Cleveland Browns' Seneca Wallace makes a pitch to start: a good idea? Poll

Career backup Seneca Wallace says he is the best option to start for the Browns. Is that a good idea?

Cleveland, Ohio -- Seneca Wallace, who was brought to Cleveland to back up Jake Delhomme, has spent the past couple of weeks in a walking boot after suffering a high ankle sprain against Atlanta. Delhomme, whose own high ankle sprain hadn't yet healed, was pressed into service to finish that game and aggravated the injury.

Enter rookie Colt McCoy, who was supposed to "redshirt," this season and learn the NFL game.

Well, every Browns fan knows what's happened since then. McCoy has had two starts, both in what's probably the most hostile environments a rookie Browns quarterback could face. His poise and confidence were evident in a loss to the Steelers in Pittsburgh, and his ability to manage a game (or at least not lose one) was manifest in a win over the defending Super Bowl champion Saints in New Orleans. Browns Nation has jumped on the Colt McCoy for Savior bandwagon.

So now, Wallace is healed, tossed away the walking boot and says -- in response to a question, just to be fair -- that he should be the starter when the Browns emerge from the bye week for a visit from the powerful New England Patriots. Now again to be fair, Plain Dealer beat writer Tony Grossi, who broke the story, noted that Wallace isn't demanding anything, just stating his case.

But we're curious: Is this the confidence you want from a guy -- "Gimme the ball, coach!" -- or a comment from a me-first player -- "I'm taking my talents to South Beach"?