I Was Wrong About Derek Anderson.

[Guiness]

He's an RFA, so I expect the Browns to keep him one more year--unless they can get a king's ransom. They have nice young talent. I wouldn't be surprised if they became one of the best teams in the league by next year.

I'm thinking the same. I'm sure they'll be watching real closely to see how he does his second pass through the league - when teams have film on him. The slow footedness OPF mentioned may come home to roost.

Remember Holocomb? He lit it up for a while, but something went wrong.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I know the Vikes fans here in the Twin Cities are drooling over the possibility of getting him.

[Rastak]

I know the Vikes fans here in the Twin Cities are drooling over the possibility of getting him.

I'm not drooling. Ever heard of Scott Mitchell? He'd have to do it for more than one year to cough up a 1 and a 3.

Besides, like I said, why would they get rid of him?

[Merlin]

I think a lot of us were way off with Derek Anderson. Hey, sometimes it happens. It happened with a guy named Favre. If you think I deserve to be strung out for criticizing Thompson then you will definitely want to string me out for my criticism of Wolf for trading a #1 pick for some country boy named Favre. I was so pissed off, I couldn't believe we wasted a #1 pick on the guy. We of course had the "Majik" man, but he turned into a wimpass by demanding more money then promptly getting injured. I didn't warm up to him until the end of the 1992 season. Then it clicked for me that we had someone special in him.

It's nice to know there are people out there that can admit they were wrong and go on in life.

[Cheesehead Craig]

I know the Vikes fans here in the Twin Cities are drooling over the possibility of getting him.

I'm not drooling. Ever heard of Scott Mitchell? He'd have to do it for more than one year to cough up a 1 and a 3.

Besides, like I said, why would they get rid of him?

For a 1 and a 3. If they can get that for a potential 1 yr wonder, when they have Quinn ready to fill in, why wouldn't they?

[Partial]

I think he's overrated. He's got a pretty darn good receiving corps w/ two studs in Edwards and Winslow.

[esoxx]

And wrong about Haloti Ngata.

[Rastak]

I know the Vikes fans here in the Twin Cities are drooling over the possibility of getting him.

I'm not drooling. Ever heard of Scott Mitchell? He'd have to do it for more than one year to cough up a 1 and a 3.

Besides, like I said, why would they get rid of him?

For a 1 and a 3. If they can get that for a potential 1 yr wonder, when they have Quinn ready to fill in, why wouldn't they?

Oh yea, I agree from the Browns side. If they max tender him and someone tries to sign him, I'd be happy if I were the Browns. I don't think anyone will do it and I'd not just give him away.
My point was to tender him high and then when nobody bites, keep him for one more year.

[MadtownPacker]

Hadn't read this thread yet but when I saw the title I figured OPF had forbid his daughter to date Anderson!

[oregonpackfan]

And wrong about Haloti Ngata.

Not exactly. If you research threads in which I gave my views about Ngata, I did not think he merited a top 5 choice in the first round like some posters wanted.

He is starting for the Ravens but he is hardly performing at the all-pro level from what I understand.

If you recall, while he was a lineman at UO, he admitted to "Taking off some plays." Some NFL scouts told him he would be expected to put out 100% effort on every play when he was in the pros.

Will he become an all-pro? It is too early to determine, IMO.

[Cheesehead Craig]

My point was to tender him high and then when nobody bites, keep him for one more year.

Agree 100% on that Rastak.

[oregonpackfan]

Hadn't read this thread yet but when I saw the title I figured OPF had forbid his daughter to date Anderson!

You are a character, Madtown!

Actually, from what I have read about him in the local papers, he is a well-respected young professional who is well grounded. When he played for Oregon State, he displayed a good work ethic and was very coachable.

[MJZiggy]

Just what you need in a son-in-law. Coachable.