Let me preface this by saying that I loved Bernie Kosar as a football player. He was, hands-down, my all-time most favorite Cleveland Brown.
And it’s not even close.
Hell, there’s a picture of ol’ #19 on the left-hand side of this blog.
Now, with that being said, I just have to ask one question: Bernie, what the hell is wrong with you?
On at least three occasions over the last month, I’ve seen you quoted in articles as stating that Charlie Frye’s play last year ranged from good to great. You’ve even busted out the “he played great to play average” card.
The latest example of the obvious flaw in your thought process comes courtesy of the Warren Tribune-Chronicle.
Appearing at a football camp in the Warren area, Kosar had the following to say about his good friend Frye.
“People think because me and Charlie are friends that’s why I feel like he’s ready,” Kosar said. “But just because I like (Frye) doesn’t make him a good quarterback. There’s no correlation. I just thought he did a great job dealing with all the problems the Browns went through last year…. I think he played great to play average.”
What? Come again?
What exactly is your baseline, Bernie, for Frye having played average, let alone good-to-great? What’s the baseline? A lamp shade? A plant?
Kosar then went on to blame any and all of Frye’s struggles on the non-existent running game, poor pass-blocking, dropped passes, a new offensive system mid-season, the price of gasoline, his uncertainty over how to handle the Iraq quagmire and the guy in Section 130 screwing around with a laser pointer.
Of course, Kosar also failed to place any of the blame on his buddy’s shoulders. No blame at all was placed where it rightfully belongs.
Like Dionne Warwick said, I guess that’s what friends are for.
By any stretch of the imagination, Frye has not played well. You can look at the statistics and game films all the way through the Browns’ decision to trade back into the first round to draft a QB as proof that Kosar is off the mark in his evaluation.
We love ya Bernie, and I personally hope you are right and I have to eat crow when it comes to Frye.
Somehow, though, I don’t think that particular bird will be a part of my diet at any point in the near future.
Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Bernie, Bernie, Bernie
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Two things I've noticed about the latest in a series of QB debates over the years on some forums or message boards (not necessarily this one).
1.) The antagonists or detractors of said QB are opportunists. Any perceived weakness will be jumped on and capitalized upon, and beaten into the ground.
You decry the fact that Bernie did not place much blame on Frye for the way the offense performed. That's a fair criticism, but it also does not "diminish" the contributions of the other contributary factors that Bernie mentioned as reasons for our offensive struggles. Had Bernie came out and layed some blame on Frye's shoulders, the opportunists would have run with it, and of course the root cause of these struggles would have then been simply glossed over.
Bernie, having been in similar situations with a deteriorating line at the end of his career in Cleveland, did the smart thing, and placed blame where the majority of the blame belonged. That doesn't mean that Frye never made any mistakes, it just means that Kosar saw the situation for what it was.
2.) The other thing I've noticed about these so called debates is that all evidence which runs contrary to a fan's preconceived entrenched positions are thrown out, even if such evidence comes from an "Expert Witness."
We love Bernie, and consider him to be a "Football Genius", but only if Bernie agrees with our point of view do we accept his opinions on such matters as the state of the Browns Offense and its QBs.
By The Way. Love the site
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