Cleveland Browns Tickets- Quarterback Woes Continue By Julie Cudney At Isnare.com Ezine Articles

If the Browns are going to finish well at the end of the 2008 season, they are going to have to do so without their top two quarterbacks. Brady Quinn was already out with a broken finger when Derek Anderson tore his left MCL against the Indianapolis Colts. The injury leaves the Browns with their third-string quarterback Ken Dorsey as they take on the dominant Tennessee Titans during week 14. Anderson was injured during the final drive of week 13’s game when he was hit by his own right tackle, Kevin Shaffer. During the 10-6 loss, Anderson was 16 of 26 for 110 yards, no touchdowns, no interceptions and a passer rating of 71.4. Dorsey came in for him and was zero of three for no yards, no touchdowns and one interception. Fans can see Dorsey finish out the season with Cleveland Browns tickets from http://www.stubhub.com/cleveland-browns-tickets.

When Anderson went down, it did not send an expected wave of dread over the Browns fans. Instead cheering could be heard from the on-lookers who have been disappointed with Anderson’s performance this season. Surprising, considering that just one season earlier Anderson was the first Browns quarterback in 20 years to make it to the Pro Bowl. He had a brilliant time in college at Oregon State. He led his team to three different bowl games, the first time an Oregon State quarterback has done that. Even with his top performance, Anderson wasn’t drafted until the sixth round of the 2005 draft by the Baltimore Ravens.

That season, he was waived early by the Ravens and then picked up by the Browns, who had him at the third quarterback position for the entire rest of the season. The next year, he was moved to backup quarterback behind Charlie Frye. Frye was injured later in the season, leading to Anderson playing five games and starting three. In that time, he had 793 yards five touchdowns and eight interceptions. The next year was his Pro Bowl year where he started all but one game. He had 3,787 yards, 29 touchdowns, 19 interceptions and a rating of 82.5. Before his injury, Anderson had started nine out of the 10 games he had played and amassed 1,615 yards, nine touchdowns, eight interceptions and a rating of 66.5.

This season marks Dorsey’s sixth in the NFL. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the seventh round of the 2003 draft from Miami. That first year, he was the third quarterback for most of the season and the backup for a small part, but he never saw playing time. He got his chance to start the next season when quarterback Tim Rattay was injured. He played in eight games and started seven in 2004. He had a total of 1,231 yards, six touchdowns, nine interceptions and a rating of 62.4. He was again the third quarterback in 2005, but eventually moved to starter because of trades and injuries. He started and played in three games, where he managed two touchdowns and two interceptions. Since being traded to the Browns in 2006, Dorsey has played in two games.

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