Switching Gears: DA to Tampa Bay?

COULD DEREK ANDERSON WIND UP IN
TAMPA BAY?

Posted by Aaron Wilson on February 19, 2009, 3:19 p.m.

Trade rumors continue to swirl around Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the latest team to be linked to him.

Although the Buccaneers have jettisoned Jeff Garcia and signed Luke McCown, Roy Cummings of the Tampa Tribune surmises that the team will want to have someone compete with him.

And Anderson, a towering, streaky former Pro Bowl selection, is regarded as a possibility for the Buccaneers under center for a price tag as low as a third-round draft pick, according to Cummings.

While also mentioning free agent quarterbacks, including Patrick Ramsey, J.P. Losman and Byron Leftwich, the article notes that Anderson might fit what offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski is looking for to orchestrate his offense.

Per NFL.com, the 6-foot-6, 230-pound former Baltimore Ravens sixth-round draft pick passed for 1,615 yards, nine touchdowns and eight interceptions last season with a 66.5 quarterback rating in nine starts.

In 2007, he passed for 3,787 yards, 29 touchdowns and 19 interceptions for an 82.5 rating.