Colt McCoy Gets the Reins

by whills on Dec 16, 2010 12:51 PM CST

This morning Cleveland coach Eric Mangini named Colt McCoy as his starter for the rest of the season.

"I felt like he's earned this opportunity and I want to give it to him," Mangini said. "I want to see how he continues to grow. This is by no stretch just throwing a young guy in for the sake of throwing a young guy in. If I didn't think he could go out and lead us and be successful doing that, then I wouldn't make this decision. But I do feel that way and I feel strongly about it."

Colt hasn't played since November 21 when he incurred a high ankle sprain.

Definitive good news is always welcome, but this really shows a high degree of confidence in Colt not just for the present but for Colt's future as a NFL QB. As someone who had questions about his performance at the next level, this provides an answer about how substantial his contribution has been, for he's not just a fine QB, he's an excellent team leader.

This has to be a wonderful Christmas present for him and his family and what we might characterize as his extended family here at BON.

The Browns travel to Cincinnati Sunday. Colt can even his starting record to 3-3 with at win.

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Colt

I argue a lot about Colt here at work. I often say that Colt most reminds me of Peyton Manning (Given the cerebral way in which he approaches the game) and at the start of the season I had made the argument that he would be good if he is given the chance. Well now he is there, and he will be good

FIRE GREG DAVIS

by Crimson Fog on Dec 16, 2010 1:05 PM CST reply actions

If I were the Bengals DC...

I would put Quan Cosby and Jordan Shipley in as DBs…I think Colt will have a hard time to NOT throw the ball to them…

by vylegacy on Dec 16, 2010 1:05 PM CST reply actions 4 recs

Funny stuff

It's fun to do bad things. -Latarian Milton

by TexasGarcia37 on Dec 16, 2010 1:07 PM CST up reply actions

lol

"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons

by Paleface Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:28 PM CST up reply actions

Poor Gary Daniels

Colt McCoy starting as a rookie in NFL with a 2-3 record for Browns and will finish season as starter.
Sam Bradford starting as a rookie in the NFL with a 6-7 record for the first place Rams.
Chase Daniels backup QB in New Orleans.

But in his opinion they weren’t great prospects.

It's fun to do bad things. -Latarian Milton

by TexasGarcia37 on Dec 16, 2010 1:06 PM CST reply actions

To be fair, Daniels came in backing up one of the top three QBs in the league while Colt in with the worst QB in the NFL ahead of him (Delhomme) and Bradford came in with essentially nobody ahead of him.

by hodad on Dec 16, 2010 4:23 PM CST up reply actions

Notice that the "poor" Daniels is not Chase, but Gary.

by Texas Wahoo on Dec 16, 2010 5:22 PM CST up reply actions

Chase has a Super Bowl ring...

by 40AS on Dec 16, 2010 5:34 PM CST up reply actions

yeah, Gary not Chase

I will never forget when he stated during a Florida game that the three top QBs in the Big 12 at the time (Colt, Bradford, and Daniels) weren’t good prospects. He also stated that the top 3 SEC QBs (Tebow, Snead, and Mallett) were far and away better NFL prospects.

It's fun to do bad things. -Latarian Milton

by TexasGarcia37 on Dec 16, 2010 7:27 PM CST up reply actions

the confusion is that it's Gary DanielSON..

…and Chase Daniel

by vy til i die on Dec 16, 2010 11:21 PM CST up reply actions

I was afarid to ask

who Gary Daniels was. Have I ever told you about why I hate Gary Danielson?

"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons

by Paleface Horn on Dec 17, 2010 7:58 AM CST up reply actions

Gary Danielson

As an avid CFB fan and an SEC homer your first mistake if you made one was paying any attention to what Danielson and his partner Verne Drunkquist think about anything football related. I am forced to listen to the talking idiots every Sat. and they rarely if ever let the facts get in the way of their opinions, It seems to have gotten worse, maybe Gary decided if he was going to continue working with Verne he was going to be just as sauced as him. A safe bet is if they say they aren’t good pro prospects is to BET on them, big time. I remember Gary playing QB in the NFL and all he knows about a good QB was from standing on the sidelines watching a good QB on the field.

by bornbama1 on Dec 17, 2010 8:39 AM CST up reply actions

good comment

Since you asked, I don’t like Danielson because he diss’d Texas fans for wanting Mackovic fired.

I have poked fun at him before for playing undergrad at UMass. That was incorrect. He played at Purdue.

See ya later, alligator.

by Paleface Horn on Dec 17, 2010 8:54 AM CST up reply actions

ouch

major mistake on my part. How did I forget the son in Danielson. It rhymes so well with condescesion which is Gary DanielSON’s strong suit.

It's fun to do bad things. -Latarian Milton

by TexasGarcia37 on Dec 17, 2010 9:55 AM CST up reply actions

YAY! Happy news!

Thank you! Thank you, for giving us something to smile about. No angst or worries on this post. Go Colt!

There is not a situation or individual that cannot be improved by the addition of chocolate.

by OnMySignal on Dec 16, 2010 1:12 PM CST reply actions

You're welcome. We need our smiles. nt

by whills on Dec 16, 2010 6:13 PM CST up reply actions

Great shout out for #12, whills.

Two points on the matter.

1) This is Mangini’s best shot at saving his job.
2) …and piss on him for starting Colt when
a) they don’t stand a snowball chance in heck of making a post-season appearance, and
b) his high ankle sprain has probably not completely healed.

Other than that, should be a high-stakes Texas-Ex showdown on Sunday.

by TXStampede on Dec 16, 2010 1:14 PM CST reply actions

You're probably right about the ankle.

Four weeks is usually not long enough, normally 6-8 weeks. Maybe it wasn’t that bad.

by whills on Dec 16, 2010 6:10 PM CST up reply actions

How Is This For A Test

Colt McCoy (if lucky enough to finish the season behind the Right side OL Ole blocking) will have beaten New England and New Orleans. Played home and home vs. Pittsburgh, was awesome against the Jets, played Jacksonville, will play Baltimore and Cincy. 6 or 7 games against just the toughest teams in the NFL. Well done young man!

Note to Bill Byrne "Because you aren´t Texas and you´ll never be Texas"

by realmccoy on Dec 16, 2010 2:37 PM CST reply actions

To further your point

Colt played well enough to win against the Jets and Jaguars. He led them back to tie the Jets very late in the game and to go ahead against the Jaguars (also in the last two minutes of the game). Only the inexplicable collapse of the defense in both cases led to a Browns defeat, otherwise his record as a starter could be 4-1! Were that the case, the Browns would be a long-shot playoff contender right now.

I believe he won over his teammates in the New England game when he ran for that TD. That was when I realized Colt has an excellent shot at a very good NFL career.

Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln

by beast in bama on Dec 16, 2010 2:59 PM CST up reply actions

Jets game

You are forgetting that one of his WRs (Stuckey i think) fumbled in OT or the end of reg in FG range. So i wouldn’t really pin that loss completely on a defensive collapse. But this strengthens your point rather than weakens it.

by hornalum08 on Dec 16, 2010 6:39 PM CST up reply actions

There was no defensive collapse in the Jets game. It was a close hard fought game.
McCoy had two great drives late in that game that should have won it for the Browns.
The first began with 2:30 to go in regulation. He drove them downfield on a 60 yard drive for a TD to tie the game and send it to OT. The 2nd was the first Browns possession in OT – starting at the Browns 35. On the fifth play of that drive he hit Stuckey on a 15 yard route to put them deep into Jets territory. Stuckey fought for extra yardage but got the ball stripped around the 30 or 35 yard line.
McCoy is looking like he’s the real deal. The team has really responded to him as a leader.

"Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing." -- Vince Lombardi

by burntorangeandbrown on Dec 16, 2010 8:13 PM CST up reply actions

I agree about Stuckey

He want the 5 extra yards for Phil. I’m sure in hindsight he wished he had just stepped out of bounds. But in the heat of battle you just don’t have the luxury of hindsight.

Colt would not nearly have the success he’s having without the blue collar effort of their defense and the performance of Hillis.

by TXStampede on Dec 17, 2010 3:21 AM CST up reply actions

Our carry out for this

is that a decent to good O-line and a hard-running RB make the world much better.

by whills on Dec 17, 2010 11:22 AM CST up reply actions

And after all that...

The defense folded, giving up an easy touchdown to lose the game near the end of OT. Yes, the defense had played so well the entire game, making the easy concession of the OT touchdown all the more inexplicable.

Whatever you are, be a good one.
Abraham Lincoln

by beast in bama on Dec 17, 2010 2:13 PM CST up reply actions

That was a great playcall by the Jets

Reminded me of a few runs against the Horns this season.

by TXStampede on Dec 17, 2010 3:56 PM CST up reply actions

A few years ago,

I bought a brown Longhorn t-shirt emblazoned with an orange Longhorn logo. A few weeks ago, I wore it to The Yardhouse to watch Colt.

"I'm not playing favorites. All my favorites have graduated." - A. Lemons

by Paleface Horn on Dec 16, 2010 6:32 PM CST reply actions

Good move by the coach too. How McCoy plays these last few games (combined with how he has already performed) will help him decide how to handle the draft and FA in the offseason.

by UT_BKC on Dec 17, 2010 12:18 PM CST reply actions