Derek Anderson Owners

[RamslovaMartzhata 3]

I'm sure a lot of people have Anderson as their starting QB as I do. Right now I am just not feeling comfortable with it. He did have a good season last year, and he's got a good arm... but just having my fantasy team depend on him as my starter just has me a bit uneasy. Especially with the concussion lingering about and a high profile draft pick waiting in the wings.

 

But somebody has to throw to those studs, and Winslow and Edwards are just that.

 

Anyhow, long story short... I am just checking if I should be comfortable with him as my starter. I am NOT comfortable with my back-up QB (Campbell) and am thinking I may pick up Quinn (probably would still keep Campbell). This is a deep league, so the QB picking are slim. Only other guys available right now are Pennington, Edwards, Russell, Smith, and Redmond.

[WhiteWonder 2,734]

i was not comfortable with him at all so I did not draft him. Instead I went with Big Ben when he and Anderson were the best on the board.

 

I just dont have a good feeling about Anderson and it wont surprise me to see Quinn starting by week 5

[Hazmatt 0]

Call it a sixth or even seventh sense, but i think he is going to flop hard. I am not an owner and glad not to be. I just think he was a one year wonder and Quinn will be starting by week 7. Just my 2 cents

[PackYourNut 47]

I picked up Warner from the WW before he was announced the starter and will be playing him week 1. However, I will play Anderson when the match up is right. I expect him to have a good year, not great, but good. I also have Rodgers and I would play Anderson over him EVERY week.

[Kaptain02 0]

I don't trust him at all... He and the entire team have a lot of pressure on them... I see them being the 2006 browns this year and Quinn starting by week 5

[Smashmouth 0]

I picked up Warner from the WW before he was announced the starter and will be playing him week 1. However, I will play Anderson when the match up is right. I expect him to have a good year, not great, but good. I also have Rodgers and I would play Anderson over him EVERY week.

 

 

I did the exact same thing with Warner.

[skibadee 0]

Looking to dump him after a good week sometime between week 1-4

 

Hopefully targeting a RB2

 

I will roll with Cutler (whos my back up)

[westskins 0]

I gotta, my season is relying on him

[RamslovaMartzhata 3]

I gotta, my season is relying on him

 

 

Gotta love that this is the most re-assuring comment on the bored. It could be a loooooong year.

[Return of the King 0]

I handcuffed Quinn to Anderson. Got a feeling I might be glad I did.

[kutulu 1,676]

I had to keep him cause he was so cheap, but I am not very confident as of right now.

[scb175 0]

Guys, your not going to have very long to get rid of DA.

 

He's got the Cowgirls and the the Steelers.

 

His season will be finished after week 2, that is if, he makes it past the cowboys.

 

Cleveland has a short hook around DA and will be hollering for Quinn once they are down 30-0 this sunday.

 

Prepare

[edjr 6,580]

I had my draft last night..

 

i picked Cutler when DA was on the board and everyone asked me why?

 

because DA isn't the long term answer and he very well may not make it through thie year with BQ waiting in the wings.

[Filthy Fernadez 2,696]

Since I too have Warner (9th round pick) DA will be riding the pine the first 3 weeks. If you have a servicable backup just play him when the matchup dictates. If you don't have a servicable backup, may God have mercy on your soul.

[PunkRockRedneck 8]

Didn't everyone last year keep saying that DA would be done after 2 weeks once he took over? Then after 2 weeks they said the same thing. Wash, rinse, repeat. Here we are again, same thing. Maybe he will flop this year. Maybe he won't. I don't think he'll be great, but I don't see why he can't repeat last years numbers.

[edjr 6,580]

Didn't everyone last year keep saying that DA would be done after 2 weeks once he took over? Then after 2 weeks they said the same thing. Wash, rinse, repeat. Here we are again, same thing. Maybe he will flop this year. Maybe he won't. I don't think he'll be great, but I don't see why he can't repeat last years numbers.

 

perhaps... remember he just got a bad concussion and if he gets hit again it could come back,, we know how those go.

[Four More Beers 0]

Brady Quinn has looked horrible when playing against starters and sometimes when playing against backups. DA would have to be REALLY bad over several games for the Browns to even consider Quinn.

[CookieG 4]

I also am rolling with a DA/Culter platoon if you will.. and next to having, say, Brees & up to Brady, i feel completely comfortable with that combo. Quinn has indeed looked awful against decent competition.. i don't even feel a real need to attach him as a cuff in my situation. The Browns apparently just want a young QB with upside.. not a return on a high draft pick.. if DA continues to be that, they will stick with him.

 

I don't think the consussion will be the issue.. only if he regresses in terms of his interception rate, which admittedly is not good.

[TomServo 0]

Brady Quinn has looked horrible when playing against starters and sometimes when playing against backups. DA would have to be REALLY bad over several games for the Browns to even consider Quinn.

 

Uh.. what?

 

Brady Quinn has exactly one bad game experience as a Brown, against the Lions a couple weeks ago. He was very good in limited action last preseason, played one regular season drive which ended in a FG, and played well to very well in every game EXCEPT the Lions game this preseason. In the Lions game, he had six drives and only scored two FGs... but that was with Jason Wright, Syndric Steptoe, Travis Wilson, and so forth. The Lions blitzed like mad and neither Brady nor the WRs knew what to do.

 

But, you can go ahead and be a tool. It's your choice.

 

I nabbed Roethlisberger and Anderson and I feel supremely confident that both will perform this year.

[montana 89]

i drafted DA & Rivers....but as soon as we found out it was gonna be Warner starting, I jumped on him too. I'll carry 3 QBs & see what happens. DA's concussion made me a little nervous & the fact that even before that, the Browns O looked soft. Rivers is okay, but thats LT's team & run first as always. Warner gives me enough breathing room that I feel comfortable now at QB.

Good luck DA owners

[s8ntandrew 0]

Confident enough to start Warner this week. However, truth be told, that's more of a matchup decision. I think Anderson will be fine and post very respectable numbers. He's got excellent receivers, a stellar offensive line and a good running game. Plus, Shaun Rogers is a nice addition, but the Browns defense has not improved enough to keep them out of several shootouts this year. The concussion is a concern, but I'm not downgrading him for it. I really don't see why he can't post similar, if not better, numbers than he did last year.

[Busted by the Feds 9]

I gotta, my season is relying on him

 

I'm just the opposite of this. Yes I have him as my starter, but he's not where I expect most of my points to come from (that's why I filled up my RB and WR before picking Derek) . So I am less dependent on him to put up a big game week in week out. Just don't mess up and have games in the single digits or, heaven forbid, in the negative numbers, and he'll do fine for me.

[murf74 461]

Brady Quinn has looked horrible when playing against starters and sometimes when playing against backups. DA would have to be REALLY bad over several games for the Browns to even consider Quinn.

 

 

These people obviously haven't followed Captain Checkdown play in the NFL. He is not threat to Anderson unless he has a complete meltdown.

[Junkie 0]

I waited on a QB this year and got DA in the 7th round. At the time, before the concussion, I thought that was great value. Now I'm thinking I got him at about the right spot.

 

What gives me hope is that we haven't seen DA in the preseason with any of his weapons...No Braylon...No Winslow. I expect him to look much better with recievers that can get open. Is he going to repeat last year's #'s? Who knows? I'm stuck with Shaub as my #2, so hopefully one of those guys can have a great year. Both have potential, but I'm still feeling a bit uneasy.

 

A guy in my league is trying to deal me Warner, but I'm not giving up on DA yet. I'd like to see him get through a couple of games against stout defenses and then re-evaluate.

[Cmoney22 0]

Lol at Brady Quinn, like others have said, Quinn will not see the field unless Derek is hurt or has a terrible 5 or more games in a row. Quinn has looked like garbage, I mean I could do 5 or so dump passes for 50 yards to lead to a FG, big whoop he has done very little to go against Anderson. I am still a lil nervous about the rough schedule at the beginning of the season, but Anderson has everyone needed on the offense to make him big like last year. I dont think he will be as good as last year, but hey he could be the next Tony Romo. I dont look too much into his bad interception games late in the year, he was playin in some terrible weather, even worse than normal in Cleveland.

[murf74 461]

Lol at Brady Quinn, like others have said, Quinn will not see the field unless Derek is hurt or has a terrible 5 or more games in a row. Quinn has looked like garbage, I mean I could do 5 or so dump passes for 50 yards to lead to a FG, big whoop he has done very little to go against Anderson. I am still a lil nervous about the rough schedule at the beginning of the season, but Anderson has everyone needed on the offense to make him big like last year. I dont think he will be as good as last year, but hey he could be the next Tony Romo. I dont look too much into his bad interception games late in the year, he was playin in some terrible weather, even worse than normal in Cleveland.

 

your average is too high, Brady in both games he started I believe only averaged about 7.4 yards per completion yep, Anderson is in trouble.

[bloodhound1 0]

I don't trust him at all... He and the entire team have a lot of pressure on them... I see them being the 2006 browns this year and Quinn starting by week 5

 

its fair to have doubts about Anderson. .. but you guys need to get off the Quinn thing- he'll never be a quality NFL QB

[hadji 0]

I think he'll be fine for the season but the concussion situation worries me a bit in the short term so I'm starting Kitna against the Falcons this week.

[PackYourNut 47]

Why would they pay Anderson MILLIONS, if they were going to pull him for Quinn after 4 games??? I mean, they could have have traded him for some good value and just started Quinn this year, right?

 

Anderson will play unless he is injured, end of story!

[ggroovy17 0]

Why would they pay Anderson MILLIONS, if they were going to pull him for Quinn after 4 games??? I mean, they could have have traded him for some good value and just started Quinn this year, right?

 

Anderson will play unless he is injured, end of story!

 

 

This is the first comment in this thread that has the situation correct. DA is NOT on a short leash, in fact because of last season he probably has a very long leash. DA has too many weapons around him to fail and has a great offensive line blocking for him. I think with the tough schedule he will be forced to throw the ball alot this year.

 

By the way, this week's matchup with the Cowboys is a great one, this game is going to be a shootout!

[Candygram4Mongo 8]

Over the last 7 games last yr,

Anderson: 222yds/gm, 9td, 10int. 4 games <250 yds, 3 games<200 yds.

 

Yes he has weapons, but his all-world stats were mostly compiled during the 1st half of the year.

I'd be nervous if I was depending on him.

 

I have Winslow, so I hope the offensive show doesn't end completely.

[Jay Metz 0]

It's a foregone conclusion he's going to flop hard. I drafted him as well. And my recent history shows that I always get the QBs on their "come back to earth years". Example: Delhomme in 06, Bulger in 07 and now DA. I don't feel comfortable - but he was the best player available at the time of the draft in my keeper league.

 

And to back him up - I have my buddy Delhomme back. I hope he at least returns to respectable form.

[HTownSmitty 0]

Over the last 7 games last yr,

Anderson: 222yds/gm, 9td, 10int. 4 games <250 yds, 3 games<200 yds.

 

Yes he has weapons, but his all-world stats were mostly compiled during the 1st half of the year.

I'd be nervous if I was depending on him.

 

First off, how convenient to pull the last 7 and not the last 8, which would include his 3 TD game at PIT. Is 7 games half the season, or is QB play judged in 7-game increments?

 

Second, those final 7 games included one in which he played only one half, one that was played in a blizzard, and one that was played in CIN in 40mph winds. Nobody would have good numbers in those circumstances - including Tom Brady (see week 15).

 

The CLE schedule is brutal, so yeah I am nervous, but not because of DA's second half numbers in 07.

[murf74 461]

First off, how convenient to pull the last 7 and not the last 8, which would include his 3 TD game at PIT. Is 7 games half the season, or is QB play judged in 7-game increments?

 

Second, those final 7 games included one in which he played only one half, one that was played in a blizzard, and one that was played in CIN in 40mph winds. Nobody would have good numbers in those circumstances - including Tom Brady (see week 15).

 

The CLE schedule is brutal, so yeah I am nervous, but not because of DA's second half numbers in 07.

 

Thanks for saving me the trouble if detailing exactly what you have shown.

 

DA was consistent last year throwing at least one TD in 13 games. And as you know there was a lot of bad weather to account for a couple bad games.

[SNZ11 5]

I also have DA in several of my leagues, and I agree that I am a little nervous. I also picked up Warner, just in case. The way I look at is that Clev has too many good offensive weapons, and since this is fantasy football, I don't care whether they win or lose. I want them to be behind so that DA has to throw the ball like crazy.

[HTownSmitty 0]

I also have DA in several of my leagues, and I agree that I am a little nervous. I also picked up Warner, just in case. The way I look at is that Clev has too many good offensive weapons, and since this is fantasy football, I don't care whether they win or lose. I want them to be behind so that DA has to throw the ball like crazy.

 

AMEN to that, brother!

[seh2000 5]

I have some concerns and am thinking of going Favre @ Miami. I think, he'll get at least 200 and 2 scores (Favre that is)...maybe 1 pick.

 

??

[Foghorn Leghorn 0]

First off, how convenient to pull the last 7 and not the last 8, which would include his 3 TD game at PIT. Is 7 games half the season, or is QB play judged in 7-game increments?

 

Second, those final 7 games included one in which he played only one half, one that was played in a blizzard, and one that was played in CIN in 40mph winds. Nobody would have good numbers in those circumstances - including Tom Brady (see week 15).

 

The CLE schedule is brutal, so yeah I am nervous, but not because of DA's second half numbers in 07.

 

Excellent rebuttal, Smitty.

[Candygram4Mongo 8]

First off, how convenient to pull the last 7 and not the last 8, which would include his 3 TD game at PIT. Is 7 games half the season, or is QB play judged in 7-game increments?

 

Second, those final 7 games included one in which he played only one half, one that was played in a blizzard, and one that was played in CIN in 40mph winds. Nobody would have good numbers in those circumstances - including Tom Brady (see week 15).

 

The CLE schedule is brutal, so yeah I am nervous, but not because of DA's second half numbers in 07.

 

I guess now I would count the last 10 games.

Anybody who looked at this situation critically knew that there was a decent chance thet the Browns would have a hard time repeating their offensive performance from last season.

And with Quinn in the wings there was all the more reason to be nervous.

 

I hope you weren't counting on him to be a stud qb.

 

"Over his last eight games — half of an NFL season — Anderson has a quarterback rating of 58.2. He has thrown nine touchdowns and 13 interceptions as the Browns have gone 3-5. With this season already lost, it’s time for the Browns to find out what they have in Brady Quinn."

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