If Eric Mangini were my neighbor I would have tied him to the rafters in my garage with his feet in a bucket of salt water. I would then attach jumper cables to his chest and apply voltage from a few car batteries until he told me WHO THE FREAKING STARTER IS!

This is utterly fantastic and beyond comprehension. It is one thing to not let the Vikings know, but as our admin said in a previous post, what will the difference be? All we have been hearing during camp and preseason games is how close Brady and Derek are in competition, besides a few variances in style and technique – which are already known – what can Mangini attempt to gain by the stalling? Is the public waiting with baited breath? Maybe with the 2007 Browns, but no one outside of Cleveland and maybe inside the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome really care. I think the majority of us are tired already. Professional pundits and amateur couch critics alike give it to Brady, and woe to Mangini if he doesn’t choose him. I mean seriously, Derek?  The man has a tattoo of his own name ["D.A."] on his leg lest he forget who the hell he is. [And I have a whole hard drive of pictures of Derek sitting on his ass sacked on the field with that DUMBASS (what D.A. really stands for) look on his face after another thrown interception.

What I really don't get is why THE QUARTERBACKS THEMSELVES DON'T EVEN KNOW, at least to save them from a perforated ulcer. These are men with feelings, and no matter what they say to the press, you know they have to be anxious. Not sure about Derek, but I know Brady has millions tied up in escalators. I know he said that isn't the incentive and "...we get compensated well," but come on, even he would love that money to make his own charity, go back to Central America help kids with cleft palates, or make a church somewhere. Eric Mangini said himself it is difficult as a defensive coordinator to prepare for an offensive when the quarterback is unknown. How about the difficulty as a team to become cohesive and rally around their starting quarterback when that person is unknown. I bet that is difficult too!!

There is a very good public post from TheOBR that really puts it all into perspective; professionally, something I am not capable of. It is a good read, has Mangini's quotes, speculation on who's the best, as well as some observations on the field. (Hint: Derek mopes around a lot.) Definitely shed some light and lifted my spirits a bit. Check it out: QB Battle: We Have a Winner, But...

OK. I'm used to my admin's rants, this was mine. I'll take a play out of Brady's playbook and have faith that he will be named starter. If you look up "quarterback" in Google and check images you don't see Derek Anderson, but I do see Brady Quinn - TWICE. [Note of caution, there are some other "interesting" images there, like a very enthusiastic Roethlisberger fan.] Besides, I think Brady already knows he’s starting and shared some advice with Derek.

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