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Quinn out, Anderson back in for Browns


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His biggest play last Sunday was his last big play of the season. 

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Sure, Brady Quinn, the Notre Dame poster boy, finished out the game, turning his 24-yard bootleg into what would be the game-winning points. But Quinn also hurt his right foot on the play, and the injury has ended his season.

His getting hurt was the last thing Browns coach Eric Mangini wanted. 

Make no mistake here, Quinn wasn't Mangini's ideal quarterback. No other alternative on the Browns is. But Quinn was Mangini's best option, considering those alternatives. Now with Quinn sidelined, Mangini has to use Derek Anderson, whose return to the lineup threatens to revive the quarterback controversy that began this season.

For if the strong-armed Anderson plays well -- and he has played well in the past -- what choice does Mangini have but to look at him as a possible starter for next season, should Mangini have a next season with the Browns.

That's as big a question as who lines up behind center Alex Mack. 

It's a question, however, that should be answered in the next two games, games that will serve as final exams for many players on the Browns roster. Aside from a handful of players, most of what Mangini has to work with are marginal talents who will leave no large imprint on the franchise or on professional football. They might not all be journeymen, but they aren't Pro Bowlers either.

That applies, of course, to Anderson, although, surprisingly, he does have a Pro Bowl season in his work history. 

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Why do you constantly write about Clevelend? No one cares.

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