Could Pro Bowl Hurt Derek Anderson?
Apparently the game doesn’t mean much to the rest of the world. Still after the stinker of a performance that Derek Anderson put together yesterday in Hawaii in place of Tom Brady, I have to wonder if it will hurt his restricted free agency status. Anderson completed 10 out of 26 passes for 103 yards, one interception and he got stripped once. On top of that, Anderson probably had every reason to feel comfortable with three teammates on the field with him at all times. Joe Thomas was blocking in front of him, and he had Braylon Edwards and Kellen Winslow running routes for him. And still, in a game where defensive backs are not allowed to play press coverage, Derek Anderson couldn’t get anything going. Compared to his peers in the game, Anderson was dismal.
Peyton Manning was 11 out of 16 for 147 yards
Ben Roethlisberger was 5 out of 9 for 42 yards
Jeff Garcia was 8 out of 10 for 117 yards
Tony Romo was 9 out of 16 for 87 yards
Matt Hasselbeck was 7 out of 9 for 78 yards
In Anderson’s defense, it has been a while since he last played because the Browns didn’t make the playoffs. Then again, NOT to Anderson’s defense the Browns didn’t MAKE THE PLAYOFFS.
Anyway, this might all just be a waste of my typing if the Pro Bowl truly doesn’t mean a thing. But it just seems to me that a guy who is out there scoffing at the Browns offers and reportedly looking for Tony Romo money, an exhibition that is set up for QB’s to perform really really well should probably work in your favor. And if for some reason it doesn’t, I should expect the likes of the Minnesota Vikings and Miami Dolphins (teams that need quarterbacks) to take notice.
But, maybe not.
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