Derek Anderson News Archives

With six games remaining in a season apparently over before it began, questions over leadership, and if there needs to be a change, naturally arise.

The Browns rank last in total defense and third-worst in run defense. But it's not because their defense is that bad.

Two of science fiction's most memorable monsters face off in this thrilling and chilling creature feature.

Welcome to Cleveland football, another season, another failed rebuilding attempt.

Finally, after a decade as teammates at Coffman High School in the Columbus, Ohio, suburb of Dublin and then at Notre Dame, Bengals safety Chinedum Ndukwe and Browns quarterback Brady Quinn face each other Sunday 110 miles to the south in a schoolboy dream at Cincinnatia s Paul Brown Stadium.

BEREA: Brady Quinn is coming off his best game in the NFL, but the man he considers most instrumental in his development might be fired in a matter of days.

The Browns who were reborn in 1999 have packed many more losses than victories into their 11 seasons.

Browns coach Eric Mangini suggested Monday that the Lions faked injuries to slow the Browns no-huddle offense -- and Lions coach Jim Schwartz said Mangini was "way out of bounds'' with his allegations.

The best game of Brady Quinn's NFL career still wasn't enough to give the Browns a win Sunday afternoon.

Eric Wright's first-quarter interception of Matthew Stafford set up one of the Browns' three touchdowns of the quarter Sunday.

A few questions came to mind after watching the Cleveland Browns lose to the Baltimore Ravens, 16-0, on Monday night.

Allen Park -- At 1-8, who are the Lions to laugh? But, honestly, it's hard to keep from snickering.

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Browns receiver Josh Cribbs confirmed Wednesday that his lateral on the final play of Monday's game that resulted in a neck injury was not a coach's decision, but his interpretation of Brady Quinn's directive to keep the ball alive.

Brady Quinn's rebirth as Cleveland's starting quarterback is already deeply troubled.

All I can do is shake my head disappointingly. The Browns have had all sorts of opportunities and could do tons better, but haven't made any significant changes that have helped.

Posted by Anthony Stalter Eleven first downs, 160 total yards and zero points. After two weeks to prepare for their opposition, thata TMs what the Cleveland Browns produced on Monday night in a 16-0 loss to the Baltimore Ravens .

Ah, it's that time of the week again. The point of this preview is to get you all excited for Monday Night Football.

Cleveland Browns linebacker Eric Barton was placed on injured reserve, the team announced on Tuesday.

Tennessee's versatile defensive back Eric Berry could be a fit at either cornerback or safety for the Browns.

The Browns' 15-day break from losing...or, playing games, ends on Monday Night Football against the Baltimore Ravens from Cleveland Browns Stadium.

Kevin Cowherd Ravens 27, Browns 6 The frustrated Ravens use the Browns as a pinata in front of a national TV audience.

The other day the Cleveland Plain Dealer asked its readers: "Are the 2009 Cleveland Browns -- 1-7 at midseason break, masters of turnovers and arm-tackling, with a most offensive offense -- the worst ever?" The newspaper, having obviously written off the 2009 season, asked fans and ex-fans who would win if this year's team played the 1999 expansion ...

Bye weeks should be a chance for players and coaches to get away from it all, enjoy some down time and return with a rejuvenated attitude.

The Browns will make an official announcement about their quarterback situation today.

Brady Quinn might get another chance after all. According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Quinn will start against the Baltimore Ravens next Monday night.

BEREA, Ohio -- There is no head coach this season more vilified, more condemned and more ridiculed than Cleveland's Eric Mangini -- with Rolling Stone , of all people, calling his first-year tenure "a sort of Hurricane Andrew of football mismanagement." That sounds pretty awful, only I'm not sure what it means.

FBNBrowns-QBs,0208 Mangini not tipping hand on QB Eds: APNewsNow. By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio Browns coach Eric Mangini has returned to his secretive ways with his starting quarterback.

It probably won't be a surprise that Eric Mangini is the focus of many, many questions this week from Browns fans.

Cleveland Browns owner Randy Lerner dismissed Browns general manager George Kokinis on Monday after the Browns were embarrassed by the Bears on Sunday.

Just hours after Cleveland's fired general manager walked down the front steps in disgrace carrying his belongings in travel bags, two disgruntled fans climbed the same steps inside the team's headquarters for a meeting with the team's camera-shy owner.

The ugly Buffalo-Cleveland game in Week 5 was a tough loss for Bills fans to endure.

You don't need me advising you to start Peyton Manning and Maurice Jones-Drew, or to bench Derek Anderson and Earnest Graham.

At least Derek Anderson is as disgusted about his statistics as the fans are. Anderson told the Cleveland Plain Dealer this week that his stats are "garbage." He says he believes he's "improving," but that is arbitrary at this point.

I hate to admit it, but Phil Savage does have a point. a oeWe left two quarterbacks behind that both seem ruined right now.a Although we cana t blame this abysmal season on the quarterback situation entirely, it is a huge culprit.

Eric Mangini walked off Soldier Field like a weary pall bearer, head down, eyes fixed on his bootlaces ... like most coaches move when they get cracked 30-to-6 ... or 55-10, or 73-zip. A Bears team not that much better than his had done the damage.

Could the Cleveland Browns have fired anyone more blameless for that horrendous Football mess on the lakefront than the general manager who really wasn't a general manager? How about a secretary, maintenance guy or parking lot attendant? Or maybe the guy who walks team owner Randy Lerner's dog? There is only one way this ridiculous ...

With every other journalist on Bleacher Report either getting ready to write or having already written a Cleveland Browns midseason report article, this journalist is going to lay down the hard facts and take a look at the team's "coulda, woulda, shoulda." A The Coulda's 1. Brady Quinn could have made $11 million in incentives this year, but he was ...

In addition to dealing with a host of offensive problems, the Browns also have a dilemma: how much, and in what ways, to use Josh Cribbs on offense.

The Cleveland Browns are 1-7 this season and 55-113 since their return to the NFL as an expansion franchise in 1999.

Eric Steinbach quite possibly was the only Cleveland Brown who took something positive from a 30-6 drubbing Sunday at the hands of the Bears.

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Browns GM George Kokinis was escorted away from the Browns practice facility Monday night, ending his tenure with the team and head coach Eric Mangini.

The future of the Browns quarterback position beyond the bye week is, well, uncertain.

Pounded the previous week and losers of two straight, the Chicago Bears couldn't afford to go down again.

Is this season the end for RB Jamal Lewis? According to Steve Doerschuk of the Canton Repository , after the Browns ' loss to the Bears , Jamal Lewis stated that he would be retiring at the end of the season.

If the Cleveland Browns are bad, then quarterback Derek Anderson is the face of bad.

Safety Mike Adams placed his hands together and looked to the sky. "Dear Lord," he began.

Cedric Benson #32 of the Cincinnati Bengals tries to outrun Brodney Pool #21 of the Cleveland Browns during a first quarter run at Cleveland Browns Stadium December 21, 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.

By Lynn Saternow Herald Sports Editor MOST NFL TEAMS look forward to their "bye week." The banged-up Pittsburgh Steelers can use one this weekend.

BRONCOS AT RAVENS When: Noon. Line: Ravens by 31/2. Synopsis : Denver seeks its first 7-0 start since it won the Super Bowl in the 1998 season and has used a tough defense to reach its lofty status this time.