Tough to Rank: Derek Anderson
Derek Anderson is not going to lose his starting job in training camp, but the presence of Brady Quinn makes him a difficult 2008 projection. Without Quinn, and with Donte Stallworth added to an impressive receiver mix, Anderson would likely project as a top-7 quarterback.
With Quinn and such a short track record, Anderson becomes a riskier QB1 than most think. The schedule, for one, gets a lot more difficult.
So where would you rank Anderson? He's certainly after the top-five, but does he go below guys like Matt Hasselbeck, Donovan McNabb, Jay Cutler, and Marc Bulger outside the top ten?
Comments
What about Delhomme as a sleeper?? He does have added red zone weapons (Hackett, Crumpler, Muhammad).
Posted by: Abhay | April 7, 2008 05:27 PM
I always do about 10 Mock Fantasy Drafts before I do my Fantasy Football Draft, it will be very interesting to see where he falls.
I think he has the ability to be a good starter, but, as we know, sometimes when decent players get their money, it's not good for fantasy owners.
Posted by: Ryan | April 7, 2008 05:36 PM
...whatever - quinn didn't impress me in college - he didn't impress alot of folks in the combine - and was minimally effective when he got the chance (granted he was a rookie) when he played last year - i still say he's a BUST - a very expensive BUST...but what do i know???...
prm
Posted by: prm | April 7, 2008 08:33 PM
Not below all of the ones you mentioned. Brady, Romo, Peyton.....then Anderson is as good a pick as whatever is left. Sure, risky, but so are the rest, who knows? DelHomme good sleeper pick along with Schaub but I wouldn't pick anyone else ahead of Anderson.
Posted by: b roo | April 7, 2008 09:31 PM
If you say he is out of the top five for sure who is your top 5?
Brady
Manning
Then who is for sure ahead of him? I loved Romo last year but I'd rank him and Anderson equal going into this year. With Owens a year older and Winslow a year healthier.
Posted by: J | April 7, 2008 10:10 PM
PRM - in response to your question, clearly not much, if anything. quinn was an excellent college quarterback playing one of the toughest schedules year in, year out. if you weren't impressed by him, you weren't watching. he threw 69 touchdown passes to 14 interceptions and completed 62+ percent of his passes 2005-2006.
"he didn't impress a lot of folks at the combine."
all quinn did at the combine was bench press 225 26 times. that's literally all he did. again, you have no clue what you're talking about.
"he was minimally effective when he played last year."
he played one drive, led the browns down the field and into scoring position, threw a sure touchdown pass to kellen winslow, and winslow outright dropped it in the end zone. that's all he did.
dude, you have no clue.
Posted by: dan | April 7, 2008 10:30 PM
oh, and by the way, quinn is not "expensive." late first-round picks do not get big contracts. five years, $9 million is nothing for a backup quarterback.
i truly hope you learned something today.
Posted by: dan | April 7, 2008 10:33 PM