DeyDurkie5;1025054 wrote:10. Judging McCoy: As the debate swirls about whether
Colt McCoy should be the Browns' quarterback of the future, it's worth keeping in mind a couple of issues. Had Cleveland's defense and special teams not squandered a 10-point third-quarter lead against the Bengals in Week 12, and had
Phil Dawson connected on a chip-shot, game-winning field-goal attempt against the Rams in Week 10, then McCoy would have been a respectable 6-7 in his 13 starts and his support would have been greater than it is now.
I love Schefter, but that's bullshit. If we're going to take in mind those issues, let's consider these ones too.
1. It's easy to "squander" a 10 point lead when the offense only puts up 3 points in the 2nd half.
2. Had the defense not put up a last second goal line stand against Jacksonville, the Browns offense not put together what I would almost guarantee was literally it's best drive (80 yards an a TD) of the season in the final 3 minutes against Miami, and had Marshawn Lynch and Tavaris Jackson been healthy for Seattle instead of Whitehurst and Forsett, he could be a horrific 1-12 in his 13 starts and have 0 support at all.
The "if this had happened" game is the stupidest thing out there in the NFL, because you could easily swing every team in the league's record by 3 games either way playing it.