The Secret's Out! Quinn to Start
by Anthony21 on Sep 9, 2009 3:22 PM CDT
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As you know, Eric Mangini attempted to keep the identity of his starting quarterback for this Sunday's game a secret. I called it what it was: Mangini doing an impression of Brad Childress doing an impression of Bill Belichick. Indeed, it gave us a brief flashback to the days not long ago when the Vikings lacked a clear starting quarterback. And as expected, this worked out just as well for Mangini as when Chilly has tried keeping the starting quarterback a secret.
Why? Because the secret's out. Mike Florio's been reporting all week that Brady Quinn would be the starter on Sunday, and Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns beat writer for the Cleveland Plain Dealer, confirmed it today. For some reason, Terrell Owens made a congratulatory tweet to Quinn earlier today which continued ruining the "secret."
Whatever minuscule advantage the Anderson/Quinn mystery gave Cleveland has now been thrown out the window. (And I think those who were playing it up as any sort of significant advantage were seriously misguided.) True, maintaining the secret would have made the Vikings' pregame prep a bit more complex, but we're not talking about two outstanding quarterbacks here. I would hardly have been worried even if everyone's lips remained sealed -- which is a completely unrealistic expectation in today's NFL, given the increasingly intense media climate.
But none of that matters now because, predictably, people in the know couldn't stop themselves from blabbing to the media -- and, of course, T.O. couldn't help but do some blabbing on Twitter. The Vikings have just one quarterback to prepare for, even if Mangini had hoped he could add to their preparation time for the week.
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The Mullet Destroys all
He has no prejudice between former Notre Dame standout and random guy from Timbuktu.
Favre's comments
Just like the preseason, this is a public ploy by Favre to set the fans, media and public for the games he doesn’t want to play. He’s a selfish, bitter, egomaniac who needs to prove he can beat the packers. That’s the only reason he’s here, and I can’t believe the head coach and gm are ignorant enough to buy into this. I used to love the guy, but the past couple of years prove what I just wrote, he can’t handle the fact that Green Bay didn’t accept him back with open arms, when they were preparing his replacement for about 9 months! I sincerely wish he was catching catfish, instead of playing for our team!
And the Non Sequitor Post of the Year Award goes to … bitter Packer fan!
LOL. What sles can you do after someone does something that lame!
Remember, the Soviet Union was a plot against Wisconsin. That’s why they gave us Joe McCarthy. Somehow, they think over there that everything is about Wisconsin.
Frankly, I really had never heard of the place. When I want cheese, I get it from the top cheese producer, California. Who wants cheese from cows that continually badger you?
It's a trap
Now since no one is expecting it Derek Anderson will start for the Browns and no defense will be able to stop him.
Mangina is laughing his ass of while eating Long John Silver’s
Arrrrrrrrrrrr
Avast! Mangini knows that either quarter-matey will be nothing more than cannon fodder scurvy dogs.
It doesn't matter!
Jared Allen, the Williams Wall, and the rest of the Viking’s defense will pressure whatever QB the Browns put out there. The defense is going to be scary, especially with E.J. Henderson in there making huge airborne flying tackles!
Favre
I think he just has fun with the media and everyone taking him so seriously……so that’s why I love him more than ever.
Favorite Comedians: Mike Birbiglia, Doug Benson, Daniel Tosh, Delmon Young in Left Field.
No advantage lost
When Derek Anderson is at his best, he is a Pro Bowler. Whenever Brady Quinn plays his best football, he would presumably be even better. This wasn’t the sort of QB controversy which had one scrambler and one pocket passer or one consistently great passer and one backup who may require a modified playbook to get through a game. It wasn’t a lefty vs. a righty.
This only proves that Childress isn’t the only paranoid control freak out there.
You’re presuming that Mangini is not just distracting attention from the fact that he has to come up with a way to somehow stop AD with his defensive players.
“Look, it’s the Goodrich Blimp!” (The Browns do not have a run defense.)
But who really thinks that that would work?
Especially given that the Browns’ QBs (their offense) could only affect coach Frazier’s prep, not Bevell’s (vs. the Browns’ D), that really makes no sense.
The O-line in Cleveland is weak.
Anderson or Quinn aren’t going to have much time to throw. Joe Thomas and that is it. Good luck with Jared Allen, Joe.
Bernard, Percy and AP oh my!
Who cares
We are going to run the ball down their throat and our defense is going to be to strong for them. Our team is on a mission to prove that we are an elite team. Barring double digit penalties and 3 or more turnovers it won’t be a contest. I really think we should let TJack run the wildcat on 2 series in the game. Late first quarter or early 2nd and then again late third or early 4th. Or maybe the first series of the second half. You save the old man for the end of the 1st half and the game if necessary. Other teams would have to prepare for Farve and TJ. One old and crafty the other young and athletic. Its the perfect solution to all the pundits saying Farve will never make whole season. TJ can just play he doesn’t have the pressure to win the game. If someone gets hurt you still have Sage to back them up. Does anyone think that this is a good idea other than me?
TJ, AP, and PH all in the back field.
Browns QB's
Will all look the same lying on their backs. I hope they’re practicing taking hits all week, because there’s gonna be some fireworks in that backfield!
GO VIKES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Clevelands QB Secrete may not be out
The news isn’t always the same as the truth. Another words the Tweeter e-mail, may have been a “smoke screen”. QB Brady Quinn may have been used as a screen, and the truth is that Anderson will actually start.
Of course even that is speculation. But it is taking the screte one step further, and making it more of a double surprise on game day. Or maybe not.
The Vikings should be ready for either QB on game day. That shouldn’t be so hard to do for our Vikings defense.
My biggest concern is protecting our QB. No matter who the QB is, he’ll need time to get off a good pass play. Our running backs will need every Viking to block well, and kept that block as long as possible.
Another concern of mine is not using all of our weapons on offense. The Vikings must keep the Browns defense off balance for 4 full quarters of football. And that shouldn’t be hard for this newer expended offense.
There is know need for secretes, if the team member all do their jobs for 4 full quarters. ""40 for 60"" just do your job.
Go Vikes,…….
This is the 21st century. We can’t afford to have the five other guys on the active list just sitting around telling jokes.
You think Brett will have to pass? I’m expecting continual reruns of the first play of the Kansas CIty preseason game. I say creativity is way overrated in coaching. Just run the same play at them until they show some signs of stopping it.
I assume you mean
Texans game? Where AD’s mommy was happy because she didn’t even have to wash his uniform due to the utter lack of hits on him the 1st play?
by Jepp The Viking on Sep 9, 2009 6:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Secret secretions
“Secrete” means to ooze. The Browns’ QB secret secreted via the internet and Terrell Owens.
The real question: The role of T.O.
Does T.O. actually like Childress, and was therefore happy to tweet the Vikings’ opponents’ so-called “big secret”? Since when did those two get along?
T.O. is the Internet Jesus
He actually just wanted to gift man with his inside knowledge of a situation that did not apply to him what so ever. Some how, some way, T.O. used the interwebs to learn Mangini’s secret. I think he hacked his e-mail, his phone lines, and he even hacked into Mangini’s brain. It’s quite the feat actually.
by Eric The Viking on Sep 9, 2009 9:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Was it ever a secret?
The Brown franchise is so pathetic that I see you guys routing them to the tune of 41-13. Quinn will have a minimum of 2 TOs.
"A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject." -Sir Winston Churchill
Who Cares?
Let me paraphrase PTI’s Michael Wilbon. “Can Pat Williams sit on Derek Anderson? Yes. Can Pat Williams sit on Brady Quinn? Yes. Then it doesn’t matter who starts. Neither one of them is Michael Vick.” Meaning, if you plan for one slow-footed QB, it doesn’t matter if the other slow-footed QB plays.
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