Derek Anderson Puts Cleveland Browns Quarterback Controversy to Rest — For Now
September 17, 2007 by David Kindervater
Filed under Cleveland Browns
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I guess Romeo Crennel knew what he was doing after all. A week ago, after stinking up Cleveland Browns stadium in an embarrassing 34-7 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, I felt there was no other sensible choice for the Browns’ head coach except to start Brady Quinn at quarterback. “Ultimately, the Cleveland Browns are just wasting their time until they get Brady Quinn into the starting lineup,” I said. It looked like it was going to be another forgettable season in Cleveland. Why not let Brady take his lumps and get some experience? I guess I was wrong.
An entirely new Browns team (figuratively) showed up this week (at least on offense) en route to a stunning 51-45 win over the defenseless (literally) Cincinnati Bengals. And leading the way was QB Derek Anderson who completed 20 passes for 328 yards and five TDs.
Both Cleveland and Cincinnati are now 1-1, but the Bengals have bigger problems. For a team that was supposed to contend for the AFC title, their defense is a long way from being good, giving up over 550 yards of total offense yesterday. I wonder how Bengals QB Carson Palmer feels? He threw six TDs in a losing effort.
