Bernie Kosar brings cheers and laughs to car show

Former Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar, always a local crowd favorite, brought cheers and laughs to the Cleveland Auto Show's annual dealers breakfast this morning.

Kosar, now a consultant with the Browns, joked about coming back. He also said the passing game should improve because of new president Mike Holmgren, and the Browns are really interested in drafting a quarterback in the NFL Draft.

Kosar also talked about the economics of the game.

"Economically, I don't know if they want to pay [Derek Anderson close to $10 million] when Brady [Quinn] has much better accuracy," Kosar said.

Anderson is due a $2 million roster bonus on March 19, and he has a  $7.45 million base salary for 2010. The Browns are more likely to release Anderson or restructure his deal.

During his talk, Kosar threw miniature footballs in the crowd. He made one long throw to the back of the room that brought cheers from the crowd, and this comment from Kosar:

"Tell Brady it's not that hard," Kosar said.

In an interview on WKNR-AM this morning, Kosar said:

I was joking today. You know when you give speeches . . . I was firing. I was throwing passes and having a blast. It was kind of fun to throw them underneath the chandeliers, . . literally throwing 30 yarders. There were no Marc Gastineaus or free agent Julius Peppers coming from the blind side.

I said a joke, "Tell Brady it's not that hard." They (Starting Blocks) wrote it like I was all serious. I was just joking around."

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(cleveland.com)