http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7656142
Also, Savage said the Browns have begun talks with quarterback Derek Anderson's representatives on a long-term contract. Anderson, who began the season as Cleveland's backup, threw 29 touchdown passes in his first year as a starter and was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate.
Looks like the crazy 790 rumor is gone.
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well he would have to have a long term deal in place before he is traded
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let them keep him. trade up to snag Quinn only to let him sit on the bench.
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I saw an interview during a Browns game where their GM stated that they had the cap room to keep both QB's on their roster that it was a good thing for them to have 2 quality QB's and most teams would love to be in their situation. Anderson was a suprise and Brady was doing good and with both they liked their situation since the competition would just make them better.
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I wonder if Quinn wishes he was in Miami?
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if he wants to be a Brown, then they would be insane not to keep him
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I think about the deals Wanny and the Fins didn't make for a much younger Trent Green and Matt Hasselbeck and think maybe getting a guy with this much talent at the most important position for a 1 and a 3, especially if the Browns give back a pick, might be the best thing Miami could do.
I like Beck but the jury's way out on him. Its out a bit on Anderson but you have to like what he showed this year especially if you have the room and ability to bring in better skill position guys in the offseason -
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Rotoworld says that Savage indicated that Anderson is off the table as far as trade talks.
http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=NFL&hl=111234&id=3233
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I live in Cleveland and have watched / been to most of their games this year. The kid has some skill but benefits from his line quite a bit. In an offense like theirs, full of weapons and no pressure, he can play extremely efficiently because he slings the ball. In Miami he would be terrible.
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As far as the OL goes, I think you have to give some of the credit to Anderson for having not only the awareness to avoid the rush, but the brains to also throw the ball away if he was under pressure with nobody open. There are some QB's that will just sit back and take the sack if they're under pressure..... -
They can keep Anderson, I still think John Beck is going to be a real solid QB for years to come.Ireland was pretty high on him during the draft as well.So let's see what Beck can do and let's get to work on our Defense.
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But when it comes to QB, you can never hedge your bets enough unless you have three proven starters on your roster.
And while we all hope that Beck is everything the team wanted when they passed over Brady Quinn to draft him, the fact is he didn't show any cause for any REAL optimism in his performance this season.
If he does not develop into at least an adequate QB, then it would have been only the minimum due diligence on the team's part to put a backup plan in place at the most important position in football.
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Anderson is the real deal. You guys are underrating him alot. He did great, and I only see him improving.
They should so sign him to a long term deal. You got a sure thing in Anderson, and a project in Brady Quinn. With their past luck, Cleveland needs to keep Anderson and announce him as the franchise quarterback, and accept that drafting Brady Quinn was a nice mistake.
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I hope he signs a long term deal and this removes him from trade rumors.....lets put those to bed asap.
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i really dont think he is a good QB he has ALOT of Talent with the Browns if he was to come here his TD and INTs would be the other way he would have like 20 or so picks
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Good running game, very good #1 WR, and a great TE. That alone is probably enough to make an above average offense, but they have very little after that. Joe Jurevicius is a below average #2 WR and after that, they have absolutely nothing. Their next leading receivers were Jamal Lewis and Jason Wright.
Anderson's receiving corps isn't close to what the Patriots and the Colts have. Most people also forget how much Edwards and Winslow stepped up their game once Anderson started throwing to them. Everybody seems to point to the OL, or Edwards/Winslow, nobody ever stops to think that maybe DA had a little something to do with their success. -
look the 790 rumor is not a rumor, DA is a restricted free agent, and depending on the contract that cleveland tenders him, the compensation that cleveland would receive for him is a 1st and a 3rd, if we would of offered Welker $500,000 more, new england would of had to give us a first rounder to sign him. So it is not truly a trade, but more like compensation as a restricted free agent.
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He reminds me a little bit of Tony Romo, but obviously a lot bigger. Derek Anderson is physically great and has age on his side. I'm not sold on him yet, he had a good year but he also had some atrocious games which he threw away for the whole team (see the last one against the Benglas which kept them out of the playoffs) when his decision making and execution was more like A.J. Feeley when he was with us. I definitely don't want to give up our first or second for him. I would be interested in some kind of trade though, we don't know whether he is going to get better or worse from this point on. If he stays in Cleveland or goes to another team and is a pro bowler next season then it will be a missed opportunity for us. I would happily take a gamble with our third, and I think they would maybe take that.
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IMO, the Browns should franchise Anderson and see if he repeats his success................
The Brownies are screwed through, even if they give Anderson one year franchise deal. The number for the one year deal(for Anderson) and Brady Quinn's rookie contract is going to eat into their salary cap. -
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quinn will lose money if anderson is stays long term, if they sign DA they have to be looking to trade quinn, maybe bill talked to chariie weiss and figures he take a shot at quinn
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Bollox
The interesting thing about Anderson is this, the Ravens, desperate for a quarterback waived him. He was picked up by the Browns and spent nearly 2 years on the Browns' roster, where he was scrutinized closely by a franchise that also desperately needed a quarterback, and they still decided to draft Brady Quinn anyway, and give up picks to do it!
The Browns obviously weren't convinced they had a franchise quarterback. And there isn't a hell of a lot in the record to prove he is. Why don't we just reacquire Sage Rosenfels while we're at it? He was more efficient in Houston with less than Anderson had to work with, only one great player, Andre Johnson, missing for half the season, no running game, substandard offensive line, etc. Even a guy like Tony Romo, who often just looks like he's heaving the ball, and playing by his shoestrings, had a completion % a full 8 points higher than Anderson's. The guy is fool's gold. -
The real people who should be getting long term deals are Braylon, Kellen, and Joe Thomas. They made a backup QB look like a Pro Bowler.
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The only way Savage would discuss a new contract with Anderson is if he's planning on trading Quinn. Quinn wanted top 10 money so settled for an incentive based contract. If he continues to sit, he won't be happy. The Browns are going to have to deal one of those guys. This is just their way of saying the price is going to be high.
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