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20 Feb
Forget About Derek Anderson
The Browns are reportedly about to offer Derek Anderson a three-year deal. So you can cross his name off the list of potential future Vikings quarterbacks. Not that there was a great chance of him ending up with the Purple anyway.
What does that leave at QB now?
- Todd Collins. He played well last year with Washington but he’s old, and the Redskins may want to keep him anyway.
- Donovan McNabb. He isn’t going anywhere.
- Daunte Culpepper. That bridge got burned. Or did it? I’m starting to wonder now. If the Vikings got desperate enough, and Daunte got desperate enough…
- Rex Grossman. Um, no.
- Josh McCown. Yes, the same guy who broke our hearts in 2003. I could see him backing up Tarvaris Jackson. He’s exactly the kind of lame player Brad Childress seems to favor.
- Byron Leftwich. Slow. Gimpy. Does have experience. Maybe…
- Trent Green. Who better to follow in the footsteps of Brad Johnson and Kelly Holcomb than another old, broken-down guy? And one who’s susceptible to concussions to boot. I honestly think Green could end up here. The argument will be, “He’ll make a good mentor for Tarvaris.” And by week 3, when the Vikes are 0-2 and Childress can feel his job slipping away, Trent will be starting.
- Brady Quinn. Now the rumor mill will start saying Quinn wants a trade because Anderson got a long-term deal. But I don’t want anything to do with Quinn. He will never be a good NFL quarterback. And the gay community in Minneapolis would not be happy if he were to be acquired.
