POSTED 8-21-07

There are rotisserie heroes and fantasy goats. But some performances are so ugly, egregious or plain perplexing that it begs the refrain: What the F--k! Here is Update's seriously twisted moment this week.

Let's get one thing straight: Brady Quinn is a rookie quarterback with a strong arm and lots of promise, to go along with some accuracy issues. That's it. He's not the next coming of Dan Marino, or the savior of the Browns franchise (the Browns are perennially doomed). And he's certainly not going to catapult anyone to the top of their fantasy league. So why all the commotion? Are the Browns so starved for a winning season that a rookie quarterback playing the fourth quarter of a preseason game against third-stringers and a soft defense prompts them to declare the second coming is at hand? Granted, his lone preseason action was somewhat impressive. But this certainly doesn't merit the kind of response he has received. The way fans have reacted you'd think Cleveland was headed for the Super Bowl. WTF! The reality is that the Browns have two weak receivers, an underachieving running back and a tired offensive line — hardly the makings of a title contender. So, what then to expect of Brady's rookie season: in all likelihood, just as many touchdowns as interceptions and a losing record. Brady might one day develop into a Pro Bowl caliber-type quarterback, but it's not gonna be this season.