isn’t ANY grain of truth?
Regardless of the outcome, their public relations is not going about things in a more discreet, less disconcerting way.
Where is my inhaler…..?
I didn’t say it was from the Onion
. I spent a lot of time around the internet (not just Browns spots) and people who are regular readers of the Washington Examiner chimed in with their opinions. A lot of the ‘Examiner’ papers around the country seem to have the credibility question mark following their “stories”.
Having said that, that’s why I said in my post about how it was up to how you want to interpret what was being said and who it was coming from.
Also, with the way bloggers have emergered on the scene, regular “papers” are now not having to sacrifice their reputation when they cite blogs or lesser papers. They can simply point to those other reports and then play devil’s advocate or put their own spin on it. I see that as what happened here. Just because a reputable paper picks up someone else’s story, doesn’t mean they endorse its content. It gives them something to talk about. And if it ends up being untrue, it’s not going to hurt their credibility since they are only “citing” and discussing. That’s on the original paper/source.
The Browns brass really didn’t have to say anything about the situation. Mangini didn’t have to issue a denial. Because, like I said, Brady wasn’t going to throw a temper tantrum like Cutler did and demand a trade. Mangini/Kokinis may be new to the organization, but they know this. So, his speaking out says more to me than if he hadn’t said anything at all. Mangini is the kind of coach who doesn’t give a damn if the public/fans aren’t happy with the team is doing. Besides, until the team win, fans are going to complain at every turn of this journey. It’s the Cleveland Browns way, after all. You know, “There’s always next year…” and all that