Cleveland Browns quarterback situation: Who should start against the Steelers?

The Browns face a decision when it comes to quarterback and this Sunday's Steelers game in Pittsburgh.

Cleveland, Ohio -- Seneca Wallace is hurt, possibly with the same kind of injury -- a high ankle sprain -- that has made starting quarterback Jake Delhomme about as mobile as Lot's wife after she looked back to see Sodom and Gomorrah impersonating the Browns season and going up in flames.

But Wallace was having a pretty solid game before the injury: 11-15 for 139  yards and a touchdown and zero interceptions. And while he wasn't exactly torching the Atlanta secondary, his pre-injury mobility did add to the Falcons' concerns. Surely the 20-10 spanking at the hands of the Falcons wasn't his fault.

We could play guessing games all day long, but the reality is that Delhomme (the Browns' anointed starter) and Wallace are hurt. One or the other of them most likely will gut it out and play this week against the Steelers in Ben Roethlisberger's return from suspension. But should they? Is it time to give Colt McCoy a start? How about Josh Cribbs? After all, he's 2-2 on the season, with a 106.3 rating. And he's even more mobile than Wallace.

One commenter last week suggested Cribbs come in as QB and run a single wing or a pro version of the wishbone, with Peyton Hills and Lawrence Vickers or Jerome Harrison as the option backs. Granted, in the pass-happy NFL, that's pretty much a silly idea. But it couldn't hurt. Besides, the way the Browns are going right now, it almost seems the offense could find a way to lose the bye week.

And finally, there are a few former quarterbacks out there looking for work -- Daunte Culpepper, JaMarcus Russell and Jeff Garcia are playing in the UFL. Thirty-one other teams have practice squads with quarterbacks on 'em, including the Patriots, current practice squad home of former Brown Brett Ratliff.