Top 11 Reasons Why Brady Quinn is Right to Hold Out for Top 10 Draft Pick Money

by DMtShooter, Five Tool Tool

Why 11? Because this is Cleveland, baby. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It Goes To 11. (Image hat tip, Kissing Suzy Kolber's Dan V.)

11. Quinn may already be the most popular quarterback in Browns history... in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati and Baltimore. That's got to count for something.

10. The Browns gave up a first round pick for him in next year's draft. Guaranteed, that pick will be a Top 10 selection. So it's only fair.

9. One week ago, the Browns' locker room was flooded by thousands of gallons of waste water and sewage. Brady's going to need more money for dry cleaning and aromatherapy.

8. Notre Dame quarterbacks are money in the bank. Just ask Ron Powlus, Tony Rice and Rick Mirer.

7. The Browns' other options are Derek Anderson, Ken Dorsey and Charlie Frye. One suspects that Quinn has, um, leverage.

6. The Browns just chose to acquire Jamal Lewis -- a broken-down power RB that couldn't beat Corey Dillon (or, for that matter, Corey Simon) in straight line speed. Since they have no rhyme or reason as to how to spend their money, why not lock up an unproven quarterback for big money?

5, Rookie quarterbacks don't really need a lot of training camp. It's pretty much a plug and play position.

4. Browns training camp is in Berea, Ohio -- a town with a tragic lack of good shoe stores, haberdasheries and juice bars. The more time Quinn misses, the better for all concerned.

3. The holdout gives everyone a chance to sample the wit and wisdom of Browns general manager Phil Savage. Here's the latest from yesterday.

Last I checked, and I haven't been in a math class in a long time, three plus 19 equals 22.

He's here all week, folks. Try the veal!

2. Big time quarterbacks have, let's face it, big-time egos. It's better for the Browns to get used to this right away.

1. This makes the purchase of a Quinn jersey an even more obvious insult to the recipient. We haven't had a gag jersey gift purchase like this since Doug Christie left the Kings -- and with the holdout, Brady's only added to his allure.

Brady, the Gods of Comedy and Irony thank you -- and that's even before you take the field. The Sports Blogosphere Thanks You!