What a Hoyer

Yours Truly just can't help feeling bad for Cleveland Browns quarterback Brian Hoyer.

A career backup, this Ohio native took over from the ineffective Brandon Weeden and led the Browns to two victories in a row, despite having traded away their best offensive weapon in running back Trent Richardson. Then came his third start in front of his home fans and national TV audience against the Buffalo Bills.

Scrambling for a first down early in the first quarter, he slid too late and was hit from the side by the Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso, and their momentum buckled his right knee in an awkward way. The result is a torn ACL and he is out for the rest of the season.

Yours Truly was truly impressed when Hoyer made the New England Patriots team as an undrafted free agent and as the only backup to Tom Brady in 2009. Although seeing him stuck behind Brady for years, Yours Truly believed that he would be the next Matt Cassel, ready to lead another team when opportunities come. But things did not go his way and his stints with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona Cardinals were far from impressive.

His breakthrough finally came this year but sadly, this fairytale story ended way too soon.

Hopefully there will be a fairytale comeback story too, just like Adrian Peterson.