Browns name Derek Anderson as the starting quarterback against the Bengals

by Josh Kirkendall on Sep 30, 2009 12:00 PM EDT in Game Previews

Browns starting (former) Quarterback Brady Quinn played for ten quarters, completed 45 of 74 passes for 400 yards passing, a touchdown and three interceptions (pass rating of 62.9). Quinn was tasked with playing three tough defenses in the NFL; Minnesota (4th overall defense), Denver (1st overall defense) and Baltimore (7th overall defense). The excuse didn't save him.

Dawgs by Nature writes that the Cleveland Browns have named Derek Anderson the starting quarterback against the Cincinnati Bengals this weekend. I do appreciate that SB Nation takes the same view that we take. We should be 3-0. But whatever.

As we wrote in the Primer, Anderson is 2-1 when starting against the Cincinnati Bengals with a passer rating of 82.9.

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I think it’s a bad move by Mangini. He could’ve forced us to watch tape of both Anderson and Quinn throwing interceptions all week.

Bruce Bonser? Boone Bonser? Boot Bonser? BOOSE BONZER?

by Lakeman on Sep 30, 2009 12:42 PM EDT reply actions

thanks Kirk,

despite Anderson’s 2-1 record, the Bengals have never had a Front 7 this good in quite a while. and if i’m not mistaken, the rightside of the Browns OLine has been shaky thus far. Hopefully Jumpy Geathers and Michael Johnson can have some success off the edges.

3 yards and a pile of dust

by Hudepohl Dey on Sep 30, 2009 12:46 PM EDT reply actions

just sit back and watch the Mangenius at work.

seriously though, this is stupid and i can’t imagine any Browns fan being happy about this.

on the flip side, i can’t wait to face Anderson. he’s going to throw like eleven picks.

by GrooveLeg on Sep 30, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

He’s no doubt hoping that Anderson can reignite the “magic” of 2007. But unless he can find a receiver who can actually catch the ball on occasion AND he finds an OL that gives him more than half a second to throw, then all he’ll recapture is a face full of dirt.

by FriarBob on Sep 30, 2009 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

+1

by Greener's eyes on Sep 30, 2009 2:27 PM EDT up reply actions

over/under on Odom sacks.

by GrooveLeg on Sep 30, 2009 1:08 PM EDT reply actions

I'll take the under

Because Joe Thomas is a beast. But geathers might get 12.

by brandone on Sep 30, 2009 1:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

re-watching the steelers game i noticed Geathers beat out a triple team block on a play! Sadly he didn’t finish it off with a rib-busting sack (he wiffed in his tackle) but hopefully he gets a bucket load of sacks forcing teams to struggle to game plan for both of our DEs

by Sheffieldbengal on Sep 30, 2009 4:16 PM EDT up reply actions

regarding your bet, is that the same Joe Thomas who got beat early and often by Elvis “sing us a song” Dummervil?

by Sheffieldbengal on Sep 30, 2009 6:49 PM EDT up reply actions

dumervil got those sacks against the other tackle.

you're all posers. i hated bratkowski before it was cool.

by Raging Clue on Sep 30, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions

hard to look past a divisional game

not to mention, the bengals are only a few games better than the brownies 2.0 in the win/lose record since 1999.

on paper this game seems like a laugh-er, in reality, its a little early to take any team as a freebie

by palewook on Sep 30, 2009 1:11 PM EDT reply actions

True. And if a single member of the 53 man roster is taking it as a freebie they should be cut immediately.

But as fans, there’s a slightly more lenient standard.

by FriarBob on Sep 30, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I just hope...

…we kick Anderson in his horseballs.

by IFChris on Sep 30, 2009 1:37 PM EDT reply actions

Bottom Line

The Bengals win this game if there truly has been an attitude change at PBS, not matter who the Browns’ QB is.

by Cedric Benson Boat Party on Sep 30, 2009 1:59 PM EDT reply actions

Mangini unwisely tips his hand

Is it Christmas already? Spares us the utter chaos and anxiety seen in Minnesota during the week leading up to their matchup with Cleveland. I mean, Mangini threw that organization into an absolute state of bedlam, yet for Cincy he announces it’s going to be DA well ahead of time. I don’t get it…but I’m thanking our lucky stars we have time to prepare for the hurricane.

by bodacio on Sep 30, 2009 2:38 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe he's usingthe belichik trickery

And on Sunday Brady Quinn will actually start.

by brandone on Sep 30, 2009 2:42 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Ditto

I actually had the same thought…

by emeybee on Sep 30, 2009 4:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously, the win comes first

but I hope our earlt offense gets healthy!

by featherman on Sep 30, 2009 4:02 PM EDT reply actions

earlt=early

by featherman on Sep 30, 2009 4:02 PM EDT up reply actions

Remember Anderson’s first win against the Bengals ? The Bengals were favored by a sizeable margin.They came in thinking it was an easy win.Anderson started hitting his recievers.You could see the confidence rise.End result,the Browns won. I hope the Bengals take the Browns seriously.This is their opportunity to further rise to the top or start sliding back to the bottom.I hope the intensity is there like it has been for the first three weeks.I hate to say it but of all the teams that the Bengals had to face after Sunday’s win against the Steelers the last team I would pick is a team like the Browns.

by redberkey on Sep 30, 2009 4:39 PM EDT reply actions