Derek Anderson talking to Arizona Cardinals; Charlie Whitehurst to sign Chargers tender offer
by David Fucillo (Fooch) on Mar 17, 2010 10:59 AM PDT
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I'll add more details later, but ESPN is reporting that Charlie Whitehurst has told the Chargers he will sign the one-year tender offer. Additionally, Derek Anderson is reportedly "on the verge of signing a deal with the Arizona Cardinals."
I'm in class so can't go into more detail right now, but this is obviously worthy of discussion. Anybody think Anderson can have success in Arizona and unseat Matt Leinart? And if so, with this potential signing how do we view the Cardinals in 2010?
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Whitehurst
I guess this means that the Hawks will probably want to sign Bradford or Clausen. They will definitely need a QB in the draft somewhere. There’s not really anymore free agent QB’s they could go after.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
I think Whitehurst is going to Seattle.
Not sure what this means on the Bradford/Clausen front.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Mar 17, 2010 11:33 AM PDT up reply actions
Whitehurst
signing his tender just means that San Diego can trade him to Seattle for less than a 3rd round pick if they choose.
Jason LaConfora tweeted this
QB Charlie Whitehurst wants to sign oer sheet with Seattle, pending a SD/seattle trade. Derek Anderson agrees to terms with Cardinals
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Leinart
Some of the NFLN analysts think that Leinart won’t be the starter by the first regular season game. Michael Lombardi said that specifically. Personally, I can’t see Anderson as the guy whose going to be better than Leinart. Either way, they both are not very good.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
Anderson is a better fit for their offense
We’ll see what happens though.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by chikmagnet_565 on Mar 17, 2010 11:38 AM PDT up reply actions
Better fit?
In what sense? Arizona is a passing team, Anderson is not a very good passer. One lucky year is not enough to convince me he is any good. The one thing he has going for him is that he is only 26. But that’s about it.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
Even then, it was really one fantastic half year followed by a rather pedestrian half year. His second half that season wasn’t even all that great.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 17, 2010 12:10 PM PDT up reply actions
Arizona likes to pass the ball deep
Anderson’s only good attribute is his deep ball accuracy.
Matt Leinart likes to dink and dunk.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by chikmagnet_565 on Mar 17, 2010 3:18 PM PDT up reply actions
so accurate that he threw 10 Int’s vs. 3 td’s. Good for us… more deep passes to pick off.
If he get’s the starting job, prediction:
7 TD’s, and 18 INT’s before he’s yanked for Leinart to come in and do about 2% better than that.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
Those numbers don't help your argument.
Brady Quinn didn’t do much better.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by chikmagnet_565 on Mar 17, 2010 5:53 PM PDT up reply actions
That was with Todd Haley
Whisenhunt used a lot more short passes and quick reads this year. The longest reception one of our receivers had last year was 45 yards and that was against the Rams.
Lifelong Arizona Cardinals/Chicago Bears fan.
I can't stand fair-weather/bandwagon fans, stick with your team, throughout the good and the bad.
WHAT?
Kurt Warner’s longest pass play all year was 45 yds., one of only 2 passes over 40 yds. all year, which by the way ranked him 42nd in the league. There are only 32 teams!
Larry Fitzgerald longest Rec. was 34 yds., which ranked him 156th.
The Cardinals use a short to medium range passing game based on accuracy and getting the ball out quickly, although this year, with Leinart at QB and the running game improved they will use more deep play action.
Anderson had a couple of decent years
who knows what he can do.
Leinart’s contract blows up next year, jumping up to $7.36 million in bas salary plus a $5 million roster bonus
Member of the legendary David Carr thread, 6 March 2010
Well we know what he did last year with a decent Oline:
3 TD’s, 10 INT’s, and a comp rate of 53%.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
LOL
Why buy the cow, when you get the sex for free?
by return2greatness on Mar 17, 2010 12:06 PM PDT up reply actions
How about Brady Quinn?
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by chikmagnet_565 on Mar 17, 2010 3:19 PM PDT up reply actions
Wow, I can’t imagine anybody being available who would be more attractive option to start for that team than Leinart. I mean, unless the coaches there just really don’t like him at all.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 17, 2010 11:51 AM PDT up reply actions
His work ethic has always been the question
But Wisenhunt has said that Leinart is finally serious this year. Whether or not that will help his game is the question. Kurt Warner sort of slammed him for it too here in AZ on a radio station during an interview. Either way, their QB situation go a lot worse when Warner decided to hang ’em up.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
OK at best.
I don’t think Anderson is the answer. Him and Leinart are about the same level. Leinart has more potential but has not lived up to it. I think that whoever starts on this team next year is going to be OK at best. They are rebuilding anyway. They have a lot of question marks with all the players they have lost. The 49ers have a good shot next year. If anything Seattle will give them the most fits.
Leinart has one start in 2-1/2 years....
since game 5 of his 2nd year when he got hurt. So how has he not lived up to his potential. Should AZ have benched Warner just so Leinart could play? And if you think Sea is the 2nd best team in the division, well that is just stunning.
Neither...
of these things make a difference for the Niners. They should’ve won the division last year even when the Cards had Warner. And Seattle isn’t improved in any way. Anything short of a division title this year is a huge disappointment.
+1
Why buy the cow, when you get the sex for free?
by return2greatness on Mar 17, 2010 12:07 PM PDT up reply actions
DO you guys ever wonder if our speculation on the seahawks' QB needs in the draft
are just as misguided as everyone’s assumptions we were going after Sanchez last year?
It makes sense to me that they’d take clausen at 6 or 14 but then again…maybe not?
Unless they are content with Mike Teel as the quarterback of the future, they need to get a QB somewhere in the draft. Even if they get Whitehurst, I’d say they still go QB somewhere. If they do get Whitehurst though, it may be safe to say that they won’t go QB in the first. Hasselbeck could be done after this year… and if he gets injured again, he may hang ’em up mid season.
"If you're not first, you're last" -Reese Bobby.
Patrick Willis tweets...
@DAallday Derek, welcome to the NFC West. Looking forward to introducing you to the turf in our first game.
Win the inning.
YES!
Willis is now trash talking. Guess he figured that’s the only way he becomes a more nationally recongnized figure. Love it all the same!
I survived the David Carr Press Conference Thread 3/06/2010
Credit to iaalexeeff
Eat Shitake!
by Hoopers Judge on Mar 17, 2010 1:01 PM PDT up reply actions
Anderson's int rate
With Anderson Willis just might have a better shot at being the defensive MVP with a couple extra picks if the team overall hits the playoffs well.
Nice way to look at it.
I survived the David Carr Press Conference Thread 3/06/2010
Credit to iaalexeeff
Eat Shitake!
by Hoopers Judge on Mar 17, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
LOL, I hope nobody took the "tweet" seriously
because it was created by moi. I doubt Willis will ever say anything like that to a non-teammate. Also Mr. Willis if you see this, please don’t hunt me down and Brad Smith’d me – I need all my organs!
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Mar 17, 2010 2:26 PM PDT up reply actions
Well the only way DA will play in that game...
Is if the Cardinals are up big. So PW, by all means, introduce him!
done deal
http://www.revengeofthebirds.com/2010/3/17/1377812/qb-derek-anderson-newest-cardinal
Equation= 1,2,2,3,3 is a lot better than 1,1,2,3 in a deep draft, especially when your 1 nets you E berry.
Alex Smith is not a bust, he is a product of poor management and coaching.
anderson solid few years. probowler "oone"
Could say.inaccurate said other stars but is a solid loccker room.can cannon deep ball.scary with our slow corners not as fast other tyeammates “primetime” but that my say.distasted from clevland media and mangiiini despite past accolodades my bro argues otherwise says quinn better future talent and soft. Not finess I think
by M F on Mar 17, 2010 1:20 PM PDT via mobile reply actions
What in the fudge are you talking about
by Rod Blogojevich on Mar 17, 2010 1:54 PM PDT up reply actions
Goodness, I can't remember any division having a worse QB roster than the NFC West.
David Carr, Derek Anderson, Matt Leinart, Alex Smith (who could either blossom or suck again), the new Matt Hasselbeck, Kyle Boller, AJ Feeley, and Mike Teel all in the same division.
"BANG!" - Jim Lampley's first word as a child
I wouldn’t worry about Anderson much.
I survived the David Carr Press Conference Thread 3/06/2010
Credit to iaalexeeff
Eat Shitake!
by Hoopers Judge on Mar 17, 2010 1:44 PM PDT up reply actions
Yeah. Matt Schaub was actually really good to begin with. He was just hurt all the damn time. Anderson hasn’t played very well at all for pretty much two and a half years.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 17, 2010 2:05 PM PDT up reply actions
Looks like Willis tugged a few strings.
From Darnell Dockett’s twitter.
49ers are calling Patrick Willis’ knee procedure a bursectomy.-Get well pat cause I don’t want no exscuses when BIRDGANG Come calling!
This is the same Cards that got swept by said Niners and lost most of their good defensive starters, a crappy defense that got even crappier. Love it!
I survived the David Carr Press Conference Thread 3/06/2010
Credit to iaalexeeff
Eat Shitake!
Patrick Willis tweets...
@DDis4Breaston I’ve got caller ID man so I know who is calling me so I’ll slam down the phone so HARD Kurt Warner will take a knee while 2,000 miles away!
Win the inning.
by Scooter Ellis on Mar 17, 2010 2:28 PM PDT up reply actions
No.....
The only real good starter they lost is Dansby. They actually improved at FS. The OLB play will be much improved with the younger players over the retired BB and Chike. And if Sean Weatherspoon falls to AZ, the def will be improved over last year.
Please stop double-spacing after periods.
It is improper format. Every article posted on this Web site uses improper format. It doesn’t matter which style guide you go by — they all require one space after period. I know you aren’t journalism students, but even MLA and APA style guides require one space. We stopped double spacing two decades ago. Can we fix this problem? It would make ninersnation.com much more realistic.
You’re very persistent about this.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 17, 2010 3:43 PM PDT up reply actions
I want to ban him.
Really, if he is screaming bloody murder about double spaces after periods it’s only going to get worse from here. It’s about as nebulous of a visual issue as anyone can find. It’s not the blog’s business to adhere to everyone’s pet peeve.
What is next? A graphic artist complaining the gray background color doesn’t precisely color compliment the gold/burgundy color scheme? You guys should really be using the HTML gray color code #c5c5c5 instead of #c3c3c3, after all HTML coding standards no longer adhere to the 256 Web-safe colors model, not even W3C requires the standard and the industry expanded to the full RGB color spectrum 5 years ago. Can we fix this problem? It would make ninersnation.com much more realistic.
Dude it's acceptable
I have a journalism degree and there’s nothing wrong with it. In fact, there are text formats that recognize a double-space after a period as the start of a new sentence and automatically will capitalize the first letter after the period. So why should there be such a major issue with it?
For a Laker fan...
…You’re pretty good at Grammar.
What we've got here is a failure to communicate.
by chikmagnet_565 on Mar 17, 2010 5:55 PM PDT up reply actions
I lol'd
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Mar 18, 2010 8:42 PM PDT up reply actions
This is straight from the MLA website:
“Because it is increasingly common for papers and manuscripts to be prepared with a single space after all punctuation marks, this spacing is shown in the examples in the MLA Handbook and the MLA Style Manual. As a practical matter, however, there is nothing wrong with using two spaces after concluding punctuation marks unless an instructor or editor requests that you do otherwise.”
There is nothing wrong with double-spacing after periods.
AP certainly looks down on it with a mighty stank-eye. I’m not sure what Chicago style has to say about it. And I’ve already made my personal arguments regarding the issue in another thread. I don’t see a point to repeat myself.
However, if you are going to do it, consistency is key.
I don't know about that, to the groin.
by howtheyscored on Mar 17, 2010 7:32 PM PDT up reply actions
If you’re going to publish something in a newspaper, then I understand that it’s a waste of ever important space. However it isn’t grammatically incorrect to use two spaces after a period. Like you said, consistency is key. So long as you people don’t switch back and forth then I think there’s nothing wrong with one space or two spaces. But that’s just me.
It isn't so much the player as it is the price and thought process behind it.
It’s just the highest-profile of a series of bizarre moves this offseason.
"Mayhap a hidden door lurks nigh. Let us search the environs."
by Fearless Frog on Mar 18, 2010 8:43 PM PDT up reply actions
meh
Derek Anderson, Matt Leinart…either way I think the one two punch of Alex and Carr sets us up with the strongest QB position in the NFCW this coming season, with Smith as the uncontested starter unless he really messes up in TC. Derek Anderson was the sexy choice in, what, 2007? Back when the KC Chiefs got a little feisty…but he hasn’t done much since then. What’s up with Seattle? What are they doing now that Wallace is in detroit? Will Hasselbeck be able to play next season? i haven’t been keeping up.
Anderson Could be Great!
I have played with and against Derek Anderson while growing up. I have also followed his career with the Browns and now with the Cards. I would have to say that yes everybody is right he has not been very consistant over the years while with the Browns. I also have to point out that Edwards and Winslow had outstanding seasons in ’07 also but nobody jumped on their backs in ’08 for playing like crap. You do know that a QB is really only as good as the recievers he is working with. Having a good running game helps more then most people realize.
I think that if Anderson can get in and pick up the Cards offence quickly and get on the same page as Fitzgerled and Doucett then they could go along way. The Cards have a much better offencive line and with the one two punch of Hightower and Wells from out of the back field the other teams not going to know if they should drop back for the long ball or push up and try to stop the run. Thats why Warner played so well in this offence because he had the duel threat. With out it your just screwed!
DA will not get off the bench....
unless it is a blowout or ML gets injured, Period!
ML Getting hurt!
Ha! That is all that ML has been good for since he has been in Arizona. He kept getting the starting spot and would get hurt everytime. He is to much of a wimp to play in the NFL. I give him till maybe week 3 and he will be out! He will probley be on his PERIOD!
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