Is Derek Anderson a Pro Bowl Quarterback?

Over the past year there’s been plenty of debate about who should be the starting quarterback for the Cleveland Browns, either Derek Anderson or Brady Quinn. One of the biggest defenses of Anderson and his credibility as a starter is that he was a Pro Bowler in 2007. The following is an examination of Anderson and his Pro Bowl year of 2007 and how it relates to the past 10 years of his fellow Pro Bowl signal callers. Before I continue, let’s remember that Anderson was a Pro Bowl alternate who was sent to Hawaii only because Tom Brady decline to play.   Let’s look at Anderson’s stats from 2007:   16 games 15 games started 298 completions 527 attempts 56.5 percent completion 3,787 yards 29 TD 19 INT 3.6 percent interceptions 82.5 passer rating 14 sacks   Now let’s take a look at the average stats from Pro Bowlers from 1999 to 2008:   15.39 games 15.14 games started 300.05 completions 484.43 attempts 61.7 percent completion 3,599.5 yard...