James Anderson...

[Zod]

Liked what I saw from James yesterday. He is turning into more than a solid backup, although still a third stringer.

They signed him to a one year tender in April.

Keep him around next season?

[Munkey]

Linebacker is definitely not our weak spot.

Also, yeah, he's a good back up.

[Urrymonster]

Keep if he is happy being where he is on the depth chart AND is happy to sign a pretty minimal deal. It's always worth having someone like him as insurance if Davis takes a while to recover.

Unfortunately with the exposure of starting these last few games, he will likely be advised to hit free agency. Starting experience is not over looked and I am sure someone will be able to throw a little more money at him than we can, plus likely give him a better chance to start.

[Darth Biscuit]

He's not a starter, but he is a solid backup. I like him... but the above is right, he'll prolly hit FA this offseason and someone who is low on LB's will pick him up.

[natty]

He'll probably be next year's Hangartner. I think he's good enough to be a starter, it just doesn't look like that because our starting talent is so good.

[Proudiddy]

Yes, I think he's better than Diggs and Johnson when given the opportunity. I just have always gotten the feeling that he isn't 100% into giving it his all year-round for football - like a guy that has other interests... That's the only reason I can explain a guy that has great athleticism that never really translates to the field.

[Udogg]

Rather keep him than Johnson. I think Diggs is underated, but Anderson is waaaaaayyyy faster than Diggs and younger I believe, so if there is a choice long term I would prefer Anderson. Against the run Anderson plays real well, but against the pass he has trouble in coverages. If he gets stronger in that aspect he can be a valuable piece.

[PantherDude]

Anderson surely look better than Landon Johnson. We should keep him & not renew Johnson's contract next year.

[Urrymonster]

Anderson surely look better than Landon Johnson. We should keep him & not renew Johnson's contract next year.

I don't think Johnson has much chance of havinghis contract renewed. He is as good as gone unless I have the duration of his contract wrong!

Anderson's future is not set on our current LB depth, more how many other LBs hit free agency, as that will dictate his chances of landing a better spot elsewhere.

[zebrainz]

@Urrymonster

Landon Johnson is signed through 2010, FA in 2011.

http://www.rotoworld.com/content/playerpages/player_contract.aspx?sport=NFL&id=1678

No way he should have started ahead of Anderson when Davis went to IR. The upside is that we can cut Johnson and his unbalanced pay vs. talent contract if 2010 is an uncapped year. Johnson needs to go. We have a core of 5 LBs that are significantly better than him (Diggs/Beason/Davis and Conner/Anderson). For the record I think Anderson is a 2nd stringer, not a 3rd.

Diggs reinjured his ribs during the Tampa game and Conner replaced him in base defense during the second half. I thought both he and Anderson played very well.