Blame the Browns, blame the Dolphins, blame Roger Goodell, blame Steve Young, blame the other 20 teams that passed him up, but God forbid we blame Brady Quinn for falling into the lower half of the first round of this weekend’s NFL draft.
I guess what it came down to was that, to ESPN’s horror, Quinn did not impress teams enough to be an early draft pick.
The first round of the draft was so long, I could have walked to New York and laughed in Brady Quinn’s face when the Browns passed on Quinn for Wisconsin OT Joe Thomas with the third pick and when the Dolphins passed on Quinn for Ohio State’s WR/KR threat Ted Ginn Jr. with the 9th pick.
The Browns traded picks to get back into the first round and selected Quinn at the 22nd slot.
ESPN would, of course, not let this down. I am not doubting that Quinn is a good quarterback and you could argue that many teams do not need a quarterback, but for the love of God, will ESPN stop obsessing over him?
I was surprised ESPN found the time to report on picks 10-21 with all the Quinn highlights and interviews. ESPN was so shocked they hardly even reported on No. 10 pick Amobi Okoye, who as a 19-year-old senior from Louisville is the youngest player ever drafted. The DT from Nigeria has an interesting story and started collegiate football at only 16.
But no, ESPN has to talk about Quinn and all of the Notre Dame “glory.” Who cares? If Quinn was so good, he would have been drafted earlier, like maybe No.1 for instance.
The Oakland Raiders instead chose LSU quarterback JaMarcus Russell, whose shear size is intimidating even to grizzly bears.
Not to mention Russell’s arm strength; he can throw the ball the length of the field, which is unmatched even on the professional level.
Remember last year’s Sugar Bowl when Russell’s Tigers destroyed Quinn and the Irish 41-14?
The most pathetic part about this sob story is that the NFL Commissioner gave Quinn a private room so he could get away from the cameras.
So, Quinn was sitting there whining while 21 other guys got drafted. ESPN still found a way to get into the room and interview him for the 20th time.
We will see if Quinn’s “skills under pressure” pay off for the lackluster Browns offense.
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