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How likely is it that Anderson will be the man for this season?
I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.
opening the season with Dallas, Pitt, Balt. Cincy, <bye>, NYG, Wash, Jags..I'd expect to see Quinn at some point during this stretch...we could possibly see Quinn vs. NYG, coming out of the bye week..DA is/was a 1-yr wonder, IMO..and with all that money invested in Quinn, eventually you have to play himHow likely is it that Anderson will be the man for this season?
I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.
There has been plenty of discussion on this topic this offseason. I know there is a Derek Anderson spotlight thread, but there were other threads too. You'll find a lot of good discussion if you use the search function.How likely is it that Anderson will be the man for this season?
i agree with this.the team is squarely behind DA. Quinn is working hard and waiting for his opportunity. he will play if DA gets hurt.I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.
You don't know where you are, do youYou'll find a lot of good discussion if you use the search function.
Wait- I thought the Browns were going to look pretty foolish to draft Brady Quinn and then not play him. Anderson's contract isn't that pricey, and both he and Quinn still have trade value, so I doubt they're all that worried.I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.
You never look foolish if draft pick is not playing because your starter is doing well.Wait- I thought the Browns were going to look pretty foolish to draft Brady Quinn and then not play him.
I never said they were worried -- I am sure the Browns don't give a damn about what some geeks on FF websites are saying. However they gave Anderson decent money (3 yr/$24 million is nothing to sneeze at) and turned down some nice trade offers with the idea that he was their starter. They won't (at least they shouldn't) pull the rug from under him after a few bad starts. Eventually he will get benched if he is stinking up the joint but as I said before I think his leash is longer than some here believe.Anderson's contract isn't that pricey, and both he and Quinn still have trade value, so I doubt they're all that worried.
Agreed the didvision is up for grabs -- the key is going to be the games within the division. They are going to be huge.This division is very much up for grabs, and the Browns have to figure that they and the Steelers are front-runners to win it at this point. I don't think they're going to have a high tolerance for poor QB play that keeps them from that goal.
The goal of a football team isn't to "not look foolish" its to win football games. The Browns looked foolish a year ago in getting rid of their opening day starter (Charlie Frye), but that's ok because the goal was to win football games, which the adjustment helped achieve.Making mistakes isn't a problem. Failing to adjust (especially when your afraid to admit you are wrong) is a problem.I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.
The Browns will probably play whichever one is the better QB.opening the season with Dallas, Pitt, Balt. Cincy, <bye>, NYG, Wash, Jags..I'd expect to see Quinn at some point during this stretch...we could possibly see Quinn vs. NYG, coming out of the bye week..DA is/was a 1-yr wonder, IMO..and with all that money invested in Quinn, eventually you have to play himHow likely is it that Anderson will be the man for this season?
Obviously the goal is to win football games. The point I was trying to make is that they spurned trade offers and gave a nice contract extension to Anderson because they believed he could do the job. For this reason I think it is unlikely they'll be quick to pull the rug from under him unless he is really stinking up the joint.The goal of a football team isn't to "not look foolish" its to win football games. The Browns looked foolish a year ago in getting rid of their opening day starter (Charlie Frye), but that's ok because the goal was to win football games, which the adjustment helped achieve.Making mistakes isn't a problem. Failing to adjust (especially when your afraid to admit you are wrong) is a problem.I think his leash is longer than a few games. The Browns are going to look pretty foolish if they yank him after a few bad starts when they've paid him a lot of money to be the starter and they could have gotten some nice draft picks for him in the offseason.Anderson is a few bad starts away from getting benched.