March 10, 2010

Good-bye, DA, I Will Miss You

I doubt I can say the same about the rest of Cleveland though. This may not be very big news anywhere else, but the Cleveland Browns cut former starting QB Derek Anderson today, a day after signing Seneca Wallace from the Seattle Seahawks. This was done obviously because, who needs a 6 foot 6 brute of a QB with a laser arm that led your team to 11 wins 2 years ago, when you can have Seneca Wallace, whose best asset is his speed and lack of ability to pass. Now, I realize Wallace is a decent backup and has been brought in because he's familiar with the Mike Holmgren system. That's fair. And truth is, things weren't probably gonna work out with Anderson here anyway. He had the one good year, never got the respected he deserved and never played as well again. I think at some point, he lost some confidence, plus never had and entirely solid offensive line. Perhaps the change of scenery will do him good, perhaps it won't. As one of the few Anderson supporters in the city, I think it will and have devised a plan as to what will happen next. Expect DA to be signed by Minnesota, and back up Brett Favre. Under Favre's tutelage, the tutelage of a fellow gun-slinger type QB, Anderson will learn immensely. Then, when Favre retires, and then unretires after next season and ends up back with the Packers (don't know what's going to happen to Aaron Rodgers yet, I haven't figured that part out) DA will flourish in Minnesota and become a very solid QB. It honestly wouldn't surprise me if that all happened.
The point is though, that it probably was for the best that DA not return, as much as I like him. Like I said, he probably needs the change of scenery. It doesn't help that he got cheered for being injured here at one point (some fans are just brutal), and I'm afraid he just doesn't work in the system being built. This doesn't mean I'm on the Brady Quinn bandwagon though. I feel like Kevin Kolb is our guy, we just have to find a way to get him out of Philly first.
Anyway, I'll miss you DA. Best wishes.

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