The_Philster
07-09-2003, 06:25 PM
If only we had a nickel for every time we saw the "Head coach Joe Blow: No QB controversy here" headline. Well, Butch Davis is playing that tune in Cleveland, saying Tim Couch never lost his starting job. Why not? Kelly Holcomb showed signs last season that he may be of starting caliber. In Week 1, he was 27 of 39 for 326 yards, three touchdowns with no picks (OK, it was against Kansas City, but bear with me). Many weeks later, he posted 26 of 43 for 429, three touchdowns and one pick in a playoff game in Pittsburgh (just his fourth NFL start). And he wasn't too shabby in the other games in which he appeared.
Tim Couch threw just as many interceptions as touchdowns last season (he's got 57 TDs and 61 picks in his career) and finished with just one 300-yard game in 14 starts. He did lead multiple exciting comebacks, victories that the Browns couldn't have made the playoffs without. But he's coming off a bad injury (broken right leg) and he also antagonized fans with his reaction to their treatment of him when he got hurt earlier in the season. This could get interesting. Tight end Aaron Shea clearly put it best: "All I know is one of those two hillbillies is going to start for us."...
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/browns/)
Tim Couch threw just as many interceptions as touchdowns last season (he's got 57 TDs and 61 picks in his career) and finished with just one 300-yard game in 14 starts. He did lead multiple exciting comebacks, victories that the Browns couldn't have made the playoffs without. But he's coming off a bad injury (broken right leg) and he also antagonized fans with his reaction to their treatment of him when he got hurt earlier in the season. This could get interesting. Tight end Aaron Shea clearly put it best: "All I know is one of those two hillbillies is going to start for us."...
more (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/2003/preview/browns/)