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Phipps? Or Couch?

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  • They both sucked

    "And they don't really know even what they're talkin' about And I can't imagine what empty heads can achieve."

  • Couch was better because he was just a huge disappointment as opposed to Phipps who was historically bad.

    Who else did we take #1 overall ... Courtney Brown? Another stellar choice.

    Zombo

  • Tim Couch was better.

    But it's like comparing 2 brands of fruit cake. Nobody likes fruit cake regardless, but maybe hickory farms is less terrible than a braxton fruitcake. But they both suck.

    (Yes I had to look up fruit cake brands for the analogy)

  • Phipps was the worst. It was actually painful watching him play... something he had in common with Wheezy.

    In addition to Phipps' other shortcomings, he had zero leadership.

    Unlike Couch, he had the good fortune of playing on some decent Browns squads... unfortunately they did not include Paul Warfield.

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  • Phipps was much worse. I still cringe, 5 interceptions vs the Dolphins in the playoff game in 1972. That plus the blocked punt lost the game....20-14.

    Couch may have been above average if we ever got him an O-line.

    Karlis Missed

  • Phipps was the WORST! I know, because I had to live through his time here. Goodbye Warfield, hello Phipps...even after his crappy interception filled Purdue years. I still remember the trade of Paul Warfield for the rights to Phipps as the ABSOLUTE WORST move the Browns ever made. He was an interception machine & he had a decent Browns' Team around him, unlike Couch, who shoulda sued our (then) FO for malpractice. They never addressed our OL, only got him KJ as a WR.

    I think Mike Phipps was the most God awful Browns QB I have ever seen, & that includes Anderson & Weeden!

    Mike

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  • What he said ^^^, add Weedone and Quinn to the mix for the exclamation points.

  • S SunDawg

    What he said ^^^, add Weedone and Quinn to the mix for the exclamation points.

    @sundawg said:

    What he said ^^^, add Weedone and Quinn to the mix for the exclamation points.

    I only included Couch and Phipps because those were the two guys in Browns history who were Top 5 QB picks. (aside from Bobby Garrett....#1 overall in 1950 and played in 9 career games....none with the Browns....and never started a game. At least with Couch/Phipps you had similarities)

    And the other prime reason for including those two is that it is highly probable that the Browns will be drafting a QB in the Top 5 for only the 4th time ever..(excluding Kosar)

  • Let's see.... The quarterback on an expansion team or the guy taking the reins for an established NFL franchise... Gee I can't tell.

    WSS

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  • If all things were even ....

    looked right at the TD's and Intercepts stats and the worst belongs to - yep - Phipps me boy....

    when they arrived - both players came in with high expectations placed on them.

    but Phipps had an established team with a winning record - and quickly stunk it up

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  • I remember the quote on Phipps was along the lines of "he was a nice guy to have over for dinner, but you wouldn't want him as your quarterback."

    Here is one of his better moments:

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  • Z Zombo

    I remember the quote on Phipps was along the lines of "he was a nice guy to have over for dinner, but you wouldn't want him as your quarterback."

    Here is one of his better moments:

    Zombo said:

    I remember the quote on Phipps was along the lines of "he was a nice guy to have over for dinner, but you wouldn't want him as your quarterback."

    Here is one of his better moments:

    I was at that game!

    Karlis Missed
  • Z Zombo

    I remember the quote on Phipps was along the lines of "he was a nice guy to have over for dinner, but you wouldn't want him as your quarterback."

    Here is one of his better moments:

    Zombo said:

    Here is one of his better moments:

    Ah... the days when men were men and there were actual flags marking the intersection of the goal/ end and side lines....

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