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Rookie quarterback Luke McCown played well enough against the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots to merit another look this week in Buffalo. Interim coach Terry Robiskie stopped short of naming him the starter Monday, but he appears to be leaning that way even though Jeff Garcia (sprained shoulder) is healthy enough to be kept off the injury report.
What's more, the Browns might have answered a big question heading into 2005: who's the starting quarterback?
"I wouldn't want to put a time frame on it, but he started [Sunday] and played extremely well for his first time out," Robiskie said. "If he started [Sunday], I would assume that he could start next week and he could start next year."
Robiskie hinted he'll continue to let McCown gain valuable experience for the future.
"If we can go out as a unit and do some things to help him, run the ball and catch some of the balls we dropped, I think he'll get better every week," he said.
Granted, McCown lost, 42-15, and threw two picks, but Robiskie put the performance in perspective.
"It was his first start in a regular season game, and it happened to be against the best football team in the world," Robiskie said. "Against that group, I've seen a lot of people go out and throw picks and miss their reads and have to pay for it. He did the same, but in the end, he made some wonderful plays."
McCown, playing with the fearlessness for which he was known in college, completed 20 of 34 attempts for 277 yards with two touchdowns. He finished with a respectable rating of 80.1.
For comparison's sake, Buffalo's Drew Bledsoe, who has started a Super Bowl, earned a 14.3 rating against the Patriots four games ago.
What's more, the Browns might have answered a big question heading into 2005: who's the starting quarterback?
"I wouldn't want to put a time frame on it, but he started [Sunday] and played extremely well for his first time out," Robiskie said. "If he started [Sunday], I would assume that he could start next week and he could start next year."
Robiskie hinted he'll continue to let McCown gain valuable experience for the future.
"If we can go out as a unit and do some things to help him, run the ball and catch some of the balls we dropped, I think he'll get better every week," he said.
Granted, McCown lost, 42-15, and threw two picks, but Robiskie put the performance in perspective.
"It was his first start in a regular season game, and it happened to be against the best football team in the world," Robiskie said. "Against that group, I've seen a lot of people go out and throw picks and miss their reads and have to pay for it. He did the same, but in the end, he made some wonderful plays."
McCown, playing with the fearlessness for which he was known in college, completed 20 of 34 attempts for 277 yards with two touchdowns. He finished with a respectable rating of 80.1.
For comparison's sake, Buffalo's Drew Bledsoe, who has started a Super Bowl, earned a 14.3 rating against the Patriots four games ago.
note the part that is in bold..
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