Cleveland fan builds Halloween graveyard for Browns quarterbacks

It’s not easy being a Cleveland Browns fan, but Tony Timoteo is at least having some fun with it.

In preparation for Halloween, Timoteo built a graveyard using headstones for every Browns quarterback since 1999, and a local TV feature made his front yard a destination in the Cleveland suburb of North Ridgeville. After all, the sheer number of QBs is frightening, and some of the names are pretty scary, too.

Since returning to Cleveland, the Browns have started 22 quarterbacks in 16 years. Their records:

Tim Couch (1999-2003): 22-37
Derek Anderson (2006-09): 16-18
Colt McCoy (2010-11): 6-15
Brandon Weeden (2012-13): 5-15
Charlie Frye (2005-07): 6-13
Brian Hoyer (2014): 10-6
Brady Quinn (2008-09): 3-9
Kelly Holcomb (2002-04): 3-9
Trent Dilfer (2005): 4-7
Jeff Garcia (2004): 3-7
Jason Campbell (2013): 1-7
Doug Pederson (2000): 1-7
Seneca Wallace (2010-11): 1-6
Josh McCown (2015): 1-5
Jake Delhomme (2010): 2-2
Luke McCown (2004): 0-4
Johnny Manziel (2014-15): 1-2
Ken Dorsey (2008): 0-3
Ty Detmer (1999): 0-2
Connor Shaw (2014): 0-1
Thad Lewis (2012): 0-1
Bruce Gradkowski (2008): 0-1
Spergon Wynn (2000): 0-1

FirstEngergy Stadium is an actual haunted house. You know things are bad when Brian Hoyer has the best record of any starting QB for the franchise in the past 16 years — by far. Timoteo recognized this, sticking a pair of gloves out of the ground above Hoyer’s grave. “We just kind of feel like he’s still in the league, and he is going to come back to haunt us at some point,” he told Cleveland’s WOIO-TV.

The Browns had one playoff game in that span. The starter: Kelly Holcomb (!), who nearly upset the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 36-33 loss in 2002. If that doesn’t send shivers down your spine, nothing will.

“We have had offers from both neighbors to subcontract their yards out if we run out of space,” Timoteo told the local TV news station. “God, I hope not in the near future!”

As it turns out, there’s actually a chance the Browns could be starting a 23rd quarterback against the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. Starting QB Josh McCown went down with a shoulder injury in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s loss to the St. Louis Rams, and backup Johnny Manziel reportedly has a hearing scheduled with the NFL this week about an alleged domestic dispute earlier this month.

Cleveland’s current third-string QB: The immortal Austin Davis. Now that’s horrifying.