Maybe they wanted to make Frye look good before they traded him? If so, you would have to question why the Browns benched him early in the game and only gave him a total of 10 passing attempts. Furthermore, the Browns had no means of deception when trading with Seattle. The two teams have already swapped backups in the past, going back to Seattle giving Cleveland Trent Dilfer. They are common trade partners, so you would expect that if a deal was done, it must have been done before Sunday.

Perhaps that explains why the Browns benched Frye so early. Since he was already going to be traded, they didn’t care about getting him extra snaps. The trade might have still been in the works when he was announced as the starter. The Browns ended up getting a sixth-rounder out of the trade.

This move will likely mean that Brady Quinn is coming in earlier than expected. I called for week five based on the fact that Ross Tucker’s return will have the line in better shape by then, but with Anderson and Dorsey now as the other quarterbacks, Quinn will likely see at least a few drives before then.

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