On the issue of how to plan for a week 17 game if a wildcard spot is clinched going in to the last game -- just clinching a wildcard spot does not guarantee seeding for the first game.  Without knowing who wins their divisions for #3 and #4 seeds, on the surface it would seem like earning a #5 seed as the best wildcard team would be a little more advantageous than getting the #6 seed.  Unless the overall playoff seed was locked in going into the week 17 game, your starters should play all out just like any other week.

If any game from here on out were to become a blowout -- if we were to blow out the Jets or 49ers, or God forbid, we were to get blowed out (thanks, Emmit!) in a game, it would be good to get a look at Quinn in regular season action.

In the preseason, Quinn appeared to really take charge regardless of the unit he played with, or the level of the competition he was facing.  He seemed to show a lot of natural leadership qualities, from the way he took charge of organizing the team on field, to the way he drew out the best in his teammates during drives.  I'd like to see how much of that translates to a regular season game.

Derek Anderson has a lot to offer in that he reads the play quickly, acts decisively, has great arm strength, and gets rid of the ball quickly.  Along with that, he is surprisingly light on his feet for a man of his size.  All of these are impressive, NFL quality attributes.  Other players have made more out of less than Derek Anderson has going for him.

On the other hand, though Anderson has been improving with steady playing time he often makes poor decisions on targets. To some extent the decisions are a by-product of being trained to take the decisive action while making the quick read on routes.  He rarely seems to think twice about throwing into double or even heavy zone coverage, but here again he shows some improvement in throwing the ball away when the play is simply just not there.  Anderson also has the same touch on short loft passes as does Roberto Duran - "Hands of Stone"... The positives are solid, but the obstacles for him to overcome are just as formidable.

For what it's worth, you asked for our opinions on Anderson -- good, bad or indifferent.  I've got to say I'm indifferent on this, not in the sense that I couldn't care less one way or the other about him as a player having strong positives and negatives to work with, and work through, but indifferernt on going forward with Anderson.  I would be very comfortable with making the highest tender offer to him and just as comfortable either way that action plays out.  As much as I would want to see Quinn in regular season action before I was forced to make the move to get rid of either one, I think either Quinn or Anderson could be very successful in this offense.

The way I see it, the Browns have two QBs who can start on at least half the teams in the NFL today.  That's a great problem to have.  If the Browns can fill two areas of need at the cost of either of those QBs, they have got to go for it.  That's an organizational decision to make.  

If a first and a third round draft pick next year can fill two needs, I wish Anderson the best of luck wherever he goes (OK, not so much luck if he goes to another team in the division...).  At the same time, if he stays here on the tender contract, I would have no problems keeping Anderson as the starter facing competition in training camp from Quinn.  If the Browns can fill two needs by trading Quinn while keeping Anderson, I would welcone that move also.

Pretty much the definition of indifferent....