National Football League

Browns sticking with Anderson despite poor play

Published Oct. 26, 2009 10:02 p.m. ET

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Cleveland Browns coach Eric Mangini has no plans to bench Derek Anderson, the NFL's lowest-rated quarterback, for Brady Quinn or anyone else.

Anderson has completed just 23 of 70 passes in the past three games and came out of Sunday's 31-3 loss to Green Bay with an overall 40.6 rating — nearly seven points behind the second-lowest QB, Oakland's JaMarcus Russell.

Despite the atrocious stats, Mangini feels Anderson gives his team the best chance to win and will not switch back to Quinn, who began the season as Cleveland's starter but was replaced by Anderson after only 10 quarters.

Mangini said his decision to stick with Anderson is not because the team is trying to avoid paying Quinn $11 million he would earn this season if he plays in 70 percent of the team's offensive snaps.

"Nothing," Mangini said when asked if the money was a factor. "Zero. Nothing to do with it."

Quinn said he is not perplexed why he's not playing and has not pushed to get another shot at starting. He does not have a problem with Mangini or offensive coordinator Brian Daboll.

"There are a lot of things I can do to get better," said Quinn, who made three starts last season before he was sidelined by a finger injury. "We follow our head coach and whatever the head coach says goes."

Quinn said he isn't concerned about his future in Cleveland and that he's doing his best to stay prepared each week if called upon.