Monday, July 30, 2007
BROWNS TRAINING CAMP
By Tom Misson
They say a cornered animal is the most dangerous. Maybe that's the way Charlie Frye feels at camp this year.
After starting 13 games last season, Charlie's not content. He wants more. He should. Ready and perfectly capable of taking Charlie's job under center is Derek Anderson. Oh, yeah. Then there's that whole Brady Quinn thing. But that's for a different day.
Give number 9 credit. It's his job to lose, and he knows it. The former Akron Zip is not going down without a fight.
Perhaps that's why Charlie is taking the "Rocky Balboa" approach to not only keeping his job, but getting better at leading the Browns offense. Two weeks before Training Camp opened, Charlie was in Arizona, training with Pro Bowl QB Donovan McNabb. McNabb showed Charlie the ropes - literally.
"Man, it feels like four quarters of football," Charlie quipped, referring to his short-lived boxing career.
Yes, I said BOXING. Charlie climbed into the ring to work on his foot work and quickness in the pocket. So who'd he fight?
"Just the mits. I didn't want anyone to mess up my face, " he laughed.
McNabb also shared with Charlie why he scrambled so much when he was a young QB, and why he doesn't leave the protection of his line much anymore.
"That's a secret, " Charlie grinned. "But i think you guys will be able to tell, um, the first couple of games, you know, what the secret is."
With two divisional games right out of the gate (Pittsburgh and Cincinnati), we can only hope that secret leads to at least one win.
Browns Fans, keep logging onto newsnet5.com for all your Browns Training Camp news... and tune into Sports Sunday every week at 11:35 pm for the best half-hour sports show in town.
They say a cornered animal is the most dangerous. Maybe that's the way Charlie Frye feels at camp this year.
After starting 13 games last season, Charlie's not content. He wants more. He should. Ready and perfectly capable of taking Charlie's job under center is Derek Anderson. Oh, yeah. Then there's that whole Brady Quinn thing. But that's for a different day.
Give number 9 credit. It's his job to lose, and he knows it. The former Akron Zip is not going down without a fight.
Perhaps that's why Charlie is taking the "Rocky Balboa" approach to not only keeping his job, but getting better at leading the Browns offense. Two weeks before Training Camp opened, Charlie was in Arizona, training with Pro Bowl QB Donovan McNabb. McNabb showed Charlie the ropes - literally.
"Man, it feels like four quarters of football," Charlie quipped, referring to his short-lived boxing career.
Yes, I said BOXING. Charlie climbed into the ring to work on his foot work and quickness in the pocket. So who'd he fight?
"Just the mits. I didn't want anyone to mess up my face, " he laughed.
McNabb also shared with Charlie why he scrambled so much when he was a young QB, and why he doesn't leave the protection of his line much anymore.
"That's a secret, " Charlie grinned. "But i think you guys will be able to tell, um, the first couple of games, you know, what the secret is."
With two divisional games right out of the gate (Pittsburgh and Cincinnati), we can only hope that secret leads to at least one win.
Browns Fans, keep logging onto newsnet5.com for all your Browns Training Camp news... and tune into Sports Sunday every week at 11:35 pm for the best half-hour sports show in town.
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