The NFL regular season is finally here. No more meaningless games. No more training camp. No more quarterback competition ... oh, wait a minute. That is over, right? I mean, it's time to get ready for some football. It's too late to be playing QB Derby, right?
Oh, you're telling me Mangini has finally settled on a starting QB? Phew! I was getting worried. So, who did he go with? What? He's not telling anyone?
You mean he's just not telling the media, right? What? You mean he might not have even told the team yet? You're kidding. Surely he's told at least Brady and Derek the news. Maybe? You mean he might not have even told them what's on his mind?
Call me confused, but enough is enough. I supported Mangini and his insistence on carrying out this QB competition throughout the preseason. I supported his secrecy and unwillingness to publicly name his starter until moments before each game.
Heck, I even support Mangini in his belief that the fans and media only need to know as much as he's willing to let them know about the Browns.
But ... does withholding the name of your starting quarterback, when (let's be honest here) Minnesota couldn't care less who they face, really need to be such a big deal?
Just tell us already, Coach! We need to know! It's killing us that we don't know if Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson will take the field on Sunday. Please, please, please just tell us!
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Whoa ... sorry about that, Browns fans. Seems I slipped up and started to think like a member of the media for a second there. I mean, honestly, what is the media's obsession with Mangini's refusal to make his QB selection public?
What's the big deal? So, the guy doesn't want to tell us. The important thing is, he knows who his starting QB is and I'm willing to bet so does the team.
People are in such an uproar over him not telling the QBs which one of them won the competition -- "He's destroying their morale!!!" Gimme a break. How could you honestly think he hasn't told the team, let alone Brady and Derek?
Will this really force the Vikings to work twice as hard, as they'll have to prepare to face either QB? Probably not. Is that any reason for Mangini to go ahead and tell us then? Nope.
Look, if the guy wants to be all super secretive, then so be it. I've heard people criticize the guy, call him a moron and a "turd of a head coach so far" all because he doesn't feel the need to tell the media what it so desperately wants to know.
Does that really make him a bad head coach? Absolutely not. You cannot judge him yet, because THE BROWNS HAVEN'T EVEN PLAYED A GAME YET!!! Geesh! Let the guy coach a game that actually counts before you pass judgement on him. Until then, just let him play his little games with the media. It's not bothering me.
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