DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Anderception (Derek Anderson) Released!

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thanks for 2007 DA.

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No surprise here. They just traded for his replacement and now our backup Wallace. Plus he was due a large bonus.

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One of the statements made by MH in his question and answer periods with the media was how he thought BQ had an exceptionally good football mind. He futher stated that BQ picked up the no huddle offese in a few days practice. So that is in direct contrast to what Peen had to say about BQ, but then again he knows more about the QB postion than MH, just ask him !

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Derek Anderson had the big arm, the respect of his teammates, a dedicated work ethic and a down-to-earth attitude.

The 6-foot-6 quarterback is a sweatpants and flip-flops kind of guy who never met a subject he couldn't talk about.

But in his five years with the Browns, Anderson's mind was his own worst enemy.

He was unable to perform when the pressure was on, best illustrated by throwing four interceptions in a windy game at Cincinnati on Dec. 23, 2007, with the playoffs on the line.

Even last season, Browns coach Eric Mangini gave Anderson a chance to prove himself when he yanked starter Brady Quinn after 10 quarters. Anderson produced one victory in in five starts, that a 6-3 decision at Buffalo, before Mangini turned back to Quinn.

The Browns parted ways with Anderson on Tuesday, terminating his contract and making him a free agent.

On Monday, the Browns traded with the Seattle Seahawks for seven-year veteran quarterback Seneca Wallace, giving up an undisclosed draft pick in 2011. That move made Anderson expendable, especially since Anderson was due a $2 million roster bonus March 19 and carried a $7.45 million salary for 2010.

This would have been the final year of a three-year, $26 million contract Anderson signed in early 2008 that included $14.5 million guaranteed.

''I want to thank Derek for everything that he gave to the Cleveland Browns organization over the last five years,'' 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.''

Even in an uncapped year, the Browns deemed Anderson too expensive, especially since he had been given three seasons to prove himself and shone in only one.

New Browns president Mike Holmgren is considered a quarterback guru after working with current or future Hall of Famers Joe Montana, Steve Young and Brett Favre.

In the past four years, Anderson went 16-18 as a starter, 10-5 in his Pro Bowl season of 2007. For his career, he has thrown 46 touchdown passes with 45 interceptions and completed 52.9 percent. His career passer rating is 69.7. That number has never been higher than the 60s except for '07's 82.5.

Anderson's confidence took a beating with the Browns as he played for coach Romeo Crennel and Mangini. Crennel stuck with Anderson as long as he could in 2008, despite Anderson's 3-6 record, and the season ended with the firings of Crennel and General Manager Phil Savage.

Mangini dragged out his decision on a starter until the week of the 2009 season opener, and Anderson lost out to Quinn, at least temporarily. But when Anderson got back under center, he couldn't capitalize. In 51/2 games, he threw two touchdown passes and nine interceptions, with a rating of 36.2. A four-game stretch, which included the victory at Buffalo, was even worse, with a 25.1 rating.

Anderson got back into the lineup for the final two games last season when Quinn suffered a foot sprain at Kansas City on Dec. 20. Anderson led the Browns to two victories as the team concluded with a four-game winning streak.

Because Quinn was drafted in 2007, the year Anderson became the Browns' starter, Anderson was never a fan favorite. That was most evident when Anderson tore the medial collateral ligament in his left knee in a Dec. 1 home game against Indianapolis in 2008. A few fans cheered as he was helped off the field, upsetting Anderson and his teammates.

''That's no class at all,'' former defensive lineman Shaun Smith said.

When Anderson left the locker room that day, he said to a friend, ''Maybe I'll see you in another lifetime,'' presuming his Browns career was over.

He finished the 2008 season with a 66.5 rating, throwing nine touchdown passes and eight interceptions in 10 games.

A co-captain, he had returned to training camp in great shape and still displaying his 2007 Pro Bowl form and his chemistry with receiver Braylon Edwards. But after suffering a concussion in a preseason game against the New York Giants, Anderson seemed to lose his confidence. While he still boasted a strong arm, if he didn't complete a long pass to Edwards in the first quarter he seemed to lose his moxie and it took him half the game to recover. Yet Crennel stuck with Anderson through the first eight games, despite the clamoring for Quinn, and Anderson went 3-5.

He finished the season 3-6, giving him a 13-14 record with the Browns.

In four seasons of Browns action, Anderson turned in four 300-yard games, including a 310-yard, two-touchdown effort in a 35-14 upset of the Giants in 2008 on Monday Night Football.

Picked up off waivers by Savage in 2005 when the Baltimore Ravens were trying to sneak him onto their practice squad, Anderson got his chance in 2007 when starter Charlie Frye was traded to the Seahawks after a season-opening loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Responding to the opportunity, Anderson went 10-5 as a starter, throwing for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns, one shy of Brian Sipe's franchise mark set in Sipe's NFL MVP season. But the 10-6 Browns fell one game shy of the playoffs as Anderson was picked off four times in a 19-14 loss at Cincinnati.

Two interceptions came on back-to-back passes in the second quarter. Those misplaced throws to running back Jason Wright and Edwards led to 13 points as the Bengals went ahead 19-0.

''Right there, that won them the game,'' Anderson said. ''One was a bad decision and one was a missed communication.''

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Anderson wanted out of Cleveland and did not even visit with Mike Holmgren in the six weeks he had been on the job as president. Holmgren released Anderson less than 24 hours after trading for Seattle backup Seneca Wallace.

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so that makes the depth chart

Starter- Seneca Wallace
Backup- Brett Ratliff
Third String- Josh Cribbs
Wildcat- Josh Cribbs
Fourth String- Brady Quinn

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what's the point of disliking a player? you can be frustrated he's there but to dislike someone for their play? for the most part, they're giving their all. it's not their fault they were in place if there was superior talent available. that falls on the FO. sounds petty and childish to me.

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what's the point of disliking a player? you can be frustrated he's there but to dislike someone for their play? for the most part, they're giving their all. it's not their fault they were in place if there was superior talent available. that falls on the FO. sounds petty and childish to me.

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The point of disliking him is that he sucked and held the team back. He was awful. As far as the FO's fault, anybody would have been better than him, even Issac Sowells. Perhaps it was RAC's fault I dont know, either way he was terrible and I disliked him because he almost singlehandedly ruined any offense wwe could have had while he was a brown.

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