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Browns re-thinking Anderson

Posted by brownsfan

January 12, 2008 |

Derek AndersonThe Cleveland Browns are now planning to sign quarterback Derek Anderson to a multiyear deal, with the plans of keeping him off of the restricted free-agent market and let him start at least one more season, Browns General Manager Phil Savage told the Cleveland Plain Dealer this past week.

The good thing about Anderson being a restricted free agent, it means that the Browns have the opportunity to match any offer given to him.  If the Browns decline to match an offer, the team would have to compensate with draft picks. Savage has said Anderson would received the high tender of $2.562 million, meaning a team would have to surrender a 1stand 3rd-round pick if they signed him.

I think this year is as good as any to get rid of Derek Anderson.  The last thing you want is to find out next season that Derek Anderson just had a really good season and isn’t worth the huge contract he just received.  My personal opinion would be to use Anderson as a way to get 1 maybe 2 excellent/experienced defensive backs.

Brady Quinn is an excellent QB, he showed how he can handle himself when he came in for an injured Anderson before halftime in the season ender.  I see the future of the Browns organization is with Brady Quinn and not Derek Anderson.  So why push that off another year?


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