Monday, September 01, 2008

Anderson to start against Cowboys

by Rav Deol

You’ll have to wait a little long Brady; It’s being reported that Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson will indeed be starting this Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.

Anderson has been sidelined since Aug. 18 with a mild concussion following a second-quarter sack by New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora. Anderson hit his head on the turf during the play and missed the final two preseason games.

Although not 100-percent committed, Browns general manager Phil Savage also hinted to reporters over the weekend that Anderson should be ready.

“The expectation is ‘DA’ will be back and ready to go,” Savage said.

This doesn’t come as too much of a surprise, I think everyone expected that he’d be ready for the opener. There’s no way the Browns would put Derek Anderson under center if he wasn’t ready, especially with the beast that is DeMarcus Ware lurking about on the other side of the line of scrimmage.