I guess probably not, not like it’s a pro day.

Trust me guys, as a life long browns fan…yes, Derek Anderson is that bad. True enough, the Browns were awful, but make no mistake, DA’s historically bad QB performance in 2009 was a cause, not an effect.
Please be aware I like the cardinals alot, and always root for them (at least when they’re not playing the Browns)…I don’t want you to think I’m over here trying to start sh*t—just being as honest as I can be about my experience with DA.
I also am not trying to bash him because of his comments after he was released, I figured it was just knee jerk reaction and well, he should have been pissed about a few drunk fans cheering when he got hurt. Anyways, he apologized and he’s moved on so no big deal.

In the games he started last year before being benched for an equally piss poor Brady Quinn, he went 1-4 and in that time, Anderson threw two touchdowns and nine interceptions. 2. He completed only 55 of 135 pass attempts, and he actually got worse as the season progressed, com,pleting 29 of 87 passes in his last four games (with an average of only 80 yards per game).

Overall, his completion percentage was an atrocious 42.9% and his QB rating was 36.2% — dead last in the NFL in both categories, as he was in the category of yards per attempt. He was second-to-last in yards per game and fifth-to-last in interceptions, which actually was impressive considering he didn’t start in the first three games of the year. His passer rating was the lowest a quarterback has had since 1981.
Yes, he has a strong arm (although absolutely no touch whatsoever)…and that was what blinded management and coaching staff…as well as his pro-bowl season in 2007. But to me that doesn’t hold much weight anymore since his stats show him to have been the worst starting QB in the national football league in the ensuing two seasons.
He has no peripheral vision….I can’t count how many times he rolled right into a rushing DE who was being funneled outside instead of simply stepping up into the pocket.
He has a tendency also to force the ball, and he’ll leave you scratching your head in confusion when he throws into double and triple coverage, or panics and hits a LB right between the numbers with no receiver within 10 yards of the ball. It’s one of those (facepalm) what we you thinking moments…It was the turnovers that really killed us time and time and time (and time) again.

Now on to some intangibles I’ve noticed with him.
DA is also not much of a ‘field general.’ While he’s certainly not a ‘cancer’ or someone who doesn’t work hard or want to win and do well, he has a tendency to, I dunno, ‘mope,’ (I guess that’s a good word) around the field, shoulders sagging, laying on the ground, hanging his head when he makes a mistake or things are going badly (which was a lot with my brownies). He’s…just really not a leader, and while not everyone should try and be, I just can’t see how he inspired alot of his teammates on offense to have much confidence in him as their QB.

Anyways, all that being said…sometimes a change of scenery can work wonders, the cardinals are certainly a much better team, and he does posses the physical tools. He showed flashes of that in 2007…maybe he can replicate that, stranger things have happened, and I hope he does. Just don’t get your hopes up too much that he’s gonna be the answer to Leinart. I’m just hoping just his presence helps light a fire under Leinart’s ass…