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Derek Anderson To Start Over Matt Leinart In Arizona

Despite the fact that former Browns quarterback Derek Anderson no longer plays for Cleveland, a good percentage of fans are still following his progress with the Arizona Cardinals. It’s not that he has a fan club necessarily; most of those fans just want to see Anderson blow up in Arizona too. Now, he might get that chance.

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Coach Ken Whisenhunt announced that Anderson will start the third preseason game this week against the Chicago Bears. That means that Matt Leinart will come off the bench:

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Whisenhunt stressed the change wasn’t necessarily permanent, but it doesn’t take a genius to see this is now Anderson’s job to lose. The third preseason game is every team’s chance for a final “dress rehearsal” for the season.

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It looks like Anderson is getting the better deal than Brady Quinn. Quinn has to fight off Tim Tebow in Denver for the No. 2 quarterback job, and starter Kyle Orton has been outstanding thus far.

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Either way, thank goodness for Jake Delhomme and Seneca Wallace.

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