"I don't have a projected starter at this point," he said. "What we're going to do is we'll have an open competition where they'll both get a chance to establish that they'll be the starter."
So, there you have it. Rumors that Mangini hasn't settled on either Brady Quinn or Derek Anderson as his starter are true. BUT ... he is going to let them compete for the job.Why does this make me somewhat happy? Because, finally, Brady is going to have a chance to win the starting job — a chance he's not had since he was drafted.
In his rookie season, he was closed out of the open QB competition between Anderson and Charlie Frye by Romeo Crennel (we all know how well that competition turned out). And, last season, stubborn Romeo made DA the starter without even giving "the other guy" a chance (and, we all know how well that turned out too).
My point is, Brady is finally being given a chance to shine. He's being given an opportunity to go out there in training camp and say, "I should be the starter, and this is why." And, if this is truly an open competition, Brady is finally being given a fair chance to prove why he should be the starting quarterback for this team.
Of course, rumors still persist that Mangini isn't too thrilled with either quarterback and that he's shopping both around the league. If this is true, his willingness to give up on Quinn without so much as a look at what he can do worries me. Then again, Mangini's willingness to at least give Brady a shot to win the starting job in an open competition is more than he's ever gotten from this franchise.
Go Brady! Go Browns!
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