Panthers signing Derek Anderson

[MadHatter]

How do you mother fugers know whats going to happen in the future?

Same way that you apparently do fugtard....it is called an opinion,

We have no idea whether the staff believes Cam is ready.

We have no idea if they intend to start him this season.

We have no idea whether a vet is being brought in as a stopgap starter or nothing more than a mentor.

Everyone has an opinion on this, but at the end of the day, none of us have any clue.

We will see how this plays out. But, there is one thing for sure.

Rivera and staff WILL evaluatethe staff and start the guy that they think is right.

Stop the bitching, and enjoy the one undisputable fact.......it is time for football

Baby!!!!!!

[MadHatter]

in my book Anderson just isnt worth the money, he's still fairly young and doesnt sound like the type to accept coming in to be the backup to a rookie or to Clausen, i think Jake would accept it, especially if he wants to be a coach in his later life.

Actually, the abridged version of "Football for Dummies" does not really constitute a book. But hey, whatever you think works for you.

[Kurb]

Glimpse into todays meeting..

Hurney "SO Derek, what we want from you is a emergency backup for Cam, someone to help him with preping during the week, and generally a mentor"

DA "Well I think I can contribute in other ways too"

Hurney "Really like what ?"

DA " I think I can still pla.... (hurney interupts)

Hurney" GTFO Derek , Just GTFO...someone call vinny"

[CRA]

move makes sense.

Lockout killed time.....Anderson if he is willing would make a much better mentor than a Jake Delhomme just b/c he knows the offense. If Anderson is willing to literally be a teacher of the offense....then it is a sound move. Anderson should never be higher than #2 on any given Sunday. If Cam starts Anderson is #2.....if Cam gets hurt he stays #2.

[Lout]

Don't think Pike is gonna be around much longer...

practice squad. we always have a scrub qb on the practice squad, and Pike most certainly will make it through waivers. there is no market for noodle armed qb's.

[X-Clown]

As long as we're giving him the pennies that he's worth I'm ok with this move. The question is if Derek Anderson is better than Tony Pike, and I think he is.

[PanthersGuy28]

carolinagrowl Steve Reed

My hunch is Panthers GM Marty Hurney wants to meet with Derek Anderson to make sure he's really OK with taking a backup role.

carolinagrowl Steve Reed

I expect Anderson to sign today. RT @Randylnman Rogers is a good fit, not so sure Anderson is. Who has a better chance of being a Panther?

Reed's latest tweets, I hope signing DA won't keep us from being able to get Rogers.

[Happy Panther]

The point is Newton and Clausen may not be remotely ready to start week 1. Giving ourselves a better chance to win while letting Cam and Clausen develop without getting the crap beat out of them makes sense.

[Carl Spackler]

Some of you guys need to let Matt Moore go. You talk about him like the girl that got away. Give it up already. "I remember back when Matt beat the Vikings," "Matt gave the best back massages," "Matt was great to me and I didn't realize it."

[GritsRgreat]

Derek "freaking" Anderson!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!??????????????????????

[CRA]

The point is Newton and Clausen may not be remotely ready to start week 1. Giving ourselves a better chance to win while letting Cam and Clausen develop without getting the crap beat out of them makes sense.

but also, Cam might not be "ready" to start but at the same time gives us a better chance to win than Clausen or DA.

I just think w/ how sad our QB roster is (and I think Clausen creates a lot of problems as he is our #2 when he should realistically be the #3 most likely)......you just have to throw Cam in week 1 and let his learn on the job.

[Happy Panther]

but also, Cam might not be "ready" to start but at the same time gives us a better chance to win than Clausen or DA.

Doubtful. The report is Cam has to learn a completely new system right and is not anywhere near NFL ready.

For Cam to beat out DA would mean either he is a prodigy or DA sucks.

DA is a serviceable QB without the raw talent of Cam but with NFL experience.

Day 1 DA will surely be the best option even if we aren't winning games.

[CRA]

Doubtful. The report is Cam has to learn a completely new system right and is not anywhere near NFL ready.

For Cam to beat out DA would mean either he is a prodigy or DA sucks.

DA is a serviceable QB without the raw talent of Cam but with NFL experience.

Day 1 DA will surely be the best option even if we aren't winning games.

but again, I agree Cam likely won't be ready in terms of where you want him.....but he can still be a better option to win week 1 than the other guys.

DA does suck. So does Clausen. Just b/c DA knows what he should do and more of the playbook....doesn't mean he is better. Jake Delhomme in 2009 knew the playbook upside down and you could put him in a meeting and would be able to tell you every correct read and option you should make as a QB.......doesn't mean he could actually apply it.

Cam is raw beast like talent. You can give him a dummy version and with his athleticism......I don't see how he won't be better than the other 2.

[MadHatter]

Doubtful. The report is Cam has to learn a completely new system right and is not anywhere near NFL ready.

For Cam to beat out DA would mean either he is a prodigy or DA sucks.

DA is a serviceable QB without the raw talent of Cam but with NFL experience.

Day 1 DA will surely be the best option even if we aren't winning games.

Exactly.

Let Cam sit and learn until he is truly ready.....and Rivera/Shula are the only ones who will make the decision as to when this happens.

The blind Cam love on this board is ridiculous. It is great that the fan base is getting excited and behind a young QB. However, fans are the MOST biased and emotional people.

I am sure that Rivera and team have cool heads and will make the decision they believe is the right one....not just the most popular one.

If Rivera believes the kid is ready and gives us the best chance to win....I believe he will send Cam out Game #1.

If he is not sure he is ready....I hope that he will not send him out Game #1 just because it is the popular opinion of the fans.

Teams and coaches that take ANYTHING the fans think into account related to personnel usually are failures.