Brady, put up; Browns, PAY UP

Okay, so you know negotiations between Quinn and Cleveland aren’t going all that great when the Browns’ front office is making comments that seem like they belong more in a divorce court than on a football field. GM Phil Savage has recently said how if you're not going to "rank" players in the draft, you might as well make it one big free agency swing.

Well, hey Phil, Quinn was ranked as a top ten prospect, but it's not his fault he was taken 22nd overall—it’s because the Miami Dolphins are stupid, and while they prepare to go into battle with Trent Green and a recovering Ted Ginn Jr., Quinn and co. wonder how the hell they got shafted so badly.

That said…the longer Quinn holds out, the less leverage he’s and agent Tom Condon are going to have in contract talks. Romeo Crennel is already giving Quinn the Parcells treatment (not referring to him by name in press talks, you'll find that in the previously linked article), and with Quinn missing both orientation and nearly a week and a half of training camp, it’s a good bet he might not even play in the upcoming regular season, although as recent history shows with Philip Rivers and Carson Palmer, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.

If I’m a mind reader, I’m guessing the Quinn camp wants what I call “Matt Leinart money”—about $15 million in guaranteed money, probably $20-30 million over the next 5-6 years. For the 22nd overall pick, this is a ton, and that’s where this huge conflict is happening. It seems less and less likely that the Browns will end up signing him for this much, but they’ll certainly have to pay him more than what your typical 22nd overall pick might get, or this thing could turn into a meltdown of T.O./Ryan Leaf-esque proportions. I’m not kidding about that.

Well, at least Brady Quinn got to hang out with Brett Michaels, which means I'm only two or three degrees from herpes.