I picked him up off the wire in 3 leagues. I actually have a really good feeling about Anderson this year. From all accounts the coaching staff has been impressed with him, and said that he took that starting job. He has been working a lot on his footwork and "touch" on throwing the ball. He has a great QB coach that really believes in him. I think that DA is a serious sleeper this year in a great system for him. Doesn't hurt that he has Fitzgerald's huge catching radius out there to snag anything and everything thrown anywhere near him.
I say go ahead and roll with him. He is going to be out there looking to impress.
Where did your see that? Can you post a link? All I saw was they said was that an UDFA rookie was the best QB in camp.
I read hundreds of articles, practice reports, ect.... a week. I definitely won't be going back looking for a link for you. I would think that it's rather obvious considering that they cut Leinart... and Anderson did win the starting job. They obviously have a lot of faith in Anderson to cut Leinart... the only QB on the team with experience in that system.... and gave Anderson the clear starting job with only a rookie backing him up. Anyways... I changed my mind and decided to be nice... then maybe from here on out you will know to take my word.
By all accounts, Derek Anderson was not handed the starting quarterback job in Arizona. He took it, teammates and coaches say, with his attitude, strong arm and eagerness to work on the weaknesses that had made him an NFL castoff.
Anderson, speaking after the Cardinals practiced on Monday, said that from the day he signed, he felt he had a chance to be the starter. Since then, the 6-foot-6, strong-armed thrower from Oregon State has worked with quarterback coach Chris Miller, who as a player had one of the most accurate arms in the NFL.
"Coach Miller has been amazing," Anderson said, "working on my footwork, working on touch balls, working on accuracy."
Coach Ken Whisenhunt said Anderson's willingness to work on his weaknesses was one of the reasons he replaced Leinart as starter in the third preseason game. Whisenhunt noted that Kurt Warner, when he came to Arizona, worked to improve his problems with holding on to the ball too long and moving in the pocket. Warner, of course, went on to complete his career with two spectacular seasons.
"To be an accurate thrower, a consistently accurate thrower, you have to have good footwork, especially when you're tall like Derek is," Whisenhunt said. "And you know he's worked hard at it and you've seen the results, especially over the last two games. It's nice to see him working on the little things."
Guard Deuce Lutui, who played with Leinart at USC, said Anderson came in and "automatically took those reins and never let go."
"It's just his experience, really," Lutui said. "The decision of the coaching staff to put him in, as unfortunate as it is for Leinart to go out, D.A. has done a great job in taking that role and so forth that none of the guys questioned him. When we see him in the huddle, it's "OK, let's go. It's go time.'"
http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianp...hNfKRhPw0p2EpqQ
That's just one of the articles that I read on the issue.
Definitely. It's the kind of game that can give a team confidence to build upon.
of course missing by 5 yards when you are throwing from 10 feet away is not good.
