Found August 31, 2009 on Bleacher Report:
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The last thing anyone needs is another Cleveland quarterback article.Having said that, it takes the wind out of your comment sails doesn't it? Moving on. The phrase moving on, is the theme of the 2009 Cleveland Browns this season. After coming in, Eric Mangini started cleaning house. Trading away the often injured, attitude plagued superstar, Kellen Winslow for a second and fifth round pick. Drafting a replacement center, Alex Mack, for the aging Hank Fraley. Drafting a replacement for thirty year old Jamal Lewis, in the form of James Davis. And releasing Shaun Smith, the man who caused so much drama in the locker room. We keep moving on, but what we've yet to move on from, is 2007 Pro Bowler Derek Anderson. I'm not saying Derek Anderson is a poor quarterback, he just isn't in the right system. Anderson's play-calling and decision-making are better suited for a west coast offense, a series of slants and long ball options. Somewhere in the NFC West perhaps, wher...
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