First or Last

Go ahead... ask me. Ask me if I'm impressed and/or happy that Cleveland finally got its first win this season. The answer is hell no! We beat one of the only two teams that is truly worse than we are. The one thing that makes this win even less impressive is that Bengals quarterback, Carson Palmer, one of the top-3 quarterbacks in the league, didn't even play because he was injured. Ryan Fitzpatrick was under center. Who the hell is Ryan Fitzpatrick!!?? With the odds clearly in Cleveland's favor to win, they nearly blew it. If it wasn't for a semi-dominant fourth quarter by the team, they'd be 0-4 and I'd be much happier. I know it seems odd that I'd be happier if they were 0-4 instead of their current 1-3 record. The reason, however, is quite simple. Had Cleveland lost, Brady Quinn would be the new starting quarterback in Cleveland and Derek Anderson would be relegated to the bench where he belongs. So for now, Anderson keeps his job and Quinn continues to grow discontent on the bench as Cleveland ruins their relationship with him much the way they did with LeCharles Bentley.
I'm glad Cleveland has a bye this week too. This will be the first Sunday since the season kicked-off that I won't be sick to my stomach. I'm praying that they use this week to heal up and get the endless list of players that are on the injury report back on the field, where they belong. Donte Stallworth, for one, hasn't played in a game yet this season. The Browns dished out a $35 million dollar contract for his services and so far he is cashing his checks without doing any work. There are too many people on the team that are not "earning" their paychecks be it not playing at all (Donte Stallworth) or playing extreme poorly (Derek Anderson).
The one thing that I am looking forward to is getting rid of Derek Anderson because unless he somehow takes Cleveland to the Super Bowl this season, which won't happen, he is off to make someone else's team look incapable of scoring a touchdown. Brady Quinn will take over the starting quarterback position at some point this season no matter what Phil Savage says because he is not the coach and has no authority over who sees the field. I can't wait to see Brady Quinn as the quarterback instead of the incumbent.