Sports: The Cleveland Quarterback Controversy

As Preseason approaches for NFL Teams and fans alike, there is only one idea going through a Browns Fan’s head; who the fuck is our quarterback? Browns Head Coach Eric Magnini has sort of a tough job right now, he is entering his first year as the Browns’ head coach. He was fired from his last job as the NY Jets’ head coach, but that was a pretty bad situation considering they had to deal with Brett “I don’t want to retire or attend team meetings” Favre, and I feel Mangini got unrightfully fired. But, back to the Browns, who are these quarterbacks Mangini has to choose from?

Brady Quinn is a 24 year old quarterback from The University of Notre Dame, he was born in Columbus, Ohio and grew up in Dublin, Ohio; yep, you guessed it, he’s a hometown hero. The buzz going around Cleveland is that Quinn will most likely win the starting gig for the Browns this year and I can’t say that I’m surprised. Quinn specializes in short passes, which I think Mangini will be using considering we don’t have the most impressive receivers on our roster. The problem I have with Brady is that he’s done absolutely nothing and is overhyped like crazy by Clevelanders. However, his opponent for the starting job has lead us to the Season of Dreams.

Derek Anderson is a 26 year old quarterback hailing from Oregon; he attended Oregon State. D.A. (what Clevelanders have nicknamed him, very clever isn’t it) lead us to “The Season of Dreams” was in the 2007-2008 season, when the team achieved a 10-6 record. Now I know what you’re thinking, 10-6 isn’t all that great, but compared to the other seasons of the Rebirth of the Browns (1999 - Present), that was damn good. D.A. Has a rocket arm and can throw deep down the field, but his short game is rather atrocious and he tends to overthrow the receivers. However, his season last year was rather atrocious; quarterback rating of only 66.5.

In my opinion, neither of these quarterbacks are starter material, but my gut feeling tells me to go with the seasoned veteran, Derek Anderson.