The moment Cleveland Browns fans have been waiting for his finally here. Derek Anderson has officially been benched and second-year quarterback Brady Quinn will make his first career NFL start against the Denver Broncos on Thursday night.
Browns quarterback Brady Quinn will start Thursday night against the Denver Broncos, a Browns spokesman said this afternoon. It will be Quinn’s first start in the NFL.
Derek Anderson was benched after going 3-5 the first half of the season. Anderson is coming off a 37-27 loss to to the Baltimore Ravens in which he threw a costly interception at the end that thwarted any hopes of a comeback. The loss left the Browns at 1-3 in the division.
Anderson has nobody to blame but himself. Romeo Crennel gave him every opportunity to hang on to his job and outside of a great performance against the Giants on Monday night a few weeks ago, DA did nothing to honor the team handing him a new contract in the offseason. I’ve been a big Anderson supporter since early last year, but the guy just couldn’t get it done.
As for Quinn, he deserves the opportunity to start. Even though he succeeded in a pro style offense at Notre Dame, his footwork was a major concern for NFL scouts and it’ll be interesting to see if the Browns have fixed that. He’ll have a great matchup against a Denver team that has been brutal defensibly this season. They can’t tackle, aren’t very aggressive and if Champ Bailey misses another week, Quinn will have an opportunity to put up some decent numbers.
