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Browns Brandon Weeden Has The 3rd Lowest Quarterback Rating In The NFL, How Improved IS That?

Found October 30, 2012 on Cleveland Sports 360: Yardbarker Blogger Network
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The fans in Cleveland were promised a much improved Cleveland Browns football team in 2012 by former team President Mike Holmgren. Now that the season is half  over and the Cleveland Browns only have 2 wins, how is this an improvement? Sure the team can win more games in 2012 than they did in 2011, there is plenty of games left to do so. The Browns starting quarterback is 2 spots away from the bottom of the pile when it comes to Q.B. ratings in the NFL. Brandon Weeden has a rating of 70.8, there are only 2 Q.B.’s with lower ratings than Weeden. Matt Castle is rated at 69.0 and John Skelton is rated at 64.5 just click here to see it for yourself… If Weeden didn’t connect on a few long passes he would be at the bottom of the list. The Browns have the greatest fans in the world. The fans will defend the team till the end of time. The fact is the numbers don’t lie, Weeden is rated at number 30 out of 32 NFL quarterbacks. The Browns haven’t won more games than last season and the fans ar...
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