From www.examiner.com/cleveland by Cleveland Browns Examiner


As Derek Anderson was carried off the field after hurting his knee, Cleveland Browns fans cheered.

"They were cheering the fact that I was hurt. They don't like me. That's well known", commented Anderson after the game.

Yes, the fans were cheering a sarcastic cheer after Sundays game, but was it the right thing to do?

Before the "Cleveland has no class" comments poor in, let's try and give some perspective to the situation.

No, most Cleveland fans do not like Anderson but I think the cheers were more to do with the frustration over an abysmal season. Of course it wasn't right, but were talking about a crowd mentality here. I'm guessing the fans were probably pretty plastered by this point seeing as how the offense put up a total of two field goals.

Some of the Browns players felt that the jeers for Anderson were wrong.

"We love our fans, but that just wasn't needed", said Josh Cribbs after the game.

Well, the Browns seem to show their love in an awkward way when they take the field.

They play poorly and lose.

I'm not trying to justify the fact that Anderson was jeered, it's just that the players need to know that booing is the only outlet the fans have. In this case, it may have been wrong, but I understand why it happened. Angry crowds are not usually "right" about complex human emotions and social situations.

Another man that has been a target of the fans wrath is Romeo Crennel.

ESPN's Chris Mortensen stated before the Browns game that "it would take a miracle finish" for Romeo Crennel to save his job. Well Romeo, you said you didn't believe in curses when you came here, how do ya like them apples?

It is going to be tough going for Crennel now that Ken Dorsey will be starting at quarterback. Now the question is, with the Browns luck, who will be his backup?

It will most likely be Josh Cribbs. Cribbs was a former quarterback in college for the Kent State Golden Flashes. I remember he would always come Bowling Green State University and give the BG Falcons a run for our money. Now he may be taking his first serious reps as an NFL quarterback. Derek Anderson seemed to have different thoughts about that possible scenario.

"Were not putting Josh in. You guys are smoking crack. Because we're playing bad doesn't mean we're going to put a receiver at quarterback", said Anderson.

Okay, so now Derek Anderson is making coaching decisions from the locker room? What's the worst thing that could happen? The Browns could lose?

In the words of Charles Barkley, "shut the hell up" and play. I'm not sure I would take quarterback advice from a guy who posts one of the worst qb ratings in the NFL.

Another scary option might include a phone call to one Vinny Testaverde. Oh yeah, you know broseph is always available to give a helpless team a 15-35 255yards 1td and 3 int stat-line.

What about Romeo?

With all this speculation, who will be the next coach of the Cleveland Browns?