Philadelphia and Cleveland QB Situations: So Similar, Yet So Different

In 2008, the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns went into the year with almost identical quarterback situations. They had an incumbent starter who has had success and a young highly regarded prospect who the fans were eager to see. That created many question marks about the incumbent and his future with the team. Although they entered the season in almost identical situations, they turned out in much different ways. This article has two parts. Part 1 will compare Donovan McNabb to Derek Anderson and Part 2 will compare Kevin Kolb to Brady Quinn.   Part 1: The Incumbents While Donovan McNabb has a resume that includes a trip to the Super Bowl, multiple trips to the NFC Championship Game, and Pro Bowl appearances, Derek Anderson was coming off a breakout year in which he made the Pro Bowl himself. In spite of their accomplishments, both guys had a young prospect behind them. The fans wanted to see these two prospects. That made it so both McNabb and Anderson would ... (link)