Browns QB play was shaky this season
The Browns decided to go into the season with 3 young QBs with limited NFL experience and they paid for it on the field. Charlie Frye started 13 games this season and he completed 252 of 392 passes (64.3%) for 2,454 yards with 10 TD passes and 17 interceptions. He finished with a 72.2 QB rating on the season. Frye is a good running QB as he carried the ball 47 times for 215 yards (4.6 ypc) with 3 TD runs. For his career, Frye has played in 20 games (18 starts) and has completed 350 of 556 passes (62.9%) for 3,456 yards with 14 TD passes and 22 interceptions. He has compiled a career QB rating of 72.3. Frye has carried the football 65 times in his career for 275 yards rushing (4.2 ypc) with 4 TD runs.
Derek Anderson got his first NFL action of his career this season and he was up and down. He played in 5 games (3 starts) and completed 66 of 117 passes (56.4%) for 793 yards with 5 TDs and 8 interceptions for a QB rating of 63.1. He also ran the ball 4 times for 47 yards (11.8 ypc).
Ken Dorsey only played in 1 game this season and threw one incomplete pass. For his career, Dorsey has played in 12 games (10 starts) and has completed 171 of 317 passes (53.9%) for 1,712 yards with 8 TD passes and 11 interceptions. Dorsey has a career QB rating of 63.5. He also has carried the football 9 times for 18 yards (2.0 ypc).
Not that I think the Browns have great QBs, but what would a veteran have done with this team? No one could succeed behind that offensive line.
Of course, with the talk of Mike Vick being a “coach killer” in Atlanta, maybe Frye should get the same label for his red zone interceptions. Anyone who doesn’t think those drastically altered the Browns’ playcalling is crazy, and it directly impacted Carthon and Davidson.
Not that they’re necessarily any good either.
I think the Browns should get a veteran QB to start next season. Give some free agent some big $ and the starting job. Bump Frye to #2 and Derek Anderson to #3. Frye doesn’t have the arm strength and he gets to jittery in the pocket to be a starting QB right now.
I agree about the line. The Browns should draft Adrian Peterson in the first round of the draft and then take all offensive and defensive linemen in the draft. That’s where most of their free-agent money should be spent too.