Kosar visits Warren, local football camp

Jun/20/07 10:24 AM Filed in: Bernie Kosar
WARREN — There may not be a better person to evaluate the Cleveland Browns’ current quarterback situation than former Cleveland quarterback Bernie Kosar.

Kosar certainly can relate to Charlie Frye and Brady Quinn, the top candidates vying for the Browns’ starting quarterback position.

Similar to Quinn and Frye, Kosar was a highly touted college player who made his desire to play in Cleveland known before the NFL draft. A 1981 Boardman High School graduate, Kosar also grew up cheering for the Browns — just like Quinn and Frye.

He’s dealt with the pressure that comes along with being the Browns quarterback, and — unlike most others — he persevered through the stress, leading the Browns to three AFC championship games in his eight seasons (1985-1993) with Cleveland.

And Kosar isn’t hiding his feelings as to who he believes could better shoulder the load as the Browns starter in Week 1 against Pittsburgh.

‘‘People think because me and Charlie (Frye) are friends that’s why I feel like he’s ready,’’ said Kosar after speaking at the Mims-Manoa Football Camp at Mollenkopf Stadium Tuesday. ‘‘But just because I like (Frye) doesn’t make him a good quarterback. There’s no correlation. I just thought he did a great job dealing with all the problems the Browns went through last year.’’
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