Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Mangini Names Derek Anderson the Starter

Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini has named Derek Anderson the starting quarterback for this Sunday's against the Cincinnati Bengals.

Anderson replaced Brady Quinn during Sunday's 34-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and went 11-for-19 for 92 yards and 3 interceptions.

The 6-6, 230-pound signal-caller from Oregon State started 27 games for the Browns between 2006-08 before losing this summer's quarterback competition to Quinn, who had completed 60.8% of his passes, but for just 400 yards. Quinn had also been sacked 10 times in 84 attempts.

For his career, Anderson has completed 54.7% of his passes for 6,287 yards, 38 touchdowns and 37 interceptions, for a passer rating of 73.7.

By making the switch to Anderson, one wonders whether or not Quinn, the team's first-round pick in 2007, has a future with the team.

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