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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Sports Derek Anderson Pro Bowl-bound. But in Cleveland, that might not be enough

Posted by Joe Tone on Wed, Feb 6, 2008 at 6:30 AM

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The Moose from Scappoose is Pro Bowl bound.
Tom Brady had a rough weekend. His high ankle sprain, combined with a perfection-plundering upset by the Giants, is forcing him to skip the Pro Bowl. So instead of smearing sunscreen on Giselle’s shoulders on the beaches of Honolulu, he’ll be holed up somewhere in New York City, of all the places, listening to chants of “18-1.” But there’s more to Brady’s Pro Bowl pull-out than just wishing New York-style torture on a Michigan grad. Brady's decision to stay home means the Moose from Scappoose, Derek Anderson, will take his place on the AFC roster – and hopefully help solidify his place in Brown’s fans lager-logged hearts. ...
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Why does Brady Quinn always misplace his shirt?
Yes, let us hope that Anderson’s Pro Bowl nod helps put to rest the debate over whether Brady Quinn should be the starter next August, as an alarming number of Browns fans seem to believe he should. Quinn, who's cheap to keep around anyway, threw eight passes last year; his greatest accomplishment was copying Anderson’s haircut. Meanwhile, Anderson did what no Cleveland quarterback has done in years: He didn’t completely suck. With help from an alarmingly competent offensive coordinator, he transformed the Browns' ’95-Dodge-Neon offense into that freakishly cool Audi from the Super Bowl ads, throwing for 3,787 yards and 29 touchdowns and going 10-5 as a starter. Besides, Anderson needs some well deserved McLovin’. It’s been 20 years since Bernie Kosar suited up for the Pro-Bowl, the last Brown QB ever selected to play in the game. Who cares that the level of intensity in this sleepy all-star game is somewhere between a Saturday-morning pick-up game and a Sunday-afternoon, golf-induced nap. The Pro Bowl appearance just might remind fans that a moose in the hand is better than a Notre Dame hunk whose penchant for shirtlessness is kinda starting to weird us out. – Bradley Campbell

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Hey, get a clue how about? Maybe Cleveland fans don't want to settle for a QB who just 'doesn't completely suck'. He completely sucked at times. Maybe we want a guy leading us that can possibly sustain enough consistency over a 3 or 4 game stretch to win us a Super Bowl? That's the goal isn't it? 10-win seasons mean hardly more than 6 win seasons when you don't even get a crack at the playoffs. Do we know Quinn is that QB I'm talking about? No. But we know Anderson is not. Look at the stats if your eyes deceived you when you watched him the last half of the season, he was less than average, numbers wise in the last 8 games. Nice game against Cincinnati and nice flippant, aloof attitude to follow up that performance that gave away our playoff spot. When Quinn proves to be the better QB in 10 years, make sure you reference this post.

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