Would you like to have Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson on the Roster?

Brady Quinn is a pretty boy with a noodle arm… Orton has him beat by a mile

Derek Anderson is a poor man’s version of Cutler. Loves to throw deep and to the other team…

Let’s just keep 2 QBs on the roster with Orton and Brandstater. Free up that roster spot for something more important

I’m neither for, nor against either Browns QB. But I’m firmly against trading draft picks to pick up a backup player that has nearly zero chance of ever becoming a long-term piece to the current puzzle.

I don’t know how much progress Brandstater has made. So, if the staff feels Brandstater is a viable #2 (which, for what it’s worth, I doubt he’s reached that level yet), then I say ditch Simms and leave the roster spot open. If Brandstater needs more time, then I say ditch Simms and pick up another QB in the open market – one that we don’t have to pay draft picks for (Brady and Quinn would cost us something, maybe in the neighborhood of a 3rd rounder, but I’m just guessing there).

IMO the important thing here isn’t who we get to replace Chris Simms as a guy who might or might not ever have to step in and play for an injured starter, but rather, the point is to make sure we get out of Simms’ contract. He’s set to cost us $3M this year and when he filled in for Orton during the season, he looked very uncomfortable (to put it mildly).

Quinn was a first round pick QB so he is going to be expensive and Anderson I believe was given good money a couple years ago when the browns went 10-6. Either would be worth trading for. Let them get cut and maybe we can work out a deal.

Denver doesn’t need to even dabble in the FA QB game this year. The only move Denver makes at QB is to dump Simms. Orton’s been nothing but capable. What’s the fascination with adding a ‘name-brand’ QB?

Brady Quinn is more inaccurate than Ronnie Brown. Derek Anderson’s best quality is that he’s not Brady Quinn.

Denver is already light on picks. We’re not gonna trade for a QB.

Quinn to-date: 3 years, 184/353 for 1902 yards, 10 TDs, 9 Ints, Passer Rating of 70.4, 52.1 completion percentage, 5.4 yards/attempt.

How about we give Orton & Brandstater a chance to grow into the system. If we really need a 3rd QB, find a serviceable backup through FA.

Derek Matthew Anderson (born June 15, 1983 in Scappoose, Oregon) is an American football quarterback for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon State

Baltimore Ravens
Anderson was selected out of Oregon State University by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2005 NFL Draft (213th overall), but never played for them and was waived on September 20, 2005. The next day he was claimed off waivers by the Cleveland Browns, for whom he currently plays

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Anderson is 6’6 and lanky for a quarterback, there has to be a reason why the Ravens waived him after drafting him in the 5th round. Don’t know his problem but he can come here and try out…Heck I wouldn’t turn down Doug Flutie if he wanted to try.

Take a flier on him.

He could be a good pickup to learn from a good QB coach

Quinn has no accuracy past 5 yards and Anderson has no acuracy under 30 yards. Ship them both to Oakland.

the browns traded away winslow and edwards so there was no proven WR to throw to. Winslow was there best rec. and they traded him away for almost nothing. I would Quinn a chance if he would come cheap.

but, I’ll have to admit , I’m not sure what I’d do with the QB’s at the moment aside from getting Orton resigned………

No DA
No Quinn the rioder
No McNobb
No No No
Kyle Orton is our QB, Draft a good fit prospect

Nope

I’ve mentioned on another couple of threads that I think that there’s a good chance that he’d look at a veteran backup QB this year, since another draft candidate seems (to me) to make the situation more difficult rather than more clear. The issues with both Quinn and Andersen is that they seem to have gotten off to such poor starts that it might be very difficult to pick up McD’s system and perform at a high enough level to give us a good chance to win. The backstory with Simms makes this a little more difficult – taking on a QB with a history that hasn’t been good and asking him to come on if Orton is hurt and step in, cold, and produce is a really tough job.

I haven’t looked carefully at the list of those who will be available – my apologies. Generally, there will be a half dozen or so. I guess that I’d wait to see if there is something – an invitation, talks with agent, etc – to see who is both available and interesting to McD/Xanders.

Get a young guy with lots to prove and lots to learn. wyoeng if i liked one it would be thigpen.