QB of the future?

by Nat on Nov 29, 2007 1:38 PM EST

Plain Dealer reports today that Savage is planning on at least giving Derek Anderson the highest contract tender this offseason (link). It also, however, talks about how they haven't ruled out signing him to a long term contract. I was just curious what people thought. Do we sign DA to a contract, or take the draft picks (assuming someone picks him up) and go with BQ next year?

I personally would lean towards giving DA the highest tender, taking the draft picks and going with Brady Quinn. Obviously he's not a sure thing, but with the strength of the pieces on offense, I think there wouldn't be too much pressure on him to try and make all the plays on his own. I'd imagine that they will try and get him some playing time in the next few weeks to find out how he does.

Incidentally, how ironic would it be if we get someone else's 1st round draft choice for Anderson and it's higher than the one we gave up to Dallas?

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What should the Browns do for QB?

Take the draft picks and let Derek Anderson go

38 votes

Trade Brady Quinn and sign Derek Anderson to a long term deal

9 votes

Sign Derek Anderson and keep Brady Quinn

41 votes

Get rid of them both and call up Vinny Testaverde!!!!

5 votes

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Re: QB of the future?

The Minnesota Vikings are supposed to be very high on DA. I think that the Browns should put the franchise tag on him and auction him off to the highest bidder. A first and two seconds doesn't sound too bad to me.

by Bernie19Kosar on Nov 29, 2007 1:44 PM EST reply actions

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the browns are in the playoff running for the first time in how long? and you want to get rid of Anderson, i know the browns have a tradition of having great draft picks that are never a bust like Tim Couch but i think this conversation is HORSEBALLS. hold on to them both, quinn is not signed for that much money he was a late first round pick

by spineshanker93 on Nov 30, 2007 8:16 AM EST reply actions

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Franchising him would put his salary at the average of the top five QB's. The best option is to tender him an offer. He can negotiate with other clubs, but we can still match any offer. This would keep him for an additional year. If it turns our he was a one year wonder, we can go with Brady, if not, we can sign him long term.

by CraigD on Nov 30, 2007 10:29 AM EST reply actions

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I think we are getting ahead of ourselves. The Browns have one decision to make right now.

Franchise him?
Tender him an offer. At what level?
Negotiate out a long term deal

Let's discuss this a bit further.

1. Franchising him locks him into a (by my calculation) $12 mil cap hit and assuredly prevents other teams from trying "steal" him because no team would ever give up 2 #1's for a one year QB.
Result: We are forced to sign him to a long term deal or risk having a 12 mil hit and losing him next year while receiving nothing in return.

2. Tender him and offer keeps him here for at least another year.
Result: We keep him for one more year at a great price and we set a high but arguably reasonable price to start trade negotiations.

3. Sign him to a long term deal and have two qb's. Of course, this is a lot easier said then done since we have no idea what DA wants (although I'm sure Savage does)
Result: DA's or Quinn's perceived value throughout the league (and thus trade value) slowly diminishes through the years that one of them is not playing, and every year/game that we don't play well there is a QB controversy. (Yes I know injury's and it's always good to have two, but that only works if #2 has accepted being #2 and I don't think DA or Quinn will be content as the #2 since DA is a successful starter right now and Quinn was a first round draft pick with a ton of hype).

Conclusion: No-brainer. Tender him the highest offer and let the market work itself out. Listen to all the trade offers and monitor all the contract talks. Let the rest of the league decide his worth while managing the risk of keeping/losing a highly valuable asset for a small $2.5 mil contract or a 1 an 3.

by dvd1204 on Nov 30, 2007 11:19 AM EST reply actions

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I failed to add in the conclusion that Savage should then act accordingly based off of the trade offers and DA's contract offers

by dvd1204 on Nov 30, 2007 11:40 AM EST up reply actions

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Out of curiosity, why do you think it's important whether or not Quinn is happy? They have him locked up in a contract, sign DA longterm, keep them both. Having two QBs is great luxury in the NFL.

Letting DA go would be completely moronic.

Trading Quinn, maybe, if you can get at least a mid first rounder.

Franchise tag doesn't really work as far as the cap goes.

by gentryholdem on Dec 17, 2007 6:08 PM EST up reply actions