Derek Anderson released (1 Viewer)

[gianmarco]

Derek Anderson released

The Cleveland Browns released former Pro Bowl quarterback Derek Anderson, the team announced Tuesday. The move comes just one day after the team acquired Seneca Wallace in a trade with the Seattle Seahawks.

New team president Mike Holmgren said it would be a "long shot" that both Anderson and Brady Quinn would be on the roster. A major reason for choosing Quinn was Anderson's contract required a $2 million roster bonus this month and a $7.45 million salary in 2010.

"I want to thank Derek for everything that he gave to the Cleveland Browns organization over the last five years," Browns coach Eric Mangini said in a statement. "He did everything we asked of him and it was a pleasure to coach such a competitive person. I want to wish him all the best in the future."

Anderson had his best season with the Browns in 2007, when he threw for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns and led the team to 10 victories. He received a three-year extension with Cleveland but never lived up to expectations after that point.

Cleveland remains unsure of its starting quarterback for next season. The team has been very active in searching for potential trades and will likely continue to do so.

Hmm, I can't imagine he'll remain unemployed for long.

 

[Couch Potato]

Shuffling off to Buffalo?

ETA -- Someone there (GM buddy Nix I think? Can't remember for sure) stated they need a strong armed QB to deal with that weather.

 

[Banger]

boy, if they could only hit the rewind button to two years ago.

 

[Peggy Starfish]

Can anyone else envision him effectively switching places with Holmgren and going to Seattle?

 

[Sinrman]

Man, and to think he could have commanded a decent pick in a trade a couple years ago...

 

[Mile High]

Denver needs a backup QB. He will land on his feet somewhere.

 

[GreatLakesMike]

Arizona is my guess.

 

[FavreCo]

Arizona is my guess.

That would be my guess too.

 

[MikeApf]

boy, if they could only hit the rewind button to two years ago.

That leads to a good question (though it may just be "good" to me based on my ignorance. ).If Anderson was actually a good QB 2 years ago, then is he still actually good now...just coming off a bad situation in Cleveland? Or was he always "bad" and just lucked into a good run?He's still fairly, young, right? I can see lots of teams that may be interested in taking a chance with him. For instance, why don't the Redskins sign him and then take Okung with their # 4 pick and just see what happens. What do they have to lose...they should take OL instead of QB anyway...M

 

[phthalatemagic]

Arizona is my guess.

That would be my guess too.

He would immediately push Leinart for the starting role. It would be a good move for the Cardinals.

 

[Stinkin Ref]

If Favre doesn't come back you think Minn might be a possibility.....push TJ..?

 

[deadstick]

MN should take a look as a backup to Favre, and if Favre retires (which I think is likely) then let him compete with Jackson/Rosenfels unless they're planning on getting a big-time QB like McNabb, which I doubt. Still, he's probably a better QB2 than anything on their roster right now.

 

[Ministry of Pain]

If Arizona brings him in they are definitely not comfortable with Leinart imho. Anderson will sign somewhere for sure, he did have a nice season 2-3 yeas ago, not sure Cleveland is the best talent evaluater to measure folks by...Anderson to AZ would be very interesting. Still a lot of talent int he WRs there.

 

[Da Guru]

DA will be a backup somewhere. Hard to tell if he is any good or not. Looked horrid the last 2 seasons.

 

[Iwannabeacowboybaby!]

DA will be a backup somewhere. Hard to tell if he is any good or not. Looked horrid the last 2 seasons.

Detroit needs a backup and they were tossing his name around on the radio (1130 WDFN AM) as a topic, should the Lions go after this guy.I don't think so personally, but the Lions need someone.

 

[phthalatemagic]

If Arizona brings him in they are definitely not comfortable with Leinart imho. Anderson will sign somewhere for sure, he did have a nice season 2-3 yeas ago, not sure Cleveland is the best talent evaluater to measure folks by...Anderson to AZ would be very interesting. Still a lot of talent int he WRs there.

Well, the Cardinals only have 1 QB on the roster. They need more anyway.

 

[MAC_32]

If the Cards know what's good for them DA will be their opening day starter.

 

[CalBear]

boy, if they could only hit the rewind button to two years ago.

That leads to a good question (though it may just be "good" to me based on my ignorance. ).If Anderson was actually a good QB 2 years ago, then is he still actually good now...just coming off a bad situation in Cleveland? Or was he always "bad" and just lucked into a good run?

He really wasn't particularly good in 2007. He only completed 56.5% of his passes and threw 19 INTs (vs. 29 TDs).

 

[TS Garp]

Oakland?

 

[ichris]

If the Rams pick him up it'll reunite him with Steven Jackson. Go Beavers!

 

[PatrickT]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

 

[phthalatemagic]

If the Cards know what's good for them DA will be their opening day starter.

Can you explain how he went from a good starting QB to benched? It's a mystery to me and I didn't watch any Browns games.

 

[omally]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

Matt Moore has already been declared the starter. They do need a backup, and Anderson's former offensive coordinator is the Panthers offensive coordinator.

 

[Lord Fantasy]

Edited because didn't see CalBear's post on DA's accuracy and 29 TDs.

 

[Couch Potato]

If Favre doesn't come back you think Minn might be a possibility.....push TJ..?

There's a problem with timing on that one. If Minny wants to wait for a Favre answer, it'll be too late. Favre will pretend to be undecided forever so he can miss most offseason activities, and Anderson will have suitors right away. The Vikes would have to want to sign Anderson soon, regardless of Favre's decision

 

[Couch Potato]

boy, if they could only hit the rewind button to two years ago.

That leads to a good question (though it may just be "good" to me based on my ignorance. ).If Anderson was actually a good QB 2 years ago, then is he still actually good now...just coming off a bad situation in Cleveland? Or was he always "bad" and just lucked into a good run?

He really wasn't particularly good in 2007. He only completed 56.5% of his passes and threw 19 INTs (vs. 29 TDs).

Agreed. He had about a half-season stretch where he and Braylon piled up a lot of the TDs. Aside from that, he was what he's been since -- a below average decision maker with a huge arm.

 

[MAC_32]

If the Cards know what's good for them DA will be their opening day starter.

Can you explain how he went from a good starting QB to benched? It's a mystery to me and I didn't watch any Browns games.

Mental midget, poor leader, inaccurate, inconsistent, struggles on short/dump off passes, can't handle adversity. That about sums it up.Put him in a good situation and he isn't half bad. Arizona is a good situation, he'd be a decent bridge to whoever their quarterback of the future will be. Sure he'll choke away a couple of games and give fans in-game migraines but he'll do enough to help them win enough to win that weak division, they just won't go anywhere in the playoffs.

 

[PizzaDeliveryGuy]

If Chuck Knoblauch played football he would be Derek Anderson.

 

[Couch Potato]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

Matt Moore has already been declared the starter. They do need a backup, and Anderson's former offensive coordinator is the Panthers offensive coordinator.

Kinda sorta. But, from today...http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/0...another-qb.html

Two league sources said the Panthers have put out word they're looking for someone to compete with Matt Moore for the starting job. That's a slight departure from what they said Friday when they announced the release of Jake Delhomme, but given that Moore's started seven NFL games, it makes sense.

 

[knowledge dropper]

Strong arm, poor accuracy and decision-making. Al Davis is probably talking to his agent right now.

 

[Sweet Love]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

Just came in to post that. Looking at this from Anderson's eyes, that is where I would want to go. Almost an equal team talent-wise as AZ, but he has the opportunity to take over the spot of a 7th round flier versus the "wunderkind" from AZ...much shorter leash in NC.This is for my 7 year old daughter who just likes this emoticon and has nothing to do with my post:

 

[Couch Potato]

This is for my 7 year old daughter who just likes this emoticon and has nothing to do with my post:

Liking the drinking icon already eh? Do her a favor and teach her about VIP sections in the back of clubs sometime between now and age 20.

 

[ichris]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

Both Derek Anderson and Matt Moore played for the Beavers.

 

[PatrickT]

Carolina to compete with Moore is my scientific dart throw.

Matt Moore has already been declared the starter. They do need a backup, and Anderson's former offensive coordinator is the Panthers offensive coordinator.

Kinda sorta. But, from today...http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/03/0...another-qb.html

Two league sources said the Panthers have put out word they're looking for someone to compete with Matt Moore for the starting job. That's a slight departure from what they said Friday when they announced the release of Jake Delhomme, but given that Moore's started seven NFL games, it makes sense.

Exactly, declaring him the starter is nice and all, but they'd be foolish not to bring in someone to challenge him.

 

[nicole320]

So, as per usual we spent ages in boots hovering around the makeup counter and stands yesterday and one of our favourite purchases was Go Ginza by essie red nail polish from their Spring 2013 collection, influenced by worldwide shopping cities.

 

[knowledge dropper]

I dont care what anyone says, Anderson's 4 INTs in the "win and were in" Cincy game forever sealed his fate as a loser. That day makes me sick even now. I was too young during the mid 80s playoff heartbreaks, so that was the worst Browns loss of my lifetime (even worse than the Tommy Maddox Wild Card comeback)

Ahhh memories...Bengals D was that day.

 

[BigJim®]

From PFT.

Derek Anderson says "ruthless" Browns fans "don't deserve a winner"

Posted by Mike Florio on March 9, 2010 10:06 PM ET

Former Browns quarterback Derek Anderson, cut on Tuesday by the team, ripped Cleveland fans via an e-mail sent to Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald.

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner," Anderson said. "I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured. I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and [we] roll them."

Anderson also said that, after the 2009 season ended, he heard from no one with the organization until learning that he had been cut.

The cheering incident to which Anderson refers occurred in November 2008, when fans reacted happily to the fact that Anderson was on the ground, writhing in pain. As it turned out, he had torn a knee ligament.

I didn't recall this, but it is hard to argue with Anderson here.

 

[Anonymous Internet User]

I guess Seattle needs a QB now ...

 

[DerekR]

I would say Arizona also.. Bring him in to compete with Matt leinart

 

[Mr. Retukes]

Has any quarterback had such a meteoric rise and fall? From benchwarmer in 2006 to Pro Bowler in 2007 to persona-non-grata in 2009.

Better question: has any Pro Bowl quarterback appeared in fewer games for his career? If Anderson becomes a career backup and never starts another game, then he will have started a grand total of 31 games -- fewer than 2 full seasons.

 

[bweiser]

Shuffling off to Buffalo?ETA -- Someone there (GM buddy Nix I think? Can't remember for sure) stated they need a strong armed QB to deal with that weather.

didn't he go 2 for 17 in a game at buffalo this year? i immediately thought of the bills, then remembered that game. he stinks. he will never earn a starting spot in the NFL again. maybe a backup who has to start because of injury.

 

[GreatLakesMike]

Shuffling off to Buffalo?ETA -- Someone there (GM buddy Nix I think? Can't remember for sure) stated they need a strong armed QB to deal with that weather.

didn't he go 2 for 17 in a game at buffalo this year? i immediately thought of the bills, then remembered that game. he stinks. he will never earn a starting spot in the NFL again. maybe a backup who has to start because of injury.

8 drops in that game.

 

[Amused to Death]

From PFT.

Derek Anderson says "ruthless" Browns fans "don't deserve a winner"

Posted by Mike Florio on March 9, 2010 10:06 PM ET

Former Browns quarterback Derek Anderson, cut on Tuesday by the team, ripped Cleveland fans via an e-mail sent to Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald.

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner," Anderson said. "I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured. I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and [we] roll them."

Anderson also said that, after the 2009 season ended, he heard from no one with the organization until learning that he had been cut.

The cheering incident to which Anderson refers occurred in November 2008, when fans reacted happily to the fact that Anderson was on the ground, writhing in pain. As it turned out, he had torn a knee ligament.

I didn't recall this, but it is hard to argue with Anderson here.

I don't remember it happening to Anderson, but I do remember Tim Couch being cheered when he went down with an injury.

 

[PatrickT]

Randy Cross mentioned the cheering of the DA injury this morning on Sirius. He was doing that game and called it one of the most uncomfortable moments of his career. Certainly a ######## moment for those that cheered.

In any case, Cinci came to mind, as a back up to Carson.

 

[Godsbrother]

If the Big Ben situation goes from bad to worse it wouldn't surpirse me at all to see the Steelers give DA a call. He is a far cry from Ben but he would be playing for a team with a better running game and much, much better receivers than he had with the Browns.

 

[MAC_32]

From PFT.

Derek Anderson says "ruthless" Browns fans "don't deserve a winner"

Posted by Mike Florio on March 9, 2010 10:06 PM ET

Former Browns quarterback Derek Anderson, cut on Tuesday by the team, ripped Cleveland fans via an e-mail sent to Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald.

"The fans are ruthless and don't deserve a winner," Anderson said. "I will never forget getting cheered when I was injured. I know at times I wasn't great. I hope and pray I'm playing when my team comes to town and [we] roll them."

Anderson also said that, after the 2009 season ended, he heard from no one with the organization until learning that he had been cut.

The cheering incident to which Anderson refers occurred in November 2008, when fans reacted happily to the fact that Anderson was on the ground, writhing in pain. As it turned out, he had torn a knee ligament.

I didn't recall this, but it is hard to argue with Anderson here.

Again, weak mental toughness.A player with strong mental toughness wouldn't let a few hundred idiots get to him like that, it's the first thing he brings up after he's cut? I think you need to let it go...

 

[Evilgrin 72]

boy, if they could only hit the rewind button to two years ago.

I wonder if Bracie Smathers still thinks I'm a moron for suggesting he was an overrated QB whose value was at its peak and that the Browns should have traded him (I think they were offered a 2nd and a 5th if memory serves.)

 

[Evilgrin 72]

If the Big Ben situation goes from bad to worse it wouldn't surpirse me at all to see the Steelers give DA a call. He is a far cry from Ben but he would be playing for a team with a better running game and much, much better receivers than he had with the Browns.

Ugh. No thanks. Unless Holmes, Ward, et al suddenly grow hands on their feet, that is.

 

[Peggy Starfish]

If the Big Ben situation goes from bad to worse it wouldn't surpirse me at all to see the Steelers give DA a call. He is a far cry from Ben but he would be playing for a team with a better running game and much, much better receivers than he had with the Browns.

He also tends to hold the ball and look deep, which is Ben's style too, although Ben IMHO has better pocket presence and shiftiness in the pocket and is big enough to shake off attempted arm tackles more than DA.

 

[Godsbrother]

If the Big Ben situation goes from bad to worse it wouldn't surpirse me at all to see the Steelers give DA a call. He is a far cry from Ben but he would be playing for a team with a better running game and much, much better receivers than he had with the Browns.

Ugh. No thanks. Unless Holmes, Ward, et al suddenly grow hands on their feet, that is.

I hear you but have you looked at the list of available FA QBs? If Ben is unavailable then there isn't a whole lot of other options out there. Currently Dennis Dixon is the only other QB on the roster. How comfortable are you with that?