Charlie Klein
What a sad indictment of the Cleveland Browns organization, that all they could get for their 22nd overall selection in the 2007 NFL Draft is a fullback with less than 400 yards in career rushing and two late draft picks that are not even in this year's draft.
Today the Browns dealt the overrated Notre Dame grad to the Denver Broncos for Peyton Hillis, a sixth round pick in 2011, and a conditional pick in 2012. After signing Jake Delhomme, the Browns were ready and willing for all offers for Quinn, and settled for the Broncos.
The Mike Holmgren era in Cleveland is on in full flow, as the Browns have dismissed their two quarterbacks from last season and have added Delhomme and Seneca Wallace from Seattle. The Delhomme signing puzzled me for a few reasons. First, the sheer amount of money the Browns are throwing at Delhomme. The former Panthers QB will make 19.7 million dollars in 2010 (7 million from the Browns, 12.7 million from th Panthers). Second, Delhomme is not much better at keeping control of the football than Derek Anderson was during his time at the helm of the Browns offense.
According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Quinn wanted out of Cleveland as badly as the Browns wanted to trade him.
One thing is very clear, it is out with the old, and in with the new in Cleveland.
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