The Cleveland Browns and all NFL teams have had QB controversies. What decision should the Browns make, to hopefully avoid another?
Browns quartebacks Seneca Wallace (6), Jake Delhomme (17) and Colt McCoy (12) with quarterback coach Carl Smith during training camp.Cleveland, Ohio -- The Cleveland Browns, like all NFL teams, have had their share of quarterback controversies.
Milt Plum or Len Dawson? Frank Ryan vs. Jim Ninowski, then Bill Nelsen.
Mike Phipps replaced by Brian Sipe, who left town in part because of Paul McDonald. Bill Belichick firing Bernie Kosar for "diminishing skills" and having to play Todd Philcox while Vinny Testaverde was injured.
The absolute mess the Browns' quarterback situation has been since the team returned to the NFL as an expansion franchise for the 1999 season.
Is there now another Browns quarterback "controversy?"
Should the Browns give rookie Colt McCoy the starting job, after his admirable NFL debut against the Pittsburgh Steelers and his solid management of the offense in Sunday's 30-17 upset win over the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints?
The Browns now get to enjoy their bye week. Should veterans Jake Delhomme or Seneca Wallace -- assuming they will be healed from their ankle injuries -- get the chance to start against the New England Patriots in Cleveland on Nov. 7?
Delhomme, as expected, won the starting job in training camp but has been able to play just six quarters this season: just two quarters healthy, before spraining an ankle in the season opener at Tampa Bay.
Wallace did a respectable job as Delhomme's replacement, directing a win over the Cincinnati Bengals but spraining an ankle late in the first half of his fourth start, against the Atlanta Falcons.
Who should be the Browns' starting quarterback?