Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy will start Sunday vs. the Patriots, with Seneca Wallace being ruled out by coach Eric Mangini as the starter.
Colt McCoy will start Sunday vs. the Patriots, his third straight start in place of Seneca Wallace and Jake Delhomme. CLEVELAND -- Browns rookie quarterback Colt McCoy will start Sunday against the Patriots, because coach Eric Mangini ruled out Seneca Wallace as a starter this week with his high ankle sprain.
Wallace and Delhomme both sat out Friday's practice, meaning they've missed the entire week. Mangini said Wallace has a shot to be active Sunday, but will not start the game.
That means McCoy will get the nod against a 6-1 team that's won five straight games and has gone 14-2 against the AFC North since it was founded in 2002.
Mangini said it helps that McCoy's started against the Steelers and Saints, and that the Saints showed some new wrinkles that McCoy had to adjust to on the fly -- the same thing he'll have to do against Bill Belichick's Patriots.
"I've been pleased with his poise, I've been pleased with his confidence and I feel good about him going into this game,'' said Mangini.