Brady Ready for Broncos

Tonight is the moment many Browns fans have been waiting for since April 28, 2007 when the Cleveland Browns traded back into the first round of the NFL draft to select Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn with the 22nd pick.

Tonight, Brady Quinn will get his first NFL start.

Tonight is the dawn of a new era in Cleveland Browns football. I can feel it. When the Browns drafted Joe Thomas and Brady Quinn on that fateful day, I knew they were on their way to something special.

Of course, we all know the story ... for some reason the dawn of this new era took a detour. We all knew it was inevitable that Quinn would one day take the reigns of our beloved team. It was only a matter of time. That time is now.

Brady is ready and the Broncos are quite possibly the best team to pit him against in his first start. Denver has lost three straight games. Pro Bowl cornerback Champ Bailey won’t play because of a severe groin injury. The Broncos rank 29th overall defensively — 26th against the run and 27th against the pass.

Let's hope the rest of the Browns show up to play and give Brady the support he needs (yes, I know they didn't exactly give DA the kind of support he needed this season).

Go Browns!