So that is what the return of swagger looks like?
Posted September 30th, 2008 by Dan
"We've got our swagger back," Derek Anderson to Peter King of Sports Illustrated.
What? So, let's recap what it takes to get ones swagger back:
• Beat a winless team without it's starting quarterback
• Score three points through the first three quarters of the game
• Throw just one interception instead of the almost two a game you were averaging
• Pass for a whopping 138 yards on 24 attempts
• Get 24 yards on 13 carries in the second half from your starting running back
• Have your "star" receiver get an unnecessary roughness penalty, scream at the starting quarterback and play air guitar following his first touchdown of the year
• Have said receiver catch a whole three passes for 22 yards
• Convert on just half of your four red-zone appearances
Should the team be happy about getting its first win? Absolutely. Should the supposed leader of the offense gloat about it to, arguably, the most recognizable and read football writer in the country? No.
Stupid move on Anderson's part. Between this and the fact that he really hasn't taken a hold of this team emotionally makes me question his maturity a little.
The difference is clearly visible.
September 30th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I'm hoping that this was just a psychological ploy by Anderson to rally his team. No way that even sees that this is "swagger." Maybe Anderson is dumb like a fox…
September 30th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
I would say more of a stagger than a swagger. He must be drunk!!!!
October 1st, 2008 at 1:41 am
swagger is what the buckeyes had until they played the trojans.
October 1st, 2008 at 11:11 am
Mark, he's not Ben Roethlisberger or Kyle Orton. Come on now.
The Buckeyes had a swagger before that game? yikes.
October 2nd, 2008 at 6:49 am
Swagger? Anderson lost his Swagger last year in the last 5 games of the season and hasn't got it back. He was an embarressment in the Pro Bowl if you ask me and hasn't proved a thing to me this season other then that he should be benched and Brady Quinn should now start. I can't say anything good about Romeo Crennel either. I feel his time has run out after now 4 years. I feel Browns owner Randy Lerner made a big mistake in thinking that Romeo could be a head coach riding on Bill Belichicks coat tails. Romeo's hard headedness to stick with Moe Carlton to the end and now Anderson just shows you what kind of coach we have leading the Cleveland Browns. This past weeks Browns win at Cincy could of very well have been a lost I believe if Carson Palmer was at quarterback. I believe to stick with Anderson will only disappoint Cleveland Brown fans more down the road. I feel give it a few more games, Anderson will be seated and Crennel will be out the door.
October 3rd, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Fred, I totally agree.