Charlie Frye, Cleveland's third-round pick in the 2005 NFL Draft, has signed with the Oakland Raiders.

Frye spent the two previous seasons on Seattle as the third-string quarterback. He is Oakland's sixth quarterback, in a group that includes starter JaMarcus Russell, backup Jeff Garcia, veterans Andrew Walter and Bruce Gradkowski and rookie Danny Southwick.

Frye has the dubious distinction of being the only quarterback in league history who began the season as the starter and was traded after one game.

In his rookie year, Frye played in seven games, starting five. In 2006, Frye started 13 games and went 252-392 passing for 2,454 yards with 10 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.

The following year, in 2007, Frye and Derek Anderson were put in a quarterback competition. And how else do you decide the most important component of a multi-million dollar business? By flipping a coin, of course!

Frye won the coin flip, but quickly lost his job in the first game of the year, going 4-10 passing for 34 yards and an interception against Pittsbugh. He was traded to Seattle for a sixth-round pick. That selection ended up being defensive lineman Ahtyba Rubin, who is part of the teams front-line rotation.

Frye came to Cleveland with some fanfare after starring at the University of Akron and growing up a fan of Bernie Kosar.

These comments made Thursday by Browns coach Eric Mangini about outside linebacker Kamerion Wimbley are getting overlooked in the media. Check them out:

(On if the defense can get Wimbley to be an impact player like he was in his rookie season) – “What I am looking for from Kamerion is not just impact in terms of rushing the passer, but impact as an outside linebacker in this system. Sacks sometimes come in bunches. Sometimes there’s a bunch of them and sometimes you go on a little bit of a drought. The key thing isn’t to focus on the volume, the numbers. The key thing is to focus on the process. That’s what we are doing with Kamerion and with all of the guys, is to focus on the things that he can do better as a pass rusher.

The things that he can do better in the running game. How to vary up his pass rush and it’s an ongoing process. I stress, it’s not just Kamerion with that. We are always trying to give; here is your core move, what’s your counter off of that move, what’s your secondary move, what’s your counter off of that move. The ability to move the player from right to left, get in the sub package, maybe have him as a walk around type of guy.

All of those things can produce sacks. All of those things can take advantage of strengths. In order to take advantage of those strengths, you have to build in that flexibility and that is something that we are focusing on from a scheme perspective, and also individually identifying strengths and weaknesses, really working on the weaknesses and really trying to complement the strengths.”

(On if Wimbley needs to get stronger physically) – “Sometimes the best way to demonstrate your strength is to play with better technique. That’s a huge focal point for us, is always playing with good technique, hand placement and leverage. It’s always about those things, leverage and angles, and how you take on the blocker and things like that.”

Sporting News magazine employs a group of ex-NFL scouts, collectively known as "RealScouts." Most recently, they rated the head coaches in the NFL.

Out of 32 teams, new Browns coach Eric Mangini ranks 25th. First is New England's Bill Belichick and last is Denver's Josh McDaniels.

In the mold of his mentor, Mangini is tough. But he is stubborn and stuck in his ways, which often limits his game plans and hurts his relationships with his players.

The scouts also ranks the top 20 offensive and defensive coordinators. Defensive coordinator Rob Ryan is the 18th best in the league. Offensive coordinator Brian Daboll is unranked.

RealScouts also ranks the top players by position. That's not really worth the time to go through each and find all the Browns. Joe Thomas rates fourth among offensive tackles. Braylon Edwards is rated the seventh best wide receiver. Shaun Rogers comes in as the sixth-best defensive tackle.

Neither Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn is rated among the top 20 at quarterback.

When the Browns finally decide on a starting quarterback, it won't be until late in the preseason.

That was the big news from head coach Eric Mangini at today's minicamp. Mangini told reporters he wants to see how Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn perform before deciding.

So when Quinn was receiving playing time with the first team last month, it didn't mean much. Mangini will look at presence in the huddle when making his choice.

"The big (criteria) for me is huddle presence and the ability to run the offense, so who can most effectively run the offense, who can look at the defense, understand what the coverage is and throw to the right place, who can see a blitz look and put us in the right play, who can do the check-with-me's where you have two plays called and understand this is the better of the two selections," Mangini told reporters.

Any deception in naming a starting quarterback could be purposeful on Mangini's part. It could be in an effort to confuse opponents heading into the regular season.

"One of the things that's tough defensively is not knowing who the starting quarterback's going to be," Mangini said. "I hated when I didn't know who the starting quarterback of the other team was. A huge, huge headache."

Notes…
Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository reports that Anderson had to run a lap today after a false start penalty. A quarterback getting that penalty is crazy.

The Plain Dealer has a nice gallery of shots from today's minicamp.

In today's news there is a lot written about Alex Hall, Don Carey, the quarterbacks and David Bowens. Here's one slightly overlooked tidbit on rookie wide receiver Brian Robiskie from head coach Eric Mangini:

(On how Brian Robiskie is coming along) – “I’d say he is like the rest of the rookie group where there are some days something clicks and he runs that really well or does that really well, and there are some days where maybe he’s got it jumbled up with what he did at Ohio State and he doesn’t quiet look the same. Those guys are dealing with so much right now in terms of change of environment, change of coaches, change of terminology, going from the big man on campus to rookie. All of that stuff is new and getting used to the way that we structure practices and meetings. They are dealing with a lot of stuff. I think as a group they are doing some positive things.”

The Orange and Brown report's Layne Adkins talks about the quarterbacks. You have to be an OBR subscriber for Adkins' insights. If you are, this is a must-read story.

Hat tip to Barry McBride of the OBR for pointing out the latest Super Bowl odds. The Browns are at a fairly pathetic 50/1 to make the Super Bowl. Only four teams – Cincinnati, Oakland, St. Louis and Detroit – have worse odds. (Miami at 25/1? Yes, please)

And yet more from the Scout.com team. NFL writer Ed Thompson interviews rookie cornerback Don Carey. The small-school product is an intriguing player who reportedly looked very good during mini camp.

Terry Pluto of the Plain Dealer has some Browns thoughts in his Sunday column. TP covers a wide range of topics from Eric Steinbach's weight, to obscure stats to Phil Dawson and Josh Cribbs.

Browns Gab dishes on the Browns' deal with the Ohio Lottery. Mostly this item is worth mentioning because of the comment that accompanies it.

The Waiting for Next Year guys take a look at Phil Dawson's holdout. They have a really good line in the item:

Judging by the lack of response to Dawson being MIA, I assume that fans feel that Josh Cribbs means a lot more to this team. But does he? Dawson converted 30 of his 36 attempts last season; he was 5-for-6 between the 40-49-yard range.

The question on who is more important between Cribbs and Dawson is an excellent one. I'm leaning toward saying Dawson is more important. Both are great special teams players, but someone like Cribbs might be more replaceable.