The Morning After: Jacksonville

Jaguars 20, Browns 14
Record: 4-8

Any scrap of glory the Browns can snatch at the moment seems to come with a heavy price.
Reuben Droughns broke a ridiculously-long two decade drought without a 1,000-yard rusher when he went over the mark late in the second quarter Sunday.
The price? Braylon Edwards tore a ligament in his knee in the fourth quarter. He left the field on a cart, will certainly miss the remainder of this season, and could miss a large chunk of next season.
It is another chapter in along spell of horrible luck to befall Browns first-round draft picks, one of whom is not currently in football (Tim Couch), two of whom are trying to reclaim their careers elsewhere (Courtney Brown, Gerard Warren), and two whom are now going to be watching from the sidelines with leg braces (Edwards, Kellen Winslow Jr.)
Charile Frye got the start yesterday, made some good plays in the first half, struggled in the second half, and all in all looked like a rookie who might blossom into a solid starting quarterback with the proper tutoring.
Frye showed the elements that made him an NFL prospect in the first half. He is good at leaving the pocket, scramibling along the line of scrimmage and buying time until he finds a pass opportunity downfield. His arm isn't the quickest or strongest, but he can lay the ball in the air for a tall receiver to jump and snag, as demonstrated in his second-quarter touchdown heave to Edwards.
I am finally willing to relent to the Frye guys. Now is the time to hand the offense to Frye for the remainder of the season. With a 4-8 record, no Edwards, and a remaining slate that includes Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, the season can now be certified as dead and buried.
This lost-cause situation was what I was waiting for. Now is the time for coach Romeo Crennel to turn Frye loose and see what he can do. The landscape of this April's draft will depend greatly on what Frye shows between now and the end of the season, since the Browns could draft in the top five-to-seven and have a shot at a top college QB, like USC's Matt Leinart or Texas' Vince Young.

Up next: at Cincinnati, Sunday, 1 p.m. ET