"There's no need to force RGIII into a system he doesn't fit.

Instead, Browns fans should be obsessing over Green Bay Packers backup quarterback Matt Flynn.

It's going to be costly to sign the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, especially after Flynn set the Packers' franchise records by throwing for 480 yards and six touchdowns Sunday in a 45-41 victory over the Detroit Lions.

But if the rebuilding Browns are searching for the fastest track to the playoffs, it would be with Flynn, not with a rookie like Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III of Baylor.

As Flynn's touchdowns piled up against the Lions, so did the millions he should reap. He became the fourth quarterback in league history to pass for 475 yards and six or more touchdowns in a game, joining Y.A. Tittle, Joe Namath and Joe Montana. Flynn surpassed Packers marks held by Lynn Dickey (418 yards), hall of fame-bound Brett Favre and NFL Most Valuable Player candidate Aaron Rodgers (among five men to throw five touchdowns).

In his season-ending news conference with General Manager Tom Heckert on Thursday, Browns President Mike Holmgren had a moment nearly as revealing as owner Randy Lerner's reaction when learning the New York Jets had fired coach Eric Mangini after the 2008 season. (To refresh memories blurred by a 14-34 record since then, Lerner abruptly got up and left a media-packed conference room.)

Although Holmgren steadfastly maintained he couldn't discuss players from other teams, his eyes lit up when asked how much stock he put in a player throwing for nearly 500 yards and six touchdowns.

"That's pretty good," Holmgren said.

Asked if that was real, Holmgren said: "That's a little unusual. You're referencing the young man at what, the Packers? Yeah, I think when you go into your second start and you break the records that have been held by Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers in your second start, that's a little unusual. Again, we can't comment on players in the league right now.""